April 2006 Archives

Hello, Everybody. I hope you are doing fantabulous. It's the weekend. I have nothing planned but Japan is going to observe Golden Week from tomorrow. Meaning an extended long break as there are several national holidays in a week. I think I will only have to work for 2 days next week. Yay. Anyway, you have a fantabulous weekend! And please, please take good care of your health. :-)

1....I didn't know Japanese powder green tea is spelled like this in the photo. "Matcha". I used to spell here on this blog "Maccha". Oh by the way, my fantabulous cutest hankiest most masculine barista at the closest Starbucks to work has been transferred to another store... I am so sad. By the way, has anybody tried this Matcha Latte? I am not really thrilled to try one even though I like Matcha.

2....Up until I became an exchange student in Oregon, United States, I thought jockstraps were for a huge muscular bottom. By the way, jockstraps are not happening here in Japan except for when bottoms want sleazy sex. No body at the gym wears them. Can somebody import that custom to Japan, please?

3....How was I able to survive college years in the States even though I didn't know what "defective" meant? This is the new word I learnt today. As a matter of fact, I believe it was the first time I saw this word in a written format.

4....I bought this "menthol" condom at the condom shop (Yeah, there is a shop that sells condoms only here in Tokyo. It's called "condomania"). I realized I would not be able to appreciate the menthol part unless I bottom.

You have a fantabulous Wednesday!

The photo is not related to what I blogged about today. But I thought it was pretty. This one was from the Netherlands. I bought some tulip bulb when I went there last winter.
1.My supervisor came into my office and told me he saw a pheasant outside of his house this morning. I told him that I had never seen a phesant because I am a city boy :-P and wondered how it would chirp. Out of nowhere, my supervisor started to mimic how a pheasant was supposed to sound. Or at least, he thought how it would sound. His pathetic screaming (a.k.a. mimicing the sound of the pheasant) was very loud and high pitched. Everybody outside of my office looked at us. But he went on. I know how to deal with people but this stupid creature??.... I was so embarrassed while he did that. He finished his business and got back to his work as if nothing happened. WTF?

2. I almost tripped out of nowhere when I was walking outside today on my lunch break. Usually, I look back at where I tripped as if I blame there was something wrong to have made me trip there. But I didn't have any room to do so as I almost fell hard onto the ground. Instead, I started running and started skipping as if I were a happy person. 30 year old workaholic exhausted guy skipping in the middle of the street.... I've gotta learn....

You have a fantastic Tuesday!

First of all, I just realized if I worked til January, 2007 at the current work place, I'd get a half of my annual salary as the resignation package. I am so ready to leave by the end of August but then the resignation package is very intriguing... I am in a big dilemma right now...
You have a fantabulous week!!!!

This is the school uniform I wore in junior high. The bastard Will from Malaysia tagged me with this school thingy. You know tags kinda make me nervous as I have to reveal part of me.... Anyway, since I adore him, here it goes.

Was I the studious nerd or the last minute hero?
I SO hated studying actually. So I was always at the last minute hero. :-)

Was I the class 'taiko' (troublemaker) or the teachers' pet?
Obviously, the teachers' pet as I "pretended" to be a good student.

What was the biggest rule I broke in school?
We were all prohibited to use any hair styling products in junior high. But I everyday used it. I was a straight A student on the outside (I did bad stuff behind teachers' back.) so I didn't get any warning...

Also, in Japanese junior high, they usually have to wear a school uniform. We, men, were required to wear an undershirt but I didn't...

I listened to Madonna on campus at this mennonite college which was prohibited.

How many schools did you go to?

First of all, about the comment GT left on the Tuesday's post, well, I didn't get trained to be an artist and the theme is always "non-exciting scribbles". It's not an art. It's just a scribble so your comment is appreciated but I didn't try to make it fantabulous... you see what I mean? Thanks for stopping by though.

By the way, shocks aren't great. They raise your blood pressure and some shock could kill you but I think I have had multiple shocks...
1....I got a warning e-mail message from HR department today. I was told that the jacket I was wearing (shown in the photo) was inappropriate and should not be worn in the office. Okay, two warning letters for my dress code. One FCUK (French Connection U.K.) The other one was short sleeveless shirt after the biz hours. I hope they will fire me for my inappropriate dress code. :-) So I can get some resignation bonus package...please....
2....It's shockingly chilly and cold here in Tokyo, today. However, I like it. It reminds me of the late winter. My inappropriate jacket won't keep me warm but it's Friday.
3....It's shocking that my fly on my pants was wide open for the whole time from the gym in this morning to the lunch break.....
4....We had a mild earthquake here earlier this morning around 2:30a.m. Is that why I shockingly found myself naked without any clothes on when I got up even though I wore my PJ before I went to bed... ....Anyway, you have a fantabulous Friday, all!

So I have started seeing dead people again... Geez, I don't like them to speak to me... It's really distrubing when I have to focus on what I have to do here in this office but I will blog about it some other time...It was gloomy earlier this morning. It was Yellow Sand Phenomenon. It has arrived here in Tokyo, too. The yellow sand phenomenon is caused by the sand coming from desserts in China, the Yellow River river, and the sand is picked up by strong winds and travels more than 1000 miles.... Due to that, the sky gets a little brown or yellowish here in Tokyo, too. Thankfully, Tokyo is in the eastern part of Japan which is further to China than the western parts of Japan. So it's not as bad as it is in the west. The scariest part is that the air pollution is really severe over there in China due to rapid civilization recently so the yellow sand travelling from there bring some chemical substances that could be the cause of asthma according to the article I read... This sand is imported without custom duties even though it's from China. Fantabulously, it cleared up in the late afternoon though. By the way, I hadn't worn anything fabulous for awhile but I had to today due to this fantastic expats (People who are never willing to speak Japanese) meeting. I had to be there as a technical translator. Anyway, on my way back from the meeting to the work, I decided to stop by my parents' to have free lunch. Then, this dog was there. She is my parents'. My parents adore her. I don't... She only wags her tail when I give her a treat. When I took a photo, see, she never pays attention to me. Bitch.... Anyway, the sunlight is very spring and the air is spring. It's spring. :-) Okie, going back to work. You have a fantabulous day!

I do get a lot of meetings to attend at work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so I try to pretend to listen to every single word of what people have to say while I actually scribble things like this. Yes, I am so diligent..... My eye isn't pretty like this one but whatever.... Anyway.. If you see this is too tiny to read, please click the photo to "enlarge" it. You have a fantabulous Tuesday!

Sorry, it's another travel journal. I know it's getting less exciting but this is all about "non-exciting scribbles" here on this blog. Anyway, It's another week. It's lovely. It's getting more Spring than ever here in Tokyo. But I had to go to somewhere chilly and cold. But I wasn't sad like last time. :-) I love going up there. :-) Anyway, I hope your week goes pretty good! You have a fantabulous day!!

It had been very gloomy over the last few days but the sun is back here in Tokyo! Yay. It's very spring a little chilly but spring. :-) I am going to get boozed a lot tonight so I won't be able to blog tonight. Instead, I am blogging with a pointless topic with a bad sound quality... Well, part of the quality is ruined by my voice tone for sure...But the other ruining part is that the recorder isn't great... I apologize for the crappy quality. I am sorry if this takes longer to load... It's longer mumbling.... I will make it brief next time when I do this thing. Anyway, you have a fantabulous weekend! I definitely shall!

I was dead tired yesterday and didn't blog... I am recovered. :-) I hope you are not too tired like I was.

1... Earlier today, outside, I saw a frined of mine walking ahead of me.　 So I caught up with him and tapped his shoulder. This friend of mine wore something that he never wore before. It was hot! So I complimented on his clothes and told him to see him later tomororw as we plan to have dinner together. However, all he did was tilt his head and gave me a weird look. It turned out he was not my friend... I was so embarrassed but he looked alike! I didn't know Japan launched human clone business ...

2... I went to this fancy restaurant for lunch as my company pays for it. I couldn't help but ordered a beer to shake off the embrassement I had earlier. The great dish is good but having a beer in the middle of afternoon on a weekday is better. I only had one glass and made sure the name of the beer doesn't show on the receipt :-) That's the important part for biz lunch.

3... You know I think it's COOL to have Kanji (a.k.a. Chinese Characters) as tattoos. I don't find them tacky at all. :-) However, I saw one guy with Kanji tattoos today. The tattoos in Kanji (Chinese Characters). I could hardly believe my eyes. but it said timid person.... um... I wonder if he totally understands what it means... I don't think it's COOL to have tattoos to illustrate how chicken you are... If you don't know what it means, please make sure you verify it with a person who understands Kanji or Chinese characters before it's TOO late. Chickenshit?? seriously? I don't think you 'd want to share that with the rest of the world.... Verify it, please for Fudge sake...

You have a fantastic Thursday!

By the way, thanks to one of our intelligent visitors, Maggie! Thanks for the website. I so LOVE HIM Anyway...the title says no hard feelings. Really. I am sure there are a lot of good things in this city but I don't happen to see them. no hotties... people there socialize differently..... I can never get used to this city. It's just a difference. It's interesting to see differences in various areas. Those difference (even if you don't like them) make our lives more interesting, no? If we were all the same, believe you me, you would have slashed your wrist right away to leave this world. So thanks to differences. HOWEVER, after all, I *HEART* Tokyo. :-) You have a great day!!

I've been pretty busy so I wasn't able to visit blogs I regularly read. I am so sorry. The reason why I've been ridiculously crazy is.... 1. Work. (of course) 2. My Ex (WTF?) 3. My Date. (oh why?) 4. Finding a new apartment. Well, work.... I would bore you to death so I will skip on that one. My ex-boyfriend came to my place last week without any advanced warning. He flew 6000 miles to come and see me. That's insane. I had to let him stay at my place even though I didn't feel comfy. He came here to ask me to get back together in the Netherlands. Doesn't e-mail do that thing or a phone call? I have no idea how many times I told him this but I don't want to live in the city where there are a lot of dog dumps on the streets.... My Dutch speaking sucks, too. Anyway, it's been a year since we broke up.... He kept asking me what's so bad about living in Amsterdam....Don't get me started... many things! Dog crap, urinals there are too high so I have to stretch higher...swallowing greasy pickled herring (ew, ew, ew)... He was here for one whole week. To defend him, he is good looking (His mom is Greek and darn, look at what greek blood does to him), intelligent, caring, and sweet... But I couldn't really tell him the real reason why I couldn't be with him. He has this special pouch. He has to carry it. He's been HIV positive for 8 years. The medication is in there. While he was very stable during his stay in Japan this time, there are bad days. I've seen them. When we fucked made love, we had to be very careful. That's the real reason but I couldn't really tell him that. Now you know I am a shallow person... There, I said it... Not to hurt his feelings, I told him I prefered living in Tokyo. I couldn't live in the city where dog crap is all over the place, and I am too short for dutch urinals... I wish I had a 32 inch inseam at least... Anyway, sorry it's not a great post and tells you I am shallow... yeah, I am. but it's blue Monday so I guss this is that. You have a non-blue Monday!

Why does this blog observe Day LIght Saving time even though it's set to JST??? We do not have DST here! IT's actually 18:58 right now.... darn it. Anyway, when I went to North America or Europe, I was always envious when I saw ads of hunky guys showing their proud packages (Are there any stuffing? no?). Ads for undies. We didn't get billboard ads like that. Back in old days when Calvin Klein launched their ad campaigns, it was controversial. I guess it is still somehow too revealing here in Tokyo. That's lame. FYI, I've seen ads for bras but I don't really care for bras or ladies showing their proud silky skin. nope. Recently here in Tokyo, I see ads for undies like this one in the photo. This guy is a professional baseball player who played for New York Mets two years ago. His name is Tsuyoshi Shinjo. His bod is awesome. He is 33 years old by the way. He came back to Japan last year and plays for one of the baseball teams here in Japan. I didn't like him when he played here before he left for New York. But I so love him right now. He is funny, has awesome abs and awesome packages (Yeah, it would be more appreciative if we could see what's inside). Anyway, yay for undies ads like this one. Please keep it coming. :-) Okay, this week has been a highschool girlish blog but I am not sorry. :-) You have a fantabulous weekend!

It's a beautiful day here in Tokyo though I am stuck in the conference thingy all day long here in this plastic area of Tokyo meaning a lot of new tall buildings with very strong winds caused by these buildings. But I am happy because I had this fantabulous chocolate cake earlier today. :-) I might have to run some extra kilometers later tonight but it was totally worth it.

1.	I finished changing in the locker room at the gym this morning. One guy in the same section was changing, and the other guy, too, right behind the guy. I had to go through between them. The hallway was narrow. I said "excuse me" and went through. I am sure "something" touched "some other thing" when I went through. It was an erotic moment. :-)
2.	This guy who doesn't seem to have a permanent address and has sticky hair with dirty clothes was approaching... I knew he would be very smelly by looking at the way he looked. So I breathe through the mouth. But once I passed him by, I had to smell how smelly he was. When I know it would be smelly, why do I have to verify it anyway?
3.	I thought cock-rings were for older people who couldn't get hard. But I got one from a friend who owns an adult "pleasure" shop. I had seen it before but I wasn't really interested as I could make myselff "functionable" without it. I tried it on for the first time.. OH wow.... Did I grow up again? :-) But I don't think I'd wear this..it's painful to remove it.

Anyway, you have a pleasant Thursday!

No Offense with the title. This is the least favorite destination as I've been there quite a few times... I always go there for biz. That's why. No personal attack or anything. Anyway.... when I was little, I imagined that biz trips were for cool looking business men wearing a fancy suit with Hermes briefcase. Today, I had to make a day biz trip to Fukuoka. No fancy suit... No fancy bag.... It's no fun when I have to come back to Tokyo on the same day. I can't get boozed and I always look at my watch that I am doing things on time. Today, during the trip, I came up with one desperate dream.... Fudge my brains out with those local guys. :-) Can I? Kidding.... not really kidding... but you know... You have a fantastic hump day!

I am not a flower loving person because I could kill them so easily. That's one of my talents. But I seem to upload photos of cherry blossoms lately. I promise this is going to be the last one for this year. Cherry Blossoms are falling.... It's beautiful to see them in full bloom but I love see them when petals are blowing away, too. As a result, you see a lot of petals on the street. Since there are so many cherry blossoms here in Tokyo, I see petals frequently. Some parts on the streets are totally covered with the petals so you see them as Cherry Blossom rugs. :-) Anyway, good-bying to Cherry Blossoms means the spring is here. It's not as warm as I'd like it to be but it's getting warmer for sure. Now, I really have to have awesome abs by this summer so that I could show my abs without taking off my shirt just like the surfing dude I saw in Hawaii... I am definitely working on it but I promise I am not going to be showy. :-) Other than that, my life has gotten back to normal and I don't really appreciate it... I need another vacation already... However, I appreciate how colors are changing in Tokyo. :-) You have a peaceful Tuesday!

When I went to am/pm (which is a 24/7 convenience store) today, I saw something fantastic. I don't think I have seen this before today. It must be a new product. Every Japanese person around my age should know this. It's a popular drink especially in summer. However, this drink is specifically unpopular for foreigners who speak English.... The name of the drink is "Calpis" (no 2 Ss for the record....) The way we pronounce it seems to be heard as "Cow Piss" for those English speakers. Since our mother language is not English, it doesn't even cross our minds. My ex was one of those foreigners who was skeptical about this drink and never tried it even though how many times I told him "Cow Piss" is not included in the ingredients. This drink is a yogrut flavored drink; however, it comes as the condenced liquids. Therefore, you add water to make the drink usually. The ones that are sold in am/pm are ready for drinking. Any yogurt drink is never close to this Calpis. It's fantabulously tastey for me. :-) Every Japanese around my age at least once had this in the hot summer. Now, they invented a 0 kcal version of the drink. The taste is very light compared to the original one but I don't have to worry about extra calories. :-) I have no idea why this tastes so great. Maybe, after all, cow piss might be in there. :-) But seriously, don't judge too fast, please. It's not as bad as it "sounds" ::-) Happy Monday!

This is supposed to be the last day for Cherry Trees in full bloom we could appreciate as it will be raining tomorrow. Unlike last year, it's been chilly here in Tokyo. Because of this colder weather, Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) lasted longer. It's virtually every Tokyoite's "to-do" to go see Cherry Blossoms in full bloom around this time of the year. Therefore, everywhere where has a lot of Cherry Blossoms is crowded. Since I don't want to take a photo of drunk guys under the trees, I decided to get up early and enjoy Cherry Blossoms by changing the running route this morning. This is the closest to my home and the most common place for Cherry Blossoms. It was beautiful and quiet in the morning. These trees were all to myself. :-) I am selfish. Yes. The photo didn't turn out darn well but I hope you get a sense of what they are. Please click the photo for a better one. By the way, it's April 1st. I started blogging on this day last year. It's been a year. I appreciate every one of you who visits and comments here. :-) I will keep blogging "NON-EXCITINGLY". You have a fantabulous Saturday!