JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Well the whole island seems to be getting in on the local music craze. Each year there seems to be more and more local artists hitting the Japanese charts. With these advances in popularity, other businesses are jumping on the band wagon. A few days ago Taki and I drove by a local pachinko parlor that had a large guitar-shaped sign with the words “Rock ‘n Roll” plastered on the outside of the building. I wonder if they only play rock music at that particular parlor? Or maybe there’s a new rock ‘n’ roll pachinko machine. Or maybe the parlor hosts live rock bands as an attraction for special events. Who knows what rock ‘n’ roll has to do with a pachinko parlor. It could be anything or nothing.

Monday January 2, 2006 [PC(1/365) W(1/365)]

January 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (67/365) PC-partly cloudy (112/365)
D-drizzle (16/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (70/365) LW-light winds (109/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Well last night was total madness, sardine city in fact. We try to maintain an open door policy with no cover charge at the club. On New Year’s Eve we throw-in free party goodies (as long as supplies last) as a way to say thank you to all those who have supported us over the year. Every year this adds up to Bar JET New Year’s Eve “mania”. At the end of the night, when everyone leaves, it looks like a typhoon hit the club – like more drinks ended up on the tables and floor than anywhere else. Even though the club was total madness, almost everyone remained courteous of others and the facility. Over all it was a hectic, nutty, but enjoyable evening for most.

Sunday January 1, 2006 [C(1/365) LW(1/365)]

January 2006 Total:
C-cloudy (1/365)
LW-light winds (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (67/365) PC-partly cloudy (111/365)
D-drizzle (16/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (69/365) LW-light winds (109/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Saturday December 31, 2005 [C(16/365) R(3/365) W(13/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy (3/365)
W-windy (13/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (66/365) PC-partly cloudy (111/365)
D-drizzle (16/365) R-rainy (8/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (69/365) LW-light winds (108/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Last night was a perfect example of the lack of understanding of a concept behind a message. When the evening was over I walked into the restroom area only to find a group of persons had graffitied all over the wall-sized mirror. (We normally allow people to leave a “little mark” on the bathroom walls, not the mirror, just to tell the world they were at the club at one point in time.) The reason I say it was a group is because the message was written not only in English, but what appeared to be Spanish, and Kanji as well. (I doubt very much the extensive Kanji was written by a non-native of this area.) The main message on the mirror was “World Peace”, among other sayings pertaining to such. The reason I said that the concept behind the message was lost on these individuals is that the method of delivering the message was anything but peaceable. Never, except in the direst of circumstances – such as to save a life of someone in immediate danger, is causing damage to another person’s property an act of peace, no matter how well intended.

Friday December 30, 2005 [C(15/365) W(12/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (12/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (65/365) PC-partly cloudy (111/365)
D-drizzle (16/365) R-rainy (7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (68/365) LW-light winds (108/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

I first saw this on Slashfood and thought it was so unusual that it needed sharing. Here are some very unique USB devices.

Thursday December 29, 2005 [C(14/365) R(2/365) LW(15/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (14/365) PC-partly cloudy (10/365)
D-drizzle (4/365) R-rainy (2/365)
W-windy (11/365) LW-light winds (15/365) VW-very windy (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (35/365) C-cloudy (64/365) PC-partly cloudy (111/365)
D-drizzle (16/365) R-rainy (7/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (67/365) LW-light winds (108/365) VW-very windy (6/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)