Raid 3: Sweden Ferry Collision
Wasn't expecting it, personally. The Nordic countries seem to have their act together a lot more than other countries, but of course someone has to stuff up. Silly Sweden-face! On July 23 2009, two ferries going to Gotland managed to collide into each other because of foggy conditions. Woops. Luckily only a few were lightly injured so it's not too much of a big deal. How the hell did the vikings back in the 1st century manage not to hit into each other? ...They probably did but didn't tell anyone and said the people on board got eaten by the world serpent or the bermuda triangle was on a vacation and just happened to be there... Something ridiculous like that. And obviously I'm not the type that tells jokes well. -_-;
Meanwhile, the Danish ships are having to deal with Somalian pirates trying to hijack their ships.
Raid 4: The Japanese Being Paid to Smile?
....What? This topic actually came up for a short time on the news in New Zealand, where in Japan, people working at the train stations have a camera on top of their laptops to rate their smile which of course is aimed towards their customers. It's good for the customers as they say 'a smile is contagious' and can make them cheer up, but it would suck for the employers that have to constantly flex their muscles all for the sake of other people. I admit in a way it's a good idea since just smiling can loosen people up and make communication easier for the both of them, but the Japanese don't smile that often anyway (just being stereotypical here). Also, do people even realise how damn busy those train stations actually are? People are heading left and right and you have to brush past hundreds of passengers and the maps for the trains are so complicated it looks like a kid scribbled randomly with a crayon in different colours and called it a map. Train station are truly stressful, and I've only lived in Japan for two years to know that well. The Japanese just need to be less uptight. What's wrong with wearing a loose T-shirt and jandals to work? xD Smiling should come naturally; a camera shouldn't have to force you to.
Raid 5: Christchurch Arts Festival
The Christchurch Arts Festival doesn't happen that often so it's definitely worth a look when it actually is on. It has a variety of things to go to, from seeing orchestras, ballet, international film screenings and a massive igloo with an ice skating rink in the middle of Cathedral Square. But I'm mostly looking forward to the international films, since I'm planning to go see 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea' [崖の上のポニョ -Studio Ghibli film] and 'Flame and Citron' [Flammen & Citronen -Danish/German film]. Should be super awesome!
Those are my raids for today, and will be back next week surfing the waves of the internet to raid more information on anything and everything. Until then!
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