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posted by [identity profile] laurainlimbo.livejournal.com at 12:36am on 28/12/2009
Leo actually hasn't gained weight, so I was surprised he looks big:) I find summer harder than winter here because it's so hard to stay cool and look good when you go out in the humidity. but I guess saving energy is important too:)

I also love the tatami, and it's so easy to take care of. It is sad to think of houses and apartments not having tatami anymore - that's why I love old Japanese houses and I've loved staying in traditional Ryokans (like they have in Kyoto) - that's real Japan!

Let's All Speak at Peaks! that's a good slogan.
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posted by [identity profile] jojobruin.livejournal.com at 12:26am on 30/12/2009
Gosh, I'm not sure if there is a way to look good in a hot and humid weather. No matter what you wear, you are drenched in sweat in no time. But if everybody looked like that, who's say we don't look good, right?

With global warming and being alarmed by watching Avatar, I stopped using the heater in my apartment. That might not mean much to people elsewhere though since the temperature never dips below the 40's in San Diego. All the more reason not to have AC and heating systems at all here. =)

I read somewhere that the Ryokan are very expensive to maintain nowadays. And increasingly people are abandoning them for simple urban apartments. There is an active and ongoing effort to save them in Kyoto.

Glad you like the slogan! When your school gets huge, I'll make a fortune by charging 1cent per student for saying that slogan! ^_^
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posted by [identity profile] laurainlimbo.livejournal.com at 01:10pm on 02/01/2010
oh but the sad thing is, Japanese women seem to look good no matter what. even in the humidity, they don't sweat, they don't have smearing makeup, and they don't get frizzy hair. I get all of that! oh well, that's just life.

I didn't realize Avatar had a global warming message. was it a good movie? I don't know a thing about it. well when I lived in Seattle, there were no air conditioners, but it never really got that hot. but we did have central heat. and in apartments you can't really control the heat much, at least I couldn't in Chicago. but in Chicago we needed as much heat as possible or we'd die!

that's sad about Ryokan being more expensive to maintain - that means they will be more expensive to stay at. but hopefully they won't all go away.

oh, I hope the school gets huge. but there's still a chance we might move to another part of Japan, so I don't know what will happen with the school. we still haven't got any interested students yet. we need more time, I guess.

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posted by [identity profile] jojobruin.livejournal.com at 12:26am on 05/01/2010
How's that humanly possible? Well, I guess they did have years of practicing just by virtue of living in Japan.

Avatar is a great movie. I watched it twice, in 2d and 3d and loved every minute of it.
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posted by [identity profile] laurainlimbo.livejournal.com at 10:11am on 05/01/2010
I'll have to see Avatar when it comes here, if a friend will go with me.
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