That CD was something of a disappointment, it contained mainly recordings of the interviews in the magazine, which is about as much use to me as the squiggles in the magazine itself. Oh well, I:m going to try to find another magazine with free disk tomorrow. I will find out about the music scene here, even if I have to learn the language to do it.
Flicking through the TV channels when I couldn:t get to sleep last night I discovered a program where what appeared to be a bunch of schoolgirls dressed up in PVC police costumes and sifted through a big pile of rice on the ground. I:m not sure it would have made much more sense if I had understood the commentary.
We went out as a team for lunch today, ending up in an Indian resturant due to my dietary quirks (fish makes me ill…not a good thing in Japan, I fear)…which was an interesting experience, we were greeted by a very beturbanned Indian chap who spoke what appeared to me to be fluent Japanese, but who was obviously relieved to be able to speak English to someone.
It turns out we:re quite a multicultural team, with two Indians, an Irish guy, a Frenchman, a local and me. I did find it a little strange that I ended up leading the conversation, something that always disturbs me, especially when I:m the new boy. Still, it seems they:ve got a place for me within the team figured out.
Also popped out to view an apartment, which was small but quite well formed, with video entryphone and airconditioning. Not sure its worth a grand a month though…maybe I search a little further out.