Takeda Ruins in the fall!
Visited the north sea! And bought crabs ;) Which were really sad to see die but Oishi ;)
AND THE Momiji (Japanese Maple) are changing colors :)
Cheers :)
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Pictures ;)
Just thought I'd post some pictures from recent events in my life ;)
Takeda Ruins in the fall!
Visited the north sea! And bought crabs ;) Which were really sad to see die but Oishi ;)
Takeda Ruins in the fall!
Visited the north sea! And bought crabs ;) Which were really sad to see die but Oishi ;)
SAMUI!
The title of this blog has become my new most favorite Japanese word.
寒=さむ=Samui!= cold!
As you may have heard from me already, Japan has no central heating. So, although the temperature here is only a fraction of the temperature that is at home right now--it feels much colder.
Following is the most common uses of this word.
In the morning-- "It can't be time to get up, it's too samui to get out of bed."
After showering-- "My skin only steams this much when it's so freaking samui" or "the tile floor is so samui I think I'll get frostbite," or "it's so samui, I think I'll get dressed without leaving the shower."
When walking to school-- "I wish I had brought another blanket. It's samui today"
Or when leaving the teacher's room as both I and the students huddle in the hallway with open windows-- "I can't believe it's so samui and we leave the windows open!"
Or when coming home--" I'm going to sit on my kitchen floor all night because that's where the heater is. Everywhere else is much too samui"
Although this is probably not the wittiest of posts--you get the picture! Living without central heating--while not the worst thing in the world, get's quite cold.
The Japanese, however, have come up with a number of solutions to the cold which are very different than the ones we use in the US.
1. Kotatsu (also known as the table I never want to leave)
Kotatsus are heating tables. You plug it in, and get under the blanket that lays over it and it keeps your whole body warm. However, the danger is that it's completely impossible to get out from under them.
2. Onsens, or in the mini version, tubs.
Most houses are equipped with mini-tubs that go quite deep and you can sit in for quite awhile. Onsens, hot springs, are big versions of these tubs and are found in almost every Japanese town.
(This is a nicer version than mine).
3. Heating pads, kerosene heater, and hot water bottles.
You can get heating pads that go on your body or in your pockets. You can hold them to keep your hands arm. Hot water bottles you can fill up and put in your bed at night ;) Wondeful wonderful things ;)
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Other than that. It's a cold cold place ;)
寒=さむ=Samui!= cold!
As you may have heard from me already, Japan has no central heating. So, although the temperature here is only a fraction of the temperature that is at home right now--it feels much colder.
Following is the most common uses of this word.
In the morning-- "It can't be time to get up, it's too samui to get out of bed."
After showering-- "My skin only steams this much when it's so freaking samui" or "the tile floor is so samui I think I'll get frostbite," or "it's so samui, I think I'll get dressed without leaving the shower."
When walking to school-- "I wish I had brought another blanket. It's samui today"
Or when leaving the teacher's room as both I and the students huddle in the hallway with open windows-- "I can't believe it's so samui and we leave the windows open!"
Or when coming home--" I'm going to sit on my kitchen floor all night because that's where the heater is. Everywhere else is much too samui"
Although this is probably not the wittiest of posts--you get the picture! Living without central heating--while not the worst thing in the world, get's quite cold.
The Japanese, however, have come up with a number of solutions to the cold which are very different than the ones we use in the US.
1. Kotatsu (also known as the table I never want to leave)
Kotatsus are heating tables. You plug it in, and get under the blanket that lays over it and it keeps your whole body warm. However, the danger is that it's completely impossible to get out from under them.
2. Onsens, or in the mini version, tubs.
Most houses are equipped with mini-tubs that go quite deep and you can sit in for quite awhile. Onsens, hot springs, are big versions of these tubs and are found in almost every Japanese town.
(This is a nicer version than mine).
3. Heating pads, kerosene heater, and hot water bottles.
You can get heating pads that go on your body or in your pockets. You can hold them to keep your hands arm. Hot water bottles you can fill up and put in your bed at night ;) Wondeful wonderful things ;)
<Other than that. It's a cold cold place ;)
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