1. Get screened for the Swine Flu at the airport (fill out a survey)
2. Get a mug shot and fingerprinted at Immigration (everyone had to)
3. Go to the Sega Game Complex
4. Bow to the porcelain god and puke in their toilet
5. Sleep 4 hours and wonder if I did have the swine flu
6. Feel better and limp to a baseball game because I have 2 huge blisters on my foot
7. Watch a baseball game by myself and go back to the hostel
8. Get a good night’s sleep
Day TWO Checklist
1. Wake up feeling good but cant walk because my left foot is now swollen and pussing and wicked painful
2. Go to a pharmacist instead of a doctor and get antibiotic cream, a Band-Aid, and a smile
3. Walk about 2hours with 2 socks on my left foot and a shoe on my right
4. Get mad after finding out that capsule hotels are only for men
5. Find a pair of Y210 ($2) slippers and be blessed with comfort
6. Eat sushi, pizza, a taco, pasta, and ice cream at a buffet for Y1,480 ($14) and decide if my stomach was mad at me again. (It wasn’t)
7. Go into the side alleys and wonder why prostitution is so “out there” in Japan
8. Spend $10 playing pachinko (like plinko) and wonder how to win
9. Crash a wedding at a shrine by taking pictures of the traditional wear
10. Slurp up some delicious and apparently famous Fukuoka “Ramen”
11. Meet up with a friend of a friend to show us the nightlife
12. Steal a beer mug with Japanese writing
13. Walk around forever finding my accommodation
14. Sleep tight on a comfy Japanese mat and down comforter in a traditional Japanese-style house
Day THREE Checklist
1. Eat something fatty to cure the hangover- Wendy’s is a good choice
2. Dissect a “fried squid ball” and be thankful I didn’t eat it
3. Visit some temples and take pictures
4. Stand on a stair to try and see a parade from the Hakata Donkatu Festival
5. Reach into my pocket only to find a Y5,000 bill ($50) that I picked up at the bar
6. Head to the airport and take a nap
7. Treat my friends to dinner with someone else’s money
8. Hope my slippers will make it to my officetel. (They did)
A little bit of adversity and adventure to make it a great trip to Japan!
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