An Unexpected Visitor
Trip Start
Jul 27, 2006
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Trip End
Aug 2007
On Thursday night (Nov 2rd), there was a HUGE ASS COCKROACH in my shower. Now, Ive seen normal size cockroaches before and I figured I wouldnt have a hard time handling those but this, no one should have to deal with this monster. It was seriously at least 2 inches long and like and inch wide. Some of the ladies Im friends with said it was the Grandfather cockroach. So, now I feel kinda bad that I killed it cause it coulda been like the oldest cockroach in Japan it was so f-in big! Anyway, I wanted to take a shower Thursday night before we left early on Friday. This plan didnt work out seeing as there was a visitor to my shower. So, I got all ready for my shower, was blind because I took out my contacts and wasnt wearing my glasses, hop in the shower, to look up and see giant black blob!! AHHHHHH!!! I scream and go sprinting outta my shower cause I cant see what the Hell it is. Then I realize Im still blind and gotta go back in my bathroom to get my glasses and i need to look at this monster to figure out what the heck it is. I honestly had no idea cause Ive only seen a cockroach before like 2 times ever and they werent very big. So, I brave it and take a picture with my cell phone. I was quite acrobatic so I would be in the best position to run if the thing decided to suddenly move. I get the pic and send it to Jessie and my supervisor making sure its a cockroach. And for the next like hour Im panicked because I dont know what to do. I cant crush it because its so big and I wouldnt be able to stand the sound so Im a hostage basically and a stinky one at that! Finally Jessie suggests spray. Well, duh, I knew that I was just in a state of shock. I remember that there might be some spray under my sink from my predecessor. And thank God there was. It was this foam spray stuff. So, I tip toe back into my shower. Im very stealthy. And from like 2 feet away start spraying foam everywhere!! I completely miss the cockroach which is now running around my shower at lightning speed. Im screaming and spraying after it leaving a nice trail of foam around my shower. Finally, I catch up to the thing at get the foam all piled around it. Whew! My neighbors were probably very pleased. I definitely was yelling and screaming and swearing and running around alot!! You know, doing that I think there`s a bug in my shirt dance. If this was on video I dont know what i would do!! But, now I have another problem. I cant pick the damn thing up! I am not picking something that big up with just a tissue! What if its still alive and runs up my arm or something. Knowing my luck Id be screaming and it would run right into my mouth! So, again Im a bit of a hostage. Well, my supervisor calls finally. She hates bugs more than me so she didnt even look at the picture. All she said was Im sure its a cockroach. Are you ok? Im like yeah, its covered in foam in my shower but now I dont know what to do! I cant pick it up. She`s like i cant help you, I have tools at my apartment to pick bugs up with. Like tongs, a poker. You know. The essentials. We decide to leave it till Sunday! Gross I know, but I had to send a message to the other cockroaches if they were around. Yup, I left it there. But, it was thoroughly covered in foam. I checked like 20 minutes after I sprayed it and sprayed it again just to be sure. So it was fine. I shut the shower door and reluctantly went to sleep without a shower. I slept surprisingly well considering I was hallucinating that I heard cockroaches running all around my floor, thanks to Andy and his little wait till you hear them scurrying comment. Arghh! The next morning I get up to go to Kobe with Jessie, and the cockroach is still where I left it. Thank God!!! Im a mess and ready to take a shower anywhere but my apartment. This is not the best time to run into students probably. But, I walk out my apartmnet door and there are two of my boy students standing there! Haha! I dont realize this at first and am mumbling angry things at my apartment and trying to will any bugs away. Then I turn and see them and am like Good Morning! How are you!! All smiley of course cause I think its hysterical that they are standing there cause I wasnt aware any students lived on my floor. So, I might have stalkers!! Haha! I dont think so. Some of the ladies later told me that one of the boys might live next door. So, thats even funnier!! Cause that means he probably heard all my running, and screaming, and swearing the night before!! GREAT!! Its hysterical really! Hopefully he was entertained. He was probably telling his friend about the crazy neighbor and then I walked out!! HAHA! Oh, well. Apparently they were really entertained that I live next door. I knew students lived in the building. I just didnt know any were next door, let alone on my floor! And Im off to Kobe.
