we went to maruichi (again, i was just there on friday) for lunch today. plus, i'm headed there once more tomorrow night (usual ramen dinner with yuji). too much ramen! that's three times in less than a week! hot damn. i mean, i like ramen and all, but that's a little bit overdoing it. oh well. i'll put that on my veto list for a month or so.
i do like noodles, though. i grew up on rice every night at home, but lately, i've really grown to dislike it. i much prefer noodles (and dumplings). rice is just too bland, unless i have some sauce or something over it. oh to remind myself, i gotta finish my milk and odwalla superfood before i leave for taiwan. don't want to have any perishables in the fridge while i'm gone.
so i was IM'ing geoff, and he likes whiskey now. i take credit for that one. although, he likes scotch (johnnie walker red, which is too spicy and raw for me), and i prefer irish whiskey (jameson and bushmills). i've gotten a few people hooked on whiskey, hehe. i used to drink it because i thought it was manly, but now, i actually like that taste.
i remember the guy who introduced me to jameson. his name was sopan (he's indian), and it was back in 1995 when i lived in japan. i didn't drink whiskey back then (tequila was my drink of choice), but i remembered the name "jameson," and when i tried whiskey for the first time, i ordered it. i thought it was nasty shit, but it was nasty in a manly way. i thought it put hair on my chest, so i kept on drinking it, and now i like it.
it's funny now people influence us, and how we make other people's things our own. like tequila. my buddy alex was the guy who got me liking tequila. that was also junior year of college. i will always remember him saying that tequila had "taste." and stuff like handwriting. i write in all caps, and i copied my high school friend taylor's handwriting because i thought it looked cool. i mean, what can we call our own if we copy what other people do? i look at so many things that i do, and i wonder if i'm just one huge copycat. i'm so unoriginal!
so my airport rides are all set. grace is taking me to SFO on friday, and alan is picking me up next saturday. i am very grateful to have friends shuttle me around, and of course, i am always happy to return the favor. i actually like picking people up from the airport, and i also park the car and meet them there instead of picking them up from the curb. it's more of a personal touch. i like seeing them part from the crowd, and welcoming them back with a handshake or a hug. dropping them off, on the other hand, is sort of sad for me. it's like an extended goodbye. and sometimes the drive home after that makes me lonely.
anyways, i might post up a blog entry or two while i'm in taiwan, but i can't promise you anything. regarding topics, i'll see what i can muster up. when i went last year, i tried to find a pearl tea place, but the one place i went to ran out of pearls. i also tried to find cute girls, but i think the entire week i was there i only saw one attractive chica. and as for porn, hey, i'm spending the whole time with my family, so i doubt i'll be able to report on that subject. :)
when i lived in japan, i did buy one porn magazine at a local convenience store. however, it was very tame, as japanese censorship is pretty strict. they only showed breasts and bush, so nothing explicit. i don't know if their laws have relaxed at all, because i do have that akira watase movie on my computer that shows everything. can anyone shed light on japanese porn laws today?
wow, today's entry just flew out with ease. ok, off to do some more work!