Yesterday, I met my friends from college up in Shinjuku. They told me they were marrying soon. They both were my juniors and they started dating when I was still a college student. Yanagawa is the girl’s name and her boy friend named Taka—this name is similar to mine. They asked me to see them before I moved. Last time when I saw them, I was still working for KOOTS three month ago. They came to see me; fortunately I had time to talk with them then. They told me to come over to see them in Saitama prefecture—they live in neighbor city, Saitama—but I did not for some reasons. So this time they came to see me instead.
We had lunch together at the building of Shinjuku station. Last time I had meal was probably 9 years ago. I always located myself opposite side of the people who want to have lunch or dinner at that kind of expensive restaurant. Anyway that was just before 12 pm, and we had to be in a line and wait. Shinjuku station could be busy around that time. Anyway, we sat on waiting chairs which were at the outside of the restaurant. We’ve got to wait for about ten minutes. Another thing I never went to those kinds of restaurants was because I was impatient. I hate to wait long time. I would rather go to first-food shop than to stay outside of a restaurant. It’s not my hobby, being an ad of them with waiting. By the way, according to mob psychology, people are apt to go to a restaurant mobbed with waiting people. Oops I digressed.
They’re patient unlike me. And this time we had plenty things to talk. Another good thing they are not the guys that I have to be on my guard to talk. Some guys I know here, somehow, I can’t talk as I am. Anyway we all relaxed and talked about that they were marrying. I expected they would be married some day; but this early. Taka the future groom had even bought a place to live. It’s worth $140,000. He works for a real estate agent so he had some discount. The future bride was content with new house. He showed me the geography of the house. Being a layperson of real estate, I could tell that was really nice. Besides they got a real hot spring. I mean when they turn a faucet, hot spring water come out. What a nice place. They looked really happy.
But contrary to the good points of the house, they have to keep paying loan for 35 years. It made me dizzy. That’s something I can’t be familiar with thinking, paying for a house for long years. 35 years…how old will they be, then? About 60? They said they would finish paying as quickly as they could. But still I cannot believe. If I was in their place, I would use that amount of money for educations. It probably expands my possibility. However, I am single and will keep being for a while; I never understand it, buying a house. There should be something about couples, they are excited.
After we had lunch, we went to some furniture stores for checking how they wanted to decorate the house. It was fun for me too. Funny to say, I felt like I was going to live with them in new house. They also wanted to see things such as curtains, kitchen utensils, lamp, and so on. In Shinjuku there is a murder of shops for couples.
Anyway, we had really good time. After I left then in Shinjuku—I’ve got an appointment, and they wanted to see some more shops—I realized how much I didn’t know about Tokyo. Probably Tokyo is one of the most difficult places to dig out in the world. However I don’t give a garbage about it.
We had lunch together at the building of Shinjuku station. Last time I had meal was probably 9 years ago. I always located myself opposite side of the people who want to have lunch or dinner at that kind of expensive restaurant. Anyway that was just before 12 pm, and we had to be in a line and wait. Shinjuku station could be busy around that time. Anyway, we sat on waiting chairs which were at the outside of the restaurant. We’ve got to wait for about ten minutes. Another thing I never went to those kinds of restaurants was because I was impatient. I hate to wait long time. I would rather go to first-food shop than to stay outside of a restaurant. It’s not my hobby, being an ad of them with waiting. By the way, according to mob psychology, people are apt to go to a restaurant mobbed with waiting people. Oops I digressed.
They’re patient unlike me. And this time we had plenty things to talk. Another good thing they are not the guys that I have to be on my guard to talk. Some guys I know here, somehow, I can’t talk as I am. Anyway we all relaxed and talked about that they were marrying. I expected they would be married some day; but this early. Taka the future groom had even bought a place to live. It’s worth $140,000. He works for a real estate agent so he had some discount. The future bride was content with new house. He showed me the geography of the house. Being a layperson of real estate, I could tell that was really nice. Besides they got a real hot spring. I mean when they turn a faucet, hot spring water come out. What a nice place. They looked really happy.
But contrary to the good points of the house, they have to keep paying loan for 35 years. It made me dizzy. That’s something I can’t be familiar with thinking, paying for a house for long years. 35 years…how old will they be, then? About 60? They said they would finish paying as quickly as they could. But still I cannot believe. If I was in their place, I would use that amount of money for educations. It probably expands my possibility. However, I am single and will keep being for a while; I never understand it, buying a house. There should be something about couples, they are excited.
After we had lunch, we went to some furniture stores for checking how they wanted to decorate the house. It was fun for me too. Funny to say, I felt like I was going to live with them in new house. They also wanted to see things such as curtains, kitchen utensils, lamp, and so on. In Shinjuku there is a murder of shops for couples.
Anyway, we had really good time. After I left then in Shinjuku—I’ve got an appointment, and they wanted to see some more shops—I realized how much I didn’t know about Tokyo. Probably Tokyo is one of the most difficult places to dig out in the world. However I don’t give a garbage about it.
posted by TCK at 7:12 PM
1 Comments:
I was thinking how nice it would be to buy a house in this neighborhood -- I love Sellwood so much. Sometimes people just plow up their grass and plant tomatoes and vegetables instead. They don't care about tradition, but they care to make it look beautiful. All the houses are very cute. However, I recently looked at some of the prices for a 2 bedroom here. Half a million dollars! I can't believe it's so expensive to buy a house when it's so cheap to rent!
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