October 25, 2004
Earthquakes and fish
I was in the shower getting ready for a dinner last Saturday when I suddenly tripped and almost fell out of the bathtub. I thought the hot water, the steam and the fact that I hadn’t eaten might have made me dizzy, but the second quake made me quite sure it wasn’t me but the whole building that was moving.
Later that night my friend explained what to do if it happened again and I calmed down so I could enjoy the dinner. We ate at a Japanese restaurant in Shibuya where the food was circulating on a moving belt, ready for you to pick a dish. It was a fun experience and the fish was very tasty!
Talking about fish, I live next door to a fish breeder. I see them every day, red little fish swimming in their blue plastic tubs, on my way to the train station. But I wonder what they did during the quake…
