29 2.6- Memories and Sundays Trip (2/2)
Meiji was the common household brand in Japan for milk. Earlier I had checked my small bar fridge and it only contained some plain water and some other chocolate snacks so I decided to get a carton of milk. It costs me ¥270 yen with the inclusive of delivery charges. Otherwise, it would cost me ¥240 at the Maxivalu Shimizu Yasaka Shop.
When I was about to head for the stairs, I bumped into Kagome. She was wearing a pair of bunny slippers, and a pair of matching pyjamas which depicts Pikachu having some battles with other Pokemon.
Her hair was not tied into a ponytail but was let down around her slender shoulders. Her ample breasts were straining under her shirt and her pants was a knee-length. Overall even if she had just woken up or had just freshened up; to me she looked perfect in any way.
”Ohaiyou Kagome” I greeted her and watched her blush a little and greeted me back. I bounded up the stairs before saying that I would be down for breakfast. I smiled to myself as I made my way to the room and had a look like I had seen an angel which humming, ”Walking in the Rain” by XJapan.
I placed the milk in the bar fridge, took my large towel and bounded to the bathroom with my small bucket of toiletries. Seeing Kagome alone could simply lift my spirits multifold. Being the first one to use the bathroom once again, I quickly stripped and jumped straight to the shower and turned the tap head after adjusting the red and blue tap knobs.
Right after the shower I changed into a clean shirt and long black pants and bounded off again like a rabbit to the ground floor. I greeted Mrs Kuwahara who was boiling water to make either hot tea or coffee in the kitchen and asked what's the activities for the whole of Sunday.
In my experience, one of the best ways to get a feel for a city has a stroll around it on a Sunday. The pace is slower, you'll see people doing what they would, shopping, eating out, enjoying the day with families, friends, couples...
None of the daily grinds, none of the hurries, everyone is out and about at leisure. In short, Sundays generally paint a different view of a city from what you'd find in the tourist guides –or in the movies, indeed.
Mrs Kuwahara had planned that we spend the day outdoors since its a glorious morning and it's a Sunday where almost everyone is out and about. ”So where are we heading to Kuwahara-san?” I inquiries with a bright twinkle of my eye. ”It's a secret...” laughed Mrs Kuwahara as she poured hot water into a porcelain kettle with tea leaves sitting in it. ”Want some tea or perhaps coffee?” she asked as she sauntered to the cabinet and took a sachet of AGF brand Blendy Cafe Latory Rich Royal Milk Tea and another sachet of AGF brand Blendy Cafe Latory Rich Caramel Macchiato and passed it to me.
”Which one does Kagome loves to drink?” I asked innocently and suddenly remembered I should rephrase the question to avoid raising suspicion. I should have asked ”Which one does Kagome prefers instead of loves to drink” but luckily Mrs Kuwahara didn't notice it much as she pointed out, ”Kagome-Chan loves to drink the milk tea instead,” and arranged for two cups in front of me.
I tore open the sachet and poured it's contents inside the cup before adding hot water from the whistling kettle and placed a stirrer with honey-coated tip. Likewise, I did the same for mine too.
A short while later Kagome emerged from her bedroom dressed up in a cute little red knee-length dress with lace frills at her shoulder, end of her sleeves and at her waist. She stood there with matching red shoes and white stockings. She held a small clutch bag with straps made of yellow coloured metal chain. Overall she was simply dressed but is a knock out gorgeous girl. I can't help myself ogling at her with dropping jaws.
Mrs Kuwahara can't help but reached out to push my chin up and closed my jaw and laughing lightly!
”You look gorgeous Kagome!” I almost shouted my words out as I admired the unblemished beauty that exuded from her. ”You don't look too bad yourself, Kenzo..” she finally said after she fumbled and straightened her dress as if finding any faults after I admired at her a tad bit too long.
Mrs Kuwahara looked longingly at the two of us and ordered us to sit and have our drinks first at the dining area. She too had long prepared herself for the Sunday's trip by wearing a knee-length blue one-piece overcoat with an oversized belt buckle that accentuates her well-contoured shapely figure.
”Are we going to walk or take a ride in a taxi?” asked Kagome as she looked down at her flat platform shoes. If she was wearing heels definitely she would not be able to walk too long as it would be uncomfortable after some time.
”Of course we going to take a taxi, Kagome. The place we are going would be a 10minutes ride from here. Don't forget to bring your mobile phone to snap some pictures afterwards.” Mrs Kuwahara advised to Kagome.
I later learned that the Kuwahara family does this Sunday's trip almost every week, going to 2 or more different places. Only last week they had gone to Shimizukiyomigata Park Sports Center, where there's a facility for swimming and volleyball. A park with a barbecue pit was outside with a scenic line of trees against the background.
After spending some time there they headed to the boat ramp at Yokosuna to watch tourists heading for a trip near Mount Fuji while eating street food that the vendors had set up there till the evening before they head home.
Today itinerary would be the Chibi Maruko Chan Land, a type of propped up cartoons setup in a real-world kind of stage in Irifunecho with an amusement park outdoors. If the weather is fine and not too hazy at sea, they planned to take a public ferry ride close to Mount Fuji from the Shimizu Harbor Bay Cruise.
The cruise operates from 1130am—3 pm. If time permits they would be planning to visit the Verkehr Shimizu Port Terminal Museum where models of wind-powered sail ships and junks were on display right till the modern times of sea fleet.
It is good to enhance one's hands-on experience in the maritime history of Shimizu.
So off we go for our little adventure...cutting back on my part-time work at the Sports Shop to spend time with the family.