On Jan. 11, I turned 27....which is way too close to the big 30! I had a great birthday this year! Everyone here really went out of their way to make me feel special. When I went to work that morning, I found my desk decorated with balloons and a "Happy Birthday" banner (which they later informed me was very hard to find in English). Around lunch time, I found out that Frank had invited everyone from work to our apartment that night for dinner! We had a great time...Frank made spaghetti and everyone brought a dish to share. Zelie brought some paper necklaces for everyone to wear.
The next night, Frank took me to dinner at a restaurant in Nagoya, which is a large city 20 minutes away by train from where we live. The restaurant was on the 52nd floor of the train station. It had a great atmosphere and a nice view of the city. The singer was really amusing to us...she sang all English songs! She sang everything from Bette Midler's "The Rose" to "Amazing Grace!" In between songs, she spoke to the audience in Japanese. At one point, I heard "blah blah blah Merissa San blah blah blah." At this point, everyone turned to me with HUGE smiles and sang "Happy Birthday" to me! In Japan, there is no "l" in their alphabet, so they all pronounce my name with an "r." They even misspelled my name on the cake! This will definitely be a birthday I will never forget!
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Happy Birthday Merissa-cha!!!!
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