Thanks all, leaving already in 12 days!

Wynter wrote:

I may be going again this March, but only for 1.5 weeks.

Still, great.
I said it in the birthday thread, but if you stop by in Tokyo I'm always up for sake!

gaijinmark wrote:

EstherM, what are taking classes for? Calligraphy, Kendo, Sake tasting , or is it something useless and stupid (i.e. work related)?

Well one reason is to watch dramas without subtitles
Thank god, it's not work-related. The perks of living in a socialist country and paying 50% of your salary, almost 70% of your bonus in taxes (I swear that makes me cry every year) is that you have access to a series of entitlements. One of them being the sabbatical year and your employer has to take you back.

Having said that, we expect a double dip or another recession if you like (then again who likes that!) so my company is quite pleased to have me off the payroll for 12 months. Win win!

EstherM wrote:

Thanks all, leaving already in 12 days! Well one reason is to watch dramas without subtitles Thank god, it's not work-related. The perks of living in a socialist country and paying 50% of your salary, almost 70% of your bonus in taxes (I swear that makes me cry every year) is that you have access to a series of entitlements. One of them being the sabbatical year and your employer has to take you back. Having said that, we expect a double dip or another recession if you like (then again who likes that!) so my company is quite pleased to have me off the payroll for 12 months. Win win!

That alone is reason enough to drink sake, in Tokyo or otherwise!


I am serious...I'll look you up if I head to Tokyo again. At this point I'm fortunate to have enough hotel points to enable a stay in Japan for a week or so free. More money for sake and yakitori!

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/06/old-japan-in-3d/

^ Gee, ans I haven't had a drink yet.

bmwracer wrote:

^ Gee, ans I haven't had a drink yet.

I'm not suffering from that problem! In any case I think those pics are pretty cool

Tu_triky wrote:

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/06/old-japan-in-3d/

Really COOL pics!! Thanks for posting the pics and link!!

Sengo wrote:

Really COOL pics!! Thanks for posting the pics and link!!

My pleasure. I agree. I think they're pretty cool photos. I'm glad you like them

Japan has the best subways.

^ At least it's not graffiti.

bmwracer wrote:

^ At least it's not graffiti.

What an optimistic chap you are.

Tu_triky wrote:

What an optimistic chap you are.

Heh.

Though the pants-less guy is rather disturbing.

bmwracer wrote:

Heh. Though the pants-less guy is rather disturbing.

I can even imagine how he ended up in that state.

I like how there are people standing and sitting all around him like it ain't no thing.

"Oh it's just a guy dressed as a power ranger and some fool who passed out ass up naked on the floor. Good thing he doesn't have a cucumber in his butt. Just another day in Tokyo."

It's not just Japanese. Taiko Project was over in Japan and one of their members fell asleep on the train so they decided to have some fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OynjWNagfY

gaijinmark wrote:

It's not just Japanese. Taiko Project was over in Japan and one of their members fell asleep on the train so they decided to have some fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OynjWNagfY

Pretty funny.

Tu_triky wrote:

"Oh it's just a guy dressed as a power ranger and some fool who passed out ass up naked on the floor. Good thing he doesn't have a cucumber in his butt. Just another day in Tokyo."

LOL.

Odd way to make tsukemono.

bmwracer wrote:

LOL. Odd way to make tsukemono.

That. is. hilarious.

Tu_triky wrote:

That. is. hilarious.

Hehe.

That's what I call a personal food processor.

bmwracer wrote:

Hehe. That's what I call a personal food processor.

<rim shot!>

^ The girl is scarier than the giant eye.