Live from Manila, it's Saturday Night!

I am sitting in what might be the nicest hotel I have been in before, the Peninsula Hotel, Manila, Philippines. This bed seriously feels like it might swallow me up in softness. I may not get out of it to go sightseeing tomorrow. Ahhh.....zz....zzzzzz...zzz....oh fell asleep there for a second it's so comfy! But before drifting off to dream land, its midnight here on Monday morning, (That's 9am/noon on Sunday for you west/east coasters in the USA.) I wanted to share a cool thing I did today in Narita that I can't believe I hadn't realized to try to do before. I'm on this trip with a fellow FA from Seattle and him and I went to the mall in Narita this morning. It was my first time going there so I was excited to do something new of course. But a mall is mall anywhere you go, but this one had a grocery store in it and let me tell you all, I like to eat on my lay overs. I have to go the most affordable route though and that is usually to the local grocer. Oh my you can get the best stuff there. It can be a little tricky trying to figure out what you are getting, but most items have a nice picture on the box so you can see what you are getting. But the point of this post if that this store was giving out all kinds of samples! Of course! What a great way to try local products! There have been a few times where I have went to Costco and had 'lunch' off the free samples there so why had it not dawned on me to do the same elsewhere? I took advantage and tried some kind of fish with rice, yogurt, cheese, bread. There was all kids of stuff to try! I don't know if they do this everyday, but I am sure I will going back to this grocery store the next time I am in Narita, which is tomorrow, to sample more awesome Japanese goodies. (Still loving Japan more and more each time!) I've now learned the verb for 'to be' and how to say 'I' "How much is that?" "this one" "the bill please" and "that was delicious." (I've been using that one a lot!) I even ordered coffee this morning, all in Japanese! Yea for me! Part of tomorrow's project is looking for Japanese Rosetta Stone. So I'd better start sleeping!