Interesting, very interesting...

Interesting encounters...

Kawaii, neh...

Right from Day 1, Japanese had come up to me to comment on how 'kawaii' or cute Nurul is. Cos she is fair and chubby like most Jap kids, but only with bigger eyes. The locals would stop in front of the twin stroller and smiled and said "kawaii, neh...". Riyan received it too but more of Nurul cos she was the friendlier of the two.

Once at the Kaminari-mon, one old lady stopped me and commented on Nurul. She was all smiley and made a conversation with me in Japanese! I just nodded at every pause she made and replied "hai. arigato gozaimasu." The conversation was quite long. She told me some stories and pointed to Nurul. I would reckon she was talking about her grandkids cos i could single out a few words she said.

Another funny one was the shopkeeper. I wanted to purchase a 'jinbei' - a traditional summer kids clothes - for my kids. The lady politely suggested that Nurul should wear size 100 as most Jap girls her age wear that size. But when she tried it on for Nurul, she smiled and almost hugged Nurul cos Nurul was boncit - rounded tummy. And the "kawaii, neh" came out from her too... :)

Some of her many fans...





Signs

These signs should definitely be implemented in our MRTs. So we would not have girls screaming their heads off on the mobile phones in the trains, when their boyfriends cheated on them. Japs are not allowed to use their mobile phones in the trains... which makes the train rides peaceful.

Toilets...

... with buttons and functions like a TV remote control.





Security

You can't locate a trash or dust bin in the public places in Japan. This is to tighten the security after the chemical/gas terrorising incident in the train station. About more than 10 yrs ago, a Jap placed such item in the trash bin of a subway station intending to poison the public. Since then, all bins were removed. So carry a paper or plastic bag to keep your trash!

They have sooooooo many policemen around especially at the train stations. Some were position on top a stool with a long pole - for whacking people, i guess.