The toilet seats are heated!

There aren't many times I can think of in my life when I've been intimidated by lavatory facilities but it seemed to have become a daily exercise in Japan. I mean seriously you walk into the bathroom and are greeted by a space age toilet complete with on-board processor and computerised side panel. What happened to the good old days of do your business and pull a chain, or just a hole in the ground for that matter.

To make things worse all the labels are in kanji (hectic Japanese alphabet). So I kept finding myself wanting to push all the buttons with child like enthusiasm but held back for fear that I might activate a nuclear warhead or teleport myself into a parallel universe.

But that all changed today. With confidence, last seen when I was five and tried to escape the confines of the house by driving my mom's car, I faced my fear and pressed something. What exactly it was I may never know but before I knew it the seat was hot enough to fry an egg on! (just a figure of speech, I didn't actually fry an egg, but I digress).

I am now anxiously anticipating my next button press. I secretly hoping the button with a woman's face will transform the shower into Halle Berry. That probably won't happen and I'll end up with Roseanne Barr but I'll keep you posted.