[journal] Bought a few more things to fill up my room and a few necessary appliances.
I bought a white erase board to draw things and make notes.
I bought a corkscrew board to pin pictures and other papers I get.
A rice cooker on the left and a water boiler on the right. It was harder to buy than you think. I almost bought one that just kept water hot, but didn't boil the water.
The controls on the appliances are in Japanese so I had no idea how to boil the water or cook rice. Eventually I figured out the what all four buttons of the water boiler does, but I still have no idea how to make rice. If anyone can tell me, I will thank you graciously, and know that you helped feed a skinny boy.
The water boiler that I have comlpetely mastered:
The rice cooker that I completely suck at:
My plan is to bring these pictures to my work and ask a japanese coworker what the buttons say. Otherwise the rice will come out half cooked and watery on the bottom and I'll have to throw it out, like this:
I got pissed at myself because I stepped on my cool new alarm clock (which again was hard to master) and cracked the display. I'm too poor to buy a new one so I don't really need to know the exact time. I just need it to wake me up. It was really neat too because Japan just put up a new weather satellite system and this alarm clock received signal and reported live weather updates.
UPDATE: I threw away the alarm clock because it was too hard to read. I use my cell phone (just like I use the cell phone for everything) as my alarm clock. I can set a different alarm for everyday of the week and it even has a snooze function. I also bought a wrist watch because it is necessary for lessons.
