ah, that was canoeing (apparently there's a difference)!. Nearly died? That's as maybe but I see you don't mention getting me there under false pretences of a nice couple of hours down the river, which turned out to be 8 hours of hell in extreme heat, without water or a baguette ending with a white water rapid paddle through a bevy of naked Frenchm more…
jim you obviously wrote this the moment you got back, where's the link?
you can find it via the previous entry on the ebisu matsuri until jim sobers up ;p more…
Well done Jim. Ramping up nicely for a pass next time!
I wonder if there's a directory somewhere of Japanese shortened English words. I still remember how long it took me to realise 'Pleste' was short for Playstation. more…
(That Jim S is a knowall!) The festival sounds like fun though the food wrapped in fried eggs is definitely dodgy .... And I don't care how small you cut that octopi up - I'm not eating it! more…
Everything I hear about Japanese doctors sounds strange and scary, but clearly they get results! Is this all the highest tech form of medicine? Glad to hear (!) you're better though Jim.
And good luck with the JLPT on Sunday. We'll raise a glass to you at our annual post-JLPT drinks that evening. more…
"A 2 hour set, mainly based on their later albums and the weird dance/electonica beats, but interspersed with some good rock tunes"- you sound like fred dibner more…
A friend gave me an Ulfuls album a few months back, which I love. However, I still have no idea which album it is or what the songs are as she helpfully had no idea herself. Glad I'm not the only one to wonder how to (romanise) spell 'Ulfuls'. This will help me no end in my quest to label the bloody mp3s! more…
ulfuls comes from the word soulful which was all that remained of on a sticker from an album that keisuke ulful the guitarist owned. it was he that we were the guests of, although he had no idea of that fact.
i'd completely forgot about that kindness. i suggest "ii onna"(いい女), "ee nen"(ええねん), " more…
A friend of mine snapped up the 3G iPhone when it came out in the UK -- he's a Mac nut and was waiting ages for the price to come down. It's not bad, and the touch keypad interface isn't so bad once you get used to it. Still, could be thinner (and without the £45 a month contract!) more…
No it's not larger, in fact it's thinner than my old one! It's smaller than an iphone. Speaking of which, was playing with one of those in the shop and very nice...but you had to pay 8000Yen a month (my phone is only 4000Yen), so didn't get it - also there's no keypad so think typing emails might be a nightmare.
About two weeks later, due to more…
That looks awesome Jim, but does it feel much larger? Always curious about the addition of gadgets vs the backwards increase in size of new mobiles! They'll have to invent trousers with specific pockets for these things before long. more…
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by mickey [Visitor]
hi , my name is mickey and i'llbe in japan june 9 - 21 ; am coming to ashiya to celebrat my 50th b-day ( i was born there - military brat )
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In response to: "Kayaking and a bit of raw meat" 206 days old
by silentjim Pro
ah, that was canoeing (apparently there's a difference)!. Nearly died? That's as maybe but I see you don't mention getting me there under false pretences of a nice couple of hours down the river, which turned out to be 8 hours of hell in extreme heat, without water or a baguette ending with a white water rapid paddle through a bevy of naked Frenchm more…
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by Jim S [Visitor]
How could you forget our 22 mile kayaking in France! I nearly died getting you some drinking water. more…
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Doh! Thanks Andy, I had the link in but didn't put any text with it, so it was invisible.
Good stuff that sake more…
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by andy [Visitor]
jim you obviously wrote this the moment you got back, where's the link?
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by Keat [Visitor]
Well done Jim. Ramping up nicely for a pass next time!
I wonder if there's a directory somewhere of Japanese shortened English words. I still remember how long it took me to realise 'Pleste' was short for Playstation. more…
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by Aki [Visitor]
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(That Jim S is a knowall!) The festival sounds like fun though the food wrapped in fried eggs is definitely dodgy .... And I don't care how small you cut that octopi up - I'm not eating it! more…
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Wow - great prize! And why would you want to win an animal calender? I would have thought you had enough calenders throughout your apartment!! more…
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Octopi. x more…
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Everything I hear about Japanese doctors sounds strange and scary, but clearly they get results! Is this all the highest tech form of medicine? Glad to hear (!) you're better though Jim.
And good luck with the JLPT on Sunday. We'll raise a glass to you at our annual post-JLPT drinks that evening. more…
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"A 2 hour set, mainly based on their later albums and the weird dance/electonica beats, but interspersed with some good rock tunes"- you sound like fred dibner
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In response to: "Ulfuls and a month of music" 410 days old
by Keat [Visitor]
A friend gave me an Ulfuls album a few months back, which I love. However, I still have no idea which album it is or what the songs are as she helpfully had no idea herself. Glad I'm not the only one to wonder how to (romanise) spell 'Ulfuls'. This will help me no end in my quest to label the bloody mp3s! more…
In response to: "Ulfuls and a month of music" 412 days old
by O.L.andy [Visitor]
what the %£^$^ happenend there?
いい女
ええねん
サムライソウル
やぶれかぶれ is what i meant more…
In response to: "Ulfuls and a month of music" 412 days old
by the O.L.andy [Visitor]
ulfuls comes from the word soulful which was all that remained of on a sticker from an album that keisuke ulful the guitarist owned. it was he that we were the guests of, although he had no idea of that fact.
i'd completely forgot about that kindness. i suggest "ii onna"(いい女), "ee nen"(ええねん), " more…
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by Keat [Visitor]
A friend of mine snapped up the 3G iPhone when it came out in the UK -- he's a Mac nut and was waiting ages for the price to come down. It's not bad, and the touch keypad interface isn't so bad once you get used to it. Still, could be thinner (and without the £45 a month contract!) more…
In response to: "My New Phone" 448 days old
by silentjim Pro
No it's not larger, in fact it's thinner than my old one! It's smaller than an iphone. Speaking of which, was playing with one of those in the shop and very nice...but you had to pay 8000Yen a month (my phone is only 4000Yen), so didn't get it - also there's no keypad so think typing emails might be a nightmare.
About two weeks later, due to more…
In response to: "Meeting Friends in Kyoto and an embarassing restaurant experience" 448 days old
by silentjim Pro
no, had to go back into the toilets at the end and come out with my shorts and sandals on, quickly scurrying to the lift so no one would see!
Think the restaurants name was Salvatore more…
In response to: "My New Phone" 449 days old
by Keat [Visitor]
That looks awesome Jim, but does it feel much larger? Always curious about the addition of gadgets vs the backwards increase in size of new mobiles! They'll have to invent trousers with specific pockets for these things before long. more…
In response to: "Meeting Friends in Kyoto and an embarassing restaurant experience" 457 days old
by chun [Visitor]
did you keep the trousers??? more…