Tuesday, August 03, 2004
sayonnara parties and pods



Me and my friend Terrance cheesing it up.

One of the hardest things to get used to here in Japan (and I suppose life in general) is the frequency with which people come and go. There's a lot of factors and reasons for leaving "the life" as we English teachers call it, but the bottom line is that nobody, except the people that get married to somebody Japanese, is going to be around long term.

When I first started working at my school in Ashiya, Terrance was one of the first people I connected with - whether it was jokes about Americana ("We need to start selling super-sized English lessons") or about being one of the few non-white people around ("We some Affirmative Action up this piece!") or our constant discussions about food ("Yo, it's like a law of the universe that anything fried tastes good."), Terrance was a funny guy... but aren't all folks from New York as such?

Take care, man. I'll miss our arguments about anko (red bean filling). You're still missin' out.


.:.


For those who don't yet know...



It's me and my new friend, GarPOD.

I've purchased an Apple product. The end is near. But at least when the stars fall from the skies and seas turn to blood, I'll be bobbin' my head to the ridiculous amount of music that 40GB affords.

Yeah, I sucked it up and put down a wad of cash for the top-of-line badboy. After a long conversation with the electronic store salesman about various merits of a Hi-MD player, Sony products, other MP3 players, and an iPod, I was convinced to buying the beauty in my hands above. The funny thing was that our entire 15-20 minute conversation was in Japanese.

Man, he was a good salesman.

It seems like such a simple luxury, but carrying around ones entire music collection allows access to a variety of songs for every mood and event. Examples? Glad you asked.

  • Finishing Work
  • - Norah Jones "The Long Day is Over"
  • Pissed Off
  • - Linkin Park "One Step Closer"
  • Watching Sunset
  • - 311 "Amber"
  • On The Way to Work
  • - Dr. Dre "The Next Episode"
  • Seeing Yakuza
  • - Shyne "That's Gangsta"
  • Really Dark Night
  • - Blue Scholars "Inkwell"
  • Feeling Lonely
  • - Bob Marley "No Woman No Cry"
  • Pissed Off... Again
  • - Rage Against the Machine "Pistol Grip Pump"
  • Depressed
  • - The Kry "Take My Hand"
  • Thinking about God
  • - Kepano Green "Believe"
  • Self-Improvement
  • - Dilated People f/ Kanye West "This Way"
  • Gar's Theme
  • - Aretha Franklin "Son of A Preacher Man"


So now the 2nd phase... iPod accessories. Any iPod-ites got recommendations for a case and other goodies?

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the facts.
name. Gar AKA "that Chinese guy" "Sleepy.McSleeping"
ethnicity/nationality. Chinese/American, 4th gen.
location. Sea-Town, WA, USA Kawanishi, JAPAN
occupation. less-cynical poor grad student
age. younger than you think, older than you know

 



 

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