kenleewrites in 日本

What would happen if I fell into a Black Hole in a nutshell by astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Nope. I have no intention of getting myself spagettified. And yes, Spagettification is a real word.

I was all set for a great night of live music. Arrived early and was settling in with a Caipirinha in hand.

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Shinkansen is probably the most convenient way of traveling medium-long distances in Japan. For trips with distances longer than long, fly. ^^.

Unlike flying, when using the bullet train, there’s no need to catch a bus/train to get into the city from the airport because one usually gets off (and on) the shinkansen at a major city station. In fact, you’ll only catch a bus/train to get out of the city!

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Just as the title suggests, it’s just a short clip of me getting my head vacuumed. Get it every time after a haircut. Quite a common practice in Japan and it’s pretty good for picking up bits and pieces of leftover hair. ^^.

How often do you get your head vacuumed?

Had a chance to drive Toyota’s Prius recently when Nippon Rent-a-Car didn’t have what I wanted. So I though, meh, why not give the “eco car” section a try. There were only 2 cars, Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. Being a frequent customer of Nippon Rent-a-Car, I had in my possession, a ¥4000 discount voucher.

What the heck, I’ll just go with the slightly more expensive Prius.

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