I am falling in GOGATSUBYO". It means "May sickness". The economic year starts in April in Japan and many freshmen who join companies in April start to feel "something is wrong" or "this was not what I want" on May until they naturalize themselves to the new environment of their life.
Kim sent me this link. It's a funny movie. I guess this is a movie from the Ramens. The series of the shape of Japan.
this and this. But I missed this "fan death". Brian sent me about it yesterday. I didn't know that it's just a legend and I believed in it actually.
Listen, a few years ago, I used a fan all night long and the next day I found my forefinger was anesthetic. I thought I was almost dead because of the fan!! Actually I was amazed to find fan death in this urban legend topic, but I should try a fan for saving energy without any fear one night.
I write about urban legends sometimes like
Hi Heidi
thank you very much for your warm words, I will be okay soon. I'm in just confusing to learn so so many new things. My dream job is FREE, not job!! just right now. Hi Brian, I am glad to know you like it :-) Hi Jeff, thank you very much for your reading, welcome your comment always.
Posted by: mari | Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 05:41 AM
Mari-san: New job got you down? Honto taihen desune to odaijini demo ima 7-gatsu desu - ganbatte - remember, it could always be worse. At least you don't have to clean public toilets or work in a bonito factory to make a living! ;) Soon it will be 8-gatsu and you can take out your frustration by smashing a suika on the beach! That sounds like a lot of fun!
What would be your dream job?
It sounds silly, but if money were no obstacle, I would really love to drive a Zamboni or bottle feed baby tigers all day long...onsen rating might be a good gig too! ;)
Posted by: Heidi | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 09:52 AM
That origami video made me laugh so loudly that everyone in my office thought I was crazy. Fortunately, most of my coworkers were out to lunch.
Posted by: bshock | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 05:21 AM
Hi Mari, I read your blog every once in a while (and link to it from my blog) but this is my first comment.
The funny thing about the "fan death" legend is that I have to have a fan on at night to fall asleep, and originally my wife (who is also Japanese) believed this legend too. So she was really afraid of the way I sleep, and I had to show her all sorts of web sites before I could convince her that the legend was not true. I've been sleeping with a fan on for about 20 years and I'm still here :)
Posted by: Jeff | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 02:27 AM