Park Hyatt Hotel bar a.k.a. That bar from the movie 'Lost in Translation'

One of my housemates, Abdul, had a mate visiting Tokyo last weekend. His name is Fred and he is a good bloke. We went out to dinner at Shinjuku, then went to the Park Hyatt Hotel and had a few drinks at the bar. This bar is shown in the movie 'Lost in Translation'- it's the one where Bill Murray usually goes to drink Whisky and look depressed. This bar was not cheap, we shared a bottle of Californian Pinot Noir and, and Fred graciously footed the bill. We then finished the night off in Roppongi. A bit of a step down in class but fun none the less.

In othe news, NOVA has found a sponsor. However the sponsor is not the saviour everybody was hoping for... It is another English teaching company but much smaller than NOVA. Apparently they plan to open blocks of NOVA branches gradually, so not all teachers will go back to work straight away. Because of this, i have decided to go back to Australia. I will go back in February and return to winemaking. I love living in Japan and have met some great people and have had a fantastic experience, but English teaching is not a long term career for me. I take the whole NOVA fiasco as a sign that i should back to Oz and get stuck into my winemaking career. Who knows, maybe i will return to Japan one day with a wine related job. I will never forget my time here and Japan will always hold a special place in my Heart. I will definately come here for a holiday in the future! At least i will have my chopstick skills forever...

So mid Feb i get back to Oz. I will do vintage and then work out my plans. I have spent more than half of the last 3 years overseas and have visited many countries, so it might be time to stay put for a while and earn some coin when i get back... Will see what happens.

Anyways, enough of my ramblings. Below are some pics of me, Abdul and Fred on our Park Hyatt night.