Yes. That's right! And I completely didn't feel it. It happened during class today and all of the students looked up and said 'Oh.' I was like, 'Is there something wrong?' She then said, 'Earthquake.' I turned bug eyed and said, 'What? Like now? Huh?' I turned to the other students to ask for confirmation and they all nodded. I tried my hardest to send out my earthquake feelers but they were either not feeling today or I'm just thick skinned. I asked another co-worker about if and when are the 'earthquake seasons' and he said no, they happen all the time and with no warning, but they are usually just small tremors. He also piped that I've prolly been through a lot of earthquakes since I've been here but I just didn't noticed.
Holy crap!
I survived earthquakes and I didn't even know!
I went with Michelle to her friend's place to do felting! Her friend Beatrice has the most amazing apartment...From the outside it looks like nothing - very small - but when you're inside the space is huge in terms of it being a Japanese living space. Kind of like Dr Who's telephone box. Very deceiving. It also feels surreal felting in a home that makes me forget I'm in Japan...even though Japan is just right outside the kitchen wall from us with people ringing their bicycle bells and housewives chatting to each other as they walk down the street. I will post up the pictures of my loot when I have strung them together into a necklace :P Beatrice is also one mean cook and she made the most delicious tofu and chestnut salad - I will have to try it out sometime! She made the best coffee I've had since coming to Japan...and most of you know I'm not a coffee fan but she really knows the works. I also tried this weird candy made from miso. Yeah, miso candy is right. The texture is hard to begin with and then softens like caramel. But the taste is...intriguing. I think I like it...maybe. I'm not too sure. Hmmm. I ate it all, so I guess I like it enough :P
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odd how they felt the earthquake but you didn't. One would assume since they always feel these tremors, they would get desensitised to it? And while you've never felt it before, you'd be more sensitive? odd
u'll get very very used to it... u normally won't feel them but they'll let u know they r there... but u'll feel the big ones... i remem i used to sleep thro them allll the time and run my kids classes thro them and the kids would all stop and look really scared and i'd b like wots wrong.. and they'd all look at me and tell me there was an earthquake...
mmm... can u ship us some of the jap salad dressings?? :P
good coffee?? in japan?!?! i don't believe u!!
i think boss coffee and royal milk tea is good... in a cheap kind of way. At least they come in hot cans...
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