The 57th Episode : You're not in Japan
[July, 1991 Hawaii]
The main event during our stay in Hawaii, the 80th Anniversary for the company’s establishment, was taken place at Turtle Bay, North Shore located in the north of Oahu Island, that is popular for surfers. It was so magnificent that approx. 400 people met outdoor.
We enjoyed drink and food what we liked, and the Polynesian dance… etc. No specific ones to write for the party itself. On the president speech, the sun was just setting to the west horizontal line. I absorbed in taking pictures, so I didn’t remember his speech at all. No, I didn’t listen to him. I’m sorry. The party was over and returned the hotel.
Some still wanted to drink more, including myself. Both in the Occident and the Orient human is same once they drank. Those gathered in a room of the LA staff to drink. As the night advanced, one left, two left and 4-5 people were left. A few Americans and two Japanese. One of the Japanese was of course myself. “Let’s go for drinking.” somebody said. It was around 2:00, midnight. We began to walk on the beach towards Waikiki in short pants and beach sandals with canned beer. Walking in the middle between the sea and street. A silhouette of a couple huddling together could been seen on the beach. They were Japanese to all seeming.
Hey, “I understand you two want to be in a sweet atmosphere but you’re not in Japan. The security is not as good as Japan.” that I wanted to advise them. I can’t do that like them. Drunken guys were walking behind you. “What do they do if we are bad guys? It’s a piece of cake to shut the man, and then… Such a tragedy might happen. They should know the ratio is much higher than Japan. Japanese people going abroad in future, never take such a behaviour.” I was thinking so.
Now, we were going to enter a Disco at Waikiki but refused due to short pants and beach sandals. We might know to be refused but tried some. After all crushed gravel. The ordinary result. We weakly walked back to the hotel reluctantly and drank again. How much we drink!?!?
I would play tennis next morning though.
