Kanamara Matsucho and my new amps.

So i went out to Kawasaki today, which was a nice trip. we went to this fertility feistival thing, which was interesting, to say the least. i might put up pictures sometime, but i might get this blog closed down for "graphic" or "obscene" imagery. Id tell you what i saw there, but im also a little uncomfortable with that. you know what? just go google the damn thing yourself. haha! im kidding, i googled the damn thing FOR you! its on wikipedia, but dont worry; its pretty accurate from what i understand about the festival.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanamara_Matsuri

its short, too. so you dont have to waste your precious time reading it (so why are you reading this, then?). well its fun, yes i saw the thing in the picture and ive got pictures (not of me though, i prefer to keep my dignity).

well after that, we went down to the station and we finally got my new acoustic guitar amps. ive been looking for a good one for about 2~4 months now. well, out of lack of choice of cheap speakers, we got this pretty awesome Crate Amplifier. the amp itself was good, but the price was a little on the high side. ni ju ni sen yen. yeah. its a little pricey.

but the thing is, its not the purchase that kinda annoys me, or the price. it was the consideration of the cash and stuff. i dunno, there was an issue with the cash and all, so the folks decided to haggle a lil. which im all for, if it wasnt in the formal establishment that we were in. personally, id haggle to within an inch of our lives (yes, mine and yours), but when it comes to places like this, id rather not do it. especially in japan aye. in malaysia it woulda been easier, besides they're really nice in japan, and i dont particularly feel like making their lives all tough and hard. and they're pretty earnest when they do their job.

i mean, can there just be a simple transaction of goods & services and money? like a;

Hi
Welcome!
Im looking for amplifiers for my guitar
Why sure, lets see what we've got.
*looking around and comparing stuff*
Well, im gonna go with this one
Oh yes, thats a good one, 'specially if you're only gonna play at home
Yeh thats what i thought
*credit card and charging and all that stuff*
Thank you!
Yeah, thanks a lot
Ill carry that to the entrance
Thanks
Come again!
LateR
(by the way, no matter how steriotypical it seems, its all true about japan, the guy was really helpful)

well, in any case, for me it was all good and jolly til we got to the "well im gonna go with this one" part. then all the haggling came in and i literally thought 'wtf,' with all the words put in. it was insane, why haggle in the middle of an established music store? just pay the damn money and be done with it!

i can understand if its somewhere else, but to me this kinda thing is tantamount to causing a scene. so there was a lot of "i dont believe you" and crap like that. it was just insane. i mean we got a lotta free crap, but thats beside the point; i dont like causing trouble for other people mostly cos its ghey. and its all cos of this obsession with money; i believe the principle (the excuse, more like) behind this mind-set is 'get your moneys worth.' But at the expense of others? if its a life or death situation i might understand (and i emphasize the 'might'), but over a set of guitar amps? no. not me. id rather not do that, its just not worth the stress thats caused to both parties.

even after we bought the amps, we took a train home. that would've been okay if the amps didnt weight 600tons or something. geezes, so it wasnt 600tons but it couldve BEEN 600tons for all that i care, it was heavy as f*&^ thats what it was (dont worry, i dont swear, hence the bleeping out). and i carried that all the gawdamn way home. it sucked. even as i type this post out my fingers are still burning. i mean, if we took a cab home, it woulda been much easier, faster, and definately less painful. i sound like some kid on a winge streak, maybe i am. but the thing is, it was the obsession with money that made me take that stupid train and walk a couple kilometers total, as opposed to a cab that could've dropped me off right in front of the apartment building.

this isnt a matter of comfort (although it plays a pretty big role, here --"), its more of the principle behind it. that 'lets not spend money cos if we save more, we have more.' so then that defeats the entire purpose of actually having the money. whats the point of having the stuff if you cant spend it? i mean definately have savings and fall back money and all. thing is why not spend? why stinge? whats the point? why would you suffer for seemingly ages, when the easy road is just a couple bucks away? sure the hard road 'builds character' and all that, but if its redundant, theres no point going on the hard road. its just dumb.

Either way when i grow up (physically and mentally, even though im a little doubtful about the mental maturation part) im gonna make sure i dont have this narrow-minded 'save money to have money' stingey mindset crap. its ridiculous. im gonna be generous with my money, yknow, buy that brother on the street a meal, and have a drink with the guy. that kinda thing. help the less fortunate.

"oh yes, very pleasant thoughts, dexta, but are you really going to?"

yeah be doubtful aye? its just cos you guys cant keep to your own word that you put others down before you even see what happens.

like, say i was talking to my friend the other night (yesterday, in fact). she refused to believe me when i told her id do something for her. hehe. i admit it was a little fantastical, but i swear im gonna do what i told her id do. do not doubt me, for i am amazing that way. haha~!

yeah. so that was my winge (pronounced win-j) of the day.

ill see if i can get some pictures up from the festival. the computer is acting up again..

LateR
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