Some of you might remember this book from a picture I took way back in November of 2005. Browsing a bookstore during a stopover in Narita and my first “contact” with Japan, I found this book amusing:

Today, looking for a book to read during the flight, I found it again and it seemed fitting to buy. Maybe now I can understand it a little. Hopefully in the future I will understand it a lot more. My NTT supervisor and his wife came to see me off and she explained the essence of the book to me. It is a collection of stories of embarassing, “死ぬかと思った” ~ “I thought I would die” experiences. Fitting.

And it looks like in my hurry I forgot to buy an English book to read on the way back. Some advice: you would think that Narita would be full of amazing shopping past the security check but the Vancouverの方 gates (usually 75 with Japan Airlines)…that area is a ghost town. Do your shopping beforehand. I hope the in-flight movies are good.