End of work day

During this time of the year, we are busy at work and home. Today is the end of the work day of this year, and people are busy cleaning up their office. We are going to clean up our office this afternoon. ^^ At work we are busy with party called ‘Bōnenkai 忘年会’ Bōnenkai means "forget the year gathering". This is a Japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party, as its name implies, is to forget the woes and troubles of the past year, usually accomplished by consumption of large amounts of alcohol, and food. A bōnenkai does not take place on any specific day, but they are usually held in December. (quote from wikipedia) So, if you come to Japan around this time of the year, you will see drunk people all over the place, especially in a big city, and they aren't pretty at all. ( I hate it so much.. I hate drunk men.. they are just horrible)

It really depend on who you go to Bonenkai with. If you are going with groups of co-workers and your boss, you just need to drink and eat, and get drunk, and also pretend that you are enjoying and need to keep a coversation going. ( you don’t have to, but you need to be there.) But if you are going with you friend, its really nice to see them and drink with nice food. If you are going with a groups of girls, you might pick a nice restaurant and nice food, and enjoy a bit of luxury.

I don’t mind going to attend this end of the year party with my co-workers.. we just had one last week and it was alright. I and other guy co-worker was in charge of the place and food, and I asked him to choose a nice place and food, so he picked up a really nice hotel and $80/person meal for our Bonenkai. So, there were no crazy drunk people there, because they need to behave a bit formal. Hehe. The food was ok, and we had good time. Of course, some people didn’t like the formal Bonenkai, so they went out for second Bonenkai for more drink.. ^^ hehe. (→the hotel we had Bonenkai. Nice huh? like a reception party)

My husband is out and attending this Bōnenkai for 3 days streight. And he will attend 2 more Bōnenkai this year. ^^. As a wife with no child, I don’t have to cook a big meal during this time of the year. Hehe.