So Space World is an amusement park in the closest big city near me.  First off, I would like to say that if Space World existed in the US right now, it would probably be called Ghetto World.

 

The first ride we went to was a turny rotatey upsidey downy thing a ma jig.  The line was really short so we were pumped.  But at Space World, they have completed the art of the buzz kill.  Once you get to the front of the line and are all ready to go, they take another 5 minutes to explain crap.  So your excitement level drops an enormous amount.  But I wasn't gonna let that get me down.  I was slappin fives with the lil kids next to me, gettin them pumped for it too.  We finally got on the ride, and then came another buzzkill of sittin there forever, but before they make you wait, they strap you in, and it is the most god awful tightest strap in system in the world.  You have to concentrate on breathin to stay alive.  They kept pushin levers, so finally I started the countdown, but that didn't work.  All I got was a laugh and a smile from the worker guy.  To end the story of this ride....it was ok.

 

Then we went to a roller coaster. OH BOY, a roller coaster! While we were waiting in line, we noticed that every time they would start the rollercoaster, the workers, or should i say space captains, were saluting the people everytime they started out.  So when we finally got on, Eric and I were salutin for the entire time, and of course we sat in the coaster for 5 minutes before we left, so everyone was lookin at us like we were crazy.  We then saluted for the entire ride and let our salute down until we got off and just before we left the building we saluted the workers.

 

Next, we kinda chilled and went on some other rides.  Then we went for the other roller coaster.  This was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life.  It was an old metal coaster, this thing had you slammin into the sides of the coaster, and the sides were all covered with black duct tape ( I now know why).  I woke up the next morning with bruises on my shoulder. 

 

The only ride that was a really good time was the brand new ride they just put in 1 month ago.  But I have a hard time seeing that saving Space-filled-with-crap World.

 

My ratin of Space World: 4 out 10......only cause of the new ride, plus they had a sweet mascot named Harry the Kid

Last Saturday, my school had a sports festival.  It is only our school and they are split into 3 teams.  The festival lasts about 7 hours.  Many parents, family, and friends come to watch.  It was a pretty sweet event.  Events ranged from racing, cheerleading, building human pyrimads, to a gigantic tug-o-war of like 120 people. 

 

But my favorite event was where the 3 teams each sent in like 20 girls and they were each an equal distance away from the center in their own circles.  And in the middle were a bunch of sacks filled with sand.  And at the sound of the gun, all the girls would race to middle and try to bring back the bags to their circles.  The girls were freakin fightin for these bags, there were at least 3 girls that came back to the tent after and had to some bloodspills taken care of.

 

There was one event where each team sent in 2 teams of 2 people. Then at the sound of the gun, they would race to a table and pick up an envelope, inside the envelope was someone's name.  They then had to find that person and complete a 3 person, 4 legged race.  I was one of the names in the envelopes, so they found me right away (can't figure out how).  We were the first ones to the start of the race and to get our legs tied.  But then the confusion and debacles started.  I was in the middle and the guy on my right said left leg first, so I started with my left, but he meant his left, so we were off to a good start.  We got goin at a pretty good pace and then boom a tripped a little and I had my arms around the 2 guys, so I tripped, pulled down with my arms, brought them down with me, and took a monster spill in the dirt and had the whole crowd laughin.

 

But in the end, it was a great day, I even got to do a little folk dancin with the seniors of the high school.   

So I was going to the bathroom tonight and after awhile there is this shadow kinda movin around.  So I look up by the light, but there is nothing up there, then I look behind and there is this fricken thing wizzin around my kitchen.  At first I thought it was a bird, but it wasn't makin any noise.  So then I thought it was a seceda (semi), but it wasn't that either, it ended up being a fricken bat!! 

 

So me being the extremely naturesc person, I freak out and grab the closest thing to me, which was a hat that people wear in the rice fields, and run out on to the balcony, and the big plan I come up with is to open all the doors and hope somehow it flies out.  After watchin and duckin under the hat for about 5 minutes, I decided to make a run for my cell phone.  So I got in and out in probably the quickest time I have ever moved, and then called Dan and told him what was up.  And as we are talkin, Mike (a guy who has been here for 3 years) over hears what is goin on, so he comes over and is like, oh its just a bat.  Just a bat!!! I am thinkin.  He calmly goes in the room grabs a blanket and is standin in there with the bat flyin around. 

 

Then Dan shows up and he has a fricken wooden stick and is gonna try to pound it to death.  I didn't exactly want bat blood all over, let alone animals dieing in my apartment.  As this thing is flyin around, Mike says to us, you gotta be careful of bats here because they are poisinous.  He's standin in there with a fricken rabies filled bat.  Somehow he catches the thing and brings it outide on the balcony and lets it go.  After he lets it go, he says to me, dude you got bigger problems than the bat.  We both look down and there is a fricken mucatti crawlin around.  Mucatties are fricken fast lookin caterpillars that if they sting you, you gotta get your ace to the hospital, and FAST!  So Dan hands him the stick he brought and Mike starts poundin away at it. 

 

So the moral of the story is, I am a huge panzy when it comes to poisin filled animals and Mike has no fear.

As you probably already know.  I went all out and fulfilled my dream of owning a moped.  Tomorrow I will go for my cruise around town and by tomorrow night I expect a line of ladies at my door........ just kidding.  I wouldn't want that.

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As I promised, I fulfilled the excitement for the week.  What more can a man want than living in a foreign country and driving a moped.

 

So, before I bought it, I had never actually ridden the thing, and then I had to drive it home.  I was quite nervous, I got her up to 35 on the trip home, which I thought was a pretty good clip, till I looked in my mirror and saw I guy right up on me, and then I looked away and all of sudden he came zoomin by me.  Its hard enough to keep on the left side of the road, but to have cars zoomin by you too, it was out of a control.  I will have defied death if I make it my first week without getting some sort of serious injury.

I forgot to add on my last post about the last fashion statement I saw.  I now believe that there is no fashion, people just run around in the morning and whatever clings to their body, that is what they wear.

 

So Saturday night, we caught the last train home from the big city, and at our first stop, I look out the door, and there is a thugged out japanese guy, maybe 20 or so, and his big fashion statement, was leaving a Q-Tip in his ear.  He was walking around all day with a freakin Q-Tip in his ear!!  I immediatley bursted out laughin and he probably saw me, and you know what, I hope he did.  I'm sorry I have no picture, but you yourself can try this one out at home. 

One step closer to actually playin golf here.  I have purchased a golf bag, I now have something to put my clubs in. 

 

On friday night, Dan and I decided to stay in Tagawa and check out the night life of Tagawa, hahaha, c'mon, laugh along with me, hahaha.  I think there is actually less night life here than in Crookston.  As there isn't even a movie theatre here.  It seems like the only night life that was findable was on this side street.  We had never been down this street, so we decided to scope it out.  But the entire street was snack bars.  This is where you pay women to come talk to you while you drink.  There was at least 40 of these freakin things.  There is no movie theatre, but there are fricken 40 snack bars.  Needless to say we did not, pay to go in and have the "ladies of the night" talk to us.

 

So we ended up going to the supermarket / various goods store and playin with as many things as possible. OOOO, plus I bought a soap dish, exciting side note.  And then we went to the video store, and we rented The Big Lebowski and The Fugees greatest hit CD.  We gottem both for a week and we payed less 3 dollars for both of em.

 

Today, I went to onsen, also known as a hot spring.  You gotta completely nude for these things man, so gusto up your courage and make a charge for the onsen. 

 

Now make sure you tune in later this week, as I am personally guarenteeing something that will blow your mind, I can't tell you what it is, but its gonna be awesome!!