Summer + BBQ + Party + Japan

That's me at the front, 2nd guy from the right, wearing khaki shorts, beaming quite happily. You could never find a happier person in Inage-kaigan that day.

This was yesterday. And what a day it was!

Actually this has been my 2nd time at a BBQ party in Japan, but now with more people, more sizzling beef, more clouds, and more roasted bananas!

Yes! Even though it was drizzling throughout the day, the beach deserted and stinks of rotting fish, and that my lower-right molar tooth shattered the night before, I can still manage to beam that wonderful smile and have an awesome party with my friends and office mates.

The highlight of the day was the overflowing beef; sizzling, soft, tasty and oh-so-juicy! They also grilled lots of veggies, sweet potatoes, buttered potatoes, and of course, bananas. There were also tons of yakisoba; stir-fried noodles with veggies and meat, topped with different sauces and served on paper plates.

After eating non-stop for 2-3 hours, we decided that now's a good time to have an appendicitis and headed down to a nearby open field to play soccer, badminton, volleyball, dodgeball, and we even threw in some frisbee. Well no one had an appendicitis, but everyone had so much fun! Not being sportsy, I settled with playing badminton and frisbee, while taking pics during breaks. It was constantly drizzling, but thankfully it didn't fully rain. That would've dampened everyone's spirits.

The best part was that it was FREE! Yep, the only thing I spent my Yen on was the transpo from my house to the beach. Not much considering I had a train pass. And because of such, I managed to buy a couple of ice cream cones from a vending machine nearby. Talk about convenience; where else can you get choco mint and chocochip cookies ice cream cones from a vending machine but in Japan? Heaven I tell you, heaven!

Although there was a beach, no one was swimming in it. Maybe because the lifeguard stops you from stepping close to the water, or maybe because it smelled like a dead whale. The smell goes away every minute or so, but everytime you're about to enjoy the fresh salty air, it dives back to make your face distort itself to oblivion. It sounds like a cynical exaggeration, but you haven't smelled what we smelled, so there.

All in all, it was an event memorable and everlasting. Roasted bananas FTW!