Amazing Osaka.. and a newfound friend. Part 2

I met up with my friend again later that day and we went to Ichiran Ramen for dinner. Wow, the queue was so long! I heard it's really famous among tourists so it was not that surprising but still, it was a bit much. Good thing it was located right next to Don Quixote so my friend held our line for us while I shop for last minute souvenirs. I basically hoarded cup noodles, different flavors of Kit Kat, chocolates, and other snack items.




As it was my first time in Ichiran, I was fascinated with the machine where you can customize your ramen. My friend did everything for me so ordering was a breeze.

By this time, the bridge and Dotonbori in general is already packed with tourists. The electronic board for the Glico Man is already lighted now. Pardon the photo spam, I just couldn't get enough of it at the time. 😅












We decided to meet up again the following day. However, she said some guys that she met through CS would love to join us. I was like, okay. I'm always up for meeting new people anyway. So we met up with these new friends  from the US, had lunch, and then karaoke. If you know me personally, you would know I'm not fond of karaoke. However,  since I don't wanna be a party pooper so I agreed. It wasn't so bad, it was actually fun. One of the guys have a really good voice and he really likes singing so it was fun. I sang maybe just two songs? I did Greenday's Wake Me  Up When September Ends and Maroon 5's She Will Be Loved. 😅 If I feel pressured to sing, I always sing those two songs.The only songs I am confident about singing in public. I remember I tried singing Rihanna's Umbrella before and my friends were laughing 😅I don't suit songs like that.

What we had for lunch. I was shy to take more photos because I don't know them that well yet lol

I saw Daesung during our karakaoke lol, he's a Bigbang member

I have been to 2 karaoke in Japan so far and they normally have unlimited drink counter like this.



A few hours later it was time for me to leave. Good thing one of the guys went with us to the train station because I have like two bags of souvenirs so he helped carry my 50L backpack. 😂 Thank you and sorry, new friend. 😅

I hated saying goodbye to Japan. The people were really nice, everything was really like a dream for me.

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