The Fav Aunt and I got up Sunday morning and turned on the TV as we got ready to start our last day in Tokyo. The first thing that we saw was that a big earthquake had JUST hit Ishikawa prefecture (just west of Toyama). We watched the video clips over and over and it seemed pretty serious. Text messages were sent to Sista K and others to make sure things were OK at home. Just a lot of rattling in Toyamam according to most.
We stayed in Ueno that morning and went to the ticket office to get our tickets home. During an encounter with possibly the rudest JR worker I've dealt with in Japan we were told that we couldn't get seats together (I already had a reserved seat and M had a rail pass) so we decided we'd have to ride unreserved. No problem I thought, I've done it before. I wasn't until we got on the train that I realized 3 big mistakes that I should have know better not to make. Oh, and we had tons of luggage to take back with us and that did nothing to help our situation -most of it was stuff for me from home.
OK, the first mistake was that we should have gotten on at Tokyo station, not Ueno (the second stop) because by the time we got on it was already packed, and we had so much with us we hardly got everything on before the train whistle blew. There was no room to stand, let alone sit. We decided that I should go to my seat to check it out, and M would stay with the bags.
That's when I realized my second and 3rd mistakes - I was in car 8 and M was in car 1 (the unreserved car). It took me 10 minutes just to walk the length of the train to get to my seat, there were people standing in the aisle of all the unreserved cars so I had to jostle me way through with the bags that I had. We should have BOTH gotten on car 8 first...BECAUSE when I got to my seat I realized that there were plenty of seats available -just not the seat beside my reserved one. GAH. @#^$#! I was so ticked both at the JR guy for not suggesting to change my ticket or to just put M in a seat near to me, but also at me for not getting us both on car 8 first. So even though I got to sit for the train ride, I was fuming the whole time because I couldn't go back to get M -just simply too much luggage and too many people to get through.
So at our final stop I was praying that she could get off by herself. I jumped off the train as fast a possible and rushed down to the other end of the platform to see her calmly standing with all of our bags. Seems she had some help -not at all unusual in this country.
On to the next train...when we got to our transfer spot we were told that our train had been canceled due to the earthquake and we'd have to take the local train which could only take us half way to our destination. We'd then have to change trains once again and take another local train.
So we followed the crowd and were squeezed onto an already too crowed train. I had found a small niche right near the door and was hoping M would be able to get in beside me but I turned around for just a moment and before we knew it, a group of women were forcing themselves into the train and the just kept pushing M further and further into the train! She ended up about a third of the way into the train before it started to move. I was hoping that being a local train, people would be getting off and we'd get more space, but instead, more people just got on at each stop. A couple of times people DID want to get off, but the train was so crowded that they couldn't get to the doors in time! We rode like sardines for about 90 minutes. At every stop, we would crane our necks to see each other and I'd nod "no, not our stop".
Finally at our last transfer station we found our last train without any problems. But there was a problem...they didn't know what time the train would be leaving! We waited for about an hour before it finally rolled out. Another 2 hour ride to Nyuzen, a five minute car ride to my apartment and we were home safe, sound and exhausted.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
A Visit from my Fav Aunt
I can't believe she's come and gone already. The week went by so quickly. Too quickly (well for me at least -I know that she was missing her babies!)
Let's start from the beginning shall we?
On the 21st I caught the train to Tokyo and hung out with my friend Kazz for the day. We went to Odaiba and went for a tour of Fuji TV and then caught a movie -yes, a real theatre movie!! It was called "Dejavu" with Denzel Washington -it wasn't half bad. Then we watched the sunset before heading back to Ueno where I was staying, and where he lives. We found an Engish pub that serves Strongbow cider and proceeded to enjoy the evening surrounded by die-hard soccer fans.
Thursday Morning we hooked up again and went Shibuya for Starbucks and a trip to Tower Records. I then caught the train to Narita to pick up my Favorite Aunt. I was plenty early for her flight so I took to people watching -it's a great way to pass the time, especially at airports!
She finally emerged from customs and we headed for Ueno. The train was crowded, but we managed. Our hotel was right across the street from Ueno Park -fantastic, well worth the money -thanks Mihoko for the hook-up!
We had a small meal near the hotel and went to bed nice and early. The next morning we took our time getting up, then we explored Tokyo! We went to the National Museum to see Da Vinci's The Annunciation
, then took in the few cherry blossoms that were blooming in the park.
Then it was off to Shinjuku for a view of the city from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. There we picked up a brochure for Mount Fuji Tours and settled on a package deal for the next day! After Shinjuku we went to Shibuya (I can never get enough Shibuya) for Starbucks and Tower Records. Let me just explain what's so special about this place -it has a whole floor dedicated to English literature -everything and anything. It's one of the best selections of books I've ever come across -beats out Chapters any day. As with the visit with Kathy, this turned out to be our afternoon indulgence. We spent a good while perusing and we spent a good amount at the till. It was double points day, so with our combined purchases I managed to fill an entire point card in two days! Yay for me!
Saturday morning we hopped on a tour bus bound for Mount Fuji. The weather was cloudy and cool and unfortunately we only got to see Fuji-san from the bus. By the time we got to the viewing station it was encased in clouds, so we enjoyed a picture of it instead. Then we went for lunch, had a boat ride across a lake in a pirate ship mock-up, and went to some sulphur springs where we were supposed to have a gondola ride -but it was canceled due to high winds.
We took a bullet train back and met up with Kazz and Owen, and his friend Ben who was also here visiting. Beer and izakaya food -yum!
more to come!
Let's start from the beginning shall we?
On the 21st I caught the train to Tokyo and hung out with my friend Kazz for the day. We went to Odaiba and went for a tour of Fuji TV and then caught a movie -yes, a real theatre movie!! It was called "Dejavu" with Denzel Washington -it wasn't half bad. Then we watched the sunset before heading back to Ueno where I was staying, and where he lives. We found an Engish pub that serves Strongbow cider and proceeded to enjoy the evening surrounded by die-hard soccer fans.
Thursday Morning we hooked up again and went Shibuya for Starbucks and a trip to Tower Records. I then caught the train to Narita to pick up my Favorite Aunt. I was plenty early for her flight so I took to people watching -it's a great way to pass the time, especially at airports!
She finally emerged from customs and we headed for Ueno. The train was crowded, but we managed. Our hotel was right across the street from Ueno Park -fantastic, well worth the money -thanks Mihoko for the hook-up!
We had a small meal near the hotel and went to bed nice and early. The next morning we took our time getting up, then we explored Tokyo! We went to the National Museum to see Da Vinci's The Annunciation
, then took in the few cherry blossoms that were blooming in the park.
Then it was off to Shinjuku for a view of the city from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. There we picked up a brochure for Mount Fuji Tours and settled on a package deal for the next day! After Shinjuku we went to Shibuya (I can never get enough Shibuya) for Starbucks and Tower Records. Let me just explain what's so special about this place -it has a whole floor dedicated to English literature -everything and anything. It's one of the best selections of books I've ever come across -beats out Chapters any day. As with the visit with Kathy, this turned out to be our afternoon indulgence. We spent a good while perusing and we spent a good amount at the till. It was double points day, so with our combined purchases I managed to fill an entire point card in two days! Yay for me!
Saturday morning we hopped on a tour bus bound for Mount Fuji. The weather was cloudy and cool and unfortunately we only got to see Fuji-san from the bus. By the time we got to the viewing station it was encased in clouds, so we enjoyed a picture of it instead. Then we went for lunch, had a boat ride across a lake in a pirate ship mock-up, and went to some sulphur springs where we were supposed to have a gondola ride -but it was canceled due to high winds.
We took a bullet train back and met up with Kazz and Owen, and his friend Ben who was also here visiting. Beer and izakaya food -yum!
more to come!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
A week of ups and downs
After the great news about my cracked rib on Monday, the week seemed to flow on this strange path of ups and downs. It seemed like an excruciating long week and I just wanted Friday night to grab hold of me. But now I'm sitting in my apartment, bathed, fed and in my cozy clothes wondering how I got here.
Tuesday was a great day of lessons followed by an observation of a Jr. High English conversation class. The Kurobe City ALTs have monthly observations of each others' classes followed by an evaluation/discussion meeting. I really enjoyed watching these 'older' kids using English, since I could very well be teaching Jr. High within the next month. Which leads me to other topics discussed at this meeting. It seems that the board of education, in their infinite wisdom, thinks that we should be shuffled around for the next school year (it starts in April). There are 5 of us and there are a lot of issues surrounding this particular move. I won't go into them here, but I certainly wasn't happy with the way they are dealing with us as employees.
I know that in Japan teachers rarely stay in the same school for more than 3 or 4 years. They are shuffled within their own district which sometimes means working in other cities or at schools they don't necessarily want to teach at. They don't really have a choice. The idea is that it keeps things fresh...I don't know. What I do know is that I've only been in my position for 7 months and I'm definitely not ready to move to other schools. The kicker here is that we won't know which schools we'll be moved to until the week before school starts. This goes for all teachers everywhere in Japan. The announce all the changes on one particular day and teachers have a week to pack up and go. It's a brutal way to do things if you ask me. Not to mention the mind blowing idea that you have a week to prepare for the upcoming year. My UofL education didn't cover this...
Ok, where was I? Oh yeah, Tuesday's low point. After the meeting things looked up again. I went for sushi with Rob and Lee and we started to hash out what might happen, should happen, will probably happen in the upcoming year. These guys are great, they listen to all my bitching and actually agree with me sometimes. After dinner I met up with Mihoko for cocoa and chit chat. We are really trying to get together more often -she's one of my longest standing friends here and one of my most supportive. We are trying to squeeze in some Japanese along the way, but once we start gossiping...
So I went to bed on a high note only to wake up to freezing temps, a dead car, a co-worker who had forgotten her cell phone at home, and no contact number on hand for my school (due to my own stupidity). Of course the school finally called me and they managed to change the schedule around for me and my co-worker came and picked me up. When my car dies last week the sun was shining and I just rode my bike to school. But on this day it was snowing (what the???).
I had a minor melt down, but K managed to console me before my co-worker picked me up. Of course my school was great about it. In fact I still got to teach all the classes I was supposed to AND the first grade students had prepared thank you cards and presents for me. Back on a high...
Wednesday night...the night before K's b-day!! Panic, no car and no prep done yet...I actually had to borrow HER car so I could go and pick stuff up for her party. I was up until midnight trying to get my ducks in a row -went to bed on a stressful low.
Thursday morning I was boosted -both my car and my spirits by my ever-caring and giving neighbor Johnny P. He came over before work and patiently waited for my car to charge off his little yellow plate. Seriously, what am I going to do when these two leave me!??
Thursday continued to go well with fun classes and the grade 6 students giving me farewell/thank you speeches. All in Japanese, and I understood every part of it. It was great.
I rushed home from work to finish prepping for K's party. Johnny came over and picked up the goodies and then Chika-chan came and picked K and I up to 'go out for dinner'. We failed miserably at giving her a real 'surprise' party. But it was a party nonetheless. Yay, more ups!! Thank you to everyone who brought food and photos to share.
Finally, Friday arrived. The only down was that I was still tired from the day before, but my car started on it's own and I wasn't late for work! I had my last lessons with the grade 3s at my big school. There are 3 classes of them. Two are full of angels and the other is the class from Hades. We have been prepping for self introductions for the past two lessons and today was the amalgamation of our efforts. Each and every student stood up with confidence and gave it their best effort.
My name is Linea
I like pink.
I like cats.
I can play baseball.
The looks on their faces when they had completed their introductions was priceless. I can't wait to see their progression over the next year (even though I probably won't be their teacher). The most rewarding part was that even the terror class did a great job!
The day just got better after that. While waiting for lunch to be served one of the 2nd grade students came into the staff room for something. As he was leaving we caught each other's eye and he paused before closing the door, pulled down his little white face mask (the students where them for serving lunch) and boldly said, "Hello!". So of course he got other teachers' attention with this. 'Kawaii" (cute) and "Sugoii" (great) were flying around the staff room. But then it got better. He didn't stop there. He then asked in the same bold voice, "How are you?" -keeping eye contact the whole time...I said "I'm fine, thank you, and you?" (I'm sorry, but this was the most appropriate answer). Without any hesitation or thought, he replied with, "I'm hungry! See you!!" and excused himself from the room. The staff was in an uproar!! They loved it! Yay, my job has been done! Up up up.
And finally, to top off the week I was invited along with all the other teachers to a thank you luncheon party hosted by the graduating grade 6 students. We gathered in the music room and played games, ate food and had fun! It ended with students giving each teacher a flower and a book of hand-written thank yous. It was an excellent way to end the week.
So now I'm home on a Friday night exhausted from the lows slowly coming down from the highs...I'm looking around my apartment and realizing that I've got a week's worth of cleaning to do...and tomorrow my car goes in to the shop for an undetermined amount of time. I'm hoping the concert I've been invited to by my Nyuzen High School students makes up for it. If not, maybe the pro soccer game on Sunday will help!!
Tuesday was a great day of lessons followed by an observation of a Jr. High English conversation class. The Kurobe City ALTs have monthly observations of each others' classes followed by an evaluation/discussion meeting. I really enjoyed watching these 'older' kids using English, since I could very well be teaching Jr. High within the next month. Which leads me to other topics discussed at this meeting. It seems that the board of education, in their infinite wisdom, thinks that we should be shuffled around for the next school year (it starts in April). There are 5 of us and there are a lot of issues surrounding this particular move. I won't go into them here, but I certainly wasn't happy with the way they are dealing with us as employees.
I know that in Japan teachers rarely stay in the same school for more than 3 or 4 years. They are shuffled within their own district which sometimes means working in other cities or at schools they don't necessarily want to teach at. They don't really have a choice. The idea is that it keeps things fresh...I don't know. What I do know is that I've only been in my position for 7 months and I'm definitely not ready to move to other schools. The kicker here is that we won't know which schools we'll be moved to until the week before school starts. This goes for all teachers everywhere in Japan. The announce all the changes on one particular day and teachers have a week to pack up and go. It's a brutal way to do things if you ask me. Not to mention the mind blowing idea that you have a week to prepare for the upcoming year. My UofL education didn't cover this...
Ok, where was I? Oh yeah, Tuesday's low point. After the meeting things looked up again. I went for sushi with Rob and Lee and we started to hash out what might happen, should happen, will probably happen in the upcoming year. These guys are great, they listen to all my bitching and actually agree with me sometimes. After dinner I met up with Mihoko for cocoa and chit chat. We are really trying to get together more often -she's one of my longest standing friends here and one of my most supportive. We are trying to squeeze in some Japanese along the way, but once we start gossiping...
So I went to bed on a high note only to wake up to freezing temps, a dead car, a co-worker who had forgotten her cell phone at home, and no contact number on hand for my school (due to my own stupidity). Of course the school finally called me and they managed to change the schedule around for me and my co-worker came and picked me up. When my car dies last week the sun was shining and I just rode my bike to school. But on this day it was snowing (what the???).
I had a minor melt down, but K managed to console me before my co-worker picked me up. Of course my school was great about it. In fact I still got to teach all the classes I was supposed to AND the first grade students had prepared thank you cards and presents for me. Back on a high...
Wednesday night...the night before K's b-day!! Panic, no car and no prep done yet...I actually had to borrow HER car so I could go and pick stuff up for her party. I was up until midnight trying to get my ducks in a row -went to bed on a stressful low.
Thursday morning I was boosted -both my car and my spirits by my ever-caring and giving neighbor Johnny P. He came over before work and patiently waited for my car to charge off his little yellow plate. Seriously, what am I going to do when these two leave me!??
Thursday continued to go well with fun classes and the grade 6 students giving me farewell/thank you speeches. All in Japanese, and I understood every part of it. It was great.
I rushed home from work to finish prepping for K's party. Johnny came over and picked up the goodies and then Chika-chan came and picked K and I up to 'go out for dinner'. We failed miserably at giving her a real 'surprise' party. But it was a party nonetheless. Yay, more ups!! Thank you to everyone who brought food and photos to share.
Finally, Friday arrived. The only down was that I was still tired from the day before, but my car started on it's own and I wasn't late for work! I had my last lessons with the grade 3s at my big school. There are 3 classes of them. Two are full of angels and the other is the class from Hades. We have been prepping for self introductions for the past two lessons and today was the amalgamation of our efforts. Each and every student stood up with confidence and gave it their best effort.
My name is Linea
I like pink.
I like cats.
I can play baseball.
The looks on their faces when they had completed their introductions was priceless. I can't wait to see their progression over the next year (even though I probably won't be their teacher). The most rewarding part was that even the terror class did a great job!
The day just got better after that. While waiting for lunch to be served one of the 2nd grade students came into the staff room for something. As he was leaving we caught each other's eye and he paused before closing the door, pulled down his little white face mask (the students where them for serving lunch) and boldly said, "Hello!". So of course he got other teachers' attention with this. 'Kawaii" (cute) and "Sugoii" (great) were flying around the staff room. But then it got better. He didn't stop there. He then asked in the same bold voice, "How are you?" -keeping eye contact the whole time...I said "I'm fine, thank you, and you?" (I'm sorry, but this was the most appropriate answer). Without any hesitation or thought, he replied with, "I'm hungry! See you!!" and excused himself from the room. The staff was in an uproar!! They loved it! Yay, my job has been done! Up up up.
And finally, to top off the week I was invited along with all the other teachers to a thank you luncheon party hosted by the graduating grade 6 students. We gathered in the music room and played games, ate food and had fun! It ended with students giving each teacher a flower and a book of hand-written thank yous. It was an excellent way to end the week.
So now I'm home on a Friday night exhausted from the lows slowly coming down from the highs...I'm looking around my apartment and realizing that I've got a week's worth of cleaning to do...and tomorrow my car goes in to the shop for an undetermined amount of time. I'm hoping the concert I've been invited to by my Nyuzen High School students makes up for it. If not, maybe the pro soccer game on Sunday will help!!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
It hurts to sneeze and reverse is a bitch.
Since my last post it has been confirmed that I have cracked one of my ribs as a result of my stellar boarding practices.
Sneezing is absolutely not an option. Neither is coughing.
If you've ever driven a standard VW you will understand what the title of this post means. Down and down is nearly impossible (the rib that's cracked is on the right side, in the back, near my spine).
People keep telling me that this will probably be the end of my boarding for the season. That's great considering it finally snowed and STAYED yesterday. I bit of a change from the 19 degrees we had on Sunday and Monday. What is going on here??
I don't deserve any sympathy for this particular injury since it was my own idiocy that led to this condition, but a few "awww"s and "poor you"s might help me recover quicker...just no hugs please.
Sneezing is absolutely not an option. Neither is coughing.
If you've ever driven a standard VW you will understand what the title of this post means. Down and down is nearly impossible (the rib that's cracked is on the right side, in the back, near my spine).
People keep telling me that this will probably be the end of my boarding for the season. That's great considering it finally snowed and STAYED yesterday. I bit of a change from the 19 degrees we had on Sunday and Monday. What is going on here??
I don't deserve any sympathy for this particular injury since it was my own idiocy that led to this condition, but a few "awww"s and "poor you"s might help me recover quicker...just no hugs please.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
A busy week that ended with a bang... a ka-pow? OK, a crash.
Monday I got to watch my ni-neseis (grade twos) rehearse a Japanese folk tale IN ENGLISH. It was great!!
Tuesday I was filmed again for TV!
Wednesday was nice and mild.
Thursday I went to Nyuzen High School's Graduation Ceremony. I had planned on attending regardless, but the school sent me a formal invitation which I thought was nice. Much to my surprise I was treated as one of the 'honored' guests! I got to sit with all the city officials and big wigs! Fun. It was bitter sweet to hear all of my students names read and then to see them off as they left the school for the last time. These are the students that started their high school experience with me. I have known them for a full three years and it made me so happy to know that they wanted to share their day with me.
And to make me feel even better I was invited by the teachers to join the enkai (staff party) afterwards. It was a great night chatting it up with the teachers.
Between the Graduation Ceremony and the party I went back to work for the afternoon and cooked Nanaimo bars with my Grade Sixes. Minor chaos to say the least, but a good experience for all.
Friday I was on TV.
And FINALLY Saturday arrived! Boarding day!! Everything was going pretty well - a great group of people, as usual and lots of sunshine -and then, thinking this might be one of the last days on the hill, K and I decided to take some video. To say the least, it was a big hit!!
Tuesday I was filmed again for TV!
Wednesday was nice and mild.
Thursday I went to Nyuzen High School's Graduation Ceremony. I had planned on attending regardless, but the school sent me a formal invitation which I thought was nice. Much to my surprise I was treated as one of the 'honored' guests! I got to sit with all the city officials and big wigs! Fun. It was bitter sweet to hear all of my students names read and then to see them off as they left the school for the last time. These are the students that started their high school experience with me. I have known them for a full three years and it made me so happy to know that they wanted to share their day with me.
And to make me feel even better I was invited by the teachers to join the enkai (staff party) afterwards. It was a great night chatting it up with the teachers.
Between the Graduation Ceremony and the party I went back to work for the afternoon and cooked Nanaimo bars with my Grade Sixes. Minor chaos to say the least, but a good experience for all.
Friday I was on TV.
And FINALLY Saturday arrived! Boarding day!! Everything was going pretty well - a great group of people, as usual and lots of sunshine -and then, thinking this might be one of the last days on the hill, K and I decided to take some video. To say the least, it was a big hit!!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Attraction
Main Entry: at·trac·tion 
Pronunciation: &-'trak-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act, process, or power of attracting b : personal charm
2 : the action or power of drawing forth a response : an attractive quality
from Webster's online
Pronunciation: &-'trak-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act, process, or power of attracting b : personal charm
2 : the action or power of drawing forth a response : an attractive quality
from Webster's online
Friday, February 23, 2007
Cure for the winter blues
Even though it's not really winter, it's definitely not spring or summer. February is a tough month to get through over here. Work is busy (it's the end of the school year) and when the rain comes it's just plain dreary. So I've splurged (not unusual) and got myself some sure-fire pick-me-up!!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Clear as mud
Am I missing something or is this totally contradictory??
Here are the instructions on the Aeroplan website for redeeming points:
For other airline partners, send the original boarding pass(es) and a legible copy of your ticket or your electronic ticket receipt by mail to:
Aeroplan Centre
P.O. Box 7737, Station Terminal
Vancouver, BC
V6B 5W9
Canada
Please include your name, address, telephone numbers and Aeroplan number.
To make sure you receive the miles to which you’re entitled, please retain all original boarding passes, as well as copies of all tickets or electronic ticket receipts, until you see that the Aeroplan Miles you’ve earned are credited to your account.
Here are the instructions on the Aeroplan website for redeeming points:
For other airline partners, send the original boarding pass(es) and a legible copy of your ticket or your electronic ticket receipt by mail to:
Aeroplan Centre
P.O. Box 7737, Station Terminal
Vancouver, BC
V6B 5W9
Canada
Please include your name, address, telephone numbers and Aeroplan number.
To make sure you receive the miles to which you’re entitled, please retain all original boarding passes, as well as copies of all tickets or electronic ticket receipts, until you see that the Aeroplan Miles you’ve earned are credited to your account.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
Double Whammy
Or was it killing two birds with one stone?
For school lunch today I finally had NATTO which, I admit in all my time here I've never had a full serving of before. I did let one co-worker in on my secret that I'd never really eaten it before and she didn't hesitate to share this with the others who were sitting within earshot. Thankfully they didn't make a big deal out of it. The beans were small, as was the packet size, so I managed to consume all of it without bringing too much attention to myself -but it's hard not to get slimy, stringy goo all over.
So that in itself was enough of an ordeal for me today, however someone in the kitchen decided that Okonomiyaki laced with octopus would be a great accompaniment for natto. Normally I love okonomiyaki, but I can usually get it without octopus -which I don't love.
I finished everything on my tray and savored my 200ml of milk at the end to wash it all down.
If I have to get these two foods for lunch it's probably best that they serve them at the same time so I can be done with it, no sense ruining two lunches. Now all they have to do is serve surimi with it to get all the bad stuff over with at once. On second thought...
For school lunch today I finally had NATTO which, I admit in all my time here I've never had a full serving of before. I did let one co-worker in on my secret that I'd never really eaten it before and she didn't hesitate to share this with the others who were sitting within earshot. Thankfully they didn't make a big deal out of it. The beans were small, as was the packet size, so I managed to consume all of it without bringing too much attention to myself -but it's hard not to get slimy, stringy goo all over.
So that in itself was enough of an ordeal for me today, however someone in the kitchen decided that Okonomiyaki laced with octopus would be a great accompaniment for natto. Normally I love okonomiyaki, but I can usually get it without octopus -which I don't love.
I finished everything on my tray and savored my 200ml of milk at the end to wash it all down.
If I have to get these two foods for lunch it's probably best that they serve them at the same time so I can be done with it, no sense ruining two lunches. Now all they have to do is serve surimi with it to get all the bad stuff over with at once. On second thought...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Guess what I did this weekend
First we packed up.
Then we scouted out a place to camp.
Then we sought shelter.
Then we had lunch.
Then we went for a drive to the onsen.
Then we had dinner.
Then we had a campfire
Then we had visitors.
Then we went for a walk in the rain.
Then we went to bed.
Then we got up and went for another walk.
Then we had breakfast.
Then we went home.
(with a dead battery, so no more photos!)
Then we scouted out a place to camp.
Then we sought shelter.
Then we had lunch.
Then we went for a drive to the onsen.
Then we had dinner.
Then we had a campfire
Then we had visitors.
Then we went for a walk in the rain.
Then we went to bed.
Then we got up and went for another walk.
Then we had breakfast.
Then we went home.
(with a dead battery, so no more photos!)
Monday, February 05, 2007
Obsession
Main Entry: ob·ses·sion
Pronunciation: äb-'se-sh&n, &b-
Function: noun
1 : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling;
broadly : compelling motivation
(Merriam-Webster Online)
Pronunciation: äb-'se-sh&n, &b-
Function: noun
1 : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling;
broadly : compelling motivation
(Merriam-Webster Online)
Sunday, February 04, 2007
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