Hmphh! Men!! -_-'

One funny, self-incriminating anecdote from my snowboard 'holiday.' This story
begins about two weeks ago when I was teaching one of my favourite students-Asuka. She's a highschooler, cute as a button and her knowledge of english is terrific compared to basically any other highschooler I've taught. Anyways we were talking about J-pop stars and she seemed very grossed out that I happen to like singer Ai Otsuka who is only 19 or something. Anyways for some reason this prompts her to ask me if I have a girlfriend.

Now in my defence, she had absolutely no business asking me a personal question like that. And secondly, if it had been anyone else in Japan I would have said "Yes." But it was Asuka and God help me if I didn't say "No." I see now that I probably could have handled the situation a little bit better.

Anyways, flash forward to yesterday. Fumiko and I have just gotten back to my station from snowboarding and we stop at the gates as I fumble around in my pockets looking for my ticket. I turn around and guess who is standing right there. The following conversation is basically verbatim and you need to imagine me with a little blue genie from Aladin flying around my head.

Brendan: Oh Assssssska!!! Hellooooooo! How are you? (beeee careful)

Asuka: I am fine.

Brendan: (to Fumiko) This is my student.

Brendan: Are you going to Nova today?

Asuka: Yes.

Brendan: Did you watch the Nobuta O Producer dvd I gave you?

Asuka: But I have no DVD player!!

Brendan: You should watch it with your friends.

Asuka: Yes...but...

Asuka: I have a test.

Brendan: Ahh I see.....

Asuka: (indicating to Fumiko) Is she your girlfriend?

Brendan: Yep. (Warning! Warning!)

Asuka: But you told me you don't have a girlfriend!!

Brendan: Uhh... (Mayday!! Mayday!!)

Fumiko: Ehhhhhh?? What? (strong backhand to the chest is received from Fumiko)

At this point I realized that nothing I could say could possibly improve the situation but I could possibly make it worse so I just shut my mouth and played the ignorant foreigner card.
I saw Asuka today at school so I gave her a stern lecture for almost getting me killed.