Love this sign

Here's my first spotting of a strange and interesting English sign in Japan. I took this pic with my camera phone. Guess where I saw this:



It's in multiple language too. This sign was in a public restroom in an office building/mall! The ladies room is the place where police men patrol? Huh? :)
I thought it was kinda funny and waited for everyone to leave to take the pic but some lady walked in and probably was wondering why I had my camera phone out in the bathroom... oh well

Yesterday I was wearing this bright blue button down shirt and walking to work I felt like people were staring at me. Even though I am asian, I often feel like people look at me because I definitely don't look Japanese. I was also thinking, maybe the brightness of my shirt was a little too much for Japan. When I finally got to a seat in the subway car, I looked down and notice that a button in the middle of my shirt was undone! Oops, guess that explained the stares. How embarrassing.

Last night I met up with Sarah and Sophia for a couple drinks and some light food. On my way home, among all the hustle and bustle of people in the street was a guy laying on the ground, passed out, next to his puke, IN THE RAIN! He was sort of off to the side next a building but still. Everyone was just passing him by like it was normal. And to be honest in this area (well a lot of places in Tokyo actually) it is kinda of normal to see drunk people passed out everywhere late night or early morning. Mostly on stoops, park benches, subway stairs.. but many times just in the middle of the street. No one bothers these people, but on the flip side no one checks on them either. Hope that guy in his puke in the rain was ok. I guess it's what you could expect from a culture where social and business drinking is common and also everyone being asian, there's a high incidence of alcohol intolerance.

It's a three day weekend for me. I'm staying in tonight, it's super windy and rainy out (typhoon i think). Think I'm hitting up a museum tomorrow - Salvador Dali exhibit, going out with Sophia and some friends she has in town tomorrow night, and there was talk of dim sum and maybe getting out of the city for some nature.