January 18, 2008

Yokohama (JAPAN)

Party at the Fujigaoka Dorms and Ping-Pong Dominance

I have a very good French friend in Tokyo named Julien, who despite being unequivocally  arrogant - a trait I grant him given his nationality - has recently been forced to eat his share of humble pie. More precisely, the title of Tokyo Tech Ping-Pong Grand Master has finally found its correct master: me. While it may have taken me the better part of four months to reach this point, I will by no means shy away from the prestigious honor of such a position. Should anyone wish to congratulate me, well, I suppose I could fit in the time to further acknowledge the significance of my achievement. But please recognize: I am a busy man.

Also worth celebrating were the four consecutive bets I won against Neil, an American friend who was suckered into believing he could hang with the-recently-crowned-but-never-to-be-relinquished Tokyo Tech Ping-Pong Grand Master (that would be myself, naturally.) Anyway, to cut a long story short, Neil ended up losing a significant amount of money to me, despite giving him 11 free points at the start of each match (playing to 21.) What did I gain from all this? Free train rides to and from a party at the Fujigaoka dormitory, which is actually in Yokohama, and ever more importantly free beer for the night!
For the record, I scored 21 points in the final game, compared to his measly three...