Okay, so here is a picture of my old veteran denshi jissho, the Canon Wordtank IDF-3000 and the brand spanking new Casio EX-Word XD-GT6800 that I got that I don't fully know how to use yet. Neat-o. The old Wordtank was and is a great beginner's jissho, but it just wasn't fitting my needs.I was just forwarded a cool link by Limin from the University of Chicago on Kikkoman and his adventures: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/Kikkoman-e.php. This clip is truly ridiculous. But damn entertaining.
Okay, so my theory of Ramen. My theory is that Americans need to drink more soups. Soups are just not that much a part of the American diet, and I think that most Americans are vastly dehydrated on a daily basis. This contributes towards overeating since if most Americans had a higher fluid intake during mealtime, their stomachs would feel fuller and thus they would not feel as much of a need to overeat. Also they would have better skin due to the hydration they would receive. Also, their overall health would be better because when you drink hot soup like Ramen, you tend to run at the nose, which tends to drain ambient airborne germs and the like. So, I think that people should drink more soups like Ramen or Pho or whatevers.
One of the Ramen-ya that I like to go to here in Yokohama is very close to Sakuragicho-eki, called Onomichi Ramen: http://www.onomichi-jp.com/. The picture above is the entrance to the store. They have some very tasty ramen, pictured to the left, often with these little globules of fat on the surface, which must be very bad for you but undoubtedly add to the flavor. Actually, the picture doesn't do it justice as I ate one of the chashu and one of the eggs before I remembered to take the picture. But I'm sure you get the idea. Umai!
The only other thing of interest going back to the Okinawan theme is that they have these new drinks that I take as more evidence of the whole Okinawa fad: http://www.suntory.co.jp/rtd/okinawa/. There is a picture of some to the right. They are made of sake and fruit juices. Yay, more commodified culture!
Oh, also today class orientation continued and we formed our groups. We already have homework for Monday.
4 comments:
Well, maybe there is something to your ramen theory. I only ate ramen twice but while I was in the Philippines and Japan I ATE and expected to ocme home five pounds heavier but when I weighed myself I was 2lb lighter!
Also while we were there I noticed more native american references on TV and on the streets...what is up with that?
Hey, it's good to hear that you're in Japan!
your blog is so interesting, it reminds me the time when i was there^^
I'd love to go Japan if I could,
but I'm not sure if I could make it or not.
Anyway, let's keep in touch often, and take care of your self.
Bye^^
Hmm...don't "ambient airborne germs" strengthen our immune systems? Otherwise we'd be pansies that got sick everytime somebody coughed near us
Oooh! I like your theory on Ramen. In fact, I saw something on TV the other day about consuming liquids in order to keep yourself from gaining weight.
I also like your below post on Yasukuni. Unfortunately, I was never able to visit Yasukuni during my time in Tokyo but I have had many a debate with other Americans on the subject. I agree that the portrayal of certain historical events at the jinja (and in Japanese history books) are not accurate and that Japan should be more responsible in reporting history. However, I ALSO agree with your statement that Americans should not think themselves superior when it comes to reporting accurate history. I think this point is what has fired me up and has caused me to lash out at a few (ehem...) professors in recent years. I've met quite a few people who are more than ready to bash Japan on this subject of historical reporting and yet turn a blind eye when it comes to the internment of Japanese Americans or massacre of Native Americans, for example.
Anyhow, I dig your blog man... makes me want to go back to Tokyo sometime soon!
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