Mission: lemon cheesecake Kit Kat

Daniel only asked me for one thing from this trip: a lemon cheesecake flavoured Kit Kat from Japan. I was like, really? (1) they exist? (2) that's all you want? He said I'd get one from the 7 Eleven, which would be nearby. I told him not to get too excited since I was going to be staying in the middle of nowhere (the airport hotel). Thanks to the wonders of Wikipedia and Google Maps respectively, I learnt that he was correct on both counts. They do exist and I was in fact staying next door to a 7 Eleven.

So the very first thing I did after checking in here was to set off for the Quik-e-Mart. Which I promptly found, even though a lot of its lights were off (power shortages I guess). But that is where my luck ended. Not a Kit Kat in sight! I tried the next Quik-e-Mart on the block and managed to scrounge up a couple. I think one is crème brûlée flavoured. I'm really not sure. Sorry D.

I did get some awesome slash 'interesting' treats myself though. These included a banana sealed in a plastic bag (in case he escapes to Australia in order to double his net value), peach and mint flavoured gum and black cotton tips. Yeah. Those things you clean your ears with. In black. Should I save them for when I have been listening to emo music?

I have had a few other Japanese experiences. Let's use bullets; I'm tired.

- Managed to see and smell some cherry blossoms.
- Am wearing a kimono as we speak.
- Got into a lift full of Japanese schoolgirls in matching uniforms who all agreed I was, "totemo kirei desu". Thanks girls!
- Had dinner at the Japanese equivalent of a roadside diner. Got a few looks. Managed to spill rice everywhere. V graceful.
- Green tea, hot or cold, is the best drink ever on a plane trip.

While I'm on that note, I think my flight was maybe the best ever...? I had a whole row to myself, the food was nice, the plane was new, the flighties were LOVELY. Like, old school air hostesses with beautiful make-up and perfect hair. I told one I was hungry and within three seconds I had a tray in front of me with a warm bread roll, Lurpak butter and a Tim Tam, of all things. Hooray! I love JAL.

So that's about it from me. Hopefully I can find some WiFi and post this tomorrow. Sorry for spelling mistakes. I'm on my phone and it's set to French so spellcheck is turned off.

Speaking of French... every time I try to think of how to say something in Japanese my brain comes back with the phrase in French instead. Which bodes well for tomorrow onwards but it has been a bit frustrating today. I did Japanese for three or four years at school and all I can manage is an enthusiastic yet largely moronic "doomo arigato" every three minutes. Oh well. Pas de quoi. Thanks brain... you'd better be this fluent demain.

Luv me x

Wait... it's Sunday night... why were those girls in school uniforms??!