Broadcasting to an audience of three (and a goldfish)... Comment, ramblings and musings... life through the eyes of a Japanologist...   Saturday, August 17, 2002 2      1      Came across a couple of interesting Japanese words today. One was baren, and the other was ryouzu. The meanings? Well, baren refers to the little pieces of plastic grass that decorate boxes of sushi or bento (so a useful word there, then!), while ryouzu is the knob for winding up a watch...!      Sushi, sashimi, beer-sake-whisky Iijima going to India for four months- wife stoic Drunk until late- sleep      Back to Omura- met Kae and mother, Yuki Shower- jinbei      Met Iijima in Isahaya (famous for barrier) Champon Sasebo- JMSDF museum- carrier- protest buses Passed Huis Ten Bosch JMSDF museum Saw aircraft carrier- tried to get to see it closer      Ferry to Shimabara- real sea Shimabara- looks like a good option Ashi-no-yu Shimabara tetsudo- sleep      Early Kumamoto deserted Local train to Misumi Train d'or Reminds me of Lincolnshire- going to Skegness      Breakfast Show Staple Randomhaiku of the day (from The Genuine Haiku Generator) koalas drift, fat partridges shivering, raining shaking apprentice      © Copyright 2003 Nathan Duckworth. Updated: 8/1/03; 8:29:23 pm.

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