yah... it's edmw leh, can't expect too much
but is a good place for lame entertainment nonetheless
yah... it's edmw leh, can't expect too much
but is a good place for lame entertainment nonetheless
Nice read yatto-san
Heartwarming to know you're always trying to help the needy even when on a trip
I like Japan too, been there only twice. 1st trip was in winter, 2nd in summer. Hope to visit again in spring/autumn... some day
EDMW a lot of ginna pi.
Just ignore them.
That's precisely why we have a Watch thread outside of EDMW!
Pat the kids to sleep, and I took a train to Ueno to walk around / recce.
Recce what, you may ask? The previous times we did not come with kids and seniors, so I walked the intended route to make sure its within manageable distance to cover and minimal stairs, be it up or down; and accessible elevators where possible.
I actually had this weird wish - listening to chage & aska's songs from the 90s (or more importantly their super best 2 album) while walking around the streets of japan at night. Ueno (generally taito area) is an old estate which seem to still retain remnants of the economic bubble. This, coupled with those songs, seem to bring me back to the time when Japan was an economic miracle. My impression of Japan used to be very much influeneced by mangas from the 80s (doraemon, maison ikkoku, etc) so it probably set my paradigm.
As I walked around the station perimeter I see A LOT of homeless elderly. I easily counted 10 as I walked down the slope. I then saw a small group of people around my age, chatting with one of them. Being curious I hung around but could not make out what they were saying. One of the men asked if I need anything in jap and I asked if they can speak english - just a little, they said.
So I told them I always try to help the needy families back at home and they started to understand. We chatted a bit and they told me this guy they were chatting with actually has a home in another prefecture but he didnt want to go home for some reason. And he used to be a high ranking manager of a bank, until the bubble burst. His wife and children left him, and he just stayed on the streets since god-knows-when.
I offered them money to buy hot soup or some hot food for all the homeless around there but they declined, and I also needed to go back already (spent quite a while chatting with them).
On the train back to the hotel I kept thinking if we will go down the same route. Just barely 30yrs ago japan was probably the most expensive city to stay in.
Will history really repeat itself?
Sorry, long OT post. Just lamenting and wanna share this encounter with u guys.
Pat the kids to sleep, and I took a train to Ueno to walk around / recce.
Recce what, you may ask? The previous times we did not come with kids and seniors, so I walked the intended route to make sure its within manageable distance to cover and minimal stairs, be it up or down; and accessible elevators where possible.
I actually had this weird wish - listening to chage & aska's songs from the 90s (or more importantly their super best 2 album) while walking around the streets of japan at night. Ueno (generally taito area) is an old estate which seem to still retain remnants of the economic bubble. This, coupled with those songs, seem to bring me back to the time when Japan was an economic miracle. My impression of Japan used to be very much influeneced by mangas from the 80s (doraemon, maison ikkoku, etc) so it probably set my paradigm.
As I walked around the station perimeter I see A LOT of homeless elderly. I easily counted 10 as I walked down the slope. I then saw a small group of people around my age, chatting with one of them. Being curious I hung around but could not make out what they were saying. One of the men asked if I need anything in jap and I asked if they can speak english - just a little, they said.
So I told them I always try to help the needy families back at home and they started to understand. We chatted a bit and they told me this guy they were chatting with actually has a home in another prefecture but he didnt want to go home for some reason. And he used to be a high ranking manager of a bank, until the bubble burst. His wife and children left him, and he just stayed on the streets since god-knows-when.
I offered them money to buy hot soup or some hot food for all the homeless around there but they declined, and I also needed to go back already (spent quite a while chatting with them).
On the train back to the hotel I kept thinking if we will go down the same route. Just barely 30yrs ago japan was probably the most expensive city to stay in.
Will history really repeat itself?
Sorry, long OT post. Just lamenting and wanna share this encounter with u guys.
... i've even read abt the suicide forest in japan where pple just disappeared into the woods and never heard of again.
Which probably explains why so many young pple there are depressed and suicides rates are high
We should always be thankful for what we have, and cherish our loved ones, because no amt of money can buy the time you spend with them.
To me, the Sub ND is getting prettier by the day
Oris coming out with their first in-house movement............
10 days power reserve, single barrel, operates at 21,600 bph (3 Hz).
