SMART GLASSES

Aaah Japan. The country of gadgets and electronics. Sometimes you think you're walking around in the future, but nope, they just develop faster then you can walk. Today I ran into this guy who's glasses made him look even smarter then regular glasses already do. Of course his glasses are named smart glasses. Apparently, really cool things do not need original, creative names, remember that when you name your children.
I didn't know these things were already for sale. The sticker on his glasses says February 2014, so I'm pretty sure I spotted a brand new model.  You can order smart glasses online for 999$ on www.vuzix.com.

My victim didn't want his face on the pictures for privacy reasons, so I can't show you how cool he actually looked with those glasses and he also didn't want to borrow them to me. What a shame. I would have looked so hot and even smarter (if that's possible) then I already do.

Any sensible fashion designer would include them in his next runway show. I find them by far the coolest consumer gadget invented in the past 15 years and can't wait to see every suit in Tokyo wear one.

More information on smart glasses can be found on www.smartglassesnews.org .

No reason to make things in life more complicated than they really are...

Honey, can you bring cancake sauce with you from the supermarket?

Say what?!

You know, it's sauce, you put it on pancakes and it's in a can.

HELLOW SNOW

Today Tokyo is a mess. Just like every other city when it's snowing. Trains are delayed, half of them are cancelled. The metro stations are filled with people freezing their asses off. Including me. I was a fool too. I went outside to make some photos. For close to two hours. I almost cried, that's how happy I was to be back inside.

The weather in Japan has been behaving a lot like it does in Belgium. In January it was sunny and warm enough to go outside without gloves or a scarf. Some days the temperature rose to 12, 13 and even 14 degrees. Almost like spring had started. When it gets warm like that of course it starts raining. I call it the sarcastic Belgian weather, but apparently in Japan they have it too.So after cold and sunny, warm and rainy days, real winter began today. Snow, freezing cold and more snow. It started tonight and it's up to my ankles by now.

Just like everybody else I cancelled all my appointments and activities. My learning Japanese class, my teaching English class and my teaching French class. Everything postponed to whenever this snow storm will end.

There is nothing else I can do besides sitting inside and waiting until its over. Hence, the perfect time to catch up with my writing and my blog.

I love snow. I know it doesn't sound like that but I really do. It makes me all mellow inside. And I even get a bit romantic. All the men I dated in Tokyo are now in Hong Kong, Sydney or Singapore. Because those are the kind of men you tend to meet here. And everybody who still is here, is probably not willing to risk his life in Tokyo traffic today to go on a romantic dinner with me. Next week is Valentines day and I really want to have a Valentines dinner in Tokyo. Somewhere with a view on the Tokyo tower or on Mount Fuji. Ai, I'm day dreaming... I don't know how that'll work out, I will probably end up with my room mate, who's boyfriend currently works and lives in Singapore. We can dress up all kawaii (cute Japanese style), feed each other sushi and talk about how lonely life in Tokyo can be.