Mini-Update: Double Duty and a New Signature

Today, I acquired a new identity. Well, sort of. See, in Japan, just writing your name--no matter how many flourishes you use in your cursive--does not constitute an official signature. You have to have one of these special name stamps called a hanko, and you have to stamp your name in red ink. You will need this for any official document you sign. Here's a picture of mine, which was just made today. In case you were wondering, it's my first name written in kanji, or Japanese characters. It looks like this: 沙羅.


Now check out this awesomeness. Apparently the Japanese are against the creation of extraneous faucets. Therefore, the sink faucet does double duty as the bathtub faucet. You'll notice in the image above that there is clearly no tub faucet. You simply turn on the water at the sink and flip the switch to shower. You can leave the shower head high to take a shower or move it down lower to fill the tub. So efficient!