konnichi wa fools!
for some reason or another my skymail posts dont register here anymore, so about 10 emails have not reached their destination. sorry. i do have a few things to talk about this week.
first off: whale. did i mention that i ate whale a few weeks ago? i did. and i felt really bad about it. i dont really know if it was that good, because after knowing what it was the taste seemed to fade in comparison to my guilt. i did order it on purpose though. now i can say i did it. and scold anyone else who does. heh.
Sarin:
i worked overtime the other day at another branch. Ochanomizu, which means tea water. the interesting thing is that on the way to the branch i had to transfer at the station that was the site of the famous 'tokyo subway gassing' from several years back that scared my friends and family, and led them to believe that tokyo is in the third world. it loks like a normal station. yeah.
Tamakin: Kiyoe and i saw oceans 12 the other nite and afterwards went to a yakitori place named tamakin. the food was great! bacon wrapped asparagus, bacon wrapped tomato, and plenty of beer. good times and relatively cheap. so why is this so exciting you ask? tamakin is a slang word for penis in japanese.
Bike: I bought a bike a week and a half ago. cost me about 90 bucks for the bike, registration, lock, bell, and nite light. of course it looks like a grandma shopping bike, and its already fitted for a child seat when i am rady for one, but it gets me around. have yet to rid it on my day off as ive been working OT and picking up shifts, but i shall soon.
wednesday is the chinese new year. i shall travel down to yokohama and ENJOY all the wonderful chinese traditions. i dont know what they are... but i will enjoy them.
next tuesday i leave for Hong Kong. I cant wait! pictures will follow. PROMISE!!!
my roommate is a good guy. ben moved in on the 27th and has made himself at home. hes from tasmania, short, bald, and a good guy. not a mess as of yet. the three new ladies that moved into the building are nice as well. one american, one aussie, and one canadian. the canadian drives the others crazy, and the american burned her brand new futon after 5 days. i have a great photo. crazy drunk americans.
steve officailly moves out on the 28th. lets see if i can keep it clean after he goes.
anyone here seen cube 2? dont. it was terrible but i felt obligated to watch as it wa in english. talk about low budget. good grief.
attended my first live show here in tokyo. the shins. great show. they only played for an hour and twenty minutes but i thouroghly enjoyed it. 'I recommend to you go see the shins!'
kiyoe is cooking me dinner tonight, so i gotta go, but i'll kep you posted on the weeks activities.
scotto
4 comments:
Will scottosan be wearing his shirt unbuttoned tomorrow?
I just read an article on the "new year" celebrations in other parts of the world. I quote:
JAPAN- "The Japanese decorate their houses by hanging a rope of straw across the front to keep out evil spirits & bring happiness & good luck. They also believe that having a good laugh will get the new year started on a lucky note so.. let the "knock knock" jokes begin."
CHINA- "The Chinese give their front doors a fresh coat of red paint because red symbolizes good luck and happiness. They also store all the knives in the house for 24 hours to ensure that nobody gets cut, which would signal that the family's good fortune would be cut during the year"
You will have to let us know if this is true! Have a SAFE trip and take lots of pictures!
Love,
Mom-o-san
Have you seen the first Cube? My friend is in it AND he helped make it! Yeah for Scott! He got a bike! I'm so glad you're having so much fun over there! How many more times can I fit in an exclamation?!? Happy Chinese New Year next week!!!
hahahahahahaha.
You are funny, Anonymous.
Awesome, Scott. Have fun in Hong Kong.
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