Yuki Hana

I went looking for a Chinese restaurant today. Upon opening my menu I soon came to realize this was a Japanese restaurant. (Stupid GPS.) Now, I hate Japanese food like any person who isn't a woman. Every word on the menu disappointingly ended in 'roll'. I looked around to see if I could sneak out but I was the only customer and my booth was directly in eye shot of both the cashier and the guy wearing the Karate Kid's bandana, making more 'rolls'. I look out the storefront window to see my Japanese Subaru three feet away at eye level staring at me disapprovingly. There was no way I could leave. In the distance I could see my waitress approaching. She was pretty. (Damn). Definitely no hope of leaving now. I frantically scanned the menu for anything that wouldn't make me throw up and/or would win me points with my new Japanese girlfriend. I thought she'd approve of my choice like a waiter presenting a list of... "Sweet! They have Chinese food on the back of the menu! Thank you Jesus!"

This waitress brought over what would be Japan's only contribution to my tummy this night; an appetizer of deep fried, fried bits and dipping sauces. The one I recognized as duck sauce; the other was a smallish bowl of awful.  For some reason they made the best Chinese food I've ever had though. I had a vegetable lo mein which was seared very well at a high heat and had a little more sauce than I've been accustomed to. I couldn't enjoy it however as I spent all of my time inventing Japanese etiquette to impress this young lady. I guess they sit up straight? It seemed to work, we smiled a lot at each other. Good enough for a first date. She dropped off my check and in doing so told me her name or rather I got it off the check. This beautiful Japanese maiden must have a beautiful Japanese name too like...Dorris? Really? Dorris? Whatever. I'll see you same time same place next week, Dorris.

Yuki Hana
3628-3632 Atlantic Brigantine Blvd.
Brigantine, NJ 08203
609-266-7608/9900
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Initial Thoughts

You know the song "Closer to God" by Nine Inch Nails? People majorly view this as the people's official 'sex anthem', but that's not what it is at all. It's from a concept album about a person who, trying to find purpose and meaning, goes to extremes to find it. The album ends with him taking his life.

God is Truth and Love. To be in love with someone is to have a little taste. It brings you that much 'Closer to God.' To be without is to be denied the vision of God. To be without is to know pain. The world is finite, but the human heart is infinite and will never find what it's looking for here.