tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-11-20:/Intermittent stories about life in JapanMokoFeed2009-11-20T23:41:56+01:00tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-06-05:/2009/05/06/ashiya-festival-and-some-wine-tasting-6067219/#c10080746mickey2009-06-05T05:58:18+02:002009-06-05T05:58:18+02:00hi , 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 ) <br> <br> do you know of any tattoo parlors inashiya ? and any ryokhan ?<br> <br> e-mail me please with any info that you can pass alogn about a visit to ashiya<br> <br> seeker seen zero seven nine ( use the numbers ) at a oh el dot com <br> <br> seeker7079@aol.comtag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-05-14:/2009/05/10/usj-and-et-6089525/#c9901358silentjim2009-05-14T01:43:09+02:002009-05-14T01:43:09+02:00I first noticed it when I saw the photo from the <a href="http://silentjim.blog.co.uk/2009/04/21/kayaking-and-a-bit-of-raw-meat-5979648/">yakiniku restaurant</a>. Bit shocked. Aki has been observing it recede for a while now apparently.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-05-13:/2009/05/10/usj-and-et-6089525/#c9899566Mum2009-05-13T20:52:32+02:002009-05-13T20:52:32+02:00Nice frog!<br> <br> And when did your hair start retreating like that!! Is that what married life is doing to you?tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-05-01:/2009/04/21/kayaking-and-a-bit-of-raw-meat-5979648/#c9792584Jim S2009-05-01T11:42:03+02:002009-05-01T11:42:03+02:00I don't remember you complaining at the time... oh, no hang on,... yes... yes you did... a bit. Still, we can laugh about it now, eh?tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-04-30:/2009/04/29/swine-flu-precautions-6026727/#c9786060Dave B2009-04-30T15:54:17+02:002009-04-30T15:54:17+02:00I'm with Nguyen Huu Luong. I've just left the last half of my pig blood pudding!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-04-29:/2009/04/21/kayaking-and-a-bit-of-raw-meat-5979648/#c9773745silentjim2009-04-29T03:27:49+02:002009-04-29T03:27:49+02:00ah, 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 Frenchmen! The memory burns into the mind.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-04-28:/2009/04/21/kayaking-and-a-bit-of-raw-meat-5979648/#c9765395Jim S2009-04-28T10:34:46+02:002009-04-28T10:34:46+02:00How could you forget our 22 mile kayaking in France! I nearly died getting you some drinking water.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-03-17:/2009/03/15/sake-tour-of-kobe-5757867/#c9397696silentjim2009-03-17T04:58:51+01:002009-03-17T04:58:51+01:00Doh! Thanks Andy, I had the link in but didn't put any text with it, so it was invisible. <br> Good stuff that saketag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-03-17:/2009/03/15/sake-tour-of-kobe-5757867/#c9397543andy2009-03-17T02:45:34+01:002009-03-17T02:45:34+01:00jim you obviously wrote this the moment you got back, where's the link?<br> you can find it via the previous entry on the ebisu matsuri until jim sobers up ;ptag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-03-07:/2009/03/07/another-post-ame-i-and-jlpt-5708520/#c9308930Keat2009-03-07T12:33:32+01:002009-03-07T12:33:32+01:00Well done Jim. Ramping up nicely for a pass next time! <br> <br> 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.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-01-29:/2009/01/24/and-the-winner-is-5435079/#c8940591Aki2009-01-29T04:36:02+01:002009-01-29T04:36:02+01:00Exactly!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-01-26:/2009/01/24/ebisu-festival-nishinomiya-and-the-big-tuna-5435113/#c8916090Lynne Lesley Bulmer2009-01-26T20:54:53+01:002009-01-26T20:54:53+01:00(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!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-01-26:/2009/01/24/and-the-winner-is-5435079/#c8916049Lynne Lesley Bulmer2009-01-26T20:51:37+01:002009-01-26T20:51:37+01:00Wow - great prize! And why would you want to win an animal calender? I would have thought you had enough calenders throughout your apartment!!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-01-26:/2009/01/24/ebisu-festival-nishinomiya-and-the-big-tuna-5435113/#c8910869Jim S2009-01-26T10:57:51+01:002009-01-26T10:57:51+01:00Octopi. xtag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2009-01-15:/2009/01/15/new-sony-walkman-nw-s738f-5381330/#c8810428The_Walrus2009-01-15T12:55:55+01:002009-01-15T12:55:55+01:00The problems with Sonic Stage are just one reason why you should avoid Sony kit. tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-12-03:/2008/12/02/no-not-my-ear-again-5150452/#c8440319Keat2008-12-03T16:07:39+01:002008-12-03T16:07:39+01:00Everything 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.<br> <br> And good luck with the JLPT on Sunday. We'll raise a glass to you at our annual post-JLPT drinks that evening.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-11-03:/2008/11/01/hiking-on-a-monday-4964511/#c8157104silentjim2008-11-03T04:28:06+01:002008-11-03T04:28:06+01:00Wow, I must really have made it to the big blogging time as someone started leaving spam links on my comments...branded handbags anyone?<br> tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-11-01:/2008/11/01/hiking-on-a-monday-4964511/#c8142176deleted user2008-11-01T09:29:42+01:002008-11-01T09:29:42+01:00good posts<br> <del>do u want branded handbag?</del><br> <del>pls visit our site: </del><br> <del>high quality, reasonable price<br> and the free shipping<br> don't miss</del><br> tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-10-15:/2008/10/05/radiohead-osaka-gymnasium-oct2nd-4822328/#c8003578silentjim2008-10-15T01:01:21+02:002008-10-15T01:01:21+02:00and you say this like it's a bad thing? The man climbed steeples for gods sake!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-10-14:/2008/10/05/radiohead-osaka-gymnasium-oct2nd-4822328/#c7999465andy2008-10-14T16:42:59+02:002008-10-14T16:42:59+02:00"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<br> tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-10-06:/2008/10/05/ulfuls-and-a-month-of-music-4822269/#c7929963Keat2008-10-06T15:27:03+02:002008-10-06T15:27:03+02:00A 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!tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-10-05:/2008/10/05/ulfuls-and-a-month-of-music-4822269/#c7917404O.L.andy2008-10-05T06:29:09+02:002008-10-05T06:29:09+02:00what the %£^$^ happenend there?<br> いい女<br> ええねん<br> サムライソウル<br> やぶれかぶれ　is what i meanttag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-10-05:/2008/10/05/ulfuls-and-a-month-of-music-4822269/#c7917399the O.L.andy2008-10-05T06:20:05+02:002008-10-05T06:20:05+02:00ulfuls 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.<br> i'd completely forgot about that kindness. i suggest "ii onna"(いい女), "ee nen"(ええねん), "samuari soul"(サムライソウル) and "yabure kaburet" (やぶれかぶれ).tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-09-23:/2008/09/18/is-that-a-meercat-4743317/#c7825275chun2008-09-23T22:09:04+02:002008-09-23T22:09:04+02:00ah... the Barium meal!! hahaha... did you have problems flushing the contents of your toilet for the next few days??tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-09-07:/2008/09/07/my-birthday-4692215/#c7695029CruiseJ652008-09-07T20:43:52+02:002008-09-07T20:43:52+02:00Belated Birthday wishes....I have not been on blogland myself for sometime :-)tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-09-02:/2008/08/17/my-new-phone-4598469/#c7651179Keat2008-09-02T09:01:29+02:002008-09-02T09:01:29+02:00A 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!) tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-08-30:/2008/08/17/my-new-phone-4598469/#c7627777silentjim2008-08-30T02:52:16+02:002008-08-30T02:52:16+02:00No 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. <br> About two weeks later, due to slowing of sales, they slashed the price to about 2500Yen!!! DOH!!<br> tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-08-30:/2008/08/17/meeting-friends-in-kyoto-and-an-embarass-4598476/#c7627773silentjim2008-08-30T02:49:16+02:002008-08-30T02:49:16+02:00no, 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!<br> <br> Think the restaurants name was Salvatoretag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-08-29:/2008/08/17/my-new-phone-4598469/#c7621254Keat2008-08-29T08:53:09+02:002008-08-29T08:53:09+02:00That 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.tag:silentjim.blog.co.uk,2008-08-21:/2008/08/17/meeting-friends-in-kyoto-and-an-embarass-4598476/#c7564614chun2008-08-21T10:37:21+02:002008-08-21T10:37:21+02:00did you keep the trousers???