I'm flying into Brisbane on the morning of the 25th....

I`ve got to get the fuck out of this place. What is a crappy little imitation British town doing up in the mountains anyway ( Read more... )

So maybe 2 days ago my gaijin work colleague is in a discussion with some of the other staff, and she says, talking about te original owners of my country "They`re just crap, they`re not even Australian and they are all drunks!"
So I shut her down in front of the other staff, said "Shut up! That`s not true and don`t spread that horseshit in front of ( Read more... )

 Kung fu monks reject claims ninja beat them

From correspondents in Beijing

August 31, 2007 03:59pm

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CHINA'S Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is demanding an apology from an internet user who said its monks had once been beaten in unarmed combat by a Japanese ninja, Chinese ( Read more... )

On Miriam's request, I have started actually writing down my Japan to do list....
Inevitably this will go through a few edits...
X means I did it

EAT....
X zaiten sushi
X proper Tokyo sushi
X okonomiyaki
fugu
X yakitori
X lots and lots of ramen
X traditional soba, in an old style restraunt
sushi off a naked person (not sure they still do that here)
Sendai cow' ( Read more... )

 
New developments...

Went to Karaoke for the first time!

Got a NEW roomate, a Canadian named Rob.

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I just realised that this is like, the third post in a row I've put up between one and two am.

Anyways, I have discovered a whacked out collection of Japanese arcade games. No pictures yet . Use your imagination,

1. A taiko drumming game. It is freaking awesome, but, your hands really hurt afterwards.

2. A bus driving simulator. I shit you not. I ( Read more... )

So now I have been in Japaqn for a grand total of 1 month! Celebrated by going and seeing the new Harry Potter. Due to the obscenely high cost of english language copies of the new book (4000yen) I haven't read it yet.

Work is going well, I am getting pretty used to teaching, and am even starting to learn the students'  names! Most of them are ( Read more... )

JAPAN JETAWAY SALE!

Jetstar is going Japanese in July by offering a sensational sale fare that you won't believe! From now until midnight (AEST) Monday 9th July 2007, you can book a Japan Jetaway sale fare for only $299! Book now and you could be eating sushi and sipping sake all the way to the Geisha capital of the world between 15 July - 14 ( Read more... )

"It was reported that Tokyo cops are reporting a rise in in otaku-related crimes in Akihabara. Common misdeeds include theft at Internet Cafes, shoplifting of adult DVDs, and volations of the Swords and Firearms Control Law."

Source* Metropolis Magazine