spent all day getting to tokyo (even though it was only a 3 hr plane ride). i was really nervous b/c i'd heard some horror stories about tokyo homestays (no english, no food, no shower, oh my!) but i am with the SWEETEST family ever and they all speak english and there is a bathroom. and free wireless. interesting note about japan, the toilets look like this:
when you walk into the stall, they automatically open, giving you the false impression that they are arming for some anti-human battle (scary, because in a war against humans and talking toilets, i think we all know that humans wouldn't stand a chance). then they shout at you in japanese. they also have all kinds of nifty features, such as seat heating, biday (sp?), air bursts, and false flushing noises for our bashful poopers.
i was intrigued by the biday, and decided to give it a try. however, while the "on" button had a universally recognizeable symbol, the "off" seemed to be disguised by japanese nonsense. so my bum got VERY clean while I frantically tried to figure out how to turn it off (i know what you're thinking. it's not motion-sensitive. removing your body turns the toilet into a fountain, and your stall into a slip-and-slide.) but i eventually got it, no worries.
so i should be off to bed soon. we have a show tomorrow early afternoon and then all evening to explore tokyo so hopefully we'll get to go OUT, which we were always too tired for in taiwan. note - as if i we couldn't all already tell from sachi, people in this city are really pretty, and very well dressed. and the dental hygiene is quite a step up from taiwan. thank you, parents, for putting me through those torturous years of braces.
in honor of the tony's, which i will be missing for the first time in recent memory, i want to share this video: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=jMRjcdIVFYk.
and more importantly in honor of father's day, which i will also be missing (Slash am missing right now in my time. isnt the world a funny place) i would like to share THIS video: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkK4K13FxM
HAPPY DAY DAY! I miss you and love you and can't wait to see you in August.
6 comments:
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Thank you thank you thank you for telling the Japanese bidet story. I don't think I have laughed that hard in quite a while.
Miss you terribly. Jealous that, even though I'm in the states, and you're in Asia, you're still getting more churros and popcorn than I am.
Also, hi blockmates and shafrins on this blog! Hope you're all well!
xo,
Rachel
this is all fantastic.
those toilets terrify me.
i love you.
so glad you're having fun - and that you're keeping this blog so i can vacation vicariously through you.
<3
barry! i had the same exact experience with the bidet/toilet in korea. very scary. ours even had a drying mechanism. very intense.
anyways, glad you're having fun!
love,
b
still laughing, hehheheheee
I miss you like whoa! Rocked out to Rihanna yesterday in the car, but just isn't the same without you. you have ruined me =(
Sounds like you are ruling the World, or at least a cappella living Asia =)
muah!!
Rheeq
very funny, bidets can be intimidating. Thanks for the smile (well actually, thanks for the belly laugh!)
have fun, Love, Deb xox
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