08.20.2002 -

welp, i just scheduled my cable service to be installed on 8/30 which means i'll need to live on 56k for a week. sigh... should've done this earlier.

here i'll continue my stories of my travels. my first destination was japan. my cuz and i arrived at Narita Airport (Tokyo's International Airport). My cuz tells me that this is the sinking airport and the government is rapidly seeking solutions since this airport is relatively new. i later find out from my dad that the whole japan is sinking. but then again, these sources aren't exactly reliable. hehe.

of course as an anime otaku (fan/geek/freak), being in japan means ANIME! too bad none of the animes broadcasted on TV TOKYO had subtitles. 2 animes I saw being broadcasted was Inu Yasha and Beyblade. Inu Yasha's pretty popular in USA already, but I was laughing when I saw Beyblade. Remember that old game Crossfire. Well, it was very simliar to that. Here's an intro to Beyblade. It was like 2 opponents spin the top-like thingy and then call upon power moves for it to attack the opponents top-like thingy. What was worse was when I went to the AXN convention in Hong Kong, kids were actually playing this spinning game. I mean you can't call upon special moves like the anime, and there was like a tournament or something. If you goto the homepage of the intro-link i posted above, i think it has info on Beyblade tournaments. I mean, isn't this just a game of luck? or is it not... okay, okay i agree any type of game, there's always a skill/luck ratio, just like poker, but i mean besides being able to spin it the hardest to make it last longer, what else can you possibly do?

well, after reading about MAGLEV (magnetic levitation trains), i have always been curious about them. one thing i missed doing in japan and hopefully would be able to do it the next time i go is ride on all it's bullet trains. japan is one of the nations with the most efficient means of transportation. as we were going toward mt. fuji, we passed by a MAGLEV rail. construction is complete and i was told that usage of the MAGLEV will begin in about a month. the MAGLEV was originally an idea of an american (quoted from my cuz), however, his models were very unstable and therefore received no sponsors. the japanese took this idea and began research. one of their main worries was the results of human interaction, since human bodies contain iron and they wanted to know if it would cause any harmful effects toward us. after many years of research, they actually found out it was the opposite. magnetic effects actually help the body circulate the blood better. that's why you see those asian magnetic bracelets which claim to be a medicinal miracle. i believe germany has already began using MAGLEV technology while Shanghai has begun it's construction to bridge it's 2 main cities, creating an 8-minute ride to it's new airport.

well, i believe that's enough for today. the stories of my travels shall continue tomorrow. g'nite ^_^x

one of the toys i bought in hong kong

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