I will cut right to the results first. We lost the soccer tournament. We tied a few games and lost the rest. The tournament was fun, but the fact that we were playing on a clear sunny day and 98 degree weather turned my stamina into dust, not that I had great endurance in the first place. Every time I stepped into the field, my shoes would start burning. I was really afraid that my shoes would start smoking when I started running. The teams that were at the tournament were supposedly beginners, but I had my doubts when they showed up with matching uniforms. It seemed like we were the only team that didn't have proper uniforms. Especially me, I was wearing my running shoes and basketball shorts. I didn't even have the proper socks and had to buy them at the store near the field. We were the only team as well that didn't have a real elaborate strategy. Our only rule was to "run and pass". As I mentioned before, we managed to tie a few games, one of them was I think was to the number 1 team that day. Our reward for playing so hard was to indulge ourselves at a 焼き肉 (BBQ) restaurant but because we headed out at an odd time (after lunch hours but before dinner hours) all the restaurants were closed. We ended up going to a Chinese-chain diner instead. I had a great time, and would definitely do it again. I definitely need to get into better shape though. I also need to get myself some proper soccer shoes. I am really sore right now and I can barely walk, but I feel great.
I've managed not to be lazy and have taken and uploaded some new pictures. So to end this post, here are some that I have taken in the past few days:
Though a bit fuzzy, this is a picture of the krispy kreme doughnut shop in Shinjuku. Its kind of hard to see but there is a huge line just to get into the shop. It honestly looked like one of those lines you see at an amusement park to one of the most popular rides. I like krispy kremes, but I have never seen a line like that before just to eat one. Also note that this was taken at about 9pm on a Thursday night, which is usually a less crowded off-peak time. I can't imagine how long the line is during peak hours.
I went to odaiba last night to see the fireworks. Here is a picture of the Fuji TV studio. Its a unique building and the sunsetting made the backdrop nice. No other real reason why I took this picture.
Here is the famous ferris wheel in odaiba. Its been a few years since I last saw this. It brought back some 懐かし feelings.
Finally the fireworks. I didn't go up close to the fireworks fearing the massive crowd by the sea, but I ended up getting a satisfactory view.
2 comments:
Good post Duy. Talking about the soccer and seeing photos of Odaiba definitely brought back memories for me.
One thing I wanna ask about the soccer. Did you find that the Japanese team players don't take chances with the ball? Like, whenever I played with them, they would get the ball in an excellent position to shoot and then pass the ball. I think it's great that most of the players I played with didn't hog the ball, but sometimes they will be to generous and just keep passing around the goal mouth.
Keep posting.
Jody
Actually, the players here were very gun happy and shot the lights out. The only person that thought about passing first was me hehe. But, yeah I didn't experience the pass first mentality.
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