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February 5, 2005
First night in Japan
Got in two nights ago on Friday. Internet situation is not great here; i am yet to connect my laptop, so no uploads.
This new house in Mito is great. The warm floors, clean windows, nice furniture, a big yard in front. My father has this strange collection of plastic miniature anime figures, mostly of Osamu Tezuka ouvres, lined up on the top of TV set. Apparently he collects them at 7-elevens (like kids used to collect those poke-mon cards). The aunt Eiko next door does, too, and mother says they swap pieces to complement their collections. I guess it's a fad, but I am not sure what to make of it.
I had a strange thought as I fell asleep last night. In Japan and other places, people often talk in the car, or at a bar, not facing each other, especially when it's serious. I remember Takeshi confessing to me at Gullivar's bar counter, looking straight ahead, and Dipika's saying her parents always admonished her in the car. Is it so people don't have to look at you in the eye? hmm. Maybe it's a good time to talk when we drive back together to Hachioji tomorrow ...
Going to see grandma tomorrow at the nursery. Let's see if she can remember me ;)
Posted by Akira at February 5, 2005 9:57 PM
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