Posted August 17, 200717 yr :-o :-o :-o now check out the video of when they turn on the wave machine: http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/index.php/tokyo-summerland-wave-pool-manages-to-fit-in-some-water/
August 17, 200717 yr So Japan is a small island surrounded by ocean yet they all choose to swarm here and experience waves of urine, chlorine and sweat. Makes sense.
August 17, 200717 yr that is actually a photo of shinjuku station during rush hour. wakka wakka. having just returned from tokyo, that photo is a pretty good metaphor for the whole city. everyone living on top of each other, in the smallest space you can imagine. you have to wear water wings to stay afloat. and when they turn on the wave machine, the whole city goes crazy!
August 17, 200717 yr I have a love/hate relationship with Tokyo. I love the enegy of the city, but those tiny ass apartments are not made for anyone over 5'11"! Its the equivalent of living in an old school wonder bread box!
August 18, 200717 yr I love the enegy of the city, but those tiny ass apartments are not made for anyone over 5'11"! What?! When I visit my family over there I better not have to duck when I step inside their house. Reminds me of that movie Lost in Translation. 5 feet tall showerheads LOLOLOL
August 18, 200717 yr the japanese have an unusual relationship with plumbing. sometimes the room is too small for a normal toilet, so the tank is tall and square, with a sink on top of it that runs when you flush. sometimes it is a traditional squatting toilet. sometimes it is an electronic toilet that flushes when you sit on it, and has twenty buttons on it for ass washing fun. when I stayed in kobe, I used one of those showers with the tank of bathwater that it sucks from. very confusing. when i finally got it working, it was blazing hot. I realized after I left the bathroom that the door was not entirely opaque. I stayed in one of those 8' by 6' apartments in tokyo. it wasn't so bad. it made me rethink whether I had space for people to stay over at home. we slept 4 people in the room. not bad. though I must admit, my head was on one wall, and my feet were on the other.
August 18, 200717 yr Sounds like my old dorm. I love big cities but I am not living in some little ass space. Some of those pictures of Hong Kong density are just scary.
August 18, 200717 yr For real. Nasty ass people. Look, they all have floating devices. They'r afraid to drown in urine and chlorine!
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