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A fear of du jour

Wednesday, 29 June

Why do I see "Soup of Du Jour" instead of "Soup of the day"? I guess French words are fancy... I had to attend one of those geeky meetings at Tokyo International Forum today. It's not as humid as it was yesterday so wearing a suit isn't bad at all. I like this suit because it helps myself look 10 times smarter.. even if my brain's not.... Anyway... I come here once or twice a month for conference, meetings, or become an assistant for some visitors from the headquarters. Tokyo International Forum is like a convention center. However, David Copperfield cut himself in half with the big saw on stage here... My point is some big concerts or perforamances are held here, too. This building was designed by Rafael Vinoly, an Urguay born American architect. The glass ceilings. This building looks so beautiful because of them but whenever I come here, I get squeeky.. All the glass will be broken and fall if the major earthquake hits Tokyo. That's all I keep thinking while I am walking down the hall. I wonder this building is earthquake resistent but by Law, the building must be so this is in fact, I am pretty sure, earthquake resistant, too. But I always imagine the worst case sernario when I step in here. It's not that I would scream out loud like a crazy person. But I tend to walk faster when I am in this main hall. Just a little bit squeaky is all. I bit the bullet and did something brave (you might be laughing) tonight. Took photos!!! I spent more than I would like to here in this building tonight. I look up... beautifully scary. Mr. Vinoly, did you include the fact we get earthquakes often? Meanwhile, I am going to finish my thing here and run! run to get the fudge out of here!!!!! I will see weird myself here in 2 weeks....

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Shigeki it's beautiful. I'm envious of the beauty around you.

And thank you for the link!

Posted by: Larry at June 30, 2005 04:28 AM

But there are way too many people here in Tokyo. I even get tired about it every once in a while. I should show you how crowdy it gets. :-) Yes, there are many beautiful things... though I was too afraid to notice the beauty of it. :-)

Thanks for stopping by, Larry! Have a pleasant evening!

Posted by: Shigeki at June 30, 2005 05:08 AM

I tried to find out if it actually is quake-proof, but I can't find anything about it on their english pages.. I'm sure it is though :) And as Larry says, it's really beautiful.. you take nice photos :)

Posted by: Sven at June 30, 2005 08:46 AM

Thanks for trying to finding that out. All the building constructed after 1989 should be earthquake resistant so if it wasn't, it would have violated the law. However, I will still try to walk faster. The buildings there are very very beautiful. The architecture helped my photos look great. :-) Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by: Shigeki at June 30, 2005 10:44 AM

I too would be terrified by thinking about an earthquake in that place! How could building codes avert such a disaster - I don't think it's physically possible! All that glass! Anyway it is beautiful.

Posted by: Inter|textual at June 30, 2005 01:09 PM

I guess it will be collapsed? There are skybridges inside of the building but it's scarier than riding a roller coaster if you know what I mean. For your information, I love roller coasters and other thrilling attractions. :-)
Shigeki

Posted by: Shigeki at June 30, 2005 02:31 PM

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