Got tea today with Ohno Sensei and Liz... man those two women can talk! especially Ohno sensei ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the Hokuriku Regional Virtua Fighter 5 tournament at Sega Arena in Fukui... Andrew (Reno) Allfonso came all the way from Osaka to cheer us on... Liz and Rich's friend Marshall came to the tournament ( Read more... )

Last night I went out to get a burger at Side (the local burger joint) with Naoko... We've hung out in groups a lot but it was the first time we had ever hung out one on one ( Read more... )

Test question: Do you think men and women are now equal at work? Why or why not?

Answer: Yes, I do, because men have skills and personality.

So Matsubara Sensei (松原先生) just left the room ( Read more... )

Although my last few entries might have seemed overly negative about not being able to stay at my current job for another year, its easy for me to look on the bright side ( Read more... )

So from Monday Feb 5th to Monday Feb 12th was perhaps the worst week I've had in Japan... like the previous worse day I had was one day I didn't eat breakfast or lunch and had to stay late recording a section for some listening section of the OCT test... then I got bitched out when I wanted to leave (like after I've already worked an hour and a ( Read more... )

So last Monday, before the opera and the dramatics, was the recitation contest ( Read more... )

I've gotta start writing more entries... my time here is limited, and soon they may be all I have ( Read more... )

Went to the local tea house Portico for some Valentine's Day cake, tea, and a live opera performance (complete with a busy lady in a low cut dress singing high notes and another lady playing the piano ( Read more... )