Author: davidandkiyomi
30 days of Makudonarudo.
Found this link on another site, a Japanese man’s own Super Size Me experiement. Read it here. The following Excite Japan links can be of help when reading this site: URL/site translation Choose... Read More
A room with a view.
Since the ceiling painting has been done there’s not too much happening this afternoon… So here’s a picture of the view outside. (Hint: Click on the picture for a larger view) ... Read More
Paint your wagon.
Kiyomi and I had ordered some more “cream” coloured paint from one of the main hardware stores here (called “How’s“) and were told that they’ll call when it’s... Read More
Good riddance.
I have finally shaken this cold/sore throat. About time is all I can say. The only problem with this is my stuffed-up head. All the “muck” there has to “run” somewhere. Mustn&#... Read More
When in Rome.
Kiyomi and I were in the process of driving home and had turned into a side street when we saw an old Japanese women by the side of the road bent over. As we got closer I thought to myself: “Wha... Read More
A sick bird.
It seems that Thunderbird and Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) don’t work together that well. I have NAV setup to automatically scan e-mail as it’s sent and received. When trying to send and receiv... Read More
Thunderbird.
Not too much today, added an addon domain to our account which will be for work and downloaded Thunderbird version 1.0. さよなら outlook express. — David... Read More
Not eating my dinner.
Spent most of the day in bed trying to shake this “flu”/bug/wog/sore throat. This is just typical. I hadn’t even been in Japan for a week before I picked something up. This is just g... Read More
Something’s rotten.
We started cleaning the office and rooms today, we had a fairly violent storm and the ceiling leaked last night. Great! We will will have to replace four ceiling panels and get the leak fixed. —... Read More
Do you have a death wish?
I have only been here in Japan for about a week and one thing that really stands out is the sheer number of pedestrians with apparent death wishes. The number of people who have displayed very little ... Read More