What Life?

Tokyo. 2005.

Here I am.
Teleported to the land of superlatives.

• I somehow ended up in the largest metropolitan area in the world. The population of greater Tokyo is over 34,000,000.

• The most expensive city in the world. Expect to pay $6 for a cup of coffee at a non-chain cafe. 10 minute taxi ride: about $30. Spending $200 in a DECENT (not extravaggant) evening: easy.

• The most dangerous city in the world in terms of risk of natural disasters. (Considered more than 4 times as vulnerable than #2 on the list: San Francisco).

• Avergage commute time for Tokyoites: 47 minutes.
• Jonathan's commute time: 51 minutes exactly. (More Tokyo than most Tokyoites)
  

• There are 21,000 Ramen restaurants in Tokyo. (who figured that out?)

• Tokyo Disneyland is the most popular theme park in the world. Every year it attracts over 16 million visitors! (as a comparison, 2.8million people visited Tokyo, 4.5m to New York, and 11.5 m to London)

• Most seizures ever caused by a TV Program: 700 kids had to be hospitalized in December 1997 for seizures caused by an episode of Pokemon. Broadcast on: TV Tokyo of course.

I like it here, it feels new and breathable and between the medicoracy (or is that genius?) of the design and fashion and style, myriad sushi and other inklings of culinary marvel (such as whale, jellyfish and blowfish) whenever I desire, and immense learning, both language-based and life-based, I'm not planning to be bored anytime soon. I have a great job(s), and though I work a lot, I'm quit happy here in superlative antfarm land. However, having my designing/sewing and writing projects is definitely a necessity.

Though I miss affordable fruit.

(this melon costs $200 DOLLARS!! Damn. I could live in Bolivia for 4 months for that much.)

But It's sooo Perfect....