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saleem
who currently lives on a boat.
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Because I love you so much.
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FROM THE START:
The Quarter-Japanese Kid hits up the homeland
Tokyo Silence
I'm Oriented
Tilting Towards Kumamoto
Fish Heads and Public Nudity
Halfie the Half-blood falls off his bike
And furthermore: Halfie the Half-blood Breaks a Chair
I Don't Know if I Like Pippi Longstalkings
Tanboy Eats Fish Eyeball
Japanese Communists are Cuddly
Test Your Halfblood Knowledge!
I Scare Small Children
It Was Like a Cuteworld Abby Road
Today's Post Contains Bees. And Profanity.
Typhoons Will Not Stop Me
The Sun Also Sets
Quick Note: Saleem is Not Dead
CORRECTION: Typhoons Scare Me. Lots.
Watch the Tan Kid Blush
Call for Entries: Name My Kids
The Youth Are Quick and True
Open Letter: To the Breaker at City Hall
Halfie Gets a Verbal Sucker Punch
The Kumamoto Drunken Horse Fest
Japanese Houses Hate Halfie's Head
How to Start Your Japanese Rock Band
Halfie's Personal Dignity on Decline
Japanese Sports Day: I Train Young Warriors
Theory: Three Strange Occurences Per Hour
How to Win an iPod While Dressed as a Typhoon
Winnie the (drunken) Pooh
The Earth Quakes
Collecting Japanese Salmon Sperm
Illiterate at 26
Japan's Children Ignore Homeboy's Toothless Face
Japanese Genius Boy Answers Your Question
Our Students Have Respect . For Nelly.
The Young Boxers
Dear 27% of America (Kid Ethnic Registers)
Please Do Not Attempt to Step to My Japanese Rock Band
And me. And her. And him. And anyone else who looks a little funny.
The above photo of me being video-taped for Japanese television has nothing to do with today’s story about me being video-taped for Japanese television. That’s how often (and how easily) foreigners get put on television here.
A few weeks ago, I ran a 2k leg of a distance medley relay for my high school teacher’s team.
During pre-race preperations, I was accosted by an EXTREMELY energergetic Japanese TV hostess and her video crew.
Here, to the best of my memory and translation ability, is how our on-camera conversation went (italics mean “in Japanese”):
HER: Hello, how do you do, my name is, etc.
ME: Hello, my name is Saleem.
HER: It’s nice to meet you.
ME: It’s nice to meet you, too.
HER: So, you’re running with Yushinkan high school today?
ME: Yes.
HER: (Lots of really fast Japanese stuff.)
ME: Hmmm… Sorry, I don’t I understand.
HER: (More really fast Japanese stuff.)
ME: [pretending to understand, I nod and make “Ahhhhh, sooooooooo” * noises]
HER: Do you think you’ll win?
ME: Don’t know yet… we’ll do our best.**
[She fumbles a bit in English, I fumble a bit in Japanese. We pause and look at each other.]
HER: I love you.
ME: I love you, too.
Yes, that is how my first real Japanese TV appearance ended. I told a hyper television hostess that I loved her, too.
* Yes, we actually make that sound all the time here.* * *
Kid Bronchitis and the Bad Medicine | Ornery White Guy and the Tokyo Capsule Hotel
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Glen: Thanks. I hope you’re system isn’t anything important to, um, anything. If it is, you should probably stop checking and get back to work immediately, yo.
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Plus, 10 pages isn’t that long really.
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Rad.
Your friend,
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