Hokkaido Trip
Day 2 (13/12) - Lunch, Mount Showa, Bear Farm (Part 2)

The tour was not bad, with good pacing (there was even slightly too much time at a few places). Tours of Central Japan are apparently extremely rushed though. We also had only one Chinese meal (Chinese Singaporeans must not mind Jap food).

Are menstruating women allowed into Japanese onsens (hot springs)? They'd still leak, even with tampons. And the heat might cause relaxation, which would cause them to drop out.

[MFTTW: tampons most certainly do not leak in the shower or bath. and do not fall out. tha'ts like saying if big-sized women had sex with men with small penises their penises would keep falling out.

>>_<<
40 degrees is 3 degrees higher than body temp
are you saying that when women have fevers their cervixes relax

aynway
the reason why i am saying so is because someone i know went to teh hot spring with a tampon on. and it was perfectly fine.

anyway my friend in sec sch used to go swimming without a tampon even when she had her period. and it doesn't leak.

tsk tsk
........... men.

so ignorant towards the details of female plumbing]

[MFM: I am told that the reason why unplugged vaginas don't leak in the pool is because the water pressure keeps everything in. However, swimmers have to make a quick dash for the bathroom when they get out of the water.]

At all the Japanese meals provided by the tour company, we got red tea instead of green tea. I'm quite sure it's because it's cheaper.


We then went for lunch, which was steamboat. Unfortunately we had to buy a crab ourselves, as it was not included (MFTTW: man you got gypped lah. don't always go for the cheapest packages lahhh @@), and other tables got things like scallop.


Crabs


Octopus tentacles and salmon


Live crabs


Crab showcase


Me and the crab we were about to eat


I'm betting this is the original crabstick


'In a kitchen. I am prohibited from an entrance besides the person concerned'
I wonder if the Korean is as mangled


Steamboat spread
It was mostly vegetables. The stock was also very strong, reminding us of who invented MSG (my father felt extremely uncomfortable later)


Crab claws. They were disgusting raw, like all sashimi.







I got my butt wet doing these dumb poses.

We next went to Mount Showa, an active volcano which formed in an eruption in 1943.


Mount Showa


Snowmen someone from another tour group made

There was a Bear Farm there.


Bear Cubs

Biscuits were 100 Yen a pack, and apples 200 Yen for a pack of 3-4. I got one of the former.


Bear feeding
This is the only movie in which I successfully throw a biscuit into a bear's waiting mouth. I did it a few times which weren't recorded, though. Holding a camera impedes your throwing skills.




Bears begging and fighting


Bears waving


Missed biscuit




On two legs


Missed


Missed (2)


Missed (3)


Missed (4)

We could go down to their level, but unfortunately the view wasn't very good from there.


Through grille


Missed (5)


At play


Waving


Cubs running


Volcano


Snow-covered mountains

I had some Yubari Melon soft serve. I also saw Milk soft serve for the first time. They must be really proud of their milk.


"SUNTORY BOSS is the boss of them all since 1992"
I prefer: "For relaxing times, make it Suntory time"


A different light


"It only takes fingers to throw it away. It takes the whole body to clean up." (Cigarette disposal sign)

The hotel we went to for the night employed a lot of PRCs. Given how much the PRCs hate Japan, these must've been kidnapped from the mainland.


[Disinfected toilet bowl sign] "Please don't throw this paper in to the stool"
They must have a lot of PRCs at the hotel

"The only good ideas are the ones I can take credit for." - R. Stevens

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After going to Japan, I can appreciate this better: the Japs seem to talk a lot but not actually say a lot.

Hokkaido Trip
Day 2 (13/12) - Edo Wonderland (Part 1)

Seen on a hair-dryer in the room toilet: 'Please do not use for the other purpose except for drying your hair'. I wonder what the other purpose is. Damn Japs.

Part of the bathroom mirror was heated, so it didn't fog up.

I only saw Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) tourists in Hokkaido, and most signs, if subtitled, were only in those languages (if they didn't have enough space they had English and Japanese only).


At breakfast one guy brought a metal flask to the buffet table and starting scooping porridge into it. Probably a PRC.

The first stop of the day was the Noboribetsu Date Jidai Mura (Edo Wonderland) - a theme park recreating a town during the Edo period. Surprisingly, given the lack of non-CJK tourists, the signs and pamphlets were almost all in English as well as Japanese. Unfortunately the staff were not similarly competent, and the shows were only in Japanese.

We had a form of snow this morning, but it wasn't the good type, rather being the styrofoam ball type of snow.


Staff at the entrance


For some reason I only saw a couple of stray pussies, but no stray dogs in Japan


'The popular souvenir shop for foreigners' - Read: ripoff. I wonder where the popular souvenir shop for locals was.


Romanticisation
'Splendor. Vitality. Daring.
A step into Noboribetsu Date Jidai Mura is a step back in time to the glorious days of the Edo period.
This theme park is a timeless world where you can relive one of the most exciting eras in Japanese history through costumes, martial arts and entertainments. The spacious grounds recreate the sights and sounds of the Date fiefdom, the largest in Northern Japan. Let yourself drift back to a more relaxing, exotic time as you stroll along with samurai and townspeople down streets lined with reproductions of traditional buildings'
Yes, and peasants ran the risk of being beheaded by irate Samurai. Relaxing indeed.



There was a Ninja House, with things like floors tilted 45 degrees (which were surprisingly disorienting):


Shitting ninja


Ancient auto-door. I've always wanted one of these.


Haunted house (it sucked. the other one was better)

Then it was a Ninja Show (wordless, thankfully):


Announcer


Ninja ritual


Ninja ritual


Ninja sparring preliminaries


Ninja sparring


Stick sparring


Ninja sparring with swords






Reflexes test


Rappelling


Duel




Flashing combat


Curtain call, and the audience tries to kill them by throwing projectiles at high speed (it was a custom during the era to wrap coins in white paper and throw them at the stage if the performance was good)

The ninja show showcased a lot of hidden compartments (the altar could slide aside, the ceiling became a staircase, walls were actually swivelling doors etc), but these were used too quickly for me to capture.


Temple dedicated to the stupid cat

The temple was a haunted house in disguise.


Proof that cats are evil


Proof that cats are evil






Skewering evil cats


Presumably the stones are to walk across the stream, so why did they block off access to them?


No Wonderland is complete without cigarettes

Then it was the Geisha show.


Geisha show









The Geisha show wasn't that good, unfortunately, not least since it was all in Japanese (with occasional Korean and Mandarin translations by tour guides). It was also like a Jap variety show, with all the shouting and screaming. I don't think they were like that in Ancient times.


Museum. They had some swords there, as well as a wacky video which featured mascots in suits beating up ninjas


Pond outside museum


Unused mascot suit. I don't know where the man was.


"Spirit of Samurai
The fighting instinct of a human being is universal and natural.
Japanese tried to control and manage this rough instinct of a human being.
This is called ‘bushido’.
Once, it controlled and gave energy to the Japanese society and made the Japanese realize something holy hidden behind.
Even though the feudal system has vanished nowadays, ‘bushido’ still exist within the Japanese people’s heart and those who embody are called 'samurai'.
The reason why ‘bushido’ is said to be the unique Japanese idea is because it was strongly influenced by Zen and Confucianism.
There were various types of samurai according to the times and also because ‘bushido’ was influenced by two different schools of thought of those periods. Therefore both Tokugawa Ieyasu who was known as a patient man,
and Miyamoto Musashi who lived to fight are called samurai
The two have nothing in common with each other’s life.
The only common they had might be their soul... the spirit of samurai.
- Ryoichi Yuki"
Uhh


Prayer wheel


Watch tower (for fire), and buildings


Bridges

There was a recreation of the artisan area (?) of a village:


Tattooing


Alley


Well


Fire tower


Me

The place wasn't all like Disneyland - there were exhibits (like the one on Samurai swords), and also one on ninjas:


Various types of Shuriken


Ninja tools. Besides black costumes, they also had brown, yellow-red and dark blue. Surprisingly, brown worked best in the dark.


Street


Their staff. They're very proud of them. They even included their birthdays and blood types.


Chocolates featuring their mascot


One-eyed Samurai

"Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage." - Evan Esar

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Bagus!
No, the food wasn't (all) for me.


People like my Curry Ketchup bottle and Pepper grinder


Ma Jie feeding the dishwasher


Bullied into mopping alone by My Toy


I was very unambitious culinarily so I won't bother detailing that bit (except to note that I'm forgetful as always and a bit rusty)

"One's real life is often the life that one does not lead." - Oscar Wilde

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Seen on a Google ad on my site:

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"The quality of your existence hangs in the balance.
The cost of semen discharge.

What is that white stuff that comes out of your sexual part after you manage to excite yourself beyond the point of no return? Your body feels something resembling pleasure and you get a well-deserved relief from all your tensions and you can just let yourself relax. Sounds nice and harmless enough. Modern authorities say “No problem. Just do it whenever you like.”

Before you Wax your Willy we want to tell you something about your body and the role of semen. So give us 15 minutes, look around the site and then you can get back to your main business of opening up those website with the plastic boobied chicks and Thumping your Pud so that you can fall asleep in a well-deserved oblivion.

What is the value of semen? Learn more with a basic intro...

Pythagoras
Of the Pythagorean theorem fame. If he was smart enough to figure out a triangle you can be sure he could figure out how to go for a few days without jerking his gerkin.

Hippocrates
You remember hearing about the Hippocratic oath, right? So why this "Father of Medicine" didn't approve of greasing your monkey everyday to fall asleep is beyond the scope of modern medicine. We are after all, "advanced."...

Other Opinions by Respectable People
Mohandas K. Gandhi

'The horror with which ancient literature regarded the fruitless loss of the vital fluid was not a superstition born of ignorance. . . Surely it is criminal for a man to allow his most precious possession to run to waste.'

Talk with Margaret Sanger, 1935, Dr. Bernard. R.W., Nutritional Sex Control & Rejuvenation. Health Research: Pomeroy
Dr. Dr S Chidambaranathan, Homeopathic Doctor

Semen is a rich source of calcium, phosphorus, lecithin, cholesterol, nucleoproteins, iron, vitamin-E, sodium, magnesium, etc. So, excessive loss of semen will deprive our body of calcium, phosphorus, lecithin, etc. Researchers find many similarities between cerebrospinal fluid (which nourishes the brain and nervous system) and semen in constituents/composition."


No wonder Tiresias preferred to be a girl...

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." - Ronald Reagan

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Facebook | Chee Soon Juan

"Chee Soon Juan
& his colleagues in the SDP are sending a petition to the Malaysian High Commission to protest their cracking down of peaceful assembly.
Updated on Sunday

Networks: Singapore
Relationship Status: Married
Hometown: Singapore, Singapore
Political Views: Other
Religious Views: Christian"


Real or not?

Someone: "The key question is- is he willing to not use Facebook for _personal_ social networking, but instead, use it as a platform to reach out to the public for his political purposes? I think so, so I think that the profile is likely to be real. To use social networking for connecting with Singaporeans is actually a good way to benefit his causes.

I think that Singaporeans need more direct and personal ways to communicate with politicians, regardless of political views, especially those from the ruling party, and Facebook is probably one of the best ways to do so."


First wall post:

"I am setting up this facebook page for my husband who is an opposition politican and activist in Singapore.

I don't know what this will lead to eventually, hopefully, in a small way, it could help to seek justice and freedom for him and his fellow citizens."

I guess he can't do it himself since he's always in prison.

"A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library." - Westheimer's Discovery

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The Shitty Times does it again


A forum letter printed on 18th December:

Pay rise for top civil servants timely

I READ with great relief the article about ministers and top civil servants getting a 4-21 per cent pay rise next month (ST, Dec 14). We can now be assured that only the most competent people will serve the country. With the rise in their remuneration, we have secured their steadfast service, as well as their continued fervour and dedication to fight for our cause. It could not be more timely. When inflation is soaring and some Singaporeans 'can barely stay afloat' (The Sunday Times, Dec 2), we need, more than ever, the best possible team of civil servants to lead us through the difficulties. We cannot afford to lose them to the private sector, and have to retain them at all costs. This is especially so as these senior civil servants have been in the public sector for so long that they are likely to seek fresh experience in the private sector. With the festive season coming, I hope that they will not forget to share the joy of receiving with the less fortunate. Therefore, I appeal to them to follow Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's lead in giving to the poor and spreading the blessings.

Agung Santoso Ongko


Clarification from the author:

Well, I thank you for having bolded and highlighted my name on your blog. It certainly can't be more traumatising than finding your name being attached to comments that in no way represent your own perspective, and are published on the biggest national newspaper.

Please let me explain. Whatever was published on the Forum page on 18/12/2007 may be similar to what I had originally written, but the omissions made by the editors have actually changed its intended meaning altogether. I have reproduced below my original article as I had sent it to the ST editors:

"I read with great relief the ST article “Ministers, top civil servants to get 4% to 21% pay rise in Jan” published on 13 December 2007. We can now rest doubly assured that only the most competent people will serve the country. With the rise in their remuneration, we have successfully secured their most steadfast service, as well as their continued fervour and dedication in fighting for our cause. Certainly, it cannot be timelier. At this point, when inflation is soaring and some Singaporeans “can barely stay afloat” (The Sunday Times 02 December 2007), we are in dire need, more than ever, for the best possible team of civil servants to lead us through all these difficulties. We cannot afford to lose them to the private sector, and have to fight to retain them at all costs. This is especially so, as these senior civil servants have been dwelling in the public sector for such a long time that they are more likely indeed to seek a fresh experience in the private sector.

With the festive season coming, though, I sincerely hope that they will not forget to share the joy of receiving with the less fortunate in our midst, for the total annual increment that every senior civil servant is set to receive can actually support approximately 1,000 other Singaporeans. Therefore, I appeal to our senior civil servants to follow PM Lee's lead in giving back to the poor and spreading the blessings. What that increase means to you means infinitely more to them."

If it has not become apparent to you by now, I had meant this piece to be satirical. And I admit that I may have failed miserably. I admit that it may be my own incompetent, ambiguous writing that has resulted in the gross misunderstanding. It is indeed possible that my vagueness has led to the editors misreading my intentions and viewing all the hyperboles and superlatives as redundant emphasis on my support for the pay rise. I shall, however, leave it to you readers to decide for yourself.

I hope I have made my position clear, though: that I am strongly opposed to the unwise timing of the ministerial pay rise, and that if it happens anyway, I call for those benefiting from it to share with those among us who live on $290 a month, and are saving every single cent just to continue surviving.

By Agung Santoso Ongko, at 11:13 PM


Someone's comment: Now the million dollar question: How many published letters in Strait Time forum section that sing the praise of the establishment are actually meant to be satirical ?

"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." - Daniel Webster

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Age of Fable - "Age of Fable is a free role-playing game which you play through your web browser. Its style is deliberately 'retro', based on the gamebooks whose popularity peaked in the 80s, such as Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, Tunnels and Trolls, and Fabled Lands."
Good for a few hours of fun.

Eco-boat powered by human fat attempts round the world speed record - "The fastest eco boat on the planet will attempt to break the round the world speed record using fuel made from human fat. Pete Bethune, the New Zealand skipper of Earthrace, said the attempt to circumnavigate the globe would begin from Valencia in Spain on March 1 next year. Bethune and his wife mortgaged their house and sold everything they own to help make the project happen, while continuing to seek support from sponsors. "
It's docking in Singapore!

Latin primers for everybody. - "For Mount, the main danger in learning Latin is that it may earn those who master it the derogatory label of wankers from ordinary blokes—"prissy, fussy, priggish, prim, and of what they would probably misrepresent as a higher social class than one's own," as Kingsley Amis put it. British upper-class philistinism involves feeling embarrassed about knowing anything, especially any esoteric knowledge or knowledge that may have taken some effort to acquire. (At the Oxford college I attended as an undergraduate, the motto was "effortless superiority": You should never seem too hard-working or too interested in your studies, unless you want to seem like a "swot," a "wanker," or a "girl.")... cultural imperialism is only partly a linguistic phenomenon. Ostler's claim that Latin was "the glue that held the empire's people in place" for more than 2,000 years seems less plausible when we remember that for a long period, most educated Romans were bilingual (in Latin and Greek), and in the first and second centuries A.D., many intellectual Greek writers under the empire—such as Plutarch—had only a sketchy knowledge of Latin, or none at all... As Tacitus remarks of the Britons, "They even adopted our fashion of dress, and started wearing the toga; little by little they were drawn to touches of vice, such as colonnades, baths, and fancy conversations. Because they didn't know better, they called it 'civilization,' when it was part of their slavery" (idque apud imperitos humanitas vocabatur, cum pars servitutis esset). The analogy with the modern world is not hard to draw: the "Americanization" of China, Russia, and Europe has as much to do with the spread of Nike, Coca-Cola, and modern big-business capitalism as with the spread of the English language."

My short life as a drag king. - "For Human Guinea Pig, a column in which I do things that readers are too well-adjusted to try themselves, I have subjected myself, and innocent audience members, to many excruciating performances... I was familiar with drag queens—men who dress flamboyantly as women for shows or events, but I wasn't aware of a complementary drag king culture until a Slate colleague suggested I enter it. I quickly found the D.C. Kings, founded in 2000, which bills itself as "The World's Longest Running Drag King Troupe."... Most important: My package needed to be in good and tight... wearing the package would rapidly help my transition. "You'll understand why guys are always grabbing their crotches," Herbie explained... My first order of business from Herbie: Start watching men around me, squaring up my shoulders, and walking in a relaxed state—leading with my package. "Men don't care, they just move. Women are much more intentional," Herbie instructed... there was something revelatory about walking around with this cotton appendage. I suddenly felt I wasn't alone in the world. I now had a secret friend nestled by my leg, giving me strength and encouragement."

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I see where they're coming from, but still...

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A Zulu's last line of defense: Heritage - "Taking the stand for the first time last week in the rape trial, Zuma cast himself as the embodiment of a traditional Zulu male, with all the privileges that patriarchal Zulu traditions bestow on men. Zuma, who turns 64 this month, said his accuser, a 31-year-old anti-AIDS advocate, had signaled a desire to have sex with him by wearing a knee-length skirt to his house and sitting with her legs crossed, revealing her thigh. Indeed, he said, he was actually obligated to have sex. His accuser was aroused, he said, and "in the Zulu culture, you cannot just leave a woman if she is ready." To deny her sex, he said, would have been tantamount to rape. Such arguments have stirred a storm here, not because he insists that his accuser wanted sex - he-said, she-said arguments are not unheard of in rape trials worldwide - but because he has clothed them in what he depicts as African mores about sex and male primacy."
Naturally, condemning him would be ethnocentric and racist.

Study Links Abortion and Preemies - "Abortions increase the risk of low birth weight in future pregnancies by a factor of three, and of premature birth by a factor of two, according to the largest U.S. study of its kind... the researchers behind the JECH study, which evaluated just over 45,000 single-child live births from 1959 to 1966, were able to adjust for an impressive array of confounding variables, including race, age, weight, height, marital status, occupation, the number of prenatal visits, the number of previous children, smoking and drinking habits, drug habits, infant gender and both parents' education levels."

Only a Game: Marxism - "A religion can be understood as a belief system comprised generally of mythology (or a central narrative), metaphysics and ethics, and often relating to numinous or transcendent experiences... There is indeed a mythology (or central narrative) – one which tells of the future liberation of the working class from the bondage of a class system. There is a metaphysical component underlying both the assumptions of the ideology itself, and in the specific criticisms of religions, which presupposes atheism. There is an ethical component contained in the general provisions for the idealised socialist society that Marx proposes."