nanopure

The department at last fixed the nanopure water filter system on level one. The filters are supposedly expensive and the department supposedly poor. They took almost 6 months to fix it. Well, at least we get clean water again without the need to hike all the way up to level 3.

plaque

the number of plaque assay plates i used in the past month. more coming up.

japan day 5

can you believe, more pictures?


My breakfast


My lunch bento. Some company gave us a box lunch if we agreed to stay in a hall and listen to their propaganda for an hour. No such thing as free lunch, eh?


The nice people from a certain microscope company brought us to eat 'Genghis Khan' grilled lamb slices.


We were at this place called Sapporo Factory, which is a converted beer factory, now a shopping mall, we were in some eating place in that mall.


From the plate...


... Into the frying pan. Good stuff. Mouth watering now as I remember the dinner.


Crabs (again) anyone?


Gelato. This one is Mic's pumpkin flavour. Tastes ok to me but to Mic who had a cold, it was tasteless, poor thing.


The nice people from Jeol and another lady researcher from OZ.


The restaurant bar. quite an oily place because of all the grilling. Was kind of afraid for my camera lens.


After dinner me and Mic went about the 'factory'. Everythign except a few eateries and the movies were closed. took a few panoramic pics. This is the inside.


This is the outside.


This is while walking back we saw the TV tower and took a pic of it.

Japan day 4

The Nijo fish market. Lots of activity. Supposedly cut throat prices.


Surprisingly not much fishy scents.


Huge


Also huge


See so many crabs until sien liau.


Scallops


Sea urchin


Trumpet shells


Bueh tahan lia

My breakfast. Tuna and rice


We shared this: urchin roe, fish egg, crab in miso, prawn, scallop.


hardcore bicycle


The FEI night at Renaissance hotel. Late commers find there is no food left. Microscopists sure can eat.









Live music that nobody bothered about.


Some dance group performed. Not exactly japanese IMHO.


The crowd went wild when they finished. I wonder why.

japan day 3

rainy morning


choice. sometimes a bad thing.


morning walk along the river Toyohira


Small and rather useless looking floater.


nice bird resting in the river.


One of the many bridges crossing the river.


The convention center. sleek.


Free ice cream! flavours include green tea, yoghurt, vanilla and chocolate.


Registration.


Welcome dinner. Crowded and not really enough food.


Freeflow of alcohol


Soba. cold one.


The spread. alot but not buffet because the waiters never refill any of the plates.


Tail in mouth fish.


Super cool WC. seat warmer, butt washer and some other stuff. Dont know what it does coz cant read jap.