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I can now safely declare that I have set foot on a (almost) authentic Japanese senior high school and seen authentic Japanese teenagers doning authentic Japanese school uniforms.
To my utmost dismay though, the food coupons were sold out thus I didn't get to taste any takoyaki or whatsoever. )': I didn't eat lunch either so I was starving while queueing for the haunted house. In the end we didn't go to the haunted house but instead to "RAN". Seriously, I don't know what else to call it. They claimed that they're "really not a host club" so I shall call them by the 'stall' name - RAN. So what's the 'stall' about? I'm not very sure either. One thing is definite - it's made up of rich kids! :D The receptionists (the guys in black) were passing around 3 PSPs to the people queueing. Apparently we were supposed to watch a video about the life story of their 'stall'. (The Japanese sure know how to exploit modern-day technology.) It was nice and could have been nicer if I could actually read and understand the complicated kanjis they wrote. (Yay for hiragana and katakana!)
After a rather long wait, we were finally let in. One of the white(jacket-ed) guys led the 4 of us - Huining, Joyce, Ruiying and me - to a table inside the blue-lit room. I regretted choosing the seat next to the damned amp. After we're seated, 2 of the white(jacket-ed) guys took a seat across me and Ruiying and the very memorable conversation began.
[Note: heavy Japanese accent on the guys' parts]
Guy across me: Hi, my name is *weird pause* Yose.
Guy across Ruiying: And my name is *same weird pause* Kouga. Nice to meet you.
Us: Hi. *smile and don't know how to react*
Kouga: Yose is the NAMBA WAN person in this room. :)
Yose: *smiles bashfully*
Us: *smile and don't know how to react*
Yes, it will be one convo I will never forget because it was so AWKWARD. D:
The awkwardness didn't end there. When Yose performed his magic tricks, we reacted by clapping awkwardly. It wasn't because his magic tricks were bad; the atmosphere was just plain weird. AHHHHHHHHH embarrassing. And then Huining's coke spilled mysteriously (Yose needs to improve on his coin-disappearing act!). She was happy that Yose wiped her poster. (RIGHT? ;D) I don't know how long we were held prisoners in that room by the Awkward God, but it could be only 5 minutes which felt like 10. Upon exiting the room, the white(jacket-ed) people started bowing and thanking all of us profusely. I can never get used to that, so I did the same. But my version was awkward of course. :\
We loitered around outside the room and tried to complete the survey form handed out to us. Out of 5 questions, we could only understand 2. That was so sad. Ah, after we completed the form, RAN closed for the day and the bunch of them came out. PHOTO-TAKING TIME! Joyce and Ruiying were so excited. We needed a 10 megapixels camera but none was in sight, so my phone had to suffice. After the exhilarating photo 'session', it was time to leave. Not before a JCC group picture and some fun with the slime of course!
Okay, I APOLOGIZE for the ridiculously long report. I just typed whatever I felt like saying. To compensate, my next report will be shortened:
After the open house, I met up with Mylia and Adz (who kept us starving for 1 hour) at Marina Square for Adz's birthday dinner.
My only proper meal and dessert of the day. Eaten at Secret Recipe. (The food tasted way better than it looks in the picture.)
Inspired by them.
And that's the end of today's unbelievably wordy and pictures-y long entry. I won't take responsibility for your damaged eyes and/or brain cells. Need to start on the dreaded homework, ugh.
EDIT: Happy Birthday Tora! Stop killing your hairdo!
