• Posted Mon, 8/4/2008 at 8:59 am • No Comments
- AD told me that the characters “勉强” mean “study” in Japanese. It’s kind of hilarious because the same characters in Chinese mean “to do something reluctantly” or “to force yourself to do something”.
- I love how efficient the country is. I like to schedule things right down to the minute, and it’s good to be able to rely on trains etc. to be on time when you want to squeeze every last minute out of the day. I’ve only had 1 late train so far and it was late by like 5 minutes. Try saying that about the NJ Transit; and NYC Transit doesn’t even pretend to follow its timetable!
- Most impressive site so far: Todai-ji (东大寺) in Nara. The building itself is monumentally large, the largest wooden building in the world, and even it pales in comparison to the enormous bronze Buddha housed inside. Even the entry gate is impressive, harboring two huge wooden statues of protector gods.
- I finally found floss! Only 322 yen!
- I finally got my much-sought-after shades that fit an Asian face. Who you lookin’ at?
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