Archive for March, 2003

Friday, March 28th, 2003

Taco Bell is a dangerous phrase

did you know that taco in japan means octopus? imagine the indignation a japanese tourist must have when he strolls into a taco bell in america, and instead of a mecca of octopus, he finds rehydrated grade d beef! oh, the humanity.

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Friday, March 28th, 2003

Pictures, pictures, pictures.

3 slideshows from Japan!

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Thursday, March 27th, 2003

Keitei is here!

Hello everyone.
I have a keitei (cell phone) now, so you can reach me anytime. incoming calls are free for me, and they will probably be a little more expensive for you (5-10 cents more a minute, depending on your service. some have NO surchagrege).
Call me anytime, i will just turn it to [...]

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Tuesday, March 25th, 2003

Keitai o kaitai

This means `i want to buy a cell phone`. yes, i have bought a cell phone, which i will receive tomorrow. they@re dirt cheap here in japan, and EVERYONE has one. i kid you not. I will be able to receive emails and phone calls for free!
nice.
Well, it:s getting late, i will [...]

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Saturday, March 22nd, 2003

Masumi chan desu!

This is a picture of my temporary host sister, masumi! she is very cute!
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Thursday, March 20th, 2003

Pictures from the Far Far East

Pictures from Japan, The War on Iraq, first week of Japan. Slideshow included. Read on!

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2003

Karaoke, Okinamiyaki, Broken Japanese

Hey all,
Expect pictures soon. Last night I ate okinamiyaki, sort of a Japanese egg pancake, and sang many a song at a karaoke bar.
I also saw a giant, robotic, blinking sunflower/pacman that was 12 feet high and sang a song when you passed by.
Ah, Japan.

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Tuesday, March 18th, 2003

Minority No More

Hello everyone! I am in Japan. Contrary to popular belief, Japanese people are of pretty average height. It is very overwhelmingly different here, but everyone seems to be very friendly! I am going through intensive orientation, but I will post some digital pictures very soon!
I will also post mailing addresses and [...]

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