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Halloween in Japan

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This weekend was full of Halloween fun. Matt and I celebrated like we were kids again, which we haven't done in... well, quite some time. We both dressed up for classes on Friday - I was a pirate and he was the Devil - and then we went out for karaoke on Saturday. Matt stayed the Devil and I became a 50's pop star or something.


First, my costume for school:
I borrowed Rachael's shirt, put it over leggings, tall brown boots, and a chocolate miniskirt. I added a silver undershirt and a silver headscarf, mis-matched earrings, many bangle bracelets, and old-fashioned necklace, and a black eye. Everyone kept asking me what happened to my eye! They were amazed it was make-up, or as they say, "make." We started spreading a rumor that I got into a fight with the vice-principals (both of them). I gave candy to all my teachers, saying, "Trick-or-treat!" and "happy Halloween!" They loved it.

Next, karaoke:
We went out with some ALT friends of ours:

Above: Laura, Rachel, and Chelsea with American candy.
Below: Laura, Rachel, and Chelsea with fake candy teeth.

Here's Matt acting like he's going to Phil Spector me (look it up):

Below, L-R: Yuuka and Mari. Mari is my school's social worker and Yuuka is her friend.

We sang lots of fun songs. Mari, Matt, Yuuka, and Laura sang some kick-ass Japanese songs. Rachel and Chelsea were a bit shy but belted out on Madonna's "Like a Prayer," and Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." I sang the requisite Ronette's song, "Be My Baby," because of my costume. One of my favorite songs was actually singing Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," as a duet with Laura. We sounded amazing! Record deal, please!
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