1988

I listen to the news on the radio while driving to and from work everyday. The same news gets repeated over and over from morning to evening. Today, the big news seems to be about Apple's recalling 1.8 million laptop batteries and the real estates market hits a new low in terms of home sale in July. Then upon getting home, I turned on the TV and it's News at 7pm. But interestingly, the 2 pieces of news that stayed with me all day are from reading some random blogs during the day.

First, the majority of students going to college this year were born in the year 1988!! If you ask them who Paul Newman is, their answer is "that Salad Dressing guy" or "that Spaghetti sauce guy". Born in 1988!! My god! That's a very special year for me, but that's beside the point.

Second, there is this girl who just went through 7 weeks of flight attendant training abroad and it's her first time being in a foreign country. I had a fun time reading her blog about the training (which is definitely more than just asking people "Tea or Coffee?"). Part of what they'll learn is how to politely fend off unwanted socializing or gifts during the flight. I think most young girls at one point or another must have thought of being a flight attendant when they grew up, reading the blog serves to provide a good glimpse to their lives. But I guess for men, especially those who would love to date a flight attendant, they would also be interested in reading their blogs to maybe fulfill their fantasies/curiosity. ;-)

The new Japanese word I learned today:
もろこし = corn (I love corn!!!)

By the way, here is a great sushi place near Narita Airport frequented by flight attendants:

店名：江戸っ子寿司

成田市花崎町536-10

0476-22-0530