Marthese is much smarter than I am. When she’s tired, she has relaxing days to recuperate. I hit the streets like an over-excited dog and wear myself into the ground.

My attempt to book a last minute ticket to the Ghibli Museum was a failure, so instead I wandered around Shibuya with 2 missions – music and geekdom. I spent around an hour listening to different J-Pop artists in Tower Records, browsed several vinyl record stores (including HMV), and perused weird Anime books, toys and collectibles at Animate, Village Vanguard and Mandrake.

I somehow managed to spend no money in any of these stores. I would like to be publicly recognised and celebrated for my accomplishment.