So I decided one day to go to central Tokyo to register myself at the Canadian Embassy. It was a nice Thursday and it was warm so why not go out and do something even if it's as lame as registering at the Embassy. I know the route now... As I do with quite a few trains these days and I'm completely used to them, which is a good thing!

I got to central Tokyo and got out to the city and tried to follow routes I thought I knew. Keywords here are thought... I got so lost but being the genius I am, I just kept walking and kind forgot to look at my map. It's easy to be mesmerized by the buildings and people around you though, even if you've been in the area before. So After about an hour and a half I come up to a map and look at where I am and where I have to go and I was on the COMPLETE OPPOSITE SIDE Argh! I tried to decide where I had to go... The map I had in my book was so confusing so I asked a police man nearby, who by the way was just as confused about my map as I was but I'm glad I asked him because the way I was gonna go was, yup you guessed it, THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE SIDE! I have a knack for that kind of thing because it happens every time...

I was walking up and down streets everywhere, constantly asking policemen where I was where I had to go and I'm so glad not only that they were everywhere but so nice and helpful! There was one point I was supposed to cross a river and I kept walking for 40 minutes but still no river! So I asked another police officer (Through that whole day I asked about 10 police officers for directions to the same place... REMEMBER in Japan is you ask for direction you get MORE lost!) and it turns out I had crossed this invisible river like 30 mins ago... I hate when rivers do that! After about 4 hours of searching and walking, I finally made it to the Canadian Embassy building! Woo! I thought to myself!

So I entered the building and went to the 3rd floor where there was... An Alberta consulate? What the hell!? Since when did we have consulates for provinces? Where the hell is Ontario's consulate? I was so confused... So I asked the lady at the desk and she told me that the embassy was another part of the building. I had to go back outside and go up an escalator up the side of the building. So I did and I got to the front desk FINALLY! I asked the lady and she said it was on the 3rd or 4th floor then said I could have just registered online... Live and learn I guess right? I go up to the floor AND the Embassy was closed. The Embassy of Canada was closed at 2p.m. on a Thursday. A THURSDAY! THEY ARE OPEN MON WED FRI! okay okay okay so this Embassy that's supposed to represent our country not only shows it has no time for it's own citizens but that we are so goddamn lazy that we only work 3 times a week. I was so pissed. THERE IS NO REASON WHY OUR EMBASSY CAN ONLY BE OPEN 3 FREAKING DAYS A WEEK. I would like to complain but I dunno how... Someone want to represent me in Canada?

Either way it was annoying and I just dragged my pissed off ass back home.


On a nicer note I found a nice park and took a few photos and I met 2 people on the trains back. A nice old Japanese man and a beautiful Japanese woman but she was like mid to late 20s but man the girls here are pretty...

Any way till next blog!