HI GANG

SORRY  ABOUT  THE  CAPS  I  GOT  IT  BACK  FROM  JAPANESE  SCRIPT  BUT I  CANT  CONTROL THE  SIZE ---- HA HA HA

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NAGASAKI AND  THE  LITTLE WOMAN
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I HAD  A  NICE  DAY  WITH  MIHO  (153 CM  = 5 FOOT---- THE  TOP OF  HER  HEAD  COMES  UP  TO MY ARMPIT) ON OUR  TRIP TO NAGASAKI YESTERDAY.  IT WAS SNOWING RATHER HEAVILY SO  THE EXPRESS WAY WAS  BLOCKED  SO  SHE  DID NOT  WANT TO DRIVE.  WE  TOOK A TRAIN 2 HOURS  OR SO  TO NAGASAKI FROM FUKUOKA.

I  LIKE  THE 3  CITIES  I  HAVE  VISITED  ON THIS  SOUTHERN  ISLAND  OF  KYUSHU (KAGOSHIMA, FUKUOKA AND NAGASAKI)  BUT  i  THINK  i  LIKE  NAGASAKI  THE  BEST  AND  IT  DIDN`T HURT  THAT  IT  IS  MIHO`S  HOMETOWN.  i  LIKE  THE  GEOGRAPHIC  LAYOUT  OF  THE  CITY  NESTLED  IN  THE  HILLS WITH  ITS  HARBOR  THOUGH I  DID  NOT  SEE  THAT.  IT  ALSO  HAS  A  SLIGHT  INTERNATIONAL  FLAIR  WITH  ITS  HISTORY  OF CONTACT  WITH  THE  WEST.  i  NOTICED  SOME  DUTCH  WORDS  AND  INFLUENCE  HERE  AND  THERE.  AND  YES  THE  CHINESE ...

NAGASAKI  IS  ONE  OF  THE  3  CITIES  WITH A  CHINA TOWN  (YOKOHAMA IS  THE  BIGGEST  AND  KOBE  ALSO).  WE  WANDERED  AROUND  THROUGH  CHINATOWN UNTIL WE  GOT  TO  HER FAVORITE RESTAURANT.  IT  EVEN  HAD  A CARP  TROUGH / POND  OUTSIDE  WITH BRIGHT COLORED FISH SWIMMING IN  IT.  THE  FOOD  I  HAD  WAS  GOOD  AND EVEN  SIMILAR TO  AMERICAN  CHINESE.

tHIS  CHINA TOWN  WAS  CLEAN (SURPRISE SURPRISE) AND  HAD  A  NICE  AURA  ABOUT  IT  THEY  ARE  GETTING  READY  FOR  CHINESE NEW YEAR IN A COUPLE  OF  DAYS.  IT LOOKS  LIKE  A  VERY  BIG  CELEBRATION  HERE.  WE TOOK  MANY PICTURES  IN  CHINATOWN  OF  EACH  OTHER BEING  GOOFEY.

THEN  WE  WENT  WINDOW SHOPPING AND  i  DROVE HER  CRAZY LOOKING FOR  kAKI (CAKES  AND  PASTRY)  WELL  THAT  IS  MY  OCCUPATION  RIGHT  HA HA HA.  I TOOK HER  OUT  FOR  HIGH  TEA  AT  ONE  OF  HER  FAVORITE LOCATIONS  SHE  HAD  THE  TEA  AND  I  ATE  MOST  OF  THE  ACCOMPANYING  PASTRIES  SHE  CLAIMED THAT  SHE WAS  FULL FROM THE  CHINESE.

THOUGH SHE IS  CUTE  MIHO  IS  NOT  A  BEAUTY, THOUGH  SHE  HAS A  NICE  DERRIER.  BUT  HER ENGLISH  WAS  PRETTY GOOD  THOUGH SHE  SOUNDS  LIKE  A  DEAF  PERSON  WHEN  SHE  SPEAKS (NO  OFFENSE  INTENDED  GREG --- MY BROTHER IS  A  SIGN LANGUAGE  INTERPRETER  AND  IS  DATING / MOVING  IN  WITH  A  DEAF GUY) SO  IT  IS  A  CHALLENGE  TO  UNDERSTAND  HER BECAUSE  HER  SPEACH IS  SLURRED. WE  COMMUNICATED QUITE  WELL  TOGETHER.

BUT I  LIKE HER  PERSONALITY A LOT.  SHE IS  A FUNNY  GOOFEY  GIRL  WITH  SPUNK.  HER GRANDFATHER IS  A  CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC MONK AT 74  (MY  MOTHERS AGE)--- I GUESS  ABSTINENCE IS NOT  PART  OF  THAT EQUATION  HA HA HA.    THOUGH  SHE  IS  NOT  PRACTICING  [ I DON`T ATTEND  SERVICES  TOO  MUCH  EITHER]  AT  LEAST  SHE  HAS  A  SIMILAR  RELIGIOUS  FOUNDATION

DID  A  LITTLE  HAND  HOLDING  (HEY  THE  FREEZING  COLD  WEATHER  IS  GOOD  FOR  SOMETHING  RIGHT  HA HA HA) SHE  RESTED  HER  HEAD  ON  MY SHOULER  AS  WE  TOOK  THE  TRAIN  BACK  TO FUKUOKA.  AND SO FAR  IT SEEMS  LIKE A  GOOD  MATCH. WE  HAVE SOME SIMILAR INTERESTS AND  GOALS  TRAVEL BEING  ONE  OF  THE  BIGGEST AS  FAR  AS  I  CAN  TELL I  THINK.  JUST  HAD  A GOOD  DAY TOGETHER.

I MUST  HAVE  MADE  A  GOOD IMPRESSION BECAUSE SHE  CALLED  ME  AT THE  HOTEL  AND  SHE  SAID  THAT  SHE  TOLD HER  FRIEND  ABOUT  ME  AND  THAT  SHE / THEY   WANT  TO  MEET  ME  AFTER  HER  WORK AGAIN  TONIGHT  AND  SHE  LIVES  30  MINUTES  OUTSIDE  OF  FUKUOKA.  SO  i  HAVE  A  VERY POSITIVE BASE TO  BUILD  RELATIONSHIP OR AT LEAST  A  GOOD FRIENDSHIP ON I THINK.  i WILL  HAVE TO  ACCESS THE  RAY FACTOR ---  MARRY  AN  UGLY ONE ---  THOUGH  SHE IS  NOT HIDEOUS  BY  ANY  MEANS.  AND i  CAN SEE A LOT OF  STIFF  NECKS  HER  LOOKING UP  AT ME  AND  ME  LOOKING  DOWN  HA HA HA HA

BUT  i  WILL  HAVE  OTHER  CITIES  TO  VISIT  AND  ONE OR TWO  OTHER  PEOPLE  TO MEET  AND  WHO  KNOWS  WHO  I MIGHT  BUMP  INTO.

DON`T WORRY PICTURES  WILL COME WHEN  i GET HOME  AND  GET OGGANIZED AND  FIGURE OUT  THIS WEB SITE  CREATION  STUFF  AGAIN.

WINDMILL  BOY

... in response to Spunky Girl, posted by Dave H on Jan 30, 2003

Dave, you know there's a Fukui and Fukue in Japan also. Wonder what you do with those?

- Jeff

... in response to I HOPE SIZE DOESN`T MATTER .. HA HA HA, posted by Windmill Boy on Jan 29, 2003

As I have been getting very close a very small and sweet lady from Dumaguete. She is twice as old as she looks!!  

Good report WB, keep em comin!

Larry.

... in response to I HOPE SIZE DOESN`T MATTER .. HA HA HA, posted by Windmill Boy on Jan 29, 2003

WB,

GREAT report!!!  Hope you're having as much fun as I did  It sure sounds like you are  Keep the reports commin'!

Godspeed Fellow Traveler!

H

... in response to Oh man, this place is toooo much!, posted by BrianN on Jan 30, 2003

Hi Brian,
      After reading this post. I too needed a laugh.
      If all else fails, I wonder if my favorite stomping
      ground is still around. The superman bar in
      Yokohama. Eric did mention a Chinatown is where it
      is at. But that was twenty years ago.

                                  joemc naughtyfester

... in response to I HOPE SIZE DOESN`T MATTER .. HA HA HA, posted by Windmill Boy on Jan 29, 2003

Go for it Wind!

Hey, I'm 6'5" and my wife is 5'0". My last wife was 4'11" and nobody ever complained about the height difference. Forget about the "small stuff" and get on with it!

And don't worry about looks! When you fall in love with a lady, she will get better looking every day until you wake up one day and BINGO!...she's suddenly a "10" :-)

Let me know when you need a list of which INS forms to download before you return to the States. LOL!

Ray

... in response to SIZE DOESN`T MATTER .. HA HA HA, posted by Ray on Jan 29, 2003

I remember my workmate complaining about her 'short' boyfriend. I did a Jerry Seinfeld on her, 'Why does it bother you? Your genitals are still in line.' I cannot believe I said that. hahaha....