Life is just so interesting!

Interesting story, Yusaku. I understand what you're talking about. I don't know how to say it right, but when I'm out of Japan and surrounded by a different culture, I sometimes find myself acting differently than the others and more like a typical Japanese person . You know what I mean? For example, bowing to a person who is on the other side of the phone, missing so much a nice hot miso soup, and feeling uncomfortable wearing shoes all the time indoor. Those stuff are maybe coming from my experience living in a Japanese society: a society that helped me acquire my personal virtues and sense of values. Although there are customs and rituals in Japan that I don't like, I still know you can learn a lot from them. I hope It makes sense to you.

Changing the subject completely, I'm going to write about what I did last night. I had dinner with a girlfriend of mine-Nagisa and her boyfriend Shinya. Shinya is a professional cameraman and takes pictures for musicians and sports magazines. I'm glad I got the chance to meet him cuz he was such a nice guy.
We had dinner at a restaurant in Kanda called Omachido. The person who runs this restaurant is a guy called Kohei-san. Actually Kohei-san is a Japanese professional rapper and goes by the name of Kohei-Japan. A professional chef that can spit dope rhymes in Japanese, now how cool is that!! Maybe you guys have never heard of him, but I personally admire him because I used to go to school listening to his music when I was in junior high. I couldn't even look straight into his eyes cuz I was so nervous like a 6 year-old.

Kohei-san, Thank you so much for a pleasant meal. You made my day!


Yuri>I liked the way you described the relationship between food and culture. I like to try all sort of food that I've never tried. When I eat other country's ethnic food, I feel like I want to know more about it because the food represents their culture, religion, and special products. I love to talk about food, because I'm such a gourmand-a kuidouraku. The bad thing about it is that I eat like cookie monster!Cookieeees!
Jaimie> Lovely pictures. I can tell you had a great time with your buddies:)
Chris>What the hell is nam-plaa attractive?! I gatta see that picture!