{"id":2277,"date":"2026-02-06T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merwanjeeframjee.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:14:03","slug":"2-6-26-a-lot-happened-b12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merwanjeeframjee.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/2-6-26-a-lot-happened-b12\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/6\/26 A LOT HAPPENED. B12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This was a really cool market area – but chilly interior. I also went to Uwajimaya and their bookstore, I bought some cute socks with possums on them that say, “Hang in there”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Prices continue to rise but J did a side job and spent the money taking me into Portland to the markets. I bought a LOT of fun things. Too many food items, mostly for the kids and stuff – I love it when they get to try out all the different items. I got to eavesdrop on a conversation in Japanese and I understood it. I would have been absolutely out of luck saying anything, but I can understand basic conversations. It was so exciting in a really nerdy way \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stopped by a plant shop on the way home and I bought an African Violet for my birthday. Most of my birthday present though was a trip into town to look around and be delighted by the Asian markets which I suppose if you’re Asian makes me very lame. It makes me so happy. I love Chinese New Year. I ordered a lot of decorations and am having a hot-pot party possibly… it depends, my GI hasn’t been too great. In town J and I split a pork bun and orange chicken from Uwajimaya. I played a lot of Pikmin and bought some adventure pack items before setting out so I could do a lot of mushroom battles and collect cool postcards for my friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These pikmin just received their fortunes! \ud83d\ude00 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had a bike ride on a particularly nice day and then went out again after lunch and road. I can do that now! I don’t even have to pack water. I don’t have to worry about recovery. I don’t have to worry about being sick while on the trail. I can go for miles and not get tired (my bike is really easy to ride, but I was very much constrained before). So B12 and maybe the hormones are making an incredible difference. I could not do this before – ever since I moved here I have struggled with mobility. I road around 10 miles and I forgot about it the next day – which is incredible, I mean, usually I’m attempting to recover for days later and having to go, well I’m injured, sore and feel sick but at least I got outside! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was riding and hear a helicopter. The trail spit me out where they were filming something for the Coast Guard. I did not get in the shot, although I suppose they may have filmed me from the air looking stupid. It was really exciting. I was really lucky to get to see that, what an awesome machine. I have so much awe and respect for our Coasties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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