Pre-readaptation
As part of my preparations to go to Japan, my dentist recommended me that I should extract my wisdom teeth (well... the ones I have left. I've extracted the upper ones before going for the first time). They're not aching or disturbing in any way, but he said that their position could generate caries, since it was hard to brush that area.
Ok, I'll concede him that... Besides, stories about odontological treatment in Japan are legendary, so I prefer to do whatever must be done with my teeth in Brazil.
So, today the last one was extracted. Like the other wisdom tooth (extracted last week), no problem at all. No need to cut any bone or anything that turns that kind of operation so feared. In times like those I think I'm really lucky... my sister also extracted one of hers almost the same day, and her recovery took longer than mine.
Even so, I sould rest at least for today. So, what will I do with that time? Pack things? Yeah, I should do that, but not today. Let's check the net for some "Japanese stuff" since I'm about to return anyway...
Eek! It's White Day, so what to say to your gal? (Mark Schreiber to the Japan Times)
(...)
Spa! proceeded to introduce numerous awkward examples of declarations of affection, including a couple of real whoppers.
"Once a freeter (a job-hopping part-time worker) said to me, 'Omae wo shiawase ni dekiru no wa, ore shika nai (Only I can make you happy),' " a 29-year-old housewife recalls. "He wasn't very persuasive."
(...)
Mellowing out, one husband threw his arms around his wife and crooned, "Uchi no inu ni sokkuri (You're a dead ringer for our dog)." Oh, woof.
"Nante suteki na heimen-gao da (That flat face of yours is so nice)," came another back-handed compliment.
One wife, struggling against buildup of cellulite, was aghast when her husband jokingly addressed her as "Seruko (Cellulite girl)."
"My husband's bashful, so if I ask him if he loves me, or if he's happy, he'll only respond 'Ma-ma (Well, I can't complain),' " a 37-year-old woman told the magazine. "These days, that's his favorite way of praising things."
"You're a dead ringer for our dog"!? "That flat face of yours is so nice"!? "Seruko"!? Oh, man...
Gold Poop (Alice Gordenker to the Japan Times)
(...) The product you saw is called Kin no Unko (The Golden Poo), a name that plays on the fact that the Japanese word for poop (unko) starts with the same "oon" sound as a completely unrelated word that means "luck." Japanese enjoy this kind of pun -- traditional storytelling is full of them -- which may help explain why more than 2.5 million of the lucky little loads have sold in the last seven years.
I didn't know that... But the association is still somewhat strange...
Now, talking to Mario and Xant, two that went to Japan last year (and have returned already), they told me about a magician called Cyril, and showed some videos...
WTF!?!? Is the guy human!? Check this for example... and wait for the second part of the magic.
Ok, I'll concede him that... Besides, stories about odontological treatment in Japan are legendary, so I prefer to do whatever must be done with my teeth in Brazil.
So, today the last one was extracted. Like the other wisdom tooth (extracted last week), no problem at all. No need to cut any bone or anything that turns that kind of operation so feared. In times like those I think I'm really lucky... my sister also extracted one of hers almost the same day, and her recovery took longer than mine.
Even so, I sould rest at least for today. So, what will I do with that time? Pack things? Yeah, I should do that, but not today. Let's check the net for some "Japanese stuff" since I'm about to return anyway...
Eek! It's White Day, so what to say to your gal? (Mark Schreiber to the Japan Times)
(...)
Spa! proceeded to introduce numerous awkward examples of declarations of affection, including a couple of real whoppers.
"Once a freeter (a job-hopping part-time worker) said to me, 'Omae wo shiawase ni dekiru no wa, ore shika nai (Only I can make you happy),' " a 29-year-old housewife recalls. "He wasn't very persuasive."
(...)
Mellowing out, one husband threw his arms around his wife and crooned, "Uchi no inu ni sokkuri (You're a dead ringer for our dog)." Oh, woof.
"Nante suteki na heimen-gao da (That flat face of yours is so nice)," came another back-handed compliment.
One wife, struggling against buildup of cellulite, was aghast when her husband jokingly addressed her as "Seruko (Cellulite girl)."
"My husband's bashful, so if I ask him if he loves me, or if he's happy, he'll only respond 'Ma-ma (Well, I can't complain),' " a 37-year-old woman told the magazine. "These days, that's his favorite way of praising things."
"You're a dead ringer for our dog"!? "That flat face of yours is so nice"!? "Seruko"!? Oh, man...
Gold Poop (Alice Gordenker to the Japan Times)
(...) The product you saw is called Kin no Unko (The Golden Poo), a name that plays on the fact that the Japanese word for poop (unko) starts with the same "oon" sound as a completely unrelated word that means "luck." Japanese enjoy this kind of pun -- traditional storytelling is full of them -- which may help explain why more than 2.5 million of the lucky little loads have sold in the last seven years.I didn't know that... But the association is still somewhat strange...
Now, talking to Mario and Xant, two that went to Japan last year (and have returned already), they told me about a magician called Cyril, and showed some videos...
WTF!?!? Is the guy human!? Check this for example... and wait for the second part of the magic.
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