Comments on: 25 Months 22 Days and 78,000 Miles Later http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/ Software Engineering, Japan, Tokyo, and my life. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:47:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1577 charles Tue, 26 May 2009 00:24:37 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1577 No problem =) Just stop by whenever you can, some people only visit once a month :) No problem =) Just stop by whenever you can, some people only visit once a month :)

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1571 Cami Mon, 25 May 2009 15:30:41 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1571 Oh, thank you very much for the translation!!! I am sorry I haven't been around, I hadn't even noticed that you had replied since I thought you'd send me the replies again to my email, until a few days ago that I was checking and I saw that you did answer again!! And well I have been busy with school finals and stuff so I didn't really get a chance to sit down and reply again. Yo're very sweet, thank you so much for your translation!! Oh, thank you very much for the translation!!! I am sorry I haven’t been around, I hadn’t even noticed that you had replied since I thought you’d send me the replies again to my email, until a few days ago that I was checking and I saw that you did answer again!! And well I have been busy with school finals and stuff so I didn’t really get a chance to sit down and reply again. Yo’re very sweet, thank you so much for your translation!!

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1546 charles Sun, 17 May 2009 14:26:22 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1546 the worst thing that could happen to a person is not being able to trust their loved ones and being betrayed by them loosely translated to: damasu, uso wo tsuku cheating, lie - lie moshi anata ga watashi wo damasu mataha uso wo tusku nara kanke wo futari no kankei wo kowasu. that essentially says, if you cheat it will break the relationship. the worst thing that could happen to a person is not being able to trust their loved ones and being betrayed by them

loosely translated to:

damasu, uso wo tsuku

cheating, lie - lie

moshi anata ga watashi wo damasu mataha uso wo tusku nara kanke wo futari no kankei wo kowasu.

that essentially says, if you cheat it will break the relationship.

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1536 Cami Sat, 16 May 2009 21:28:38 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1536 Haha alrighty, I will be looking forward to hearing that! Er I should say reading it :P since I can\'t hear it :( I am sorry I hadn\'t replied to all of your comments. Thank you so much for sending me the links! I just hadn\'t been around these past few days! Haha alrighty, I will be looking forward to hearing that! Er I should say reading it :P since I can\’t hear it :(

I am sorry I hadn\’t replied to all of your comments. Thank you so much for sending me the links! I just hadn\’t been around these past few days!

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1518 charles Thu, 14 May 2009 10:04:16 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1518 hehe, thanks :) I'll post it here later, promise! hehe, thanks :)
I’ll post it here later, promise!

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1513 Cami Wed, 13 May 2009 21:55:15 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1513 Aw :) You guys are so sweet and do romantic things...it just makes me feel happy for you!! And I hope one day I get to do the same :) I will be waiting to hear from that translation!! Say hi to Ayako for me :) Talk to you later! Aw :) You guys are so sweet and do romantic things…it just makes me feel happy for you!! And I hope one day I get to do the same :) I will be waiting to hear from that translation!! Say hi to Ayako for me :) Talk to you later!

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1511 charles Wed, 13 May 2009 09:23:59 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1511 Hmm...thats a tough one for me, let me work on a translation and post here again later this weekend =) I'll need to check with Ayako too Well, we haven't had a normal weekend in a while since we were previously looking for an apartment and recently just moved in. But I suspect we will watch a movie, go shopping, cook (we love cooking together), visit someplace new, or just be lazy :) Hmm…thats a tough one for me, let me work on a translation and post here again later this weekend =) I’ll need to check with Ayako too

Well, we haven’t had a normal weekend in a while since we were previously looking for an apartment and recently just moved in. But I suspect we will watch a movie, go shopping, cook (we love cooking together), visit someplace new, or just be lazy :)

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1509 Cami Wed, 13 May 2009 01:39:42 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1509 OMG lucky indeed they don\\\'t eat all those (weird) things!! I don\\\'t think I could eat it either!! It all sounds good about the visa and stuff :) And it would be cool if you could move back and forth, it\\\'s a great opportunity!! Oh and thanks for the compliment on my English, I do my best :) How do you say \\"the worst thing that could happen to a person is not being able to trust their loved ones and being betrayed by them\\"? Well, something like that...same meaning but it doesn\\\'t have to be literal of course. I understand some things just can\\\'t be translated hehe. What do you and Ayako ususally do when you\\\'re both off work? Man, I had more questions for you about Japan and life there in general, but I forgot :( Next time I think of any I will have to write it down so I can ask you!! Have a wonderful day/night! OMG lucky indeed they don\\\’t eat all those (weird) things!! I don\\\’t think I could eat it either!! It all sounds good about the visa and stuff :) And it would be cool if you could move back and forth, it\\\’s a great opportunity!! Oh and thanks for the compliment on my English, I do my best :)

How do you say \\"the worst thing that could happen to a person is not being able to trust their loved ones and being betrayed by them\\"? Well, something like that…same meaning but it doesn\\\’t have to be literal of course. I understand some things just can\\\’t be translated hehe.

What do you and Ayako ususally do when you\\\’re both off work? Man, I had more questions for you about Japan and life there in general, but I forgot :( Next time I think of any I will have to write it down so I can ask you!! Have a wonderful day/night!

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1506 charles Tue, 12 May 2009 15:16:39 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1506 >>but people in The US don’t eat well at all! So true, and I still have urges to eat junk food. Lucky for me, Japanese people do not eat spiders, bugs, rats, cats, dogs, scorpions, monkeys or other very exotic dishes - like some cultures in mainland Asia. (or else I would stick to junk food ;) ) TJs parents are most awesome indeed, cant go wrong there :) I\'m not planning on taking citizenship here anytime soon. In fact, the road to citizenship is not so easy in Japan. Likewise, I cannot claim dual-citizenship like others (Japan does not allow it). For the time being we plan on just sticking with a long-term stay visa. We do have plans of living in the US for some time, but it may be a couple years from now. Ayako has considered going back to school in the States - and still wants that to be an open option. Flexibility in our future is very important right now. Oh, and for not speaking english natively, I\'m pretty sure you could fool plenty of people =) >>but people in The US don’t eat well at all!

So true, and I still have urges to eat junk food.

Lucky for me, Japanese people do not eat spiders, bugs, rats, cats, dogs, scorpions, monkeys or other very exotic dishes - like some cultures in mainland Asia. (or else I would stick to junk food ;) )

TJs parents are most awesome indeed, cant go wrong there :)

I\’m not planning on taking citizenship here anytime soon. In fact, the road to citizenship is not so easy in Japan. Likewise, I cannot claim dual-citizenship like others (Japan does not allow it). For the time being we plan on just sticking with a long-term stay visa.

We do have plans of living in the US for some time, but it may be a couple years from now. Ayako has considered going back to school in the States - and still wants that to be an open option. Flexibility in our future is very important right now.

Oh, and for not speaking english natively, I\’m pretty sure you could fool plenty of people =)

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1503 Cami Tue, 12 May 2009 03:36:44 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/03/27/25-months-22-days-and-78000-miles-later/#comment-1503 Aw, thank you for answering all of those questions!! I know there were many of them but I just looooove hearing things from other countries and just life styles and stuff. Especially if it comes from someone from another country cause they can tell me the differences and just some advice for when I go there, cause at a certain point in my life, I wanna go there before I die!! Hopefully when I am still young so I can enjoy more!! Even though if I am 80 and I have the chance to go, I'd take it :) Yeah, the food is a huge difference I bet. But it's a good change for you :) I don't want it to sound mean or anything but people in The US don't eat well at all!! Just fast food all the time and at the wrong times haha. For me, the most important meal is lunch (and somehow breakfast) and for dinner I just have...whatever. And I try to eat healthy here but everytime I go visit TJ we eat soooo bad!! lol. I am glad you're enjoying it there though :) I like Japanese food!! Like you said, it is good ANd healthy! But do people there eat weird things like spiders and mice and crocodiles? I know they do in China... :P I am glad Ayako's family act nicely towards you. I find myself thinking the same thing about TJ's family. They always make me feel welcome and teach me things about the language and history and all those things (as you know, my native language isn't English) :) And they are just good people in general. That's crucial in a situation like this!! So having their help has been very important and helpful, and I am grateful for that!! So when will you become a citizen there, and what do you have to do in order to become one? How long do you have to wait? Are you guys planning on staying there forever, or are you planning on moving to the States at a certain point in your lives? (there I go, with more questions again :P sorry!)Thank you very much for replying again and answering everything I asked!! :) I will be looking forward to hearing from you guys and about all of your exciting adventures over there!! Oh and when you learn something cool about their culture or anything in general, I'd love to hear about it :) Take care and have a good night!! (or should I say have a good day? It's 22:23 my time lol so I dunno) I will talk to you soon!! Aw, thank you for answering all of those questions!! I know there were many of them but I just looooove hearing things from other countries and just life styles and stuff. Especially if it comes from someone from another country cause they can tell me the differences and just some advice for when I go there, cause at a certain point in my life, I wanna go there before I die!! Hopefully when I am still young so I can enjoy more!! Even though if I am 80 and I have the chance to go, I’d take it :)

Yeah, the food is a huge difference I bet. But it’s a good change for you :) I don’t want it to sound mean or anything but people in The US don’t eat well at all!! Just fast food all the time and at the wrong times haha. For me, the most important meal is lunch (and somehow breakfast) and for dinner I just have…whatever. And I try to eat healthy here but everytime I go visit TJ we eat soooo bad!! lol. I am glad you’re enjoying it there though :) I like Japanese food!! Like you said, it is good ANd healthy! But do people there eat weird things like spiders and mice and crocodiles? I know they do in China… :P

I am glad Ayako’s family act nicely towards you. I find myself thinking the same thing about TJ’s family. They always make me feel welcome and teach me things about the language and history and all those things (as you know, my native language isn’t English) :) And they are just good people in general. That’s crucial in a situation like this!! So having their help has been very important and helpful, and I am grateful for that!!

So when will you become a citizen there, and what do you have to do in order to become one? How long do you have to wait? Are you guys planning on staying there forever, or are you planning on moving to the States at a certain point in your lives? (there I go, with more questions again :P sorry!)Thank you very much for replying again and answering everything I asked!! :) I will be looking forward to hearing from you guys and about all of your exciting adventures over there!! Oh and when you learn something cool about their culture or anything in general, I’d love to hear about it :) Take care and have a good night!! (or should I say have a good day? It’s 22:23 my time lol so I dunno) I will talk to you soon!!

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