Tokyo is now warm, humid and sticky. At 8 AM on Saturday morning, it was already 31C. I was sweating like a bush pig. The air conditioner is in use nightly.
A funny episode in Japanese class the other day, as teacher couldn't figure out how to translate a certain word into English, but promised me "it is very Japanese". She had said fuurin (風鈴), but it sounded to me like she said furin (不倫). Hilarity ensued.
While having breakfast in the JAL lounge at Narita the other day, I noticed all the foreigners where drinking orange juice and coffee, while literally all the Japanese were drinking beer. It was 9 AM.
Is it just me, or does the distribution of passengers on international flights seem to change in-flight? Leaving Tokyo for London, the flight seems all Japanese. Arriving at Heathrow, everyone seems British (or at least speaking with a British accent). Same thing when I go from Tokyo to Toronto, the passengers become more Canadian. It's probably just me. Also, what's with this movie, The Adjustment Bureau? There were 20-30 in-flight movies on offer, but everyone around me was watching The Adjustment Bureau. I wish I'd taken a picture. Yet, I don't know a single person who has seen this movie outside an airplane.
If you've never seen Chariots of Fire, winner of the best picture Oscar in 1981, I highly recommend it, if for no other reason than the opening credits. What passes for quality in film has changed much over the last 30 years.
Hmm, so what else has gone on for the last two months? Family trip to San Francisco for graduation. A road trip to Taico Club 2011. An uptick in sayonara parties (Mikiko, Zare, and soon Makiko and Yurie), and a sprinking of summer visitors (Adam, Chris), though nothing like last year.
Hooray for Japanese women's soccer! And when I get back from London... Fuji Rock.
