Mmm, glad they have the octupus tentacle, it's a real impulse purchase.
Kim-sensei models the squid in aisle 3? Or is that cuttlefish? Is that the same thing?So I was on my way home tonight, I had just finished teaching an adult English class (Kim dropped in to help me out, guest speaker, rock on Kim), and we popped into the local supermarket to get some ice cream. Taking pictures of the funky stuff made me realize that I've been taking Japan for granted lately. All the weird and abnormal stuff has gotten to be normalized and it doesn't really shock me that much that there is every possible sea creature in my local grocery, or that people are bowing and apologizing profusely all the time.
I've been wrestling around lately with the idea of signing on for another year or not. I'm on the fence - the job is starting to feel a bit like that movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray has to repeat the same thing over and over. I think though it's because I've been broke and haven't done any big travelling, and my camera has been in the repair shop so I haven't had the inclination to look closely at things with a thoughtful eye. My friend Ross has a blog (A Surface Below) which aims to do just that - look deeper at things, and I think that actively doing it as an observer gives you a much keener appreciation of things.
Anyway, I'm making a new resolution tonight to start appreciating Japan again, and get back on the travel/photography/writing tip. Will keep you updated ;).
... plus playing less of World of Warcraft will help too. Man that game is the devil!
-m.
2 comments:
you do look bored.
imagine this; if this were your final day in the world, would you like to look bored?
I was counting every day the final day and I was able to be lifted up a bit, due to the new way of looking at life, when I was not bugged off from being a busy person.
Perhaps that you do not mind trying that.
Shu,
you devil you--mentioning my blog! Hey man, I check your blog at least once a week. I'm glad to see we are both keeping up!
If you are on the fence about coming home or not, I would suggest coming home. I think JET has created this wierd pressure thing where everyone feels like they have to stay two, maybe three years, and if they don't then they are sellouts. I tell you what man, America is full of endless opportunities to see and do so much cool stuff. Never think your life of adventure will be over once you come back. It's just time before the next adventure will happen, and maybe in a new country! A country where there isn't so much octopus in the grocery stores!
keep it real there man. If there was anyone who could live it up in japan, it has been you.
Ross
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