I Visited Friends in Nagoya and SHORT NOTICE Once Again
Well, like I already said, I went back to Japan. Over the first weekend in Japan (this last weekend) I went to visit my firends in Nagoya. It was pretty fun. I gave out omiyage (gifts from my country) to everyone. I stayed at one of my friends apartments...but with my bad since of direction, I forgot how to get back to his apartment Saturday night after a few friends and I had gone to a lot of different shops looking at things (and trying different foods)...so I kind of wondered around Kurumamichi for a while looking for the place. At one of these shops, I tried Lotus Tea...I had never tried Lotus Tea before. I think it is my new favorite tea. On Saturday night, after I found my way back to my friends apartment, a few friends and I tried the red wine that I brought from Texas. Well, I found out that I don't like red wine...but they told me it tasted good. Next weekend I plan on going back and seeing everyone again. I might even stop by Kyoto on the weekend and look around with a few other friends (not sure yet). Anyways, I posted some photos (and explanations) below:
(At Starbucks in Nagoya...Wyle (Palestine) and Shino (Japan))
(At the Brazillian Place "The Amigos" near Fukiage. From left to right: Celso (Brazil), Wyle (Palestine), Shino (Japan), Anna (Japan), Nobuyo (Japan), Chow (Vietnam), Marni (Philippines)
(In the subway at Nagoya headed to a friends apartment...From left to right: Celso, Momoko (Japan), Paul (Ecuador), and holding California red wine is once again Marni)
Well, I need to explain this picture. I have had a running joke about Chuck Norris with all of my friends for a long time. I memorized a lot of Chuck Norris facts and say them all the time around them...and even make of some of my own. So, when I came back to Japan I brought a Chuck Norris shirt for myself and one of my friends. Well, we are both wearing them in the picture above (Paul and myself). Paul's shirt says, "Chuck Norris counted to infinity...Twice!" and mine says, "When Chuck Norris does a push up, he isn't pushing up...He's pushing the Earth down!"
(At a friends apartment...you can see Paul and Momoko in from of Texas Wine)
There are actually a lot more pictures (and better ones), but they are on other cameras (I'll get them later).
Next are just random picture of Japanese country side taken during my train ride to Nagoya. I do like the look of the Japanese country side.
Once again, I received short notice about something that I could have been informed about a when I arrived and given propper time to prepare. I have to give a presentation at 8:30 tomorrow morning over the research I hope to do while I'm in Japan. I was told around 11am...that's less than 24 hours. Well, I have nothing else to do while I'm in this lab all day anyways. I guess that will give me something to do. Actually, this is really common in Japan. I usually only get one 1 or 2 days notice to do something. Once I received 2 days notice about having to go to an accelerator facility on the other side of Japan for 2 days to do research (and this was while I was doing preperations for the Thanksgiving party that I was hosting). I posted that article on my blog a long time ago. Well, I guess I complain a little too much while I'm here.
Actually, while I was gone, 4 people from the lab took one of the other people (that came with me to Japan) to Matsue Castle. Unlike most historical castles in Japan, Matsue Castle is not a replica that was rebuild after WWII. It is actually the same castle from a long time ago. I am going to visit it myself before I leave here. Also, the 2 students that came with me to Japan took a tour of a soy sauce factory together over the weekend (how or why they did that, I do not know). At least I was happy to hear that they didn't just sit around and do nothing over the weekend.
The professor of the lab came over to me today and asked me how my trip to Nagoya was and if I knew how to use the train in Japan (this was right before he told me that I need to prepare a presentation for the seminar at 8:30am tomorrow). Well, it was nice that he asked about my trip to Nagoya, but a little insulting to ask me if I knew how to use the train...It's not rocket science. Also, I can read and speak Japanese pretty well...I guess he doesn't get that.
Well, that's all for now. I guess I better get started on that Powerpoint presentation I just found out I have to do tomorrow morning in front of everyone. I'll post another article in a week or two.
See ya'll around.
-Ben
(At Starbucks in Nagoya...Wyle (Palestine) and Shino (Japan))
(At the Brazillian Place "The Amigos" near Fukiage. From left to right: Celso (Brazil), Wyle (Palestine), Shino (Japan), Anna (Japan), Nobuyo (Japan), Chow (Vietnam), Marni (Philippines)
(In the subway at Nagoya headed to a friends apartment...From left to right: Celso, Momoko (Japan), Paul (Ecuador), and holding California red wine is once again Marni)
Well, I need to explain this picture. I have had a running joke about Chuck Norris with all of my friends for a long time. I memorized a lot of Chuck Norris facts and say them all the time around them...and even make of some of my own. So, when I came back to Japan I brought a Chuck Norris shirt for myself and one of my friends. Well, we are both wearing them in the picture above (Paul and myself). Paul's shirt says, "Chuck Norris counted to infinity...Twice!" and mine says, "When Chuck Norris does a push up, he isn't pushing up...He's pushing the Earth down!"
(At a friends apartment...you can see Paul and Momoko in from of Texas Wine)
There are actually a lot more pictures (and better ones), but they are on other cameras (I'll get them later).
Next are just random picture of Japanese country side taken during my train ride to Nagoya. I do like the look of the Japanese country side.
Once again, I received short notice about something that I could have been informed about a when I arrived and given propper time to prepare. I have to give a presentation at 8:30 tomorrow morning over the research I hope to do while I'm in Japan. I was told around 11am...that's less than 24 hours. Well, I have nothing else to do while I'm in this lab all day anyways. I guess that will give me something to do. Actually, this is really common in Japan. I usually only get one 1 or 2 days notice to do something. Once I received 2 days notice about having to go to an accelerator facility on the other side of Japan for 2 days to do research (and this was while I was doing preperations for the Thanksgiving party that I was hosting). I posted that article on my blog a long time ago. Well, I guess I complain a little too much while I'm here.
Actually, while I was gone, 4 people from the lab took one of the other people (that came with me to Japan) to Matsue Castle. Unlike most historical castles in Japan, Matsue Castle is not a replica that was rebuild after WWII. It is actually the same castle from a long time ago. I am going to visit it myself before I leave here. Also, the 2 students that came with me to Japan took a tour of a soy sauce factory together over the weekend (how or why they did that, I do not know). At least I was happy to hear that they didn't just sit around and do nothing over the weekend.
The professor of the lab came over to me today and asked me how my trip to Nagoya was and if I knew how to use the train in Japan (this was right before he told me that I need to prepare a presentation for the seminar at 8:30am tomorrow). Well, it was nice that he asked about my trip to Nagoya, but a little insulting to ask me if I knew how to use the train...It's not rocket science. Also, I can read and speak Japanese pretty well...I guess he doesn't get that.
Well, that's all for now. I guess I better get started on that Powerpoint presentation I just found out I have to do tomorrow morning in front of everyone. I'll post another article in a week or two.
See ya'll around.
-Ben
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