November 2007 Archives

Every staff on Tokiobleu.com (that's only me) wishes you a very fantabulous weekend!

You have a fantabulous day!

You have a fantabulous day!

You have a fantabulous week!

You have a fantabulous weekend! And for those who are in this country, Have a great BLACK Friday!! I am going to take a bath now. Tata.

In the 15th century, Marco Polo, the explorer from Italy, mentioned there was a mysterious island country called, Jipangu, far east. That is actually Japan. Back in that time, they believed Jipangu was a country of Gold and they believed every building in Jipangu was made of gold. People there were rich and polite though they ate human flesh. So I guess Marco Polo got lost in wild fantasies. It was almost 100 years after that (1549) when Japan had started import/export trading with Portugal. Eventually with Holland. Anyway, this is the 21st century but Japan can be still mysterious for some and it's still far east for those who live in the west. Even for me, Japanese, this country can be mysterious. Here are some.
1...I went to Izakaya last night and I saw "kids' menu" and actually saw 5 year old boy talking loudly in the middle of night around 11 o'clock... WTF?
2...I went to have dinner with my blog friend, Rose from LA as she just came to Tokyo to see me kidding. We had "Oyster stew/pot?" (as shown in the photo) which is a very popular thing in cold winter in Japan to warm up. If a couple eat lots of oysters, some might think we have it for a "later" activity. Well, I am not capable of that activity with a lady anyway :-P
3...People who can sleep standing in the packed rush hour train should be one of the mysteries. Thankfully, I live in the central area of Tokyo. The train is outbound and empty :-)
You have a fantabulous Wednesday! PS Holiday Campaign entry is still being accepted. (The gift will be cheapy neo-Japanese so if you hate Japan/cheap, I am sorry :-() 21applicants and 12 disqualified applicants so far!!! Make sure you read every rule on the application form.

I reminded the first few applicants who hadn't but there seem to be more who haven't read the rule #3 carefully. There are 10 people who applied but not yet have followed the Rule #3. For those who haven't done that, you will be disqualified!! I am sorry to make it so strict but this is the rule. For those who haven't, please take a moment to do that. Thanks. My company's stores have changed to the holiday season decoration the day before yesterday. This web site will change to the holiday version soon. However, I thought I'd give you the heads-up for something I have never done on this blog. Why am I super generous? Well, I feel like it. While the number of the comments I got most was 28, I gave wiggle room for 12 people who have never commented or those who passed by.
The link will be inactive once the 40th applicant submitted the form. You have a fantabulous day!

Well, I didn't have to make this as a slide show but I thought I'd introduce my boring life to you. I know it's nothing special but you get some idea about my non-exciting days :-) You have a fantabulous day!

So I had to work yesterday and the day before yesterday. I thought I didn't have to work a lot like I used to.. according to the director who interviewed me... If I have to keep working like this, I guess I will have another half year long vacation starting next spring :-) Anyway, I had to go to this location where has exactly the same settings as a usual store. This place is to demonstrate how the next season's decoration should be done and stuff like that by using the actual settings. And they also take pictures of displaying clothes to show shop staffers how to decorate the clothes and how the arms should be bent, etc. For a geek guy like me, it's pretty interesting to see this. Being alone in an empty store :-) Of course, I saw a lot of naked mannequins like this. When I finished my work, I took a photo of this. It's interesting that mannequins used in the shops are exactly the same as the ones used in our American shops. I mean average Japanese do not have 34 inch inseam for the record...BTW, is it so wrong I got "a little" turned on by this biceps? I must be tired or haven't had sex for a long time. :-) Another BTW, I had a dream about my company acquiring Fred Perry and I was so happy that I was able to wear Fred Perry clothes at work.... It was only a dream... sob. You have a fantabulous week!

Except that it cost fortune to have these bottles of wine on Friday, the weekend was fabulous. We, a party of 3, opened 5 bottles of wine and every bottle was so much better than bad sex. I totally guarantee I can live without sex as long as there is good wine. I mean I am sure I almost wet my pants due to this fantabulous sensual feeling you were able to get from the wine. I learned somewhere that there are 3 desires. Sex, Food/Drinks, and Sleep. If one of three is missing, s/he tends to fullfil her/his desire with one of other two. Since I haven't gotten much action lately, wine is my sex. :-P However, I think I am gonna have to marry a sommelier not to go broke. I am sure I will forget how I should have sex if I go on like this but at the moment, I do not care as long as I have my hands if you know what I mean. Back to my point, we opened 5 bottles of wine and three bordeauxs, and two bourgognes. I was able to come home before the sunrise which was a bonus. But, I got a call from a friend and he said he passed out in the middle of the flowerbed and got up in there. I told him flowerbeds are not real beds!!! Geez, my motto is "do not become a slave to alcohol" Know your limit. Really. So this is how I spent my Friday night. On the other hand, there is this "Krispy Kreme" shop near my work which has been there for a year almost. There was a long line before I headed to the wine bar. It said "one and a half hours" to get into the shop. I think this is another way to spend the weekend. To me, spending one and a half hours at a wine bar is so much better than waiting for doughnuts. But that's just me... How was your weekend?

Today was the first day at this company. fashion and apparel. It's a different world. Fancy. Fashionable. Many are dressed nicely. I really have to pay attention to what I wear is what I thought. Because until today, I didn't even pay too much attention to what I wear to be completely honest. The interior of the office is so fancy, too. The big ads are everywhere I go. Lucy Liu, Josh Duhamel, Kiefer Sutherland, etc... Yesterday was just the orientation. Listening to how to do the expesne report and etc. All the basic stuff. We had the orientation all day long in this conference room. There was a big photo of Ken Watanabe almost half naked staring at me. I was so pleased :-) You know it's so cliche to say this but I think my gaydar went "ping ping ping" everywhere I went in the office. I know there are many straight dudes as well but I am sure the percentage of homo should be higher is what I thought. But then, you know how Tokyoites can be metrosexual/fem so I am not 100% certain. While designing, merchadising, anything fancy departments look so gay and stylish, IT is just a backoffice where computer geeks should be hidden from the front :-) It's not as fashionable as other those departments but I will live. The most drawback for working here is not to be able to anything that has a different company's logo that is noticeable from the outside. So I have to say bu-bye to my Polo Ralph Lauren and other things for work clothes :-( I am so sad. Anyway, I will see how it goes. I am hoping I can work here for 6 months at least while I am so sure they expect me to work more than 3 years as I am a permanet employee. Well.. you never know the future :-) Anyway, it's just a boring update. I wish you a fantabulous weekend!