Attended a birthday celebration party for Libran babies among the Malaysians in Tokyo yesterday.. in a Turkish restaurant called Istanbul in Shinjuku.. it was fun and "happening"... :)
About 17 of us went.. were expecting more but a couple of them couldn't make it last minute.. all are fellow Malaysians except for one.. many of whom I was meeting for the first time.. a couple of them asked why haven't they seen me around, to which I would always provide the same answer with a straight-face, "Because I am anti-social!", which is actually more or less the truth.. I was never a sociable person.. :p
It was raining and a few of them were either lost or late.. We left Shinjuku Station around 7:30pm and walked in the rain for more than 20minutes before finally reaching the Turkish restaurant.. :x Everyone were busy chatting and/or catching up with one another, we barely noticed the time nor bothered by the rain that seemed to be getting heavier.. We got there just after 8pm..
The place was small, as with most restaurants in Tokyo.. about 30 seats.. the food was okay, since I was too hungry to be choosy.. :p After everyone had eaten and was beginning to feel restless, the lights went off, happy birthday song was played and the cake we bought from Tokyu Departmental store lighted with 3 candles was brought out.. it was a strawberry cake.. as with anything else in Japan, it looked exquisitely delicious but relatively expensive for its size... More photos were taken and the cake was brought back to the kitchen to be cut..
Then the "real" main course started.. it was a Turkish belly dancing!!
The lady "dragged" a couple of the group to go out and dance with her.. and all of them sportingly did.. and I have most of their videos.. (You know who you are.. :) ) Most of the guys can't get their eyes off the dancer.. ;) while the girls were amazed at how she was able to do some of the moves she did.....
It was an enjoyable night for all.. :) All thanks to Chua-san... :)
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