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Little Gaijin in the Big City: July 2005
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Thursday, July 28, 2005. Well, I cant think of any amusing anecdotes, so I think I'll just put a bunch of pictures I took around town and include some captions and call it a day. Look at this tasty looking posicle box. I bought it because I recognize the brand (Dole) and it has a whopping 16 bars inside! Little did I know. They would be the tiniest popsicle bars I have ever encountered. I'm holding one next to my pinky for comparison. (WTF? Your typical crowded Tokyo train. And speaking of fish, Takeshi ...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: December 2005
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005. Nothing to see here. I'd like to watch a movie, a very specific one in fact: "Chronicles of Narnia; th Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", but I can't. hence the sigh. Cue Kyra moving to Japan, and add another 1/4 of a year to that. Crap. LLW already came out in America. and I'm STUCK HERE where it doesn't come out until MARCH! So what IS out in the theaters? Let's see. As of today, I have my choice of:. Harry Potter (which I've seen). Mr and Mrs Smith'. Arashii no yoru ni'&#...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: October 2005
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005. In keeping with the theme of the title, here are some very scary pictures I took with my phone to give you some. um. halloween fright. This is crab miso soup, crab intact. I couldn't believe my eyes when this came out, I kept giggling until my face turned red and my eyes watered. (it LOOKS like a HAND! Takeshi assured me it was very tasty and when I couldn't eat it, shook his head. "What a waste! He said, taking it from me and slurping it down. You don't think this is scary?
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: January 2006
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Sunday, January 29, 2006. I finally got mustered up my courage and got a haircut in a Japanese salon. It was scary! Mostly because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to communicate what I wanted and would come out of the parlor bald. Me and my scruffy hair were finally driven to the barber by Takeshi's endless offers of cutting my hair himself. "I have experience! He said. "I once used an electric buzz razor on my friend in junior high! My senpai working at the company sent me a page to study up on the...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: November 2005
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005. I don't understand it. Every day when I'm walking to the station on the way to work, I see hordes of schoolgirls, all wearing thick coats, mittens, scarves, and MINISKIRTS. The weird thing is they aren't allowed to wear their skirts that short when they're actually in school (otherwise I'd feel bad for the poor male teachers. talk about jailbait! They roll them up for the walk. That is why I would like to make this general announcement:. Why the bitter tone in my voice? But if...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: May 2005
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Saturday, May 28, 2005. Posted by Kyra at 4:50 AM. Friday, May 20, 2005. Otaku Matsuri (Geek Fest! This week, it's the time to let your inner geek shine. Between a live symphony concert of Final Fantasy music and E3, the getting's good for all serious (read, 'obsessed' ) gamers that happen to be in LA this week. Anyways, I went with some friends, three of whom had never played any of them, and by the end they were considering playing them! I thought about it but chickened out in the end). ; Did anyon...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: June 2005
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Kickin' it at the kodokan. Hello my dear readers! Hehe, enough ranting. SO, time to talk about Judo! I think I mentioned in a previous blog that I recently got my brown belt. I used to practice in LA about 4 blocks from my apartment in west LA, in a place called the Sawtelle Judo Dojo. It's a really great place to go because there are always a lot of people and the instructors are tough but fun, and expect great things from their students. Wait a second, you got good really fast...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: April 2005
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Friday, April 29, 2005. So I don't know if you've been following my comic. Or not, but I've been trying to update it twice a week. Due to a combination of laziness and trying to prepare for my move, I sorta fell four comics behind (eep! That's a lot. Anyways, I'm making it up this week with four new comics, which means one per day all this week. That's. also a lot. I'm going to make it available as a physical comic book. Just imagine. cute little Gemini on my bookshelf.Wouldnt' that be cool? Just ask Den...
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Little Gaijin in the Big City: September 2005
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Thursday, September 29, 2005. So, I finally got my spouse visa! I went to the Tokyo immigration office yesterday to pick it up (er, get my passport stamped), and they gave me a 3-year visa! At least I got a couple of years of a head start. Anyways, what that means is that I can work! It's nerve-racking enough to get a phone call pertaining to a job offer, it's much worse when it's in another language, and it's much much more nerve-wracking when they use super polite speech so I keep having to ask them to...
