I'm Going To Japan

The wife will be going back home around March 2006. I'll be joining her around June 2006 till July 2006.
I wish I could stay longer however, I gotta get my ass back to Oahu and make some money. :beaten:

ahochaude wrote:The wife will be going back home around March 2006. I'll be joining her around June 2006 till July 2006.
I wish I could stay longer however, I gotta get my ass back to Oahu and make some money. :beaten:

@aho:
Wow your wife will be back in Japan for quite awhile with the babies! And you will get to spend a whole month there, that is great! :thumbsup

Enna wrote:A true country of dichotomies. Can't wait to experience it again.

Tu_triky wrote:yes......................................................

the...............................chicken................................... :hehe:

Aaah yes the Family Mart fried chicken...Yummy!!!! There were some striking dichotomies that stood out for me during my various stays at my head temple. Just my observations of a few that struck me were.....There are many small plain shops near the temple grounds that sell Buddhist accessories. One shop that I had passed quite a few times had lovely lace curtains in their small glass windows turned out to be an old fashioned ice cream parlor/coffee shop/sandwich shop complete with counter stools and all. The first time I walked into it, it caught me by surprise. Also while on the temple grounds I am used to seeing many priests in their pale gray robes with white surplices and their shaved heads. Eventhough the temple grounds are hugh most people walk everywhere on the cobblestone paths. Occasionally I would see someone ride by on a motor scooter wearing a jogging suit going from one temple to the next. It was only when they took off their helmets did I realize that the different men on motor scooters were student priests. Also I am still impressed with the vending machines that sell both hot and cold beverages in the same machine. While on the temple grounds we have hot green tea that we prepare ourselves, but just in case we need a coffee or hot chocolate or a cold beverage fix, there is a vending machine tucked discreetly off to the side of the lobby on the main floor. There is natural blending of the old and the new all over Japan. :)

ahochaude wrote:The wife will be going back home around March 2006. I'll be joining her around June 2006 till July 2006.
I wish I could stay longer however, I gotta get my ass back to Oahu and make some money. :beaten:

going to japan eh? lucky....
would make a nice visit in summer, but hot and humid during those months, unless in Hokkaido area.

i found this photo on the web...i think it's awesomely good

it juxtaposes the stillness of tradition with the fast paced motion of modernity....

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Tu_triky wrote:i found this photo on the web...i think it's awesomely good

it juxtaposes the stillness of tradition with the fast paced motion of modernity....

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interesting fashion and the train is moving so fast in the pix... :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:i found this photo on the web...i think it's awesomely good

it juxtaposes the stillness of tradition with the fast paced motion of modernity....

Great pic Tu. Thanks. :thumbsup: It reminds me of the time I got a chance to go to an annual summer festival in Japan. It was at night. All the teenage girls were dressed in kimonos and the young men were dressed like rappers. Sorry I didn't have a camera on me at the time.

from Japaneggae Wallpaper Gallery: http://homepage1.nifty.com/japaneggae/index.htm

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for those who are curious to check out my weblog of my japan trip from last May 2005, I just updated it today...with more pix.
even more pix post of my trip to follow laters.

http://qilverjapanblogz.blogspot.com/

Enna wrote:

Great pic Tu. Thanks. :thumbsup: It reminds me of the time I got a chance to go to an annual summer festival in Japan. It was at night. All the teenage girls were dressed in kimonos and the young men were dressed like rappers. Sorry I didn't have a camera on me at the time.

right on...sounds like you fun!! yeah i really liked that picture...very "full" despite being so simple.

qilver wrote:going to japan eh? lucky....
would make a nice visit in summer, but hot and humid during those months, unless in Hokkaido area.

Yes, I know. I NEVER go to Japan during the summer, however this will be the only exception that I will make. I have to help her bring the kids back to Oahu.
Going to Japan during winter is a different story and my favorite time of year to go.

Enna wrote:@aho:
Wow your wife will be back in Japan for quite awhile with the babies! And you will get to spend a whole month there, that is great! :thumbsup:

I'm looking forward to being alone for 2 months. :metaldevil:
I know she's banking on going home too. She's homesick and it would be good for her to go and visit her family without me.

For all those who want to remember what it sounded like to be at the train/subway station, here is a website that captured those melodic tones. Ahhh, it's like waiting for the Yamanote train to arrive... i‚²’ˆÓ‚­‚¾‚³‚¢Bj (Be careful. ... commonly heard in the station announcements) :hehe:

Sound of Station

dochira wrote:For all those who want to remember what it sounded like to be at the train/subway station, here is a website that captured those melodic tones. Ahhh, it's like waiting for the Yamanote train to arrive... i‚²’ˆÓ‚­‚¾‚³‚¢Bj (Be careful. ... commonly heard in the station announcements) :hehe:

Sound of Station

cool beans...i like!

dochira wrote:For all those who want to remember what it sounded like to be at the train/subway station, here is a website that captured those melodic tones. Ahhh, it's like waiting for the Yamanote train to arrive... i‚²’ˆÓ‚­‚¾‚³‚¢Bj (Be careful. ... commonly heard in the station announcements) :hehe:

Sound of Station

i can hear it in my head now, as i reminsce the Japan train station....... :woot:

Only thing is that you can't smell the alcohol stench from that link, like the stench in trains that run at night there. And that's a good thing. I can't stand alcohol from someone else, but from myself, it's ALL GOOD! :hehe:

ahochaude wrote:Only thing is that you can't smell the alcohol stench from that link, like the stench in trains that run at night there. And that's a good thing. I can't stand alcohol from someone else, but from myself, it's ALL GOOD! :hehe:

the best was when i was walking down the street with my boy at 11am in the morning or so and this dude is pissing in a planter in the front of the bar he just came out of.

ahochaude wrote:Only thing is that you can't smell the alcohol stench from that link, like the stench in trains that run at night there. And that's a good thing. I can't stand alcohol from someone else, but from myself, it's ALL GOOD! :hehe:

When I somehow develop smell-ernet technology, this will be one of the first things I use it for. :rofl:

ahochaude wrote:Only thing is that you can't smell the alcohol stench from that link, like the stench in trains that run at night there. And that's a good thing. I can't stand alcohol from someone else, but from myself, it's ALL GOOD! :hehe:

why you hatin' on the drunk densha barf otokos...... :rofl:

ahochaude wrote:Only thing is that you can't smell the alcohol stench from that link, like the stench in trains that run at night there. And that's a good thing. I can't stand alcohol from someone else, but from myself, it's ALL GOOD! :hehe:

bring on some good sake...drink up... :drink:

yeah, that's sick smelling someone else's stench of alcohol, even work someone's yak throwup.... :bleh:

qilver wrote:for those who are curious to check out my weblog of my japan trip from last May 2005, I just updated it today...with more pix.
even more pix post of my trip to follow laters.

http://qilverjapanblogz.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the info. Mmm... Heineken and Tea time at 5.

tabana wrote:

Thanks for the info. Mmm... Heineken and Tea time at 5.

cool, thanks for checking out my weblog of the japan trip...
is that the latest pix of ami suzuki in your avatar, cool. :thumbsup: