One day＠Kabukicho #DAY176 - I had completely forgotten about Valentine's Day.
One day in early February, I received a message from my usual friend asking, "Can we meet on the 14th?". The 14th was a weekend, but unfortunately I had to somehow deal with a pile of work that had accumulated, so I told it to her.
2月上旬のとある日、いつもの友達から「14日って会える？」ってメッセージが来た。14日は週末だったんだけど、残念ながらその週末はたんまりたまった仕事をどうにかしなきゃいけなかったこともあって、そのことを伝えた。
She would give me chocolate because it's Valentine's Day, she says. I've been so busy lately that I completely forgot about that event. Back in the days when I worked at a large office in Shibuya, I sometimes received chocolates from team members, but now I work almost entirely remotely. I hardly have any opportunities to meet people in person.
曰く、バレンタインだからチョコ渡そうと思ったと。ちょっと最近バタバタが過ぎていて、そんな行事完全に忘れていた。それに昔、渋谷の大きなオフィスで働いていた時はチームのメンバーとかからチョコレートをもらうこともあったけど、今はほぼ完全にリモートワーク。人とリアルに会う機会すらほとんどない。
Even I, who have no idea about the price range of chocolates, can clearly see that it's a high-end chocolate. I'm also very sorry that I can't remember what I received last year. So, she explained in detail about what I received last year.
チョコの価格帯なんて全然知らない自分が見ても明らかに高級チョコ。あと非常に申し訳ないのが・・・去年もらったのがどんなのだったかよく思い出せない自分。去年のをめっちゃ説明してもらった。
A drugstore right in front of the Kabukicho police box. I thought the contrast between the bright lights inside the store and the darkness outside was nice, so I took a photo. I was only driven by the desire to take the photo.
歌舞伎町交番のすぐ目の前のドラッグストア。店内からの煌々とした灯りと、店の外の暗さのコントラストがなんかいいなーって思って撮ってみた。ただただ撮りたい欲求に駆られただけ。
As I mentioned in a previous article not too long ago, I recently rent a small office in Shibuya. I've really been working from home and completely shut in for the past few years, so I think sometimes I'd like to go to the office sometimes I rent and work there. That being said, it's probably once or twice a month. I think of increasing the opportunities to meet people in person.
ちょっと前に別の記事で書いた通り、最近渋谷に小さなオフィスを借りた。ホント、ここ数年は完全に自宅に引きこもって仕事しているし、せっかく借りたオフィス、たまには行って仕事をしたいなーって思っていたりもする。とは言っても月に1回か2回か、そんなもんだろう。人とリアルに会う機会を少しは増やしたいと思っている。
I also want to take and keep such miscellaneous photos. Because I think that I can only take this kind of photo in a bustling city at night. The scenery that can be taken because it's in the middle of a bustling downtown area. And the scenery that I want to take.
こういう雑多な写真も撮って残しておきたい。こういう写真は夜の繁華街じゃなきゃ撮れないと思っているから。都会のど真ん中の繁華街だから撮れる風景。そして自分が撮りたい風景。
TŌYOKO, or rather Toho Building, has various fast food restaurants and eateries, so it always feels like Uber Eats pickups constantly come. In the previous article, I mentioned Kabukicho and Uber Eats a bit, but it seems like it would be tough to even ride a bike with the crowded streets before the last train.
トー横、というか東宝ビルはファストフード店やいろんなレストランがあるから、いつ来ても Uber Eats のピックアップが来ているような気がする。前回の記事でも歌舞伎町と Uber Eats の話を少し書いたけど、終電前の時間帯とかは人が多すぎて自転車でさえ運転するの大変そうだよなぁ。
I thought about going to Kabukicho this weekend, but it's already going to be March this weekend. It's so fast. Hmm... I might be unable to go. This weekend might not be the right time to go to Kabukicho. I have quite a bit of work that needs to be done... Well, I guess it can't be helped.
また週末に歌舞伎町に行こうかなーなんてちょっと思っていたけど、もうこの週末には3月になるのか。早いなー。ん・・・ダメかも。今週末は歌舞伎町行っている場合じゃないかも。やらなきゃいけない仕事が結構溜まってるし・・・。まあしょうがないか。
I like the sight of three or a few more people walking together like this, not just men and woman. The combination of people walking in this city is mostly hosts and female customers, it feels like. Among friends, among lovers, such normal pairings are indeed rare. Well, nobody can deny that's exactly what this city is.
See you then.
ただの男女とか男同士とか女同士とかじゃなくてさ、こういう感じで3人とかもうちょっとの人が一緒に歩いている後ろ姿って好きなんだよな。この街で歩いている人達の組み合わせなんて大体がホストと女性客、なんて感じだから。友達同士、恋人同士、そういう普通の組み合わせが実に少ない。まあそれこそがこの街なんだ、って言えばその通りなんだけどね。
ほなまたー。
