Hahahaha, You gain weight?

I am infamous for sitting down in chairs at work and catching my pant pockets on the arm of the chair. I recently did so with a pair of my favorite Brooks Brothers Flat Front Gabardine slacks. I was a little upset to say the least. Luckily for me it only got the seams a little and should be an easy fix. I like to take things of this nature to a little asian lady near where I live as she does and excellent job and has actually fixed a suit where I had some moth damage (not an easy fix).

So I take it in yesterday and she is playing the local classical station at the same level someone would be playing the local classic rock station leaving my ears ringing like Christmas bells. I show her the issue and she looks at me, laughs, and asks "You gain weight?" To which I respond with the actual reason for my visit. I don't think she believed me but it made me realize that I need to lose 10 pounds.

Rack'em,

The Traveler

They Got Stuff in Japanese!

Well, It has been a while since I last updated all three of you who read, but I am happy to say that my "In town" assignment came through. I am literally 15 minutes from my house and it doesn't require going through airport security to go to work.

I am going over some of the previous documentation that they have on their web portal site and it just hit me. WOW! They have docs that are in Japanese! Granted this is a Japanese company so its not like a bunch of hillbillies with Rosetta Stone and nothing better to do so that makes sense. It just surprised me when I went through and found it. It also makes me think of the King of the Hill (which the Travel Size One and I often get a laugh out of) where Hank and the gang meet Kahn for the first time. Here's how it goes:

HANK: So, are you Chinese or Japanese?
KAHN: I live in California last twenty years, but first come from Laos.
HANK: Huh?
KAHN: Laos. We Laotian.
BILL: The ocean? What ocean?
KAHN: We are Laotian. From Laos, stupid! It's a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It's between Vietnam and Thailand, okay? Population 4.7 million.
HANK: So, are you Chinese or Japanese?

Rack'em,
The Traveler

P.S. I sure do love Chinese food. ;)