So you bet your bottom I was surprised to see Lordi, a Finnish heavy metal band who won Eurovision in 2006 (and Eurovision hasn’t been the same since) on the list of songs at my local crappy karaoke place.

They won Eurovision with their epic song Hard Rock Hallelujah. I haven’t really heard much about them since Eurovision, maybe because I didn’t care enough to look into it, it was just amusing at the time. But what is strange to me is in this karaoke joint there wasn’t just one song by Lordi, but two.

I’m not really too familiar with the song besides the easy chorus, and it’s more fun when you can sing songs that others in your group know. Also, no one else in my group are really aware of these lame Metal bands so instead I am sharing my excitement of my find with the internet.

Why oh why are there two songs by these guys and other perfectly awesome songs missing? Why? WHY!

Here’s a quick little tour of the area around my home. I am loving living here.

Of course there are vending machines. I love vending machines. In Australia I was always forgetting to bring a drink with me when I go out walking etc. Here, it’s something I don’t really need to worry about. Not only are beverages cheaper here, there is usually a vending machine around somewhere. I haven’t seen any hot food vending machines here yet, so far only drinks, cigarettes and alcohol machines (which I suppose is also a drink machine).

Rice fields! There are rice fields in the smallest spaces between buildings. However, rice here is expensive.

A karaoke joint. Haven’t been here yet.

A scarecrow in the field

Japan has a lot of buildings that look soooo old and run down.