Cultured @ Japan

It is such an amazing experiance. No wonder people say Japan is a unique place to work and live in. There is so much culture here in Japan. Having spent about 3 weeks plus here i must say, i'm impressed with the Japs.

First of all, everyone queue's up everywhere and anywhere. Even going into office lift, as soon as a stream of humans walk through the main entrance of the building that i'm currently working in, everyone just starts walking in a line and wait in turn for the lift. THIS IS LIKE GOD'S GIFT TO MANKIND.

Anyhow, i took the weekend opportunity to visit Odaiba perfecture and it's surrounding, thanks to the suggestion from my lonely planet guide book. The above picture is the flame of liberty, a V2 like monument and the time this shot was taken is about 4.30 pm. It's autumn falling in and coupled with mild rain almost everyday, it's been quiet cold.

By the way, if you felt the flame of liberty was cool, check this one out. This is the Japanese version of the status of liberty. Sorry, i forgot to use flash. Anyway, it's nice to know that this versin of the statue of liberty has not been "asian-ized" . So you dont have to go to New York and put up with bomb threats to see this statue of liberty.


And another interesting place in Odaiba that i visitted was the Venus forte. It instantly reminded me of the French village in Bukit Tinggi resort , Malaysia. I must say, people must like the French very much, there seem to be so many "French wannabe's" everywhere. Lets not forget the French quarter in New Orleans :).

So, it's a shopping mall full of overpriced imported / branded goods. Like as if the normal shopping outlets are not already expensive enough, they have boutiques (the name with a class) so you can charge a premium for it. Anyway, i had a very nice and pleasant feeling walking around Venus Fort. You also see quite a few hip and trendy chicks around.

There are more pics, inclusive of my previous trip here last month. I guess i've send them out to most of you folks that i know off.