On Saturday night I went to Pinthai Thai restuarant in Gifu ( http://www.gifucomi.net/shop/shop.shtml?s=2711 ) with a bunch (= group) of friends.
As usual, the food was outstanding (= very good). One of the dishes we ordered was chicken & cashew nuts. I asked my friends, "Do you know where cashew nuts come from? It`s pretty strange." Nobody knew, so I explained (I once visited a cashew factory in Thailand), but I think nobody believed me.
By the way, the cashew apple is edible (= you can eat it) & it`s higher in vitamin C than oranges or even blackcurrants!
A couple of years ago, I spotted (= saw) a black 1959 Chevrolet Impala near my house in Ichinomiya:
http://jp.bloguru.com/otto/131316/cool-cars-in-ichinomiya-13
Yesterday I found a black 1965 Impala near Ichinomiya Teragoya. I was surprised!
It`s a nice & unusual car, & it`s in good condition. However, in my opinion the wheels don`t match. It`s like (= similar to) seeing your father with an eyebrow piercing.*
* If your father really has an eyebrow piercing, that`s okay. I`m sure it looks good on him & he is a nice guy.
A couple of weeks ago I made a biplane from recycled wood: http://jp.bloguru.com/otto/194997/one-mans-trash-15
Well, I had some wood leftover (のこり), so I made a second one.
Do you know the famous WW1 pilot `The Red Baron`? This plane looks like his, but it`s different. His was a triplane* but mine is a biplane.
*`bi-` means 2, & `tri-` means 3, so a triplane has 3 wings, a triathlon has 3 events, a Triceratops dinosaur has 3 horns, etc.
I saw on the news that the JMSF (Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force) boat `Oosumi` accidentally hit a fishing boat on Wednesday. Two people died.
http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/106217.php
I went on the Oosumi in 2010, when I was visiting Nagasaki. By chance, the Oosumi was there at that time, & it was an `open day` so anybody could go on & look around. It was a really interesting experience. However this news is sad.
Recently I was telling my son about flying fish. I think he didn`t believe me that fish could fly. However, near our house there is a business with this sign, so I took him to see it.
"Look - that`s a flying fish," I told him.
I don`t know if he believes me now or not but it`s a good excuse to post this sign on my blog. I like it. It`s cool retro-Japanese.
Have you ever seen a flying fish? Or, like my son, do you think I`m lying that fish can fly?
Today I went to Ohirashima Park in Ichinomiya with my son to have lunch & look at its steam train.
Japanese people often call this kind of steam train a `degoichi`. At first I was confused because I couldn`t find this word in my dictionary. Finally I found out (= learned) that it refers to the make/serial number; "de" = the letter D, "go" = 5, "ichi" = 1. Look in the photo -you can see the serial number D51718.
These trains were made in Japan between 1936 & 1945, so this one must be old. However, look at the wheels - so clean & shiny!
There are a couple of steam trains still working in Japan, but they don`t run very often. I want to ride on one. Maybe this year I`ll get a chance.
Near my house, there is a new house being built. The other day I walked past it with my son.
Me: Look - they`re building a new house.
My son: It`s big, isn`t it?
Me: Yeh. Oh, look - they threw away (すてた?) some wood. Shall we get some & make something?
Son: Yeh! Let`s make an aeroplane!
When we got home, we looked at World War 1 biplanes* on the internet and he chose one that he liked. I tried to copy it.
* Did you know "bi-" = 2, so a biplane has 2 wings, a bicycle has 2 wheels, a biped is an animal with 2 legs etc.
By chance, I found this movie (called 'Never Give Up' in English) playing on TV late last night. I really like the actor Ken Takakura, especially his early movies, but this movie wasn`t very good. The story was pretty ridiculous (= crazy & unbelievable).
Have you seen this movie? Please tell me how it ends, because I don`t know - I gave up & went to bed before it finished.
Happy New Year! This is my New Year`s postcard design for 2014, Year of the Horse.
Thankyou to everyone who looked at my blog last year. Please continue to look, and I`ll do my best to post interesting items.
My workmate (どうりょう) Stuart has an article (= story) in the latest (= newest) JSoccer magazine. If you`re interested in soccer and/or want to practice reading English, please check it out (= look).
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