Comments on: Cold snap… http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/ An Aussie girl living in Tokyo with her Japanese boyfriend trying to make sense of her crazy yet funny Japanese life... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:05:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eva http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41093 Eva Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41093 The 19th would be the day of the Bonenkai. So maybe the joking about taking our hospital bags and having it close to a taxi stop helped you "choosing" this day? I have no idea for the November date though. DH also has a very low temperature, like 35.something while I am at 36.8 or so. A half Japanese friend at Uni told me, that she felt really awful when having something that the surrounding German friends would not even consider a real temperature, and much less a fever. The 19th would be the day of the Bonenkai. So maybe the joking about taking our hospital bags and having it close to a taxi stop helped you “choosing” this day?
I have no idea for the November date though.

DH also has a very low temperature, like 35.something while I am at 36.8 or so.
A half Japanese friend at Uni told me, that she felt really awful when having something that the surrounding German friends would not even consider a real temperature, and much less a fever.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41087 Tiffany Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:28:21 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41087 Wow it sounds so cold over there! I'm waiting for the temps here in the US to start getting colder since it's November, but then where I live we had snow showers in early October! I also watch Flash Forward, it's a very interesting show, it keeps you watching that is for sure. I'm sure people just have different normal temperatures, anytime I feel like I have a fever I check it and it's always close to normal, it's so strange! Glad to hear you don't have the flu but make sure you get your needed rest :) Wow it sounds so cold over there! I’m waiting for the temps here in the US to start getting colder since it’s November, but then where I live we had snow showers in early October!

I also watch Flash Forward, it’s a very interesting show, it keeps you watching that is for sure.

I’m sure people just have different normal temperatures, anytime I feel like I have a fever I check it and it’s always close to normal, it’s so strange!

Glad to hear you don’t have the flu but make sure you get your needed rest :)

]]> By: Amanda http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41084 Amanda Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:10:21 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41084 I provided you with *one* Facebook message... it's not my fault facebook said it was too long and I had to cut it down into many parts. I started doing it up as a video tutorial a couple of days ago, so maybe it'll make an appearance on my blog at some point :) Good luck with the quilt making, can't wait to see it! nny, it's suddenly started warming up here, at least it's not windy and overcast all the time any more. I'm beginning to get a bit scared about going into the Northern Hemisphere winter! I provided you with *one* Facebook message… it’s not my fault facebook said it was too long and I had to cut it down into many parts. I started doing it up as a video tutorial a couple of days ago, so maybe it’ll make an appearance on my blog at some point :) Good luck with the quilt making, can’t wait to see it!

nny, it’s suddenly started warming up here, at least it’s not windy and overcast all the time any more. I’m beginning to get a bit scared about going into the Northern Hemisphere winter!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41083 Kelly Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:52:08 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41083 I guess you could update your facebook page and get some friends with blogs to relay the news on their blogs even. But we can wait. :) Not long to go now!! I guess you could update your facebook page and get some friends with blogs to relay the news on their blogs even. But we can wait. :) Not long to go now!!

]]> By: Nay http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41082 Nay Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:17:01 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41082 It definitely did get cold awfully quick, didn't it!! It's nowhere near as cold as Chiba here though - we are still in our low 20's but the wind is freezing!! I'm pulling out our doona and blanket today because the nights are getting quite chilly... I haven't heard either that different nationalities have different body temperatures but like Shun, Naoki does have a lower body temperature than me. I think you and I are on the higher side of average!! I have only seen the pictures Melanie has posted on her blog of Misora but she is so adorable!! Like Khea said, you are next!! I can't wait to finally meet goma-chan!! It definitely did get cold awfully quick, didn’t it!! It’s nowhere near as cold as Chiba here though – we are still in our low 20’s but the wind is freezing!! I’m pulling out our doona and blanket today because the nights are getting quite chilly…

I haven’t heard either that different nationalities have different body temperatures but like Shun, Naoki does have a lower body temperature than me. I think you and I are on the higher side of average!!

I have only seen the pictures Melanie has posted on her blog of Misora but she is so adorable!! Like Khea said, you are next!! I can’t wait to finally meet goma-chan!!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41081 Rachel Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:56:51 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41081 I've never heard about difference in national body temperature. Individuals have slightly different base temperatures though, and different methods (oral, anal, under-arm) record slightly different temperatures too. In addition, different thermometers records different temperatures, and your body temperature is almost never static, starting low and going higher in the evening and when you are ill, the temperature goes up and down constantly! Phew! Which is to say you're both normal. I don't think half a degree is anything to worry about, but if you're pg, best to stay on the safe side and check. Flu can manifest in some people as a long-term low-grade fever and more-than-usual tiredness. I’ve never heard about difference in national body temperature. Individuals have slightly different base temperatures though, and different methods (oral, anal, under-arm) record slightly different temperatures too. In addition, different thermometers records different temperatures, and your body temperature is almost never static, starting low and going higher in the evening and when you are ill, the temperature goes up and down constantly!

Phew! Which is to say you’re both normal.

I don’t think half a degree is anything to worry about, but if you’re pg, best to stay on the safe side and check. Flu can manifest in some people as a long-term low-grade fever and more-than-usual tiredness.

]]> By: Khea http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41080 Khea Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:13:45 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41080 VERY chilly!! I got on my knee high fluffy house socks hehe <3 Hope you can get rid of your cold and keep it away though~~ Glad that's all it is. =) Don't worry about not blogging from the hospital. I couldn't figure it out either but you all let everyone else know through FB for me, and it's only a week anyways! We just wanna meet him already! Misora-chan is too cute eh? AND YOU'RE NEXT! Looking forward to seeing you on Friday. Khea VERY chilly!! I got on my knee high fluffy house socks hehe <3
Hope you can get rid of your cold and keep it away though~~ Glad that’s all it is. =)

Don’t worry about not blogging from the hospital. I couldn’t figure it out either but you all let everyone else know through FB for me, and it’s only a week anyways! We just wanna meet him already! Misora-chan is too cute eh? AND YOU’RE NEXT!

Looking forward to seeing you on Friday.

Khea

]]> By: Sara http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41079 Sara Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:48:28 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41079 It was 5!!!! degrees when I got back to Niigata yesterday.... OMFG Glad to hear you liked Flash Forward!! I'm finding it really interesting as well... I wish Ryohei understood more English so we could watch it together but like you said without subtitles I think he gets too frustrated. You know, if you want you can designate someone like Nay or I to be your "designated" baby blog and have one of us at least post when Goma-chan is here. You could save the big birth post with his name and details and pictures for your own blog when you get home but if you wanted people to know you had him maybe Nay will post it for you (I would also as long as I am still in Japan) I really hope today will be warmer.... its FREEZING!!!! Gosh I can't believe Goma-chan will be here in so soon - I really hope he's not 6 days late!! That would be quite the long haul lol. It was 5!!!! degrees when I got back to Niigata yesterday…. OMFG

Glad to hear you liked Flash Forward!! I’m finding it really interesting as well… I wish Ryohei understood more English so we could watch it together but like you said without subtitles I think he gets too frustrated.

You know, if you want you can designate someone like Nay or I to be your “designated” baby blog and have one of us at least post when Goma-chan is here. You could save the big birth post with his name and details and pictures for your own blog when you get home but if you wanted people to know you had him maybe Nay will post it for you (I would also as long as I am still in Japan)

I really hope today will be warmer…. its FREEZING!!!! Gosh I can’t believe Goma-chan will be here in so soon – I really hope he’s not 6 days late!! That would be quite the long haul lol.

]]> By: Jay http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/2009/11/03/cold-snap/comment-page-1/#comment-41078 Jay Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:41:55 +0000 http://www.cherryblossomadventures.com/?p=765#comment-41078 I think it's funny how you have these very specific dates for Goma-chan, but can't remember how you arrived at them. A dream would make sense, even if you can't remember it. Speaking of dreams, I dreamed recent of a pygmy man being kept in a zoo, and he was biting my head. Moving swiftly on... Hooray for Amanda providing you with lots of quilt-making info. She is a lovely, obliging girl, isn't she? ;) Hopefully quilt making well help keep you busy and keep your mind off the enforced resting. As for body temperatures, I've not heard before anything like different nationalities having different levels of normal -- it could just be that Shun is one end of the scale on what is normal? Who knows, it might be worth looking into, though. I think it’s funny how you have these very specific dates for Goma-chan, but can’t remember how you arrived at them. A dream would make sense, even if you can’t remember it. Speaking of dreams, I dreamed recent of a pygmy man being kept in a zoo, and he was biting my head. Moving swiftly on…

Hooray for Amanda providing you with lots of quilt-making info. She is a lovely, obliging girl, isn’t she? ;) Hopefully quilt making well help keep you busy and keep your mind off the enforced resting.

As for body temperatures, I’ve not heard before anything like different nationalities having different levels of normal — it could just be that Shun is one end of the scale on what is normal? Who knows, it might be worth looking into, though.

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