danieru in tokyo: Bird Flu

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Bird Flu

The obsession with North Korea continues, I have found a new website: www.kcna.co.jp Some hilarious numbers, including talk of South Korean famine following the '97 won devaluation (without discussing the currency crisis), talk of Japanese mayors paying tribute to Kim, interesting views on the invasion of Iraq, South korean kidnappings.

Out with Jeremy yesterday, and stumbled across this cockney talking Yokohaman. Madness. He had all the slang and all the glare. He was cockney. Aparently, he was in Earl's Court for 2 weeks, where he developed a voice that he could use to sell fruit & veg with. Birds love it. Innit.

Met a co-worker of Owen's, whose name escapes me, who looked about 23. He was 30. Japanese don't seem to age. He told me about how he is interested in anthropology, and so he wrote his thesis on the history of Sake culture in Japan. Must've been a hell of a ride researching it.

Was out with Matt a couple of days back, and ate raw chicken. It looked like some variant of parma ham in the picture, so we ordered it. It was odd - very little taste, although the texture was good. Not worthwhile overall, and i'm sure it's rife with diseases. Apparently, some Japanese people do eat it. But not often. So now i think i've got bird flu.

Seven deadly sins: I fear mine is envy. But i'm not really jealous of anyone's life in entirely. Just bits of it. Maybe that's ok.

- posted by Daniel @ Thursday, February 16, 2006

Comments:

I can't think what possesed you to eat raw chicken.
I trust you won't be doing that again in a hurry.

# posted by

Dominic : 9:11 AM

No, i dont think i will be rushing to buy it again.

I ate it because it was there, and i have a principle i am trying to adhere to: never saying no to anything new or different. It could lead to a more interesting life.

# posted by

Daniel : 1:49 PM

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