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ms.peachy
10-07-2005, 05:06 AM
Japan was great, it was a really excellent experience and we had a fantastic trip.
But it was really nice to:
sleep in my own bed
sit on my own toilet (which has no extra buttons that cause water to shoot up my ass)
watch a TV channel other than CNNj or BBC World
order some food, and know exactly what was going to arrive
However, I did notice that not a single person has bowed to me all day. I kind of liked all the bowing.
Anne Lauren
10-07-2005, 05:12 AM
Japan was great, it was a really excellent experience and we had a fantastic trip.
But it was really nice to:
sleep in my own bed
sit on my own toilet (which has no extra buttons that cause water to shoot up my ass)
watch a TV channel other than CNNj or BBC World
order some food, and know exactly what was going to arrive
However, I did notice that not a single person has bowed to me all day. I kind of liked all the bowing.
My step-dad just got back from a business trip to Tokio. Well, actually, the meetings were held in some small town right outside of Tokio...can't remember the name.
Tokio doesn't look right...I'm pretty sure I spelled it wrong. Oh well...I'm tired.
Loppfessor
10-07-2005, 05:25 AM
There's no place like home....I just got back a few weeks ago and am already leaving on another trip. I'm excited though cus after this no long vacations for a very long time.
ps welcome back
yeahwho
10-07-2005, 05:35 AM
It's always great to come home. Home is underrated. Creature comforts and familiarity cannot be bought, home is cool.
The laptop computer is good for geeks like me who need a base when traveling.
Glad to hear you made it safe and even though I'm jealous (I may never see Japan :( ) I hope you had an amazing trip.
tracky
10-07-2005, 05:51 AM
are you laggin'?
that's right. i went there. beastie general style.
ms.peachy
10-07-2005, 05:54 AM
A little laggy, not too bad. What with being 10 weeks pregnant and all, I just feel like I want to sleep all the time anyway, so it's hard to tell if it's hta or jet lag really. Or, you know, just my own natural sheer laziness.
dublirie04
10-07-2005, 06:05 AM
Peachy, welcome back and I believe the japanese word for Love is -ai-
am I right?
Anyway, posted in Beastie Boys in the Press forum for you.
Did you learn much language there?
Anne Lauren
10-07-2005, 06:09 AM
A little laggy, not too bad. What with being 10 weeks pregnant and all, I just feel like I want to sleep all the time anyway, so it's hard to tell if it's hta or jet lag really. Or, you know, just my own natural sheer laziness.
10 weeks...so, you just must have found out. Are you getting sick at all?
ms.peachy
10-07-2005, 06:12 AM
Peachy, welcome back and I believe the japanese word for Love is -ai-
am I right?
Anyway, posted in Beastie Boys in the Press forum for you.
Did you learn much language there?
Some, mainly really basic stuff. It would have been helpful to know more before going, but we managed. Everyone there is very helpful and friendly.
"ninshin shitai desu" means "I'm pregnant", I picked up that one pretty quickly!
like2_drink
10-07-2005, 06:13 AM
it's good to have ya back ms.peachy
guess what
ms.peachy
10-07-2005, 06:15 AM
10 weeks...so, you just must have found out. Are you getting sick at all?
Not really sick. Occasionally mild nausea, but it passes. It was a little difficult in Japan sometimes finding food I wanted to eat, because there were definitely times I just couldn't face a 'mystery meal' and I didn't know enough Japanese to explain that I just wanted maybe some plain rice and that's it. And sometimes I was just plain not hungry, and always it seemed when mr.peachy was starving. So that was a bit weird. There was one day where I would have paid just about any amount of money for a box of Saltines.
Anne Lauren
10-07-2005, 06:19 AM
Not really sick. Occasionally mild nausea, but it passes. It was a little difficult in Japan sometimes finding food I wanted to eat, because there were definitely times I just couldn't face a 'mystery meal' and I didn't know enough Japanese to explain that I just wanted maybe some plain rice and that's it. And sometimes I was just plain not hungry, and always it seemed when mr.peachy was starving. So that was a bit weird. There was one day where I would have paid just about any amount of money for a box of Saltines.
I remember I was sick as a dog. It took every bit of strength in me just to make it home after work. And, I was so tired all the time.
mickill
10-07-2005, 09:01 AM
sit on my own toilet (which has no extra buttons that cause water to shoot up my ass)
Did they have illuminated toilets as well? You know, where little designs/patterns/words are projected onto the surface of the water in the bowl. They do exist.
I'd like a toilet that shoots lasers. Horizontally, of course.
ms.peachy
10-07-2005, 09:07 AM
Did they have illuminated toilets as well? You know, where little designs/patterns/words are projected onto the surface of the water in the bowl. They do exist.
LOL no. Everything but.
Most of them had a 'toilet flushing sound' button, sometimes labelled as "For Politeness". When you press this button, the toilet plays a recorded flushing noise on an endless loop, until you either turn it off, or actually flush the toilet. This is so that you can ensure that no one else in the room is troubled by the impolite sounds of your excretions.
i once stayed in a hotel where the room's bathroom didn't have a door on it. not a door in the traditional sense, at least. it had something resembling a door, only it didn't completely reach the ground or the ceileing, and it had little slats in it, so every sound and smell could get through. no exhaust fan either.
so it sounds like japan is a little more accomodating to tourists than michigan, then! glad to hear you had fun
mickill
10-07-2005, 09:24 AM
LOL no. Everything but.
Most of them had a 'toilet flushing sound' button, sometimes labelled as "For Politeness". When you press this button, the toilet plays a recorded flushing noise on an endless loop, until you either turn it off, or actually flush the toilet. This is so that you can ensure that no one else in the room is troubled by the impolite sounds of your excretions.
That's awesome. But why does it have to be flushing sounds? Why not a speeding car? Or thunder? The best would be the sound of lions roaring. I'm not expecting you to know, it's more of a rhetorical question. But the possibilities are literally endless.
paul jones
10-07-2005, 03:56 PM
thanks for the postcard !!!!!!!!! :cool: (y)
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