What is the most expensive purchase you have made from japan?

Doc · 11 Dec 2005

mikecash said:
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city

One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble...
I can feel the devil walking next to me...

I know that song all too well Mike. ;-)

ArmandV said:
Then in your "golden years" you'll have nothing to reflect and savor about.

To paraphrase James Bond: "When one is in [Japan], one should delve deeply into its treasures."

*spins finger around* Whoop-dee-do. I have the feeling I'll be reflecting and savoring a bit more about the knowledge, education, information, and personal success that I'd have through life than missing out on some sex.

Doc

ArmandV · 11 Dec 2005

Doc said:
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble...
I can feel the devil walking next to me...

I know that song all too well Mike. ;-)

*spins finger around* Whoop-dee-do. I have the feeling I'll be reflecting and savoring a bit more about the knowledge, education, information, and personal success that I'd have through life than missing out on some sex.

Doc

*wags finger* All work and no play...

Doc · 11 Dec 2005

ArmandV said:
*wags finger* All work and no play...

Will never trust anybody sexually. I have a different definition of play and how I go about doing it, and that is good enough for me. Let us end this disucssion and prevent further derailing of this fine topic.

Doc

ArmandV · 11 Dec 2005

Doc said:
Let us end this disucssion and prevent further derailing of this fine topic.

Doc

Agreed.

The most expensive purchases I made in Japan would have to be DVDs (around $50 each), one King Goji (Godzilla) figure at the Bandai Museum (six thousand yen) and an eight thousand yen book.

Mike Cash · 11 Dec 2005

Doc said:
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble...
I can feel the devil walking next to me...

I know that song all too well Mike. ;-)

You missed the softball setup I laid out for you. I thought you'd tell me "You're talking to a tourist whose every move is among the purest".

Doc · 12 Dec 2005

That lyric did cross my mind more than once Mike, but I thought I'd throw a curve ball at you instead on the matter. ;-)

Doc

Mike Cash · 12 Dec 2005

I have a favorite line from the song that comes to mind when someone tells me they think it must be cool to do what I do in Japan:

One town's very like another when your head's down over your pieces, brother

Flashjeff · 12 Dec 2005

mikecash said:
I have a favorite line from the song that comes to mind when someone tells me they think it must be cool to do what I do in Japan:

One town's very like another when your head's down over your pieces, brother

From "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, one of my favorite songs from the 80's!

Dekamaster · 12 Dec 2005

Some years back, I spent some Y 12,000 on CDs.

Flashjeff · 12 Dec 2005

Dekamaster said:
Some years back, I spent some Y 12,000 on CDs.

Hmm! Using today's currency exchange rates (I just checked), that's about $100.00. Not too bad. I did that while I was in Japan in 2003 when I spent more than that in souvenirs at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in Yokohama where I went to see Pink Lady perform in 2003!

pika la · 16 Dec 2005

That would be.. about 350$ on a pretty dress ^^;
It was well worth it!

Kinsao · 16 Dec 2005

I think it's quite amusing and cynical that a number of people mentioned either sex or a husband/wife/gf/bf relationship - myself included!

Relationships might not always be expensive for your money, but they are always "expensive" for your emotions.

I would hasten to add that although my ex-bf might have cost me the most, in a non-financial way, I have also been repaid, so I am comfortably back in the black!

And, considering non-living purchases made with money, I think my acoustic guitar (Yamaha) would be the most expensive - but I didn't actually buy that myself, I inherited it, so I don't know that it would count. I have to say, though, that it was made in the early '60s and has improved greatly with age, so it's probably worth now considerably more than what was originally paid for it.

kirei_na_me · 16 Dec 2005

Kinsao said:
Relationships might not always be expensive for your money, but they are always "expensive" for your emotions.

You are exactly right. I know all too well.

As for the most expensive thing I have from Japan, it would have to be a platinum necklace my husband got for me. He has this thing about material things. He thinks as long as he can supply me with expensive gifts, I'll be happy. Wrong.

Anyway, the most expensive things I have didn't come from Japan, anyway. They all came from France or from here.

RockLee · 16 Dec 2005

kirei_na_me said:
He thinks as long as he can supply me with expensive gifts, I'll be happy. Wrong.

I think a lot of Japanese think like that, so don't worry ;-)

As for my most expensive thing from Japan, def. my Camera, next to that my Denshi Jishou ^.^ bot about 27 000 and 32 000 yen.

What is the most expensive purchase you have made from japan?

Doc

Government Man

ArmandV

Eight Times To Japan

Doc

Government Man

ArmandV

Eight Times To Japan

Mike Cash

骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう

Doc

Government Man

Mike Cash

骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう

Flashjeff

Pink Lady's Number #1 Fan

Dekamaster

「地獄の番犬！」

Flashjeff

Pink Lady's Number #1 Fan

pika la

先輩

Kinsao

Horizon Rider

kirei_na_me

Where I'm Supposed to Be

RockLee

Hullu

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