Gadgety greatness
Thought I’d share another cool gadgety thing that Japan has but England doesn’t. This time it’s nothing high-tech, but instead is a magnificently simple loo paper changing mechanism: A friend from...
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Kyushoku – Friday 16th July
Meant to post much more of these, but in my haste to eat kept forgetting, and now suddenly find myself here: at the last kyushoku ever. A truly sad day. Clockwise...
Read moreTime to go
Since I’ve now told Sensei, some close friends and, today, The Company, I think it’s time to share this news on the blog… I am going to be leaving Japan at...
Read moreBullet-pointed week
Since I am planning on leaving Japan this year, look out for more posts about things that I want to remember and tell you about – weird things, funny things, note-worthy...
Read moreDay-to-day
Mum asked me a question when I spoke to her the other day which, if she knew more about my daily routine probably wouldn’t have asked. I therefore thought perhaps I...
Read moreKyushoku – Thursday 20th May
Am trying to make a point of only posting lunches that are different from the ones already covered, and, after nearly a months absence, yesterday’s fitted the bill! Clockwise from the...
Read moreKyushoku – Tuesdsay 27th April
Another day, another delicious lunch. Anti-clockwise from the gyunyu: Fish with miso sauce Cucumber with sesame dressing Gomokugohan – go is “5”, moku is “eye”, although in this case it means...
Read moreShodou – follow-up
As a follow-up to this post, here is a photo of my finished shodou, which was presented to me before I left Minami Kasuya in March. It’s badly done, but good...
Read moreKyushoku – Wednesday 21st April
New schools = new lunches! Woohoo! After a terrible start of an awful meal comprising cat-food like chicken, potatoes and a bread roll (didn’t get a picture), things were much better...
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