hectic friday : July 11 2025

this is what i would like to do after all of the activities today; i just wanted some good quality rest. but since i was still out, a bench rest would be fine. i was eating a shawarma while sitting on the bench at near midnight at this point. that hectic day got into me but that is fine. let me start the narrative.

day

oh yes, we have a day narrative today. i had to go to the office, a colleague was leaving japan and today was his last day at work. no parties or celebrations but more formalities and talk.

but enough of the those, let's head straight to lunch where i saw this food truck outside our office building. my other colleague mentioned that this was a new thing and different food trucks are scheduled each day. so i asked, if ever we buy where will be eat? to which he replied that we could do so at the river area since it was cloudy that day. that was the only thing i needed to hear.

these were mostly chicken dishes and we were not the only bait takers. but i would gladly take any bait if were food, at least i am happy.

and here was the view of the river front. would you believe that this is sumida river? yes, it was the same river i strolled 2 days ago. that was one long river indeed. my mind got me racing, how long would it take for me to walk from here to home while following this river side? that would be an assignment for next time.

this wwas our view while eating lunch. she was a sight! it was breezy, very different from hours before when i arrived drenched in sweat. and there were birds hovering the area and occasionally diving for fish. they were hovering but left the moment i grabbed my phone.

this was really a great place to relax from the busy and stressful corporate business buildings around. it was a safe haven of sorts.

office hours finally ended and we were finally heading home via tokyo station. it was extra crowded today, it was like all office workers decided come to the office and leave the work-from-home setup for a day. i was pretty sure my introvert housemate colleague got stressed on his last day. this last memory of tokyo will surely leave a lasting mark.

night

it was but an impulse at first, but my other housemate took the bait. yes, i am the bait lurer this time and i planted an irresistible one. a nightwalk! offered to my housemate who wanted to train for the upcoming hike. so of we went to the route with the many uphills and downhills.

eventually reaching the amusement area, this is proving to be a long walk indeed. my nightwalker heart was happy to share these experience with my housemate. it waa getting late though, but it was a friday night. no worries i guess.

tokyo dome still looked as imposing as ever. this huge stadium is a wonder. even those beams and metal frames looked so complexly beautiful.

and although it was originally built for baseball, concerts was also a frequent occasion. tonight was no exception, a japanese boy group seemed to have an event. fans were still sprawling the area doing some tiktok challenges.

we eventually left the amusement space, climbed up some more hills before reaching the yushima shrine area. this shrine had some tanabata bamboo and wishes on display. night views of this shrine is still as magical.

we continued the walk through the market streets of ameyoko. it was here where the housemate craved for some meat. shawarma! it has been a long time since i last ate one. i could still remember how i ate this for lunch on the busy streets of akihabara. it was our late night snack for tonight. i don't usually have midnight snacks but i haven't had a proper dinner for tonight. i guess it was fine tonight.

it really was a long day as mentioned earlier. i was ready to hit the sack when we reached home a good 20 minutes after that snack. oh i don't know if i can continue doing this for the remaining july days. office days are her again.

as always, AMPING KANUNAY!