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A room with a view.

A room with a view.

Posted on 16 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

Paint your wagon.

Posted on 16 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

Good riddance.

Posted on 14 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

When in Rome.

Posted on 11 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

A sick bird.

Posted on 10 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

Thunderbird.

Posted on 8 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
Not too much today, added an addon domain to our account which will be for work and downloaded Thunderbird version 1.0. さよăȘら outlook express. — David... Read More
Not eating my dinner.

Not eating my dinner.

Posted on 7 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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.

Something’s rotten.

Posted on 5 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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?

Do you have a death wish?

Posted on 3 December 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
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
Paint or paper and Star Wars.

Paint or paper and Star Wars.

Posted on 30 November 200421 August 2023 by davidandkiyomi
We started looking for paint, plaster (etc) today to do up the office/rooms where we shall have our school. A bit of work has to be done before it’s usable. We decided that will either have a mi... Read More
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