Partying

On Saturday I did I big clean up of our flat. It felt good. Afterwards I went to footy training. It was our first training since our new years break, and it was tough. I was quite surprised at how unfit I've become, I really struggled, felt like my heart was going to come out of my mouth. Afterwards I had some delicious salt ramen with my teammate. There was a party at my place at 9 pm. My Australian friend is in Osaka on a scholarship and he joined us. It was great, there were drinking games and everything. About 30 people showed up so it wasn't a bad shindig. On Sunday we went to the Imamiya ebisu festival, just south and east of Namba. Great atmosphere, heaps of people, many stalls and people carrying branches for some reason. I bought a toffee apple, and unlike last time it ended in happiness-very nice. Rented 'Munich' on Sunday night, good movie, then watched a show about 'freegans' in New York. They rifle through grocery stores' rubbish and get lots of free food, I wasn't sure if they are also vegans.
On Saturday we went to the 'Osaka Human Rights' museum, very interesting. I didn't think it would be open because today was a national holiday (therefore I didn't have any work) but it was. I rode there on my new bike I bought yesterday. Orange in colour, it's another mama chari, or 'ladies bike' equipped with a basket, hopefully unlike her predecessors , she won't get pinched. I won't leave her out on the streets of Nishi Nari. At first I thought the bike was a little disappointing in it's handling and shock absorption, however today I realised it's not too bad, quite a nice ride. After that we came back and watched a movie. I cooked a nice dinner and now I'm feeling pretty content. Except for a runny nose I've gotten over my cold and I've realised that the biting Osaka chill isn't too bad if I wear two jackets , a beanie (wool hat) and gloves. Maybe I will survive this winter after all.