About one year ago today, I came back from a 10 day trip to Ireland. I remember many things about the trip, but what I remember most is probably the beer, especially Guiness!! In remembrance of the good times on that trip, this weekend I am definitely going to head to an Irish pub and chug some Guiness! Guiness is so smooth and rich!! In Ireland, there is a special way to make Guiness and it takes the bartender about 5 minutes or more to prepare a draft of Guiness! In Osaka, after you place your order, you receive the beer in about a minute. In Ireland, the Guiness also tastes a little different, more rich, more deep, the foam is softer...It is strange, but good! Actually it is the same for my hometown Philadelphia. Philly is famous for cheese steak sandwiches! In Osaka, one shop also sells "philly cheese steaks." I tired it once. It was ok, BUT it was NOT a philly cheese steak, not even close!!! It was like "meat and potatos in a roll of bread."
The other day Ms. Y went to an Irish curry shop in Osaka. She said the curry was OK and the Guiness was good. She likes Guiness very much. But she said the Guiness was a little expensive, about 1000 yen (11$). The usual price in Osaka is about 800yen or 900yen. When she told me about the shop, I told her, "Really? I wanna try it out...But I went Ireland, and when I was in Ireland, I NEVER saw any Irish curry!!! I saw plenty of Irish stews, but NEVER Irish curry!!!" Strange...
The below creature is called a "Kappa." Do you know what a Kappa is? It is a creature that lives near or in rivers. Some people believe it exists and in some sensational newspapers in Osaka, sometimes there are articles about "Kappa" sightings...For example, "I saw a Kappa in Nara," or "There was a Kappa`s foot print on my mailbox." Do you believe in Kappas? If yes, have you ever seen one? :)
Last, yesterday a Japanese legend Kiyohara played his last game. He retired. I saw the highlights of his retirement game...It was the most outrageous and funny and impressive retirement game I have ever seen!! In the end, a rock star came onto the field and played Kiyohara`s favorite song, the song which is played every time he has an at-bat, live. It was cool!
This is an article about Kiyohara`s last game:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20081002j1.html
Enjoy the weekend!
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