Kimono over

This season children`s longivity is being celebrated, hence the kids everywhere in kimono. Poor Kasumi was mortified to have to come to class in hers, and then the stupid gaijin got the camera out... Kie, the girl at the front, was my first student to cry. She got four out of six right in one of the exercises and couldn`t handle it. I am still bitter. It is lucky for her she looks so adorable; you can get away with most things if you are good-looking. Takuya, the boy, is a proper tearaway, always chasing round the class and laying on the floor. He`s quite brilliant!

This week was the Royal Wedding. The poor Princess has been cast out of the clan and is now a commoner: only Crown Princes are allowed to stay in the fold. Her kimono sleeves were very short, denoting her old age. I think I would need a strapless one if I ever had to get myself into one.

This afternoon I have a date with Cherry Boy and the Brothers Grimm. Last night, Ryu introduced himself to me as Cherry Boy because of the kanji on his t-shirt and soon came to regret it. He is very cute, with big doe eyes and, as an ex-model, is reasonably tall, but barely speaks English, so we are going to the cinema. He did manage to tell me I looked like Sandra Bullock, but this just proves how poor his English is. I am not sure of dating ettiquette, but last night he told me he was a pachinko salesman and earns a lot, although he hates it, so hopefully it will be his treat! I think we`ll make a good pair, last night in the George he had a drunken nap on the sofa and that pretty much clinched it...