Fugu, sake, black rain and more flight delays

Hello all. Apologies I have ｂｅｅｎ a little neglectful of late. What can I say, the joys of work. Many, many meetings. I still find it slightly odd to be sat in negotiations with people sipping milky iced coffee through straws. At least it is noｔ　ｊｕｇｓ　ｏｆ，　increasingly　ｗａｒｍ，　ｍｉｌｋ．

Ｉ　ａｍ　ｂａｃｋ　ａｔ　Ｔｏｋｙｏ　ａｉｒｐｏｒｔ，　ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｙ　（ｖｅｒｙ）　ｄｅｌａｙｅｄ　ｆｌｉｇｈｔ．　Ａｇａｉｎ，　ｄｕｅ　ｔｏ　ｒａｉｎ．　Ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ（？）　ｉｔ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｓｕｃｈ　ｂａｄ　ｗｅａｔｈｅｒ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄ　ａｔ　ｌｅａｓｔ　ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ　ａｄｖａｎｃｅ　ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｅｌａｙ　ａｎｄ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ，　ｍｕｃｈ　ｎｅｅｄｅｄ，　ｌｉｅ　ｉｎ　－　ｒａｔｈｅｒ　ｔｈａｎ　ａ　５ａｍ　ｓｔａｒｔ．．．

Ｔｈｅ　Ｔｏｋｙｏ ｆｕｎ　ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ　ｉｔｓ　ｅａｔｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅｍｅ．　Ｏｎ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｔｒｉｐ　Ｉ　ｔｒｉｅｄ　Ｆｕｇｕ．　Ｔｈｅ　”ｄｅａｄｌｙ”　ｂｌｏｗｆｉｓｈ．　（Ｐｕｆｆｅｒ　ｆｉｓｈ）．　Ｏｎｌｙ　ｌｉｃｅｎｓｅｄ　ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔｓ　ｃａｎ　ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ　ｉｔ　ａｓ　the　ｐｏｉｓｏｎ　ｋｉｌｌｓ　ｙｏｕ．　Ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｆｕｇｕ　ｓａｓｈｉｍｉ，　ｆｕｇｕ　ｒｉｓｏｔｔｏ，　ｆｕｇｕ　ｓｏｕｐ，　ｆｕｇｕ　ｓｕｓｈｉ　ａｎｄ　ｆｕｇｕ　ｊｅｌｌｙ．　Ａ　ｐｒｏｕｄ　ｍｏｍｅｎｔ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｅ　－　ｍａｎａｇｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｅａｔ　ｊｅｌｌｙ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｃｈｏｐｓｔｉｃｋｓ！　Ｂｒｉｎｇ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｌｙ　ｃａｔｃｈｉｎｇ．．．

Ｆｕｇｕ，　ｗｈｉｌｓｔ　ａｎ　”ｅｘｃｉｔｉｎｇ”　ｍｅａｌ　（ｙｏｕ　ｍａｙ　ｄｉｅ）　ｉｓ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ｆａｉｒｌｙ　ｔａｓｔｅｌｅｓｓ　ｉｔｓｅｌｆ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｏｄ　ｗａｓ　ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，　ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ．　Ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄｎ‘ｔ　ｄｉｅ．　Ｈｕｒｒａｈ．

Ｉｎ　ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎ　（？）　ｏｆ　ｓｕｒｖｉｖｉｎｇ　ｍｙ　ｌｕｎｃｈ　（Ｉ　ｓｔｉｌｌ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ａ　ｐｌｏｙ　ｔｏ　ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ　ｒｅｍｏｖｅ　ｍｅ，　ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ　ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔｌｙ，　　ｆｒｏｍ　negotiations）．　Ａｓ　ｉｔ　ｍ￥ｗａｓ　ｍｙ　ｌａｓｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　ｉｎ　Ｔｏｋｙｏ，　ｔｈｅ　ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ　ｍｅａｌ　ｗａｓ　（ｏｆ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ）　ｍｏｒｅ　ｓｕｓｈｉ．　Ｔｈｉｓ　ｗａｓ　ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｋｅ　Ｉ　ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ｗｈｉｌｅ　ｅａｔｉｎｇ　Ｆｕｇｕ．　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｑｕｉｔｅ　ｔａｋｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｓａｋｅ！Ｉ　ａｍ　ａｌｓｏ　ｓａｄｄｅｎｅｄ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ－ｓｕｓｈｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｂｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ａｇａｉｎ．．．

Ｔｈｅ　ｓｕｓｈｉ　ｗａｓ　ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ，　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ａｐｐｅｔｉｓｅｒｓ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｓｎａｉｌｓ　ｂｏｉｌｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｓｏｙ　ｓａｕｃｅ．　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｅａｔｅｎ　ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｓｏ　ｃｌｏｓｅ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｍｅｌｌ　ｏｆ　ｃａｔ　ｆｏｏｄ．　Ｔｈｉｓ　ｄｉｄ　ｒｅｓｕｌｔ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｑｕｉｔｅ　ａ　ｈｉｇｈ　ｌｅｖｅｌ　ｏｆ　ｓａｋｅ　consumption．　Ｙｕｍ，　Ａｎｄ　ｈｕｒｒａｈ　ｆｏｒ　ｎｏｔ　ｈａｖｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｕｐ　ａｔ　５ａｍ！

Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｈｏｐｅｆｕｌｌｙ　ｂｅ　ｂａｃｋ　ｉｎ　ＨＫ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｅｘｃｉｔｉｎｇ　ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ　ａｔ　Ｃｈｉｎａ　Ｃｌｕｂ．．．　Ｃａｎ：ｔ　ｗａｉｔ！　Ｙｅｓ，　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｆｏｏｄ．　Ｉ‘ｌｌ　ｔｒｙ　ａｎｄ　ｆｉｔ　ｉｎ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｔｈａｎ　ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇｓ　ａｎｄ　ｅａｔｉｎｇ　ｓｏｏｎ！