I went to Mindil Beach markets for my dinner tonight and stopped to take a quick photo of the sunset. There was a big crowd there as usual and the food was plentiful, although it is becoming more difficult to find nice food.

The Japanese food stall is a joke! Okonomiyaki is just an ordinary omelette with a few stringy bits of cabbage and carrot and my favourite snack, yakitori, was just chicken satay with a little curry thrown in for good measure. It was not so good! I should point out that the japanese food stall is not run by Japanese people.

Then I came home for an online japanese lesson with my girl. I was frustrated and became annoyed with myself because I was having trouble translating from katakana. This weekend, I will devote my time to learning the whole katakana script; and I shall spend time revising hiragana just for the sake of it. Just as I become familiar with one class of verb, there is another to learn. Then another particle...and trying to determine the difference between 'ni' and 'de' for destination markers.....

I will have another lesson with Yoko on Monday and I think she will be a little disappointed with my progress.

Sometimes I give myself the screaming yips!