Japanese Toilets / First Week Of Work After Japan Summer 2012 (~_~;)/

Days 1621 - 1627
Sunday, August 26 - September 1, 2012  


Day 1621 ( Last Beach Flex For Summer 2012 )

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Met some fellow Jamaicans at the beach where the summer events were kept, not too far from where I live. Every single one of us missed the stop and had to turn back. The weather was great but the sun was shinning as if it was also aware that in the next couple of weeks, we won't be feeling it for another 8 months. So it was giving us its final extremely hot shine.

Melissa who recently went back to Jamaica brought back some good St. Mary Banana chips for us as well as tamarind ball, which I haven't tasted in ages.


Actually, I should have performed tonight in Harajuku, Tokyo at the monthly "Writer's Bloc" poetry thing they have at the Jamaican restaurant there. But because I was at this beach about 1 hr 30 mins from Harajuku, I decided to skip this month again.

It was a great time with the other Jamaicans though. Its always exciting to meet up with other Jamaicans and just relax or do anything.

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Day 1622 ( Japanese Toilets )
Monday, August 27, 2012

First day of work after 6 weeks of well needed holiday paradise... Oh Lord, it wasn't fun. Had only 4 classes and work ended at 12 but I was still tired. To top it off, there was no school lunch this week, so I had to walk in the sun to a restaurant to have lunch.

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Japanese Toilets

I decided to write about this because one of my friends prompted a discussion about it on facebook. Actually there is this "Jamaicans in Japan" group on facebook where we discuss all sorts of interesting topics. Some of which I plan to include in my blog later on.

You can see the paradox in Japan by using their toilets. If you go to certain places you will see these that I call the "squat-let:"

Why does Japan still have these toilets in 2012? I do not know. But then again, if they are already used to these toilets, who are we foreigners to complain about them?

On the other hand, there are these toilets that our western brains can't quite wrap our heads around. This toilet has a built-in wash let thing to clean wherever you want to clean. A friend of mine who visited Japan recently, jumped off the toilet while experimenting with it. When you press the button for washing, warm water will be sprayed up your A$$. 

Then there are the toilets where as soon as you finish using it, it flushes automatically. If it doesn't, then either it is malfunctioning or you need to wave your hand by the infrared.

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Day 1623 (  )
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

As mentioned earlier, this week there is no school lunch which is good and bad. Good, we get to go home early, bad, we teach 4 classes and then have to go buy lunch afterward.

Today I had lunch with a fellow employee of my company. We ate at a Chinese restaurant then had some parfait at an ice cream restaurant of sorts. We also shared some lesson plan and game ideas.

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Day 1624 (  )
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

No lunch again so bought some food at a convenient store then went to my apartment and took an early nap.  That was all for today.


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Day 1625 (  )
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Nothing much today either. Just work and back to my apartment.

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Day 1626 ( Earthquake and Tsunami Drill At Main School)
Friday, August 31, 2012


My main school had a earthquake and tsunami drill today. They didn't inform me of it so I sat and watched. Last year, the school that I went to, made me participate. Actually every September 1st they do this disaster drill thing. But because September 1st is Saturday this year, my main school decided to do it today.

Got paid today so I took care of some bills, tax and other stuff.

After my main job, I ran to the YMCA to teach one class then headed back to my apartment.



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Day 1627 ( More Disaster Drills )
Saturday, September 1, 2012

So today is the actual disaster drill day in Japan. Why in September??????

Did my usual Saturday classes at the YMCA.

I have been trying for about a month now to get a replacement credit card shipped to me in Japan. Because it expires this month. But the Jamaican bank that I got my credit card through has a terrible customer care center. I finally managed to get my replacement card today.

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