Kujira Means Whale
I was having dinner with Japanese colleagues in Tokyo on 14th Feb
2007. Okuyama san was telling me what kind of drinks she would
order for me (Shochiu). One of the names of a drink was Kujira,
which means whale. It was an easy drink. Her English was
not very good so she drew on her Rhodia the shape of a whale to help me
understand.
While I was flying back to Hong Kong, the in-flight magazine just happened to report a large whale installation, so I clipped and composed this on my Moleskine. Attached a tag with drawing of people sitting around me during the dinner so that I could remember. It was raining cats and dogs outside.
