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Being a Hostess

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Dec 22, 2006
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“Ow!" That was the sound of me slamming my knee against a futuristic Japanese toilet. Hard. Changing into a cocktail dress in a women's bathroom stall of the Shibuya Seibu department store is no easy task, especially when it's already 7pm and you're due in Ginza in 30 minutes.

I winced but kept dressing - my mandatory nude stockings would hide any bruise…

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