Random Japan #1Sometimes I wonder if people even bother to look up the definition of a word before using it as the company name...
I'm in heaven!
Mickey takes a day off from Disney Land
Would you give him a hug?
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Work & Employment in JapanYou may have already heard via my Twitter or via the grapevine that I finally found a job here in Tokyo. I hoped if I stuck with it that I'd eventually find an IT job here, and one day I would land a dream job. I never expected it all to happen in on...
Tokyo CGM Night #5Last night was the 5th episode of Tokyo CGM Night. Once again it was packed with lots of interesting people and this time we were visited by 30 Google managers from around the world. It was good to catch up with people and meet some new faces. This t...
Children's Day (Boy's Day) in JapanI took these photos back in May. They are for Children's Day (こどもの日) which is celebrated annually on May 5. It's a day to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. Before the festival families display these carp banners...
Tokyo CGM Night #4Getting back into blogging after a few weeks of silence. You may have noticed there's been an update to the site design. I wanted to fit more content on the front page as well as tidy things up a bit. I'm very late with my post on the last Tokyo CGM...
Crabs in IceCame across this awesome display of seafood on my way to lunch this week. Do you eat seafood? I came to Japan on a tour last year and about 4 of the 12 people didn't eat seafood. The tour guide had to keep everyone happy so there was a lot of awkward...
Cherry blossom (sakura) and engagement in Tokyo, JapanThis weekend was all about timing. It was more luck than planning that we would pick up our engagement ring this Saturday and at the same time the cherry blossom is starting to bloom. So we picked up the ring and headed for Rikugien Garden. We visite...
The Stocking Tug of Team War!Last week I went to Shibuya to do a bit of shopping. It was a nice bright sunny day but there was a cold breeze. I was in search of a few birthday presents but came across some interesting things. One such item was in Loft, called "The Stocking Tug...
Tokyo CGM Night, March 09I had a great time on Friday night at the 3rd Tokyo CGM Night hosted by Danny Choo, Andrew Shuttleworth, and sponsored by smart.fm. Back in the UK I didn't get a chance to connect and chat with people doing similar things online. I'd never really tho...
How do you like your coffee? Hot, cold or...Comments (imported from the previous Wordpress site)
2nihon said on Thu 2009/02/26 19:12 JST: For coffee so strong it bitch-slaps you in the face?
Ian said on Thu 2009/02/26 19:45 JST: It's like that expensive coffee that gets 'passed through' a w...
Valentine's Day LunchI know I said there will be less personal articles and more Japanese articles, but I wanted to share with you photos of the awesome Valentine's lunch my girlfriend made. It was a great day and it was really warm, almost like summer! That reminds me,...
Quick update about my time in Japan and about this siteThe bad news is that I didn't get the Kindergarten job (nor two other jobs) I applied for. They liked me, but someone with more experience applied for the job. Not hard, since I have zero experience teaching. I've had some really positive feedback fr...
Yoyogi Park, Tokyo - The Park Of AwesomenessIt was a nice sunny day last Sunday so we headed out to Yoyogi Park. I've been to Meiji Jingū twice and also seen the uniquely dressed people at Harajuku, but I'd never ventured into Yoyogi Park before. We first came across the Rockabilly groups. The...
Interviewing For Kindergarten English Teacher In JapanI had my second interview yesterday so I thought I would write up my experience and give you a little update on where I am with my job hunt. I've been watching YouTube videos of kindergartens and reading about teaching kids recently to work out in my...
Celebrating the Spring Setsubun (Risshun) in Asakusa, TokyoToday I took a trip to Asakusa to see the Setsubun celebration. As I approached the temple I was caught by a teacher and his 4 pupils who wanted their photo taken... or so I thought. In fact he wanted to take a photo of me with his pupils! So I threw...
My future in JapanSo these past few days I have been thinking long and hard about my future in Japan. Thank you all for your comments on my last article. I have sent my resume out to a few select English schools and met some very interesting people in the IT field. I...
Advice needed: Options For Teaching English in JapanI'm just over 2 months into a 1 year working holiday visa and my goal of finding an IT job is fading. I wanted to give it a shot first, and the response was encouraging, but my lack of Japanese is stopping me from getting the jobs. I recently thought...
