Oh my sweet steely friend, how your edges bend and curve at the tips,

your bent hips, form a grip,

to hold in place, the face, of each page I flip,

from the front of my book, you make a trip,

ever so slowly from page to page, you slip,

counting ardently, so not, a plot, line I miss,

Each page is crisp, till you are done with,

now they seem so tattered, so ripped,

bent out of shape, and snipped,

oh my paperclip,

as a book mark, I realise thou art too harsh,

to clasp, with care, something so dear and close to my heart,

I need something flat, more vast,

for every page you pass….lays in ruins,

what I am doing? to continue using,

this tiny sharp paperclip,

as a book mark, thou art ill equipped,

I Can’t really think of much to write about, having no money to do anything interesting of late. In order to receive money to continue my wacky adventures I opened a Japanese bank account today. The fun part was picking which of the 32 colours I wanted my card to be. I settled on “Green Tea” , although I was strongly leaning towards going with “Fresh Leaves” as well.

My initial reaction was to go with “Fresh Leaves”,as it’s a more vibrant, limey green  colour, giving off a more exciting aura. Imagine all the wild withdrawals I could of had with a crazy colour like “Fresh Leaves” . “Straw Hat” and “Chocolate Mocha” also entered the equation as I had never seen a brown coloured bank card before and thought that’d be quite interesting as well, although I soon realised that after the novelty of having such unique coloured card wore off, all I’d be left with was a drab piece of plastic. In the end it was the more understated, murkier and classier colour of “Green Tea” that won me over. Though I may always wonder what could of been…

In Odaiba there is this place called Joypolis, it is in the big shopping center and maybe you will know it as SEGA world. Basically, it is a virtual theme park. Meanin g that you get to play lots of games and go on virtual rides. It is updated regularly, but may favorites remain. You should check out the WILD RIVER and all the WILD series rides, which are basically like Indy Jones type things. Also, there are some cars that you can get in and race your friends, including a Suburu Imprezza, if I spelled that wrong then you know what car I mean. The rally one.

I also like the 3D cinema, I was really impressed and the house of the dead ride with an interesting twist to it. You have to shoot at the zombies… and then somethin g happens…. no, zombies don’t appear on the ride, but if they do, it is purly a coincidence.

Make sure you try out the scateboard ride, it is funner than it looks, actually, it looks pretty fun, but make sure you do it!!!

The sideways rollercoaster is a little bumpy, but hey, it makes the experience all the more fun to think that the ride could break your back with the violent jolting, also, if you go on it with someone else, then you can feel comforted that your friend is experiencing the same trauma and take solace in their misery.

To get there, first, take a train to Shimbashi, then go to the skytrain and get off at Odaiba-something-something. It is about 5mins walk from there. Eat in the cafe inside for a cool view of the river!!!

Hey? Wanna see a robot dance? Then go to Aoyamaitchome and you can marvel in delight at a dancing Honda robot. He is pretty cool. There are four shows a day. There is one at like 13:00, which I think is in English, but basically, anytime is good as he just dances and explains himself a little. It’s kinda easy to understand. The best part is when he runs ad he comes off the ground, also the build up is kinda cool, he gets ready to sprint and checks that no one is going to run on stage.

The reason that he can run is so that if he trips, then he can stumble to gain balance, or more realistically, build momentum to smash his delicate harware even harder.

He also explains that he is small so that he seems non-threatening, but he can reach light switches and doors which he is able to use. He also can recognise faces, bowing to the workers of Honda, and waving to the likes of me and you.

He also makes a guest appearence in Terminator 4, actually, that isn’t true… but he should.

If you ever want to get yourself a Suica, then you should go to Ueno. There are other places toget it, but that’s a place I know. When you get there, head for the central exit and then when you come through the barriers, go into the Shinkansen ticket office directly on your right. You can’t miss it. Once in there, wait in line and then tell the guy that you want a suica. You have to pay 2000 yen for one, but when you get it, 1500 yen goes toward credit for travel, so basically in costs 500 yen. You don’t get any discount for using it, but it just means that you can press it on the touch pad and walk though the barriers, without having to buy a ticket anymore, remember to keep it topped up, if you don’t, then  just go to the barrier staff member and pay the difference when the barrier closes on you.

You can also use it to get a monthly pass for work, the longer in advance you pay, then the more your discount, however, it is only a marginal discount, but, why not?

Went to Fuji Q Highland on Sunday. It doesn’t have the minute detail in every square inch of park that Disney Land does to create that famous whimsical atmosphere , but it makes up for with the some of the craziest roller coasters I have ever seen. And being the age I am ,I find the latter more appealing.

The ride I found most amazing was the one called Eejanaika. I noticed when lining up for the ride a framed certificate from the Guinness book of records  boasting this ride to be  something like the most ridiculously evil roller coaster ever built. It not only takes  you down a horrendously steep and sharp turning track, who ever designed the ride also thought  it’d be a good idea to make your seat flip every which way at the same time . The result is you (the passenger)not having the faintest clue whether your climbing, falling or flipping. You wouldn’t know if you had derailed  from the track until  you were sitting there, fuzzy headed in a smoldering heap on the ground. I guess what I’m trying to say is… I recommend it.

The theme for the Ghibli museum  has carefully designed exhibits, original short animated films, and some other random stuff. When I went there it was cool to learn about animation and genraly, I just like the feel of the place.

They have installed a new exhibit, which showcases the new Ponyon movie, which I am yet to watch. They had a big Ponyon that could be squeezed as it was a giant thick ballon full of water, it was cool.

If you go up to the rof, you can see a massive robot from Laputa castle in the sky. The best thing though is the cinema. You get to watch a movie and your ticket is a reel from a real movie.

The movie we watched was about a girl travelling through a forest, every sound effect was done in a kind of Police Acadamy way, by a few people using their voices to create onomatapaeic noises. For example “Whooooooooooooooooooooshhhhhhhh!!!”….. that would be wind. Well, it was better than I make it sound.