<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/cristiano-ronaldo-fatima-lopes-unveils-formal-wear-for-the-portuguese-national-soccer-team-may-17-2006-BVoj8V.jpg)</td><td><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Theofilus Heiko Gerben</strong></span><br/><em>Just bouncing the ball around!</em></div><hr/>The two walked towards the canteen, unawares that they were headed to complete disappointment.  Not to say that Theofilus was picky in his consumption of food.  Indeed, the boy could eat anything!  His metabolism was such that he could consume some 8,000 calories per day (11,000 calories on game days) and not gain a pound.<br/><br/>As they walked, Theo would play with his soccer ball, performing a myriad of tricks that only a very dedicated player might be able to do.  He maintained a dialogue with Minoru, even though the gaijin thought that he was a bit of a square.<br/><br/> "I'm in the green dorm," he said, in continuation of their previous discussion.  Theo tended to do that a lot; get sidetracked and then return to a conversation hours later.   "That girl was bizarre, huh?  I was under the impression that girls in Japan were friendly.  I even invited her to my room!  That's a hassle free invitation to a good time.  And what does she do?  She pretends like she's in a James Cameron movie.  Hey, do you play soccer?  You look like a spry guy.  You got good thighs.  I bet you could run for days!"   Then, Theo balanced the ball on his forehead, concentrating.   "I didn't think I'd like Japan so much.  It's crazy, but I was in Tokyo two days ago, and I was able to get my hands on American classics.  I got His Girl Friday and Raising Up Baby.  Those are amazing finds!  Japan is like a huge thrift store."<br/><br/><br/></td></tr></tbody></table>