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chris vs. the arctic: 07.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Perhaps the top benefit of becoming friends with a huge group of new people is the fact that your wardrobe is instantly fresh. They've never seen any of it before! Suggested First Step: Launder that mountain of clothing in the corner. Article: "Japan's asbestos time bomb". Well, I guess I'll be holding my breath for the rest of my time here! List: My Travel Plans for the Year. This list is more for myself, but I thought you might be interested. That's rig...
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chris vs. the arctic: 02.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. This past weekend I went to Osaka with my friends Sarah, Holly, Jamie, and Shelly. We took an express train from Takaoka City, Toyama to Osaka on Saturday morning. It's a 3.5 hour journey. Not that bad at all! I really like Japanese trains. You can turn the seats around to face each other, and they have vending machines. Expensive though. After searching Shinsaibaishi for half an hour, we eventually found it. It was fantastic! The Shins were fantastic!
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chris vs. the arctic: 03.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Anyway, this morning I decided to get rid of all the beer cans I've accumulated over the past 3 months. (I can never figure out when the can day is! You can imagine my embarrassment: The teacher happens upon the foreign English teacher dumping a large amount of empty beer cans into a convenience store garbage can. Yeeeah. I swear - I'm not an alcoholic! But, since she doesn't speak English, I cannot explain that to her! I captured some pics of the karaoke...
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chris vs. the arctic: 04.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Embarrassment of the Week [2005年4月26日]. In an almost impossible move, I manage to trump my performance from last week. English Teacher: "Okay, everyone listen to Chris sing! Me: [Thinking it was more of the ABC song. Which I feel more comfortable with now.]. English Teacher: [Whips out a stereo and starts playing a rap beat.]. Me: [Burst out laughing.]. English Teacher: "D is for da-da-dog. E is for eh-eh-egg. F is for fa-fa-.". Either I'm imagining it (w...
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chris vs. the arctic: 05.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Daimon-machi Oshima-machi = Imizu-shi? I just found out that my two small towns will join two others in November this year to form a city! Daimon, Oshima, Kosugi, and Shimanato will amalgamate to form Imizu-shi! That means I'll no longer have two city halls telling me what to do - I'll have one central one. This big city hall will also control two other ALTs, meaning I'm no longer special. :( Sucks. I can't believe it! It actually evoked emotion! Then, du...
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chris vs. the arctic: 09.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Maybe I Am An English Teacher. I'm so happy right now! I've been helping a student with an English speech for the past couple of months. She was preparing for a speech contest in Toyama City, in which 25 junior high school students compete for the top spot. The contest was held yesterday. and my student won! She's going to Tokyo to represent Toyama-ken! Oh, and she is too. This place is fantastic! I also signed up for an online personal trainer. I log...
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chris vs. the arctic: 10.2004
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. A Drill of a Day. I have a crazy little page of my Japanese life to share with you. As you may or may not know, Japan has had knife attacks in schools in the past couple of years. So, in order to prepare the teachers, they started doing drills. This is what happened at my school. I heard yelling and rustling. I kinda hung back as the other teachers were in the classroom. The teachers with the extinguishers invaded the classroom. They taped this guy wearin...
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chris vs. the arctic: 08.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. After a year in Japan, you will start making a mental list of songs to sing the next time you do karaoke. Example: "Inside Out" by Eve 6 was just added to my list. My Duran Duran Period. After experiencing the fabulousness that is Duran Duran at Summer Sonic in Osaka, I have been obsessed. My iPod has been repeating their 'Greatest' album for the last week. It evokes a sense of constant nostalgia. Man, I loved the 80's! And the Chernobyl accident. I think...
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chris vs. the arctic: 06.2005
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Chris vs. the arctic. Chris: 72 / the arctic: 47. Article: "Same-sex legislation passed". Canada is now the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage! The bill has yet to be passed by the Senate, but that is going to be easy.). Article: "Japan tests new bullet train". It's so sexy. :). Random Japan Photos Online! I just posted a bunch of random photos! I finally did it! Using a pair of ordinary scissors, I cut up my old futon into 3 equal pieces, and shoved them into a burnable bag! As a m...
