Okonomiyaki and yakitori

My Sunday's usually don't begin at 9 a.m. but I'm on a mission to get fit. My friend's Tomoko and Chika met me at Matsuyama Race Track, and then we headed off to the gym.
The entry fee for this gym is 520 yen, which I think isn't too bad considering other places force you to take on a monthly membership which costs about 100 dollars per month.
This gym includes free weights, weight machines, exercise balls and various cardio machines.
We all started off on the bike machine and then each did our own routine.
My focus yesterday was abs and my arms.
About 2 hours later we were all done, and I enjoyed a hot shower. The water pressure is really strong.. ahh it was a nice treat after a long workout, really soothing, sensual.
I wanted to spend hours in the shower, but I couldn't because my friends and I had plans to make okonomiyaki.
This dish is basically a pancake made with a base of flour, eggs, bean sprouts and cabbage, after which you can add ingredients you desire. We chose to add bacon, squid, cheese and ginger. All ingredients can be found in the local grocery store, including the toppings of nori, fish flakes and okonomiyaki sauce.
Making this dish does not take a lot of time, and having spent loads of money on this dish in the past at restaurants I have decided to cook it at home from now on.
We all enjoyed our time together... and were later joined by Rieko. Four girls cooking and eating together, what more can you ask for? Alcohol? Yeah that came later in the evening.
At around 5 p.m. I asked Tomoko to give me a lift home on her motorcycle. I wanted to sit on the back seat and enjoy the ride.. but instead I screamed home most of the way. I'm way too girly somtimes.
After recovering from the ride I met up with Ilya in front of Urakami church along with three exchange students: two from Germany and one from Sweden.
We had planned to go to a local sushi place, but on this night it was very full so we went to a yakitori restaurant instead. We had an array of meat skewers and started drinking beer. The conversation flowed, we told jokes and spoke about our experiences so far in Japan.
After dinner we headed for the local park and drank Italian wine, which I had purchased in a local liquor shop. Each person had to take turns making toasts.
Mine was "to where ever life takes us, and to getting ultimate satisfaction this week."
Whereas another toast was, "to getting multiple, long lasting orgasms." Well hey I think everyone would want that. LOL
After the red wine was out, we went on to a bottle of Japanese rum, mixed with cola of course.
Ah... great laughs were had by all especially after D's drinking song, something from Sweden. It was a repetitive chant with actions. I wish I had my camera that night. You had to be there.
The party continued at the dorm.. minus Ilya.
We listened to music and I danced a little... but I kept my crazy moves to a minimum. I have to save my energy for Fukuoka.
Ahh my life in Japan... on some days quite ordinary, whereas others are quite crazy. I guess my good intentions of getting in shape kind of went to waste after indulging in alcohol, I have no regrets though.