Spirited Away into the the Matrix

Spirited Away into the the Matrix

I sometimes feel like my brain has left my body. Possibly my brain power being harnessed by robots. And by this I mean my brain is out to lunch (semi permanently).

And this Spirited Away refers to an Miyasaki’s most famous anime about wild animals, including an evil boar in a fantasy world (foreshadow of this blogpost for you smartypants types).

Oh sh#t! Not again! 
No more pills this time.

I was thinking about how I used to live in a fantasy world too, after so many unbelievable things in Japan. It was like some glitches in The Matrix. I'm like Neo, only not cool (and my sunglasses are the dollar store variety).

These are cooler than the ones I had. 
But probably the same price.

You see on my way to University in Japan I used to see a sign that said in Japanese, "Watch out for wild boars". And it was a big picture of a boar with tusks. It was almost comical (except they were dripping in blood. Actually that's not true, but it would be funny if they were. Imagine little kids being utterly horrified). 
If you don't know what a boar is, its like a pig but hairier and ready to impale something with its tusks (and not impale me ideally). I wondered where I needed to enter The MATRIX to see this boar. 
Or if there was some magical forest nearby. Surely it can’t be nearby as everything is just endless cement. 
I wondered why and where a boar might come from to warrant such a a sign in the middle of a city.

I often had a laugh about it and pointed out to my fellow students “Watch out for the boars, hahaha what a joke!”. The Japanese ones never laughed. Perhaps I should have taken as an omen (death sign or a death note was written about me by someone. Death by boar).

One day as I was walking by myself & I heard some weird sounds, huffing and snorting. And then some trampling, like horses galloping towards me. Rather odd I thought.

I looked down and saw a massive boar snorting and looking around. He seemed to be sniffing the air. Perhaps he noticed my unique gaijin (foreigner) scent or my B.O. smell. It was perhaps stronger than the locals due to my hairiness (ape like). At first I considered running, but I thought if it knew the area he knew all the shortcuts and might impale me (like Wolverine minus the adamantium claws). 
I considered slowly moving behind a building and following it. I wondered if it would it lead me to some truffles or Narnia (or was that pigs for truffles?).

He looks friendly enough, perhaps he will lead me to some truffles?
Or kill me, either sounds good.

I told one of the other foreign students I had seen a boar the other day and they should be careful walking down that road. 
He was an Aussie and his response was priceless.

"Mate. Go get bent".
I believe this to mean "Go F Yourself" or more literally yeah right I don't believe you.
But based on his personality it may have been more towards "Go F Yourself" I think.

I saw this shop for the first time. I realized I entered The MATRIX for sure.
And entered in the right spot too.

Other funny stories from this blog 

http://memoirsgaijin.blogspot.ca/

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http://eyethroughtheglass.blogspot.ca/ 


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