Hah.

So I ditched my hospitalized mom and proceeded to Osaka on my own. I met my aunt here because that was the plan, but we both were here early and did different things to kill the time. Last year when I visited for the first time in 16 years, I had a list of things I wanted to eat. I think I ate most of them quickly. There was saba (mackerel), croquettes, tako-yaki (octopus dumplings), and most likely other things I can’t remember right now. I had most of the list finished on my first day with my pseudo-aunt and pseudo-uncle (for those who don’t remember, they’re my mom’s older sister’s in-laws, so not really related to me). This year I figured I should get a Big Man burger from Sasebo Burger, since I was eyeing it every time I went by last year.

This is a triple burger, whatever that is, but it has ham and egg and probably something else. All I can say is that it’s not all that large, and it’s not a cheeseburger.

The set also came with “jaga fry” which are like jo-jo’s with salt and pepper.

In case you were thinking all I ate today was unhealthy, I also went to Mr. Donut.

I also had time to go to a couple of camera stores to see if I could buy a charger for my digital camera. Apparently, they don’t stock chargers and they have to be ordered directly from the manufacturer. I thought this was a good chance to buy yet another new camera, but I haven’t quite decided if I want to risk spending all my cash on a camera since I may need it to pay my mom’s hospital bill. A nice Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 to replace my DMC-FX9, whatever the difference might be. Or you might just have to live with the fuzzy iPhone pictures.

Time to get some sleep in this room that faces an office building!