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Bryan's Adventures in Japan Land

Nov 21, 2012#1

doomdragon6

So I'm in Japan for 3 months.

I was making updates on Facebook, but they got longer and longer, with photos, so everyone told me to just make a blog. So I did.

Feel free to read and possibly enjoy!

http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 21, 2012#2

Jay

Who the fuck is Bryan?

Nov 21, 2012#3

drifter

To answer your question, Super Sea Story is a pachinko game.

Nov 21, 2012#4

doomdragon6

Jay said:
Who the fuck is Bryan?

Thaaaaat's me! :awesome:

Nov 21, 2012#5

Gusto

doomdragon6 said:
Thaaaaat's me!

I thought you were THE AMAZING FALAGAR

Nov 21, 2012#6

Jay

Let me guess, you planned to go to Europe and ended up in Japan?

Nov 22, 2012#7

David

People voluntarily subscribing to your Facebook feed complained that you should get a blog? I would have told them they're idiots.

Nov 22, 2012#8

doomdragon6

David said:
People voluntarily subscribing to your Facebook feed complained that you should get a blog? I would have told them they're idiots.

No no no... They LIKED the posts, and said I should make a blog, so they could read it. On a blog.

I dunno man, it's them that's be crazy.

Nov 22, 2012#9

Jay

Weirdest thing so far?

Nov 22, 2012#10

strawman

Awesome! I've read the latest post, and look forward to the rest, but this is great:

"I'd apparently been dragged to girls' night out, surrounded by Japanese girls, which would normally be cool, except that I couldn't understand ANY OF THEM AND ALL THEY DID WAS MAKE FUN OF ME. It got a little better towards the end after they got some drinks in them though.

Also, I've always wondered what the world was like to dogs, and now I imagine I know: It's being surrounded by creatures you cannot understand and you have no idea what's going on, but you're just happy to be there. Every now and then you might hear your name and your perk your ears up to see if anything's happening, and then if not, you just go back to whatever you were doing. That's what a dog's life is like, and that exactly how I feel here."

Nov 22, 2012#11

Terrik

stienman said:
Awesome! I've read the latest post, and look forward to the rest, but this is great:

Also, I've always wondered what the world was like to dogs, and now I imagine I know: It's being surrounded by creatures you cannot understand and you have no idea what's going on, but you're just happy to be there. Every now and then you might hear your name and your perk your ears up to see if anything's happening, and then if not, you just go back to whatever you were doing. That's what a dog's life is like, and that exactly how I feel here."

Oh god. It's true.

Nov 22, 2012#12

strawman

Ok, I'm caught up. Thanks for posting this, it's very interesting! Keep it up.

Nov 22, 2012#13

WasabiPoptart

In Hawaiian, "keiki" means child. So when I read that in your blog I had to laugh because you were going to buy a child for your girlfriend's birthday. :awesome:

Nov 22, 2012#14

doomdragon6

Haha, glad you enjoy it.

Yup, keiki means cake here, because roughly half of Japanese words are our words. >__>

And Jay, nothing terribly crazy yet. I'm currently making muffins in a microwave that has an "oven" setting, so I've never pre-heated a microwave before. But really, nothing insane. Everyone here is quiet and keeps to themselves. Trains right before midnight are insane, because you get packed in THICK. Like, tighter than sardines. Hopefully I'll be able to visit some stuff soon and have more interesting and crazy posts. I can't go off every day because my girlfriend works here, so we're stuck to weekends. We've got Fake Thanksgiving, Square Enix store, and a sake festival coming up this weekend.

Nov 25, 2012#15

doomdragon6

Latest update: DIDNEY WORL!
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 25, 2012#16

Terrik

doomdragon6 said:
Latest update: DIDNEY WORL!
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

I see someone's already been hitting the sake.

Nov 25, 2012#17

doomdragon6

Day 9 - It's Noon Somewhere
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 25, 2012#18

AshburnerX

doomdragon6 said:
Day 9 - It's Noon Somewhere
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

I think the noddle stuff is yakisoba. It's basically stir fried noodles and vegetables. It's pretty common festival stuff.

This stuff? The stuff on the right is probably batter dipped and deep fried octopus (the top stuff is cut octopus) and the bottom looks like some kind of deep fried pickle.

Nov 26, 2012#19

doomdragon6

AshburnerX said:
I think the noddle stuff is yakisoba. It's basically stir fried noodles and vegetables. It's pretty common festival stuff.

This stuff? The stuff on the right is probably batter dipped and deep fried octopus (the top stuff is cut octopus) and the bottom looks like some kind of deep fried pickle.

Ah, thanks! I think the lady at the table told me the bottom was sweet potato. Any idea what the stuff on the left is? They look like some sort of sweet cinnamon stick, but I'm sure that's wrong. For all I know, it's incense.

Nov 26, 2012#20

DarkAudit

You been to a Yoshinoya yet?

Nov 26, 2012#21

T

The_Khan

try the nato
horse sashimi

try karaoke

enjoy the local view

Nov 26, 2012#22

doomdragon6

DarkAudit said:
You been to a Yoshinoya yet?

I have not! I have a lot to do here. Luckily, I've got about 80 more days.

Nov 26, 2012#23

CynicismKills

The noodles are definitely yakisoba, yes those are sweet potatoes, and the fried bits look like kaarage (I think that's the name), which is chicken.

Edit: Cool pictures and such! Also yeah, on day 9 that is most likely eel. It's delicious.

Nov 26, 2012#24

doomdragon6

Day 10 - A Rainy Day in the Neighborhood...

http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 26, 2012#25

WasabiPoptart

Yay canned coffee! My husband bought me several types while he was in Sasebo. I really liked the Georgia European and I think the other was cafe au lait. He was going to bring back more, but someone stole them out of his workshop. I'd love to see these in the US.

Nov 26, 2012#26

Neon Pirate

stienman said:
Awesome! I've read the latest post, and look forward to the rest, but this is great:

"I'd apparently been dragged to girls' night out, surrounded by Japanese girls, which would normally be cool, except that I couldn't understand ANY OF THEM AND ALL THEY DID WAS MAKE FUN OF ME. It got a little better towards the end after they got some drinks in them though.

Also, I've always wondered what the world was like to dogs, and now I imagine I know: It's being surrounded by creatures you cannot understand and you have no idea what's going on, but you're just happy to be there. Every now and then you might hear your name and your perk your ears up to see if anything's happening, and then if not, you just go back to whatever you were doing. That's what a dog's life is like, and that exactly how I feel here."

Terrik said:
Oh god. It's true.

Yep, that describes perfectly my time in China. And what Chinese opera did to my ears. Woof!

Nov 26, 2012#27

North_Ranger

Need more Dakku

Nov 26, 2012#28

drifter

Nov 26, 2012#29

doomdragon6

hahahaha, nice

Nov 26, 2012#30

North_Ranger

Okay, that seriously made my day XD

Nov 27, 2012#31

doomdragon6

Day 11 - Omoroshikunai (Uninteresting)
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 28, 2012#32

doomdragon6

Day 12 - And Not a Single Duck Was Given That Day
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Nov 30, 2012#33

doomdragon6

Day 13 + 14
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com

Nov 30, 2012#34

AshburnerX

I think Hybrid is a delivery company or something... that guy had boxes in his van and a scanner in his hand.

Tommy Lee Jones isn't just a spokesmen for Boss coffee. He's also apparently in several Softbank cellphone ads as part of the White Family (those would be the ones with the japanese wife and mother, a black older brother, and a dog as the father). Tommy Lee Jones does TONS of stuff in Japan because he literally loves it there. He visits all the time and he's pretty well known, unlike a lot of western celebrities.

Dec 1, 2012#35

Yoshimickster

doomdragon6 said:
Day 13 + 14
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Is that a One Piece Z cup?! I ENVY YOU SO MUCH!

Dec 1, 2012#36

doomdragon6

Yoshimickster said:
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Is that a One Piece Z cup?! I ENVY YOU SO MUCH!

Well hell man, I can go buy one and send it to you. They're in the convenience store down the street.

Dec 1, 2012#37

Yoshimickster

doomdragon6 said:
Well hell man, I can go buy one and send it to you. They're in the convenience store down the street.

Really? That would be awesome!

Dec 1, 2012#38

WasabiPoptart

AshburnerX said:
I think Hybrid is a delivery company or something... that guy had boxes in his van and a scanner in his hand.

That's what the "delivery guy" wants you to think. Bryan is smart to be suspicious of him. Hybrid is probably a medical corporation that snatches unsuspecting people off the street for experiments.

Dec 2, 2012#39

doomdragon6

Yoshimickster said:
Really? That would be awesome!

Lemme check on the price, how to ship, and all that bullcrap, and I'll get back to you.

WasabiPoptart said:
That's what the "delivery guy" wants you to think. Bryan is smart to be suspicious of him. Hybrid is probably a medical corporation that snatches unsuspecting people off the street for experiments.

Exactly. "Delivery" is awful close to "Devilry" don't you think?

Dec 2, 2012#40

doomdragon6

Day 15 + 16 - Man, Day's is Gettin' Confusing
http://theboyandtheduck.blogspot.com/

Dec 2, 2012#41

T

The_Khan

When I was living there, Leonardo DiCaprio was all over the place. He had alcohol commercials, credit card commercials, cell phone commercials all kinds of crazy shit just everywhere.

Most of Asia is that way, it's not the low rent actors that do commercials over here.

Dec 2, 2012#42

T

The_Khan

Kanji is an efficient writing system when you can read it. You are able to fit in more information into a smaller area, as well as read it quicker than either hirigana, katakana, or english.

But yes, it takes some time to get used to it.

For looking up the meaning.

count the stroke number, look for the initial character in the word (fire, water, wood, river, mouth, foot things like that)then look in a dictionary. It's not that difficult.

try C.C. Lemon with curry.

Dec 2, 2012#43

doomdragon6

I don't know any of the radicals, unfortunately.

Dec 3, 2012#44

T

The_Khan

yeah

doomdragon6 said:
I don't know any of the radicals, unfortunately.

that makes your life difficult with kanji

learn the couple hundred radicals and you should be fine.

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