Entry Archives


Entries with an * asterisk include pictures!

2004

October 5th 2004 - The Beginning
October 6th 2004 - Finding My Feet
October 7th 2004 - Praying Mantis
*October 8th 2004 - A Japanese Morning
October 9th 2004 - Karaoke Taster
*October 11th 2004 - Mount Aso
*October 14th 2004 - Lessons have Started

October 16th 2004 - Around and About
*October 17th 2004 - Okonomiyaki
October 18th 2004 - Official Alien
October 19th 2004 - I am currently a drowned rat.
October 20th 2004 - The Typhoon
October 23rd 2004 - Japanese Goths
*October 24th 2004 - Kumamoto Castle Festival
October 25th 2004 - Just a bad day.
October 26th 2004 - Meeting the Students
*October 30th 2004 - Trip to Kawashiri

*November 4th 2004 - A  Surprise from England
November 8th 2004 - Japanese Sweets
November 12th 2004 - On Japanese Fashion
*November 13th 2004 - Night-Tears-Death-Bitter
November 15th 2004 - Fire, Earthquake Drill
*November 16th 2004 - Japanese Paradoxes
November 17th 2004 - "He has a very interesting job..."
November 19th 2004 - More Japanese Hospitality
November 20th 2004 - Japanese Names
November 22nd 2004 - Homosexuality in Japan

*December 1st 2004 - Bounenkai no.1
December 2nd 2004 - Fun with Mochi
December 4th 2004 - Howl's Moving Castle
December 5th 2004 - A Japanese House
* December 11th 2004 - Another Random Japanese Experience
* December 13th 2004 - International Bounenkai
December 18th 2004 - The Mystery of the Flower Shop
December 20th 2004 - Bounenkai no. 3
December 25th 2004 - MERRY X'MAS!

2005

* January 1st 2005 - AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU! (Happy New Year!)
*January 3rd 2005 - BOCHI - Japanese Cemeteries
January 4th 2005 - An unexpected late Christmas present
* January 7th 2005 - If you go down to the woods today, you're sure for a big surprise...
January 10th 2005 - Shinnenkai
* January 19th 2005 - Back from Tokyo!
* January 23rd 2005 - Shinnenkai 2/Joint Birthday
January 24th 2005 - Roll up, Roll up! It's the Gaijin Circus!
January 26th 2005 - Japan is a nice place, really....
January 29th 2005 - Party Party Party!

February 2nd 2005 - Still snowing...
February 4th 2005 - I got the job!
February 12th 2005 - Racial Discrimination in Japan
February 14th 2005 - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
February 18th 2005 - My weakness....
* February 20th 2005 - Back from Oita!
February 22nd 2005 - A funny gaijin story...

* March 2nd 2005 - Meeting the Shougakusei
March 3rd 2005 - That Sunday feeling.
March 6th 2005 - Larry's Birthday
* March 7th 2005 - Japanese Sword Demonstration
March 8th 2005 - First day at work
March 9th 2005 - Ellie's Farewell, Onsen
March 15th 2005 - ::yawn::
March 18th 2005 - Sexist Kanji
March 20th 2005 - JISHIN!

* April 2nd 2005 - Phil's general impression of Japan: "Britain on Speed"
* April 9th 2005 - O-hanami, o-hanami...
* April 14th 2005 - Wildlife Everywhere!
April 16th 2005 - .....???!!!!
April 22nd 2005 - "Kumamoto no natsu wa......not for human beings."
April 26th 2005 - Butterflies, Murakami
April 27th 2005 - China Festival
April 28th 2005 - More on giri. (not to be confused with onigiri).

May 4th 2005 - The Land of Small People, Giant Bugs
May 12th 2005 - Coming to an end...
May 13th 2005 - The world's most passive nation?
* May 17th 2005 - Tom's Birthday Party Photos
* May 18th 2005 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!
May 20th 2005 - Origin of the Races
May 23rd 2005 - Things I'll Never Understand About Japan
May 26th 2005 - Leaflet Theory
* May 29th 2005 - Irish Jiggery Pokery
May 30th 2005 - You know you've been in Japan too long when....

June 2nd 2005 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN & KISAKO!
* June 3rd 2005 - Our Adventure
June 4th 2005 - The Land of Fire
* June 6th 2005 - Fukuoka
* June 8th 2005 - More large insect excitement
* June 10th 2005 - Night-time Adventures
* June 11th 2005 - Welcome Claire and Ollie!
* June 21st 2005 - Saranne's BBQ
* June 25th 2005 - Pizza Party, Ladies' Lunch
June 26th 2005 - Irish Band - Last time :(
June 29th 2005 - Spryte7's here!

July 1st 2005 - ...and spryte7's gone :(
July 3rd 2005 - My Achievements
July 5th 2005 - Some Very Interesting Random Japanese
July 8th 2005 - The day after the London terrorist bombings.
July 13th 2005 - Englaaand
July 14th 2005 - And the longer list...
July 16th 2005 - The Arigatou (Thank You) Party
July 18th 2005 - Crazy talk
July 23rd 2005 - Burgers, Ice Cream and Scantily Clad Chicks
July 25th 2005 - Bye Bye Kisako....
July 28th 2005 - My Last Gaijin Diary Entry (or is it..?)

* August 15th 2005 - Epilogue.
 

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