Winter Hooters

Geez.. it got really cold. Yesterday felt like it was like mid December. What happened to Autumn?? I have yet to bring out my winter clothes. I was hoping I could procrastinate for at least another week, but it looks like I will need to do my transition this weekend.

On other news, I was able to check out the new Hooters in Akasaka this past Wednesday. This is the first Hooters in Japan and this was its opening week. The line to get in was pretty ridiculous. Fortunate for us, we got in rather quickly and only waited 30 minutes!!! The atmosphere and decor was nice bringing U.S. Hooters with a touch of Neo-Japan. The food though was a bit disappointing.. actually very disappointing. The price for 20 piece wings was around 25 US dollars if not more. The wings were pretty cold and the world famous sauce was watered down. 3 mile island sauce had as much heat as a thousand island dressing. My friends and I also ordered other items like curly fries and chicken quesadillas. At best they tasted as good as their frozen counterparts you can get at the supermarket. The service was OK. We only got served the wrong orders twice and it took a handful of attempts to get our waitress' attention. Final verdict, not sure if I would go back to be honest. Oh well it was a nice experience and if I ever have the craving for over-priced American food again, I have another choice to add to my list!

Still busy ...

Man.. this month has been crazy. The new project has been kicking my butt and my personal time has been reduced dramatically. The project is still in the beginning phase and will only get busier as the other phases get approved by the higher ups. I really need to take a small vacation as the weekend is too short for me to recover. What I really want to do is take a road trip back to Karuizawa or another resort city like Hakone. I am thinking that taking like a Friday off should be sufficient enough for me to accomplish this. In non-related news, I have been able to keep up somewhat with my American sports. NBA will start next week which I am excited about. I am hoping Orlando will keep their focus all season long and keep Miami in check. On the football front, the Cowboys have been struggling. Thank god I am not working with a bunch of Redskins fans. I know if I was back in the U.S., I would not be able to hear the end of it from all my friends and co-workers. Well I got to head back to work... it going to be another long week....

Busy busy busy

For the past couple of weeks, I have been bombarded at work. I got assigned an additional project that has a ridiculously tight deadline. The project is supposed to be up and running in a couple of weeks but to be honest, I'm not sure if the team will make it. All I can do is my best, but I am really curious on how everything will turn out. Other than work, nothing much else has been going on. The weather is getting cooler, but this past weekend, it was a bit warm and felt August-like. I can't wait until the temperature stays consistently cool so I stop arriving at the office drenched in my own sweat. :)