I'm Going To Japan

pcmodem wrote:

Oh yeah, forgot to mention...

I got engaged in Tokyo on New Year's Eve. :woot: :beaten:

WAH! Like... you met someone there and got random engaged, or this was all planned and you took your girl there to pop the question?

Wynter wrote:

WAH! Like... you met someone there and got random engaged, or this was all planned and you took your girl there to pop the question?

There's a story behind it...

In 2005, before my we met, she was in Tokyo visiting her uncle.

She stopped by Sensoji Temple, bought a "Wish" charm-pouch and made a wish.

Less than two weeks later, a mutual friend of ours told her that she had a guy that she had been wanting to introduce her to for years: yours truly.

After we'd been dating a few months, my GF gave me the "Wish" charm-pouch, saying that she got her wish: a good man.

On New Year's Eve, I took her back to Sensoji Temple and returned to her the Wish charm-pouch, which she had forgotten to open.

With a big smile, she discovered it contained a diamond ring! :victory:

The rest of the vacation was a blast. :dancing:

Amazing how women get hypnotized by diamonds. :hehe: :beaten:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:

There's a story behind it...

In 2005, before my we met, she was in Tokyo visiting her uncle.

She stopped by Sensoji Temple, bought a "Wish" charm-pouch and made a wish.

Less than two weeks later, a mutual friend of ours told her that she had a guy that she had been wanting to introduce her to for years: yours truly.

After we'd been dating a few months, my GF gave me the "Wish" charm-pouch, saying that she got her wish: a good man.

On New Year's Eve, I took her back to Sensoji Temple and returned to her the Wish charm-pouch, which she had forgotten to open.

With a big smile, she discovered it contained a diamond ring! :victory:

The rest of the vacation was a blast. :dancing:

Amazing how women get hypnotized by diamonds. :hehe: :beaten:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

SQUEAL!!!!! Omgoodness, that's so romantic! I wish you both a very blessed live together. Good luck with all the wedding planning. ;)

That's awesome :)

pcmodem wrote:

There's a story behind it...Amazing how women get hypnotized by diamonds. :hehe: :beaten:

That was a great setup! Nice work. Congrats once again.

Omedeto gozaimasu, pcm!!! :victory: (anybody know when Manami will be at the Sensoji Temple :puppydog: )

gaijinmark wrote:Omedeto gozaimasu, pcm!!! :victory: (anybody know when Manami will be at the Sensoji Temple :puppydog: )

She'll be waiting for you at Maguro-bito kaiten sushi in Asakusa near the Temple....don't be late.

pcmodem wrote:There's a story behind it...

In 2005, before my we met, she was in Tokyo visiting her uncle.

She stopped by Sensoji Temple, bought a "Wish" charm-pouch and made a wish.

Less than two weeks later, a mutual friend of ours told her that she had a guy that she had been wanting to introduce her to for years: yours truly.

After we'd been dating a few months, my GF gave me the "Wish" charm-pouch, saying that she got her wish: a good man.

On New Year's Eve, I took her back to Sensoji Temple and returned to her the Wish charm-pouch, which she had forgotten to open.

With a big smile, she discovered it contained a diamond ring! :victory:

The rest of the vacation was a blast. :dancing:

Sugoi...!

Omedeto gozaemasu...!

Amazing how women get hypnotized by diamonds. :hehe: :beaten:

They're a girls' best friend.... ;)

bmwracer wrote:
They're a girls' best friend.... ;)

Less so of mine after watching Blood Diamond.

Wynter wrote:Less so of mine after watching Blood Diamond.

That's the way of the world, unfortunately.

If you were to track back most (all?) goods, you'd probably find something unsettling there as well... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That's the way of the world, unfortunately.

If you were to track back most (all?) goods, you'd probably find something unsettling there as well... :sweat:

Totally. It's a sobering thought. :sweat:

Wynter wrote:

Totally. It's a sobering thought. :sweat:

Yeah like the jaguar pelt in your room coupled with the Ivory tusks bookends on your shelf...where do you think that came from...Walmart? That's where I can my baby seal skin floormats.

Wynter wrote:

SQUEAL!!!!! Omgoodness, that's so romantic! I wish you both a very blessed live together. Good luck with all the wedding planning. ;)

Thanks Wynter-sensei! :say_thanx:

Thanks to all of my Jdorama buddies here too. :say_thanx: :) :thumbsup:

Once my life gets a little less busy, I'll try and get photos uploaded and posted for people to peruse. Went all around Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and Himeji.


Cheers, :drink:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Thanks Wynter-sensei! :say_thanx:

Thanks to all of my Jdorama buddies here too. :say_thanx: :) :thumbsup:

Once my life gets a little less busy, I'll try and get photos uploaded and posted for people to peruse. Went all around Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and Himeji.


Cheers, :drink:
PCM

You hit all of Japan's historical capitals and then some! You put in some mileage there. Must have been fun. :victory:

Congratz PCM!

Tu_triky wrote:

You hit all of Japan's historical capitals and then some! You put in some mileage there. Must have been fun. :victory:

Yeah, a good time all around. Got our $$$'s worth out of those JR passes. The JR passes were also good for any JR line subway too! :thumbsup:

After touring Japan (and Europe via the Eurostar) via bullet train, I must say that it's a great way to travel. Extremely disappointing that we don't have it here in the USA.

The bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, near Mishima you get an amazing view of Fuji-san.

Would love it if there were a bullet train down to LA and SD from SF. A bullet train from SF to Tahoe and Yosemite would also be awesome.



Cheers,
PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Yeah, a good time all around. Got our $$$'s worth out of those JR passes. The JR passes were also good for any JR line subway too! :thumbsup:

After touring Japan (and Europe via the Eurostar) via bullet train, I must say that it's a great way to travel. Extremely disappointing that we don't have it here in the USA.

The bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, near Mishima you get an amazing view of Fuji-san.

Would love it if there were a bullet train down to LA and SD from SF. A bullet train from SF to Tahoe and Yosemite would also be awesome.
Cheers,
PCM

I agree with you the bullet train is a great way to travel....although I didn't experience it to the same degree as yourself. I took it from Yokohama to Tokyo just to try it out...it felt like it flying at ground level...that thing is so smooth and quiet at high speed it's astounding.

I agree a high speed train would be a valuable addition to our state's infrastructure. Generally speaking, our nation as a whole, is sorely lacking infrastructure investment...from the levies of New Orleans, to the defective bridges in Minnesota....to the near ancient power grid practically everywhere...money has not been spent to address aging infrastructure on many levels.

Re: Japan, yeah everybody says if you're traveling throughout Japan, JR passes are the way to go.

I like the slow local trains better. You get to see a lot more Seifuku that way. :dead:

Wynter wrote:SQUEAL!!!!! Omgoodness, that's so romantic!

ditto. :thumbsup:

Crongrats! :applaud:

pcmodem wrote:
Would love it if there were a bullet train down to LA and SD from SF. A bullet train from SF to Tahoe and Yosemite would also be awesome.

[image][/list:u] This is the Bush Adminstration's latest "bullet train" proposal. Due to budget constraints, they had to cut a few corners. [/list:u]