Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 31, 2008
So at around 10am I got a call from a company I applied to weeks ago. They told me they had a position open in Kita-kyushu. They wanted me to work in a place called Kanda Town. I’ve heard of this place. It’s really, really far away from where I live. I told them I [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 29, 2008
It is official 100 Japanese yen is worth a little more right now than US dollar. It’s good for me right now because I’m earning Japanese money. So if I send money home it makes my bank account look that much bigger. True I still get charged $4o by the banks, but I can’t change that fact [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 25, 2008
So today is the first day of my “vacation” until I find a another job. I’ve been looking online, in the local want ads, and at Rainbow Plaza in Tenjin. So far I’ve seen a few jobs that pay better, but the downside is they’re teaching English. All the translator jobs are in Tokyo or [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 22, 2008
When I first came to look at my apartment I noticed that the local green grocer liked to keep birds. I thought nothing of it at the time. I went ahead and signed the contract for the lease and I was happy as a clam. Until one morning I heard it. The sound that is known [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 21, 2008
Well It looks like my plan to keep a record of my food is a wash. I can try and start it again, but alas as the Japanese say, “Shoganai” (Et cant be hept). Translation for those who don’t speak Texan “It can’t be helped.” Basically I’m feeling lazy or as the British people say, [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 18, 2008
Tonight I just got the details about my new contract. Here it is verbatim:
“We would like you to work in Mukanata next school year.
Your schools are Kato JHS, Kato ES and Genkai ES. You can walk to Kato JHS and ES from Akama station. To get to Genkai ES you can take bus from Togo [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 17, 2008
It’s about time. So I added my clothing shop to my blog roll finally. If you haven’t looked at it yet it’s www.cafepress.com/gorillaskin. I’m not going to lie to you. I need money. I have 3 starving brothers in Antarctica and 1 midget cousin who needs a prosthetic nubbin or else he isn’t going to make it. [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 14, 2008
In Japan it is graduation time. My sannen sei (3rd year junior high school) students had their ceremony today. I attend in my suit and tie. My shirt was at the cleaners so I went bare chested. Not really, but I thought about it. Anyway, the ceremony was looooooooooooooooooooooooooong like most graduation ceremonies. The official [...]
Posted by: yearofthedog on: March 13, 2008
I have written because well. I ate a pizza and I couldn’t move afterwards. No, not really, but I did it a pizza and it was great. I haven’t been keeping to great a track of what I’ve been eating the past few days, but I know a few things that I ate and drank: [...]
