During lunch break today I went home again. Since Monday this week, I've been returning home during lunch hour to cook my lunch and save money in the process. I also go home to make the most out of my host's fabulous kitchen (a really cool kitchen--roomy, well stocked, and has all the appliances and utensils and gadgets) which I have only until the end of the month to enjoy.
But lunch break today was a bit different. I had company. First, my host Kei-san came. I think he was a bit surprised to see me. But I don't think he minded seeing me. We exchanged a few words then he left soon after.
Right after Kei-san was gone, another visitor came. It was Kei-san's mom. I was really surprised. And apparently, Kei-san's mom was too. I can tell because she asked lots of questions. The difficult part was her questions were in Japanese. Thankfully I was able to understand her (I think), but I had to speak in Japanese as well. And it wasn't easy at all to do. My unprepared mind was almost in panic scouring for vocabulary words from my past Japanese lessons. At one point a few moments upon first stumbling upon each other, she asked when I arrived. But instead of saying the Japanese for Tuesday (Kayoubi), I blurted out Mokuyoubi, or Thursday.
When Kei-san's mom left a few minutes later, I made a mental slap of my head when I remembered that Tuesday is Kayoubi. Now I misinformed her. Sorry about that. I really have to step up learning the Japanese language.
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