Today was an extremely uneventful day compared to just about every other day so far. Crunch time in the program is coming up, with a two-chapter quiz on Monday, a 5-7 minute presentation for which we have to write the script, memorize it, and make Powerpoint slides for it by Friday, then a final exam next Wednesday, and a “giving back to the teachers” stupid skit next Friday on the very last afternoon, that I think we have to come up with and then memorize lines for too.

Anyway, I burnt most of today actually writing up my presentation essay, and this took many hours, so I didn’t go out at all except to raid the nearby Aeon Mall Kyoto Gojo for discounted bento boxes at about 7:15-7:30 pm or so. I did send the essay to our Tuesday teacher, Ms Hara, over email. She had given us her email address last Tuesday and told us to contact her if we wanted her help with corrections. She corrected it and sent it back to me within a couple of hours, which I really appreciated since it’s a weekend.

Breakfast was this mess that I don’t want to talk about, except that it was “warabi mochi” but was really just sticky balls rolling around in sandpaper. It was also four days past its expiry date. It didn’t kill me.

And this, a cake roll thing:

I bought both of those on May 21, 6 days ago, they’re in a picture at the bottom of that day’s diary entry.

For lunch, I had the other oden packet that I bought yesterday. That made me really full.

For dinner, I went out to the mall as mentioned, and bought a couple of discounted bento boxes. As mentioned.

I also got a couple onigiri for tomorrow morning, a bottle of that Juurokucha, and a bento box with noodles, an egg, cabbage, and something that resembled a folded okonomiyaki. That one wasn’t actually from the Aeon Style supermarket, but one of the deli stores outside and across from it, called Cabbage Grilled, or Cabbage Yaki, depending on if you read the English or Japanese sign.

I mostly put all that there because I wanted to transcribe the English on the glass boards when I got home, since I thought it was probably the only branch of the store in Japan or something since I had never heard of it and it seemed like a one person’s passion sort of thing. Not quite, though close, their shop has seven locations (local) (translated) currently, five in Osaka, one in Kyoto, and one in Hyogo.

Still, that is hardly going to disqualify it from being transcribed so it can be Googled or anything, since this might very well be unique to this particular store branch anyway. The English reads:

Enjoy our western-style grilled food. Even though it is inexpensive, it is a hearty meal.

I evoke nostalgic memories for those who are older; it lets the young people to enjoy something new!

It is a good dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is also perfect for snacks and for beer.

It is extremely popular among women, too, because not only is it healthy, providing about 243kcal per sheet, it is also easy to digest!

Grilled cabbage can play an active role in all kinds of occasions.

Well, they tried, at least.

I was also stuck in a checkout line behind a couple that had something like six baskets while on the way out of the supermarket. I was in no hurry though and watched them curiously.

Last but not least, this happened late yesterday after dinner but I somehow managed to snap my apartment’s cutting board in two.

I just can’t even.

I have nothing more to say.

Here’s a damned haiku.