- the tai-tai, kiwi and anti-social: part 1 -
~ a wild satoshi chase ~
on 22~29 february, Ohno Satoshi, leader of famous Japanese boy band Arashi, held his first personal art exhibition "FREESTYLE" at Omotesando Hills. Susan and i were invited by tai-tai a.k.a Sakurai's wife a.k.a super Arashi fan a.k.a Siti, to engage in the fun-filled excursion. we guessed that the exhibition hall would be most crowded on the first and last day of exhibition, and after checking our schedules we decided to go on the second day.
so, on a sunny 23 february saw the three of us gathering at Omotesando station at noon in search of a place for lunch. we ate at Hawaiian burger chain Kua 'Aina - i had a normal burger set, Susan had Avocado Burger, and Siti, Teri Chicken sandwiches. we chatted for a bit before we got off our butts to B3 of Omotesando Hills where the exhibition hall Space-O was.
"oh, you have to obtain an entrance pass in order to get in. distribution of the passes starts at 8 in the morning," smiled the kind facilitator.
that was such a nice thing to hear. having paid a few hundred yen just to come to Omotesando and find that you're one step away from your goal but all your efforts (?) were in vain. so close, yet so far.. to summarize everything - the exhibition is held on 22-29 february, 11am-9pm everyday. entrance fee - free, but you have to queue for your own passes (no such thing as representative for multiple visitors). AND, we were told that the fan-girls started queuing at 7.30am on the first day, and the passes were all gone by 10am.
weeeee~ mission failed. *shocked*
instead of awing at Ohno's sculptures, we spent our time at Benetton, with Susan and Siti annoying the sales attendants by trying on jackets of different sizes and colors and hesitating on which one to buy. then we walked to Shibuya, on the way thinking of what to do there.
in the end we settled down for dinner at Saizeriya, which was below the TGI Friday's we've always been. glared at Ohno's art book which Siti bought for herself. talked about interesting things that we learnt in our majors. gossiped about people (one ojisan stared at us when i accidentally said "eww, stinks like shit.." too loudly when he passed by). discussed about our holiday plans. took lots of drinks from the drink bar...
finally we left for home. it wasn't a bad day after all, apart from the fact that we were dumb enough for not knowing that we had to queue for entrance passes even though the exhibition was free. should've thought more about how free exhibitions work.. anyhow it was a relatively productive day for me, had i not joined the outing i would've indulged in otaku-related activities a.k.a watching anime (or just RO).
on 22~29 february, Ohno Satoshi, leader of famous Japanese boy band Arashi, held his first personal art exhibition "FREESTYLE" at Omotesando Hills. Susan and i were invited by tai-tai a.k.a Sakurai's wife a.k.a super Arashi fan a.k.a Siti, to engage in the fun-filled excursion. we guessed that the exhibition hall would be most crowded on the first and last day of exhibition, and after checking our schedules we decided to go on the second day.
so, on a sunny 23 february saw the three of us gathering at Omotesando station at noon in search of a place for lunch. we ate at Hawaiian burger chain Kua 'Aina - i had a normal burger set, Susan had Avocado Burger, and Siti, Teri Chicken sandwiches. we chatted for a bit before we got off our butts to B3 of Omotesando Hills where the exhibition hall Space-O was.
"oh, you have to obtain an entrance pass in order to get in. distribution of the passes starts at 8 in the morning," smiled the kind facilitator.
that was such a nice thing to hear. having paid a few hundred yen just to come to Omotesando and find that you're one step away from your goal but all your efforts (?) were in vain. so close, yet so far.. to summarize everything - the exhibition is held on 22-29 february, 11am-9pm everyday. entrance fee - free, but you have to queue for your own passes (no such thing as representative for multiple visitors). AND, we were told that the fan-girls started queuing at 7.30am on the first day, and the passes were all gone by 10am.
weeeee~ mission failed. *shocked*
instead of awing at Ohno's sculptures, we spent our time at Benetton, with Susan and Siti annoying the sales attendants by trying on jackets of different sizes and colors and hesitating on which one to buy. then we walked to Shibuya, on the way thinking of what to do there.
in the end we settled down for dinner at Saizeriya, which was below the TGI Friday's we've always been. glared at Ohno's art book which Siti bought for herself. talked about interesting things that we learnt in our majors. gossiped about people (one ojisan stared at us when i accidentally said "eww, stinks like shit.." too loudly when he passed by). discussed about our holiday plans. took lots of drinks from the drink bar...
finally we left for home. it wasn't a bad day after all, apart from the fact that we were dumb enough for not knowing that we had to queue for entrance passes even though the exhibition was free. should've thought more about how free exhibitions work.. anyhow it was a relatively productive day for me, had i not joined the outing i would've indulged in otaku-related activities a.k.a watching anime (or just RO).
posted by aikoais at 2/27/2008 04:32:00 PM
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