Wow it's been a while since I last updated. I'm a total shmuck when it comes to keeping regular contact with people.
So a lot has been happening!
1) I had my first encounter with a chikan (pervert) on the train. That was interesting! He kept staring at my chest and asking if he could pay me to touch my boobs. Poor guy was not expecting me to be able to swear at him in Japanese hahah. He quickly got off the train and went to another car. For people saying how common chikans are on trains I'm kind of surprised it took over a year for one to bother me.
2) I rode my bike for the first (and probably last) time. What can I say? The bike is too small for me, I feel ridiculous on it. I think I'd feel more comfortable on a bigger bike for safety reasons too, not like a bigger bike could do much against a car anyways.
3) I booked my trip to Vietnam for August!! I'm going for six days with my coworker. We chose to go on a tour that would allow us to see most of the country, starting in Hanoi and ending in Ho Chi Minh. The tour, interestingly enough, is all in Japanese. With the tour we get to see four world heritage sites which should be cool (I'm not exactly sure which ones as the brochure was all in Japanese haha all I know is that I'm going to Ha Long Bay and getting to do a river cruise on the Mekong so I'm happy.
4) My gig is in less than two weeks and I could not be more terrified! I think I might have the lyrics down for two of the three songs I'm singing. The Japanese song is proving to be very difficult.
5) Rainy season started almost a full month early which apparently means we're in for a ridiculously hot summer. It's a good thing the air conditioning at work has been broken for about two months and the classrooms are now getting up to 30+ degrees.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Bum's a Bet - Hair Salon
I was rudely woken up at 4:30 this morning to some alarm blasting over the loud speakers in my town and some man on the loud speakers announcing something... the echo is so bad I cant understand a word he says. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in the book 1984 and I'm just supposed to wake up at 4:30. I've woken up that early almost every day either by an announcement or by an earthquake. In the past week we've had quite a few large aftershocks (I've counted five). They were all up north so they weren't too strong down here but I've definitely felt them. The big earthquake started off pretty small and then built up pretty strong so when the aftershocks hit I keep waiting for it to get stronger. A few people I've talked to say the plate near Tokyo has been weakened a lot from all the quakes and we should expect a relatively large one to hit sometime soon.
I went to yet another hanami party and I think it's safe to say I've ingested enough sakura petals for one year. The blossoms have begun to turn into leaves now and the weather is getting warmer and warmer. I'm not looking forward to summer if it's going to be anything like last summer!
This last week has been eventful enough I suppose.
I broke things off with the guy I had been seeing for about eight months. He was pretty good about it, as I knew he would be. He said I was too good for him and deserve someone nicer. We're going to try and be friends, I think that's better for us because it has removed all the obligations to see each other regularly.
In other news, my new band went to the studio last Monday and it was pretty successful, we started writing a song even! (Did I mention I started a project band with my friend?) We have a gig at the end of June and we need to perform ten songs then. We dont have a name for the band yet - we cant find one we both really like... any suggestions?
Work is going well, we just started new kids classes this month and so far... some are great and some will be a test of my mental strength.
What's on the cards coming up? Golden Week is rapidly approaching so I'm trying to hammer out some plans of what to do. I'm mulling about going back to Osaka and/or maybe going to Izu Shoto or Kyushu. I'm still not sure if I want to travel with a friend or just go alone and have all the say in what I do. It might be nice to have a translator though. Thoughts?
I went to yet another hanami party and I think it's safe to say I've ingested enough sakura petals for one year. The blossoms have begun to turn into leaves now and the weather is getting warmer and warmer. I'm not looking forward to summer if it's going to be anything like last summer!
This last week has been eventful enough I suppose.
I broke things off with the guy I had been seeing for about eight months. He was pretty good about it, as I knew he would be. He said I was too good for him and deserve someone nicer. We're going to try and be friends, I think that's better for us because it has removed all the obligations to see each other regularly.
In other news, my new band went to the studio last Monday and it was pretty successful, we started writing a song even! (Did I mention I started a project band with my friend?) We have a gig at the end of June and we need to perform ten songs then. We dont have a name for the band yet - we cant find one we both really like... any suggestions?
Work is going well, we just started new kids classes this month and so far... some are great and some will be a test of my mental strength.
What's on the cards coming up? Golden Week is rapidly approaching so I'm trying to hammer out some plans of what to do. I'm mulling about going back to Osaka and/or maybe going to Izu Shoto or Kyushu. I'm still not sure if I want to travel with a friend or just go alone and have all the say in what I do. It might be nice to have a translator though. Thoughts?
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
It is a very delicious crunch chocolate that sprinkled the starry sky of glittering - a chocolate wrapper
I like that Engrish, it's a good one.
So it's the most wonderful time of the year and yet somehow in Japan it seems even more shallow and materialistic. There are Christmas trees everywhere and even a Santa Claus or two and I cant help but wonder who actually knows what this holiday is about... same for Canada though let's be real.
I have some Christmas parties at school for kids and adults. We're supposed to sing for the little kids... should be fun!
My coworkers and I are having Christmas dinner on the 25th... I'm not too sure I want to go but then if I dont... I'm the black sheep of the group and that's no good. But! On December 26th I've recently been in touch with an old friend from high school who was an exchange student from good ol Japan. He's living outside of Tokyo so we're going to meet up and have a little high school reunion. It should be awesome!
And the best news of all! My Mum will be arriving in 11 days! I have some great things planned and I cant wait to see her lovely face :)
As for now... That's about all the updates I can give... Will report back later.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
So it's the most wonderful time of the year and yet somehow in Japan it seems even more shallow and materialistic. There are Christmas trees everywhere and even a Santa Claus or two and I cant help but wonder who actually knows what this holiday is about... same for Canada though let's be real.
I have some Christmas parties at school for kids and adults. We're supposed to sing for the little kids... should be fun!
My coworkers and I are having Christmas dinner on the 25th... I'm not too sure I want to go but then if I dont... I'm the black sheep of the group and that's no good. But! On December 26th I've recently been in touch with an old friend from high school who was an exchange student from good ol Japan. He's living outside of Tokyo so we're going to meet up and have a little high school reunion. It should be awesome!
And the best news of all! My Mum will be arriving in 11 days! I have some great things planned and I cant wait to see her lovely face :)
As for now... That's about all the updates I can give... Will report back later.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Dick Brewer
Yep... I saw a t-shirt here that said Dick Brewer. I thought about buying it but then I think I might save my money for something even more classic. I took a picture though and will be uploading it when I figure that out.
I have also been taking of hillarious Engrish on menus. Example: Big ball of chicken meat served with one egg yolk.
So... It's been a while since I last posted. I am sorry for my negligence. I have been kept on my toes with work lately. I barely have time to do anything sadly. I only had one day off of work this week and it definitely shows. One of my students told me I looked terrible today and had too many zits on my face. Thanks for the honesty? Sorry I'm so homely? I had to go in for follow up training for kids lessons yesterday. It was very useful so I'm not too chapped about having to go in on my day off and it meant I got to see everyone from training which was nice. After follow up training we went to a pub and watched some of the World Cup! Go Portugal. One of the teachers at my school asked me how Canada's soccer team was and I told her we call it Hockey and its played on ice there.
I've been trying to watch a lot of the World Cup which is great and meeting a lot of people... locals and foreigners. Suprisingly enough I am using a lot of Japanese with my new local friends and I am being shown around my new city. My one new friend, Takumi, taught me how to say 'thank you' in Samurai Japanese so we try to get me to use that in daily situations. Example: buying a coffee at Family Mart 'katajikenai' not 'arigato'. The look on their faces is great!
The new teacher has arrived who is replacing the other teacher. He's really nice so far and is from good ol London town. We've decided from now on we're only teaching British English.
My time is up here though... and I left my blog notebook at school today. Otherwise I would be writing a much better blog! I promise to be back soon to give a more detailed entry!
P.S. @DarkEnergy Happy (Belated) Father's Day... a card will be in the mail sometime this year.
I have also been taking of hillarious Engrish on menus. Example: Big ball of chicken meat served with one egg yolk.
So... It's been a while since I last posted. I am sorry for my negligence. I have been kept on my toes with work lately. I barely have time to do anything sadly. I only had one day off of work this week and it definitely shows. One of my students told me I looked terrible today and had too many zits on my face. Thanks for the honesty? Sorry I'm so homely? I had to go in for follow up training for kids lessons yesterday. It was very useful so I'm not too chapped about having to go in on my day off and it meant I got to see everyone from training which was nice. After follow up training we went to a pub and watched some of the World Cup! Go Portugal. One of the teachers at my school asked me how Canada's soccer team was and I told her we call it Hockey and its played on ice there.
I've been trying to watch a lot of the World Cup which is great and meeting a lot of people... locals and foreigners. Suprisingly enough I am using a lot of Japanese with my new local friends and I am being shown around my new city. My one new friend, Takumi, taught me how to say 'thank you' in Samurai Japanese so we try to get me to use that in daily situations. Example: buying a coffee at Family Mart 'katajikenai' not 'arigato'. The look on their faces is great!
The new teacher has arrived who is replacing the other teacher. He's really nice so far and is from good ol London town. We've decided from now on we're only teaching British English.
My time is up here though... and I left my blog notebook at school today. Otherwise I would be writing a much better blog! I promise to be back soon to give a more detailed entry!
P.S. @DarkEnergy Happy (Belated) Father's Day... a card will be in the mail sometime this year.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Hair/Make Fairytale
So, I thought it might make my blog titles a bit more interesting if I used the various Engrish I saw on my merry little travels. Another little gem I saw was "Ab's Make" = gym? Good times.
So I survived my first week solo. No one got bitten on my watch so I think that constitutes the week being a success!! The really little kids are a bunch of laughs to teach. I get to dance, play jenga and sing songs with them. One class, they were all wearing sticker name tags so I could use their names, the kids took them off and put them over their mouths - lead to a very nice and quiet class! Haha. I think I've gotten the hang of class planning which is nice I was worried for a while that I would be spending hours and hours preparing for lessons. The students are all really nice which helps.
Funny things I've noticed:
1) Even little old ladies here have iPods.
2) Business men, riding bikes in their nice suits, in the rain while (almost definitely drunk) and smoking.
3) The young guys here... wear lower cut shirts than I do, and have nicer hair. Think 80's glam rock look. Maybe I should step up and bring my A game... I thought I had but I stand corrected!
4) The novelty of being a foreigner. I get open mouth stares. When I see another foreigner... I OPEN MOUTH STARE.
5) There is a milk bar in one of the train stations - Does it serve LSD I wonder... like the milk bar in A Clockwork Orange.
I should be getting a phone sometime this week finally!!
So I survived my first week solo. No one got bitten on my watch so I think that constitutes the week being a success!! The really little kids are a bunch of laughs to teach. I get to dance, play jenga and sing songs with them. One class, they were all wearing sticker name tags so I could use their names, the kids took them off and put them over their mouths - lead to a very nice and quiet class! Haha. I think I've gotten the hang of class planning which is nice I was worried for a while that I would be spending hours and hours preparing for lessons. The students are all really nice which helps.
Funny things I've noticed:
1) Even little old ladies here have iPods.
2) Business men, riding bikes in their nice suits, in the rain while (almost definitely drunk) and smoking.
3) The young guys here... wear lower cut shirts than I do, and have nicer hair. Think 80's glam rock look. Maybe I should step up and bring my A game... I thought I had but I stand corrected!
4) The novelty of being a foreigner. I get open mouth stares. When I see another foreigner... I OPEN MOUTH STARE.
5) There is a milk bar in one of the train stations - Does it serve LSD I wonder... like the milk bar in A Clockwork Orange.
I should be getting a phone sometime this week finally!!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
...Lost in the Sea...
I keep promising to write a longer blog so here it is! Enjoy?
Haha where to begin?
My New Digs: The apartment is ok. It's nothing special nor is it spacious but it will serve its purpose and that's all I can ask for. I do have insuite laundry which is a luxury I have never had aside from while living at home... Now I just need to find someone to DO my laundry :) The view from my balcony is of a cemetary (not kidding lol)and of a 24 hour convenient store and the train station. The cemetary isn't creepy... it has a bunch of granite blocks and smells of incense. For being such a light sleeper I thought being so close to the train station would be hard to get used to but I dont hear anything. There are some bad-ass cats that like to hang out in the parking lot they seem to fight a fair bit... I think they could put even Hamlet to shame. The kitchen is pretty small... it only has one burner and a tiny sink, no oven. I have two bar size fridges and a microwave so I dont really bother with cooking. There is this great mobile Indian kebab van thing that is always outside the station when I'm coming home from work. I normally have a kebab/pita thing and a mango puree drink thing for dinner. The vendor and I both cant really speak Japanese but he doesn't speak English and I dont speak what he speaks so we have a good time fumbling with Japanese. The food is great and apparently there is an actual restaurant that is maybe 1 minute from my house that I've yet to go hunting for. My Alien Registration Card should be ready for pick up on June 8th which means that soon after that I will be able to get a cell phone and internet for my apartment. I can finally put up some pictures and share what I've been seeing these past few weeks!
Teaching: It's a lot to take in... cramming what should be a master's degree into a nine day crash course... definitely has shown me what I don't know. I think with practice and studying I should be a lot more comfortable in a few weeks. Teaching 3-9 year olds... hurts hahaha. One child spent the entire 45 minute class running into walls, swinging his socks around and trying to bite the other kids. Try reprimanding him in English... Doesn't work so well hahaha. Who would have thought I could have my ass handed to me by a bunch of kids whose combined age does not total mine? I hope who ever is reading my blog is laughing as hard as I am. The other teachers and staff at the school seem to be pretty supportive. I have had the departing teacher giving me advice and she taught most of the classes so I could observe and get a feel for things this week. She is gone on Tuesday which means I run the show. No pressure hahaha. I'm a bit apprehensive how this week will go. I figure with the right amount of caffine and pep pills I'll be genki enough to survive haha.
Good-Bye/Welcome Party: The school had a combined good bye party for the teacher I'm replacing and a welcome party for me last night. It was really fun. I got to re-meet a lot of my students. I have forgotten most of their names and faces... It was a really good turn out with about 60 people, everyone brought food and drinks and said their good-byes... After the formal party about 20 - 25 of us got a カラオケ ボックス (karaoke box) and rocked out for a couple hours. Once again the alcohol was free flowing and a good time was had... I kept it in check.. knowing I'm their 先生 (sensei - teacher) really sucks the fun out of getting right pissed. One of my students did an awesome rendition of Disney's Under the Sea! It was hilarious! The other foreign teacher and I sang Oh Canada for everyone and then I did a truly spectacular version of Journey's Dont Stop Believing of course. After that we went to an 居酒屋 (Izakaya - Japanese Bar) and had some more drinks and appies til about 5 in the morning. Which I guess is as good of a segway I could ask for to highlight some of the things I thoroughly enjoy/appreicate about Japan.
1) Drinking in public. Whilst slightly frowned upon, it is fully legal to walk down the street, sit on the train or anywhere else in public with an open beer or any other alcoholic beverage
2) Easy access to liquor. Convenience stores, grocery stores, train station kiosks and, of course, vending machines all sell liquor including the hard stuff. A luxury I never had in Canada and I'm sure I will abuse the hell out of! :) Dont worry Ma I'll behave! Conveniently enough, I can SEE a 24 hour convenient store from my apartment balcony that sells booze.
3) Bars are open all night. Same with convenient stores, grocery stores, and vending machines.
4) All you can drink. In Japanese Nomihodai. It's like these bars are challenging you to see how much you can drink. You pay a set amount of money and drink as much as you can in the time period given. For three hours of Karaoke and all you can drink it was about 40$ Canadian... not too shabby. I had a good nine or ten beers. And sang my heart out!
I just realised that little tangent might make me out to sound like an alcoholic. It needed to be said either way.
So getting back on track then... Today is my Saturday as I get Sunday and Monday off. I woke up in the mid afternoon (since I went to be in the morning hahaha) and decided to go exploring for a bit. One of my students said that I would like the area around Tachikawa station because it has shopping (what a lie) so I hopped on the train and came over. I wandered around some of the department stores which have their merits of course but I dont really want any Louis Vuitton bags or Anna Sui clothes that wont fit me. So I went wandering around the area... for some reason there were 10-20 police men guiding traffic... and all the big TVs on the buildings had sound today. I want to say it had something to do with the Japan derby...
I left both my cameras at home today (big mistake) I should have known better. There are some sights to be shared here for sure. One thing I find really cool are these elaborate sky walks they have as like a second floor sidewalk that connects you to buildings all around the station, I like these because it means there is a lesser chance of me getting hit by a car. They remind me of the Ewok village in Star Wars (dont ask me why lol). I'm trying to figure out what I should do today. I have finished two books already (@DarkEnergy - I found that third book in the Stieg Larsson series you like in English and everything you should probably come over and pick up a copy!) I can only dog fuck on the computer for so long. Everyone I met in training lives a ways away and are very hard to get ahold of unless we are miraculously at internet cafes at the same time... Shrug. There is an old TV with VHS in my apartment... I'm wondering if any store in Japan sells/rents VHS tapes anymore. Hahaha and Japan is supposed to be high tech!
I'm sitting in an internet cafe right now... and the person in the booth beside me is snoring quite loudly. Apparently its quite common for Tokyoites to get drunk, miss the train and sleep at an internet cafe in one of the booths... it's only about 1000円 because it is not peak hours... They have showers, hot food vending machines, comic books, drink machines, tanning beds, and what I think is an oxygen bar at this net cafe. I think one could happily live here for a while hahaha. There's also ice cream :)
I got some great news from back home! Chris is talking about coming out for a visit during O-Bon in the summer when I'll have some time off. I'm hoping that all comes together as it would be great to see him and show him some of the crazy things I have only been able to describe on the phone/via facebook messages. I actually managed to find a place with pool tables and I dare say Chris might be one of few people who would enjoy/abuse nomihodai more than I do :) It's been a big adjustment going from seeing him every day to some sporadic phone calls and messages on Facebook I gotta say I really miss him.
I spoke to Richard and Andrew as well and both of them are hoping to visit me in the near future too. It was really nice to hear after such a stressful week that I might shortly have some familiar faces and friends to share the hoopla with. It was really nice to talk to all those guys and get to catch up on things and have their support.
Well this entry has been really long. A nice change from the previous brief entries. I managed to miraculously be online while one of my friends was online so we're off to get lost in Tokyo.
I miss you tons Mum, Dad, Chris, Andrew, Richie (I'm not sure who else reads this?) Love you all, and take care till we speak again!
Haha where to begin?
My New Digs: The apartment is ok. It's nothing special nor is it spacious but it will serve its purpose and that's all I can ask for. I do have insuite laundry which is a luxury I have never had aside from while living at home... Now I just need to find someone to DO my laundry :) The view from my balcony is of a cemetary (not kidding lol)and of a 24 hour convenient store and the train station. The cemetary isn't creepy... it has a bunch of granite blocks and smells of incense. For being such a light sleeper I thought being so close to the train station would be hard to get used to but I dont hear anything. There are some bad-ass cats that like to hang out in the parking lot they seem to fight a fair bit... I think they could put even Hamlet to shame. The kitchen is pretty small... it only has one burner and a tiny sink, no oven. I have two bar size fridges and a microwave so I dont really bother with cooking. There is this great mobile Indian kebab van thing that is always outside the station when I'm coming home from work. I normally have a kebab/pita thing and a mango puree drink thing for dinner. The vendor and I both cant really speak Japanese but he doesn't speak English and I dont speak what he speaks so we have a good time fumbling with Japanese. The food is great and apparently there is an actual restaurant that is maybe 1 minute from my house that I've yet to go hunting for. My Alien Registration Card should be ready for pick up on June 8th which means that soon after that I will be able to get a cell phone and internet for my apartment. I can finally put up some pictures and share what I've been seeing these past few weeks!
Teaching: It's a lot to take in... cramming what should be a master's degree into a nine day crash course... definitely has shown me what I don't know. I think with practice and studying I should be a lot more comfortable in a few weeks. Teaching 3-9 year olds... hurts hahaha. One child spent the entire 45 minute class running into walls, swinging his socks around and trying to bite the other kids. Try reprimanding him in English... Doesn't work so well hahaha. Who would have thought I could have my ass handed to me by a bunch of kids whose combined age does not total mine? I hope who ever is reading my blog is laughing as hard as I am. The other teachers and staff at the school seem to be pretty supportive. I have had the departing teacher giving me advice and she taught most of the classes so I could observe and get a feel for things this week. She is gone on Tuesday which means I run the show. No pressure hahaha. I'm a bit apprehensive how this week will go. I figure with the right amount of caffine and pep pills I'll be genki enough to survive haha.
Good-Bye/Welcome Party: The school had a combined good bye party for the teacher I'm replacing and a welcome party for me last night. It was really fun. I got to re-meet a lot of my students. I have forgotten most of their names and faces... It was a really good turn out with about 60 people, everyone brought food and drinks and said their good-byes... After the formal party about 20 - 25 of us got a カラオケ ボックス (karaoke box) and rocked out for a couple hours. Once again the alcohol was free flowing and a good time was had... I kept it in check.. knowing I'm their 先生 (sensei - teacher) really sucks the fun out of getting right pissed. One of my students did an awesome rendition of Disney's Under the Sea! It was hilarious! The other foreign teacher and I sang Oh Canada for everyone and then I did a truly spectacular version of Journey's Dont Stop Believing of course. After that we went to an 居酒屋 (Izakaya - Japanese Bar) and had some more drinks and appies til about 5 in the morning. Which I guess is as good of a segway I could ask for to highlight some of the things I thoroughly enjoy/appreicate about Japan.
1) Drinking in public. Whilst slightly frowned upon, it is fully legal to walk down the street, sit on the train or anywhere else in public with an open beer or any other alcoholic beverage
2) Easy access to liquor. Convenience stores, grocery stores, train station kiosks and, of course, vending machines all sell liquor including the hard stuff. A luxury I never had in Canada and I'm sure I will abuse the hell out of! :) Dont worry Ma I'll behave! Conveniently enough, I can SEE a 24 hour convenient store from my apartment balcony that sells booze.
3) Bars are open all night. Same with convenient stores, grocery stores, and vending machines.
4) All you can drink. In Japanese Nomihodai. It's like these bars are challenging you to see how much you can drink. You pay a set amount of money and drink as much as you can in the time period given. For three hours of Karaoke and all you can drink it was about 40$ Canadian... not too shabby. I had a good nine or ten beers. And sang my heart out!
I just realised that little tangent might make me out to sound like an alcoholic. It needed to be said either way.
So getting back on track then... Today is my Saturday as I get Sunday and Monday off. I woke up in the mid afternoon (since I went to be in the morning hahaha) and decided to go exploring for a bit. One of my students said that I would like the area around Tachikawa station because it has shopping (what a lie) so I hopped on the train and came over. I wandered around some of the department stores which have their merits of course but I dont really want any Louis Vuitton bags or Anna Sui clothes that wont fit me. So I went wandering around the area... for some reason there were 10-20 police men guiding traffic... and all the big TVs on the buildings had sound today. I want to say it had something to do with the Japan derby...
I left both my cameras at home today (big mistake) I should have known better. There are some sights to be shared here for sure. One thing I find really cool are these elaborate sky walks they have as like a second floor sidewalk that connects you to buildings all around the station, I like these because it means there is a lesser chance of me getting hit by a car. They remind me of the Ewok village in Star Wars (dont ask me why lol). I'm trying to figure out what I should do today. I have finished two books already (@DarkEnergy - I found that third book in the Stieg Larsson series you like in English and everything you should probably come over and pick up a copy!) I can only dog fuck on the computer for so long. Everyone I met in training lives a ways away and are very hard to get ahold of unless we are miraculously at internet cafes at the same time... Shrug. There is an old TV with VHS in my apartment... I'm wondering if any store in Japan sells/rents VHS tapes anymore. Hahaha and Japan is supposed to be high tech!
I'm sitting in an internet cafe right now... and the person in the booth beside me is snoring quite loudly. Apparently its quite common for Tokyoites to get drunk, miss the train and sleep at an internet cafe in one of the booths... it's only about 1000円 because it is not peak hours... They have showers, hot food vending machines, comic books, drink machines, tanning beds, and what I think is an oxygen bar at this net cafe. I think one could happily live here for a while hahaha. There's also ice cream :)
I got some great news from back home! Chris is talking about coming out for a visit during O-Bon in the summer when I'll have some time off. I'm hoping that all comes together as it would be great to see him and show him some of the crazy things I have only been able to describe on the phone/via facebook messages. I actually managed to find a place with pool tables and I dare say Chris might be one of few people who would enjoy/abuse nomihodai more than I do :) It's been a big adjustment going from seeing him every day to some sporadic phone calls and messages on Facebook I gotta say I really miss him.
I spoke to Richard and Andrew as well and both of them are hoping to visit me in the near future too. It was really nice to hear after such a stressful week that I might shortly have some familiar faces and friends to share the hoopla with. It was really nice to talk to all those guys and get to catch up on things and have their support.
Well this entry has been really long. A nice change from the previous brief entries. I managed to miraculously be online while one of my friends was online so we're off to get lost in Tokyo.
I miss you tons Mum, Dad, Chris, Andrew, Richie (I'm not sure who else reads this?) Love you all, and take care till we speak again!
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