Just checked out the prices to Ireland this August and… it’s going to cost me at least ￥２００，０００！That’s roughly 1,000 of your Earth pounds. (I don’t know what it is in imperial dollars…) Ouch.

I could just stay in hot and humid Kyoto this summer, I suppose. Or I could find a buyer for this:

A lady of Korean/Russian origin gave this to me the other night, because, she said I knew what it was like “to be an outsider”. Maiko use these things to fasten their obi (belts). I thought “That’s nice.” and then the guy next to me whispered in my ear how much it was worth and I was somewhat taken aback. It’s worth a LOT. It’s a bit rude to just sell the thing though, isn’t it?

Hey-ho. A fairly obvious video choice today. Way back when, I can remember dancing (well, sort-of-dancing) at a King’s College “Bop” to this one, with two girls, one of whom I really quite liked. Naturally I ended up dating the other one.

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