Tae Yoon: Life from 2006-2021

who the eff is `pouchdropper`?

damn these japanese keyboards, i cant find any buttons.

so instead of writing a 2 line update about tokyo, i thought i would divulge a bit more info.

i love tokyo. even though i don:t speak any japanese, i feel at home here. the city:s energy is amazing, like nyc but with only asians. i got here and on my first night went to the area called shinjuku-nichome, which is the gay district of the city. the place is amazing, filled with hundreds of bars and great looking guys walking around. i saw a guy sitting on a stoop smoking a cigarette, and he was by far the sexiest man i had seen in awhile.

so i go to nichome and have a great time. i won:t get into details, but lets just say my first night in tokyo was a very memorable one.

the next day i did some traveling around the city, and while at first getting around the city was a bit confusing, i got the hang of it real fast. i went to ropponggi, which is a very posh area, and bought some gifts for people. then to harajuku, and man, that neighborhood is fucking amazing. the energy and style of all the young and hip japanese is so contagious, and i walked around wide-eyed for hours, trying to soak in as much as possible. afterwards i walked to shibuya, fanous for its large neon signs and what some people might compare to nyc:s time square.

let me tell you, shibuya is a million times better than times square. when the crosswalk turns green, the mass of people who cross the streets is breathtaking... its like a beautiful choreographed dance. i cant even begin to explain it, you have to see it for yourself. you just have to.

this city is very expensive. like really god damn expensive. its crazy how much money you can spend on absolutely nothing. if you want a nice tea cup, it can run you up to $100. haha thats madness. ive spent mad money here, but mostly on gifts. i bought a few things for myself here and there, but not that much.

one of my proudest purchases was a pair of converse sneakers with a giraffe print, something that is only sold in japan. i bought it in harajuku at this sneaker store. along with that purchase, im really happy about a paul smith handkerchief i bought in shibuya that has japanese written on it. very cute. all the guys who worked at that store were amazingly good looking and so stylish in their head-to-toe paul smith gear.

man, i could go on and on about tokyo forever.

it:s my last night here, i leave for seoul tomorrow. kind of sad about it. i:ve told myself that at one point in my life, i must live in this city...hopefully it:ll be at a time and place in my life where i have full control of my future and have started on my path of success.