First off, I must admit that I originally wanted to make these updates as daily as possible and for that, I do apologize.
So as some of my readers know, I am currently planning yet another return trip back to Japan. I’ve hinted to my mom that my friends and I were “going to Asia” next year, but I have this inkling that she’ll want Vanessa and I to go back to the Philippines… to which I would’ve replied, “It’s not safe there.”
But I digress. This post is all about my dream of bringing some of my closest friends with me to Japan.
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I figured I should share this video with you guys since the chances of some of you finding this video on Youtube is close to nil.
Let’s preface this video first: The Japan trip lasted for 1 week, which was split between Kyoto and Tokyo. As mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been to Japan a total of 2 times prior to this trip but, in actuality, that was only in Tokyo. This was my first time in Kyoto and had absolutely no idea what to expect from the public transportation there. Tokyo’s public transportation within its different wards left something to be desired (I walked most of the time) but the subway system and Yamanote line made it bearable.
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I’ve been to Japan 3 times in my life - once when I was 5 during my uncle and aunt’s honeymoon, another time when I graduated from college, and another time in 2008 with my girlfriend.
Now I’m not going to pretend that I know Japanese, because I don’t, but there are certain things when you go to Japan that you shouldn’t assume… like clear liquids in vending machines are automatically water. *Buzz*! Wrong. In fact, there’s a myriad of things it could be.
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Bonjour!
Kumusta!
Hello!
If you somehow don’t know those languages, you’ve probably stumbled upon something you might not fully understand or, if you believe that music, movies, books, gadgets, and games have a language of their own… maybe a small bit.
Welcome to my blog! My name’s Alex and I go by EternityInBlack on the Internets. As a few of you know, I work as a web developer during the week and during weekends host a bunch of shows for Games and ME, a podcast network dedicated to all things gaming.
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