Sunday, March 26, 2006
The haru-basho
Made it to Sumo for the second day on the trot yesterday, despite having to get there at 7:30 am to queue for tickets.
I was a bit worried that we might be bamboozled by old people, who tend to be the biggest Sumo enthusiasts and usually get out of bed early anyway on account of their "trouble."
My fears proved groundless and I was able to watch the entire day's Sumo, lose 500 yen to Andrew on East-West betting and upset the Japanese Sumo enthusiasts around me by continually cheering for Mongolian Rikishi.
Pretty similar to Friday, except for the early queueing.
This year's Spring tournament is a real nail-biter and today will decide the winner. But I'll be working.
I was a bit worried that we might be bamboozled by old people, who tend to be the biggest Sumo enthusiasts and usually get out of bed early anyway on account of their "trouble."
My fears proved groundless and I was able to watch the entire day's Sumo, lose 500 yen to Andrew on East-West betting and upset the Japanese Sumo enthusiasts around me by continually cheering for Mongolian Rikishi.
Pretty similar to Friday, except for the early queueing.
This year's Spring tournament is a real nail-biter and today will decide the winner. But I'll be working.
