oh its so scary....
ok, so its not, at all
tomorrow i move into my apartment, well, tomorrow after work.
I dont have my alien registration card yet,
which means, no bank account (but wait) tomorrow is payday, = in cash
no cell phone, no internet
not sure when ill get my card, but it may be a while until the next edition
so, just to ease any fears
im not dead, just out of reach
as one is when they are in japan!
a quick note, the big macs here,
are way better than in the states
i know i know, i was so good about no McDonalds for so long,
but its on the way to and from the trains
anyway, tomorrow is my first week as THE foreign teacher
pretty sweet,
postcards have been delayed due to my dead computer
they will go out
oh yes, they will go out
im out
until next time
Monday, April 24, 2006
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
HEY YOU dijapan fans
Great! I just installed a stats counter so i can check info about the people who visit me.
which leads me to, WHO ARE YOU??????????
please leave a comment saying who you are where you're from and a message!
tell me what you want to know.
tell me red sox or brewers scores
tell me what you did today
how your div3 is/isnt going
tell me whos working at tic
tell me how life at school is
anything
DO IT NOW
which leads me to, WHO ARE YOU??????????
please leave a comment saying who you are where you're from and a message!
tell me what you want to know.
tell me red sox or brewers scores
tell me what you did today
how your div3 is/isnt going
tell me whos working at tic
tell me how life at school is
anything
DO IT NOW
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
New pics

this pic is from our first night in Nagoya, we went out for yakitori, i think thats a term used for a place where you just order tons of little things on skewers, it was pretty cool.
so, from Left to right - Remi, Xavier, Germaine, Nick, Joanne, Dave
so again you can click my FLickr page on the right, or i think the image itself will get you close
im out
Ketsumeishi
thats right, ke tsu me shi (keh-tsu (like tsunami)-may-she)
for anyone into downloading the tunes, i suggest these guys they're pretty kickin
som songs to highlight: bira no tanima, tuhi, ame, motto, kochi oide
japanese rap hip hop awesomeness, they have some sweet flow
all for now
and heres your moment of zen
maybe not
for anyone into downloading the tunes, i suggest these guys they're pretty kickin
som songs to highlight: bira no tanima, tuhi, ame, motto, kochi oide
japanese rap hip hop awesomeness, they have some sweet flow
all for now
and heres your moment of zen
maybe not
Monday, April 17, 2006
shout out
just wanted to make a quick note thanking the few people that have left comments!!
knuckles - im posting for you kid
Ed - thanks for the updates, i havent had anytime to check the sox standings
sarah - is awesome
paulette - your postcard will be mailed as soon as i write it! its pretty cool
brian and brooke - the pics of ru are awesome, your post card will be out soonish as well
if i missed you then youll just have to post a comment again!
=============================
on to business,
so, people should follow the gizmo project link over in my links section
download it and call me
voicemail is a pretty cool thing to get
==============================
anyway, i have work to do
oh yeah, you should check out joanne's blog to see photos of the hotel room,
the pics are of hers, but the rooms are identical
hotel pics
knuckles - im posting for you kid
Ed - thanks for the updates, i havent had anytime to check the sox standings
sarah - is awesome
paulette - your postcard will be mailed as soon as i write it! its pretty cool
brian and brooke - the pics of ru are awesome, your post card will be out soonish as well
if i missed you then youll just have to post a comment again!
=============================
on to business,
so, people should follow the gizmo project link over in my links section
download it and call me
voicemail is a pretty cool thing to get
==============================
anyway, i have work to do
oh yeah, you should check out joanne's blog to see photos of the hotel room,
the pics are of hers, but the rooms are identical
hotel pics
Sunday, April 16, 2006
its finally over... kinda
so much since the last time i wrote anything up here,
hmm,
so, training, at least 9 hours or listening to god knows what (important info actually)
sample lessons, sometimes for students, sometimes for fellow trainees
long long days,
started to really get thang of things towards the end,
not enough sleep, not eating right and way too much stress
but now its all good!
kids training starts tomorrow and that should be super fun!
last night i went to the goodbye/welcome party for Aeon Kanie,
so i met the guy i am replacing, many of the students at Kanie
and my bosses and coworkers, it was great!
today was a pretty chill day, slept in, well, since work starts at 10, 11 or 12
didnt really sleep in, BUT, no work, so its all good
the jo, xavier and i did some laundry
went back to the hotel and gor Remi
ended up at a coco ichi, japanese curry joint
pretty tasty, this time i got a potato croquette thing over curry and rice
very tasty, so much rice
then we went to tokyu hands
got some markers, some pastcards, thats right you may be getting a postcard soon!
sweet
then we got inkans, basically a stamp that says our name, but in japanese of course
its needed to "sign" special things like for my alien registration card, certain officail forms etc
i should have written it down, but it sounds like dabide i think
check it out
so that's read from top to bottom, ha!
not sure how its pronounced, but
the top character means - younger brother; faithful service to elders
the middle character means - idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking
the bottom character means - warrior; military; chivalry; arms
and somehow thats me!
time for bed
happy easter
im out
oh yeah, i used a glamour shot of boo (my sisters cat) as a prop in my sample lesson to students on saturday
they loved the game, my lesson and the cat,
boo is now th official co sponsor of my lessons,
of course Ru-dog is the other
hmm,
so, training, at least 9 hours or listening to god knows what (important info actually)
sample lessons, sometimes for students, sometimes for fellow trainees
long long days,
started to really get thang of things towards the end,
not enough sleep, not eating right and way too much stress
but now its all good!
kids training starts tomorrow and that should be super fun!
last night i went to the goodbye/welcome party for Aeon Kanie,
so i met the guy i am replacing, many of the students at Kanie
and my bosses and coworkers, it was great!
today was a pretty chill day, slept in, well, since work starts at 10, 11 or 12
didnt really sleep in, BUT, no work, so its all good
the jo, xavier and i did some laundry
went back to the hotel and gor Remi
ended up at a coco ichi, japanese curry joint
pretty tasty, this time i got a potato croquette thing over curry and rice
very tasty, so much rice
then we went to tokyu hands
got some markers, some pastcards, thats right you may be getting a postcard soon!
sweet
then we got inkans, basically a stamp that says our name, but in japanese of course
its needed to "sign" special things like for my alien registration card, certain officail forms etc
i should have written it down, but it sounds like dabide i think
check it out

so that's read from top to bottom, ha!
not sure how its pronounced, but
the top character means - younger brother; faithful service to elders
the middle character means - idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking
the bottom character means - warrior; military; chivalry; arms
and somehow thats me!
time for bed
happy easter
im out
oh yeah, i used a glamour shot of boo (my sisters cat) as a prop in my sample lesson to students on saturday
they loved the game, my lesson and the cat,
boo is now th official co sponsor of my lessons,
of course Ru-dog is the other

Sunday, April 09, 2006
day 2
I know that day one and day two arent exactly very catchy headings, but hey, im tired, and its early
the day began around 10/11am ish, we all met, except for Xavier, he caught an early bus to go see some friends,
some of us had eaten breakfast, well, remi and nick had, on the way to the subway we stopped and a place called bakery kiosk, jo and shared some pastries, one had ham in the center, the other tuna, very tasty i think ill be going there for breakfast tomorrow as well!!
then we went down into the Nagoya Subway and took the Saku-dori to the the Meijo Line and then got off at Nagoya Castle

After exploring the grounds, a tower and the caste itself we headed out to find some lunch, but first we got some takoyaki, which are thin dough sacs filled with octopus bits, they were hot, but they were prety tasty
anyway, since it was sunday we wandered around for too long only to realize that most palce weren't open, most places were only open for dinner hours. we eventually went to a curry place, i ordered a spinach in curry, very tasty, then it was off to visit shrines,

i think we succeeded in finding three, although we never found the one we were looking for.
we were all getting tired of walking around and i think the jet lag is settling a bit, we headed back to the hotel and are now waiting till we head out for dinner, im going toformat some pictures and upload them
the day began around 10/11am ish, we all met, except for Xavier, he caught an early bus to go see some friends,
some of us had eaten breakfast, well, remi and nick had, on the way to the subway we stopped and a place called bakery kiosk, jo and shared some pastries, one had ham in the center, the other tuna, very tasty i think ill be going there for breakfast tomorrow as well!!
then we went down into the Nagoya Subway and took the Saku-dori to the the Meijo Line and then got off at Nagoya Castle

After exploring the grounds, a tower and the caste itself we headed out to find some lunch, but first we got some takoyaki, which are thin dough sacs filled with octopus bits, they were hot, but they were prety tasty
anyway, since it was sunday we wandered around for too long only to realize that most palce weren't open, most places were only open for dinner hours. we eventually went to a curry place, i ordered a spinach in curry, very tasty, then it was off to visit shrines,

i think we succeeded in finding three, although we never found the one we were looking for.
we were all getting tired of walking around and i think the jet lag is settling a bit, we headed back to the hotel and are now waiting till we head out for dinner, im going toformat some pictures and upload them
day one
so the flight was around 13 hours,
highlights include the french couple i sat next to, they seemed to know little to no english
"the ringer" "pride and prejudice" and "mine yours and ours" great films, not really
i arrived into Nagoya around 6PM local time, somehting like 4am for most of you
met up with Andy (Aeon training staff), Xavier, Remi, and Nick (other teachers to be)
hopped a bus for about an hour, got a quick heads up on some good places to eat and where training will be on monday
checked in, showered and then Jo and Germaine (an aussie) got back from being out
we all met in the lobby for dinner around 945, problem is most places were closing at 10
we finally found a place and basically let remi run the show, he speaks Japanese fairly well
so dinner consisted of a little dish of octupus bits and potato balls, then we got edamame (soy bean pods)
some fired chicken parts that were served with a tasty mayo, some skewered chicken parts, gizzard, neck skin and regular parts
had an asahi (beer) and some sake with Remi and Nick, oh and then we got squid which was rather tasty!
after dinner we found a kareoke place got a room and rocked out for a decent amount of time, good times
came back to the hotel and crashed bigtime
go jetlag!
i know all of that was kind of dry and boring but im knackered , and now to contemplate day 2, and maybe do my homework.
highlights include the french couple i sat next to, they seemed to know little to no english
"the ringer" "pride and prejudice" and "mine yours and ours" great films, not really
i arrived into Nagoya around 6PM local time, somehting like 4am for most of you
met up with Andy (Aeon training staff), Xavier, Remi, and Nick (other teachers to be)
hopped a bus for about an hour, got a quick heads up on some good places to eat and where training will be on monday
checked in, showered and then Jo and Germaine (an aussie) got back from being out
we all met in the lobby for dinner around 945, problem is most places were closing at 10
we finally found a place and basically let remi run the show, he speaks Japanese fairly well
so dinner consisted of a little dish of octupus bits and potato balls, then we got edamame (soy bean pods)
some fired chicken parts that were served with a tasty mayo, some skewered chicken parts, gizzard, neck skin and regular parts
had an asahi (beer) and some sake with Remi and Nick, oh and then we got squid which was rather tasty!
after dinner we found a kareoke place got a room and rocked out for a decent amount of time, good times
came back to the hotel and crashed bigtime
go jetlag!
i know all of that was kind of dry and boring but im knackered , and now to contemplate day 2, and maybe do my homework.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
better half
if there was ever a question, ha,
joanne is easily my better half, which is why i steal things from her!
Days off
Jan 1 - New Year's Day
2nd Mon in Jan - Coming of Age Day
Feburary 11 - National Foundation Day
March 20 - Vernal Equinox Day
April 29 - Greenery Day
May 3 - Constitution Day
May 4 - National Holiday
May 5 - Children's Day
3rd Mon in July - Marine Day
3rd Mon in Sept - Respect for the Elders Day
Sept 23 - Autumnal Equinox Day
2nd Mon in Oct - Sports Day
November 3 - Culture Day
November 23 - Labour Thanksgiving Day
December 23 - The Emperors Birthday
Holidays
1 week at end of December
April 29th - May 5th
1 week in August
and my address would be
David Thomson
Dai 26 Ocean Bldg. 2F-A
24-3 Aza Chinowari
Ohaza Kanie Honmachi
Kanie-cho, Amagun, Aichi-ken
JAPAN 497-0033
didnt i, didnt i, didnt i see ya cryin!
she worries too much though
joanne is easily my better half, which is why i steal things from her!
Days off
Jan 1 - New Year's Day
2nd Mon in Jan - Coming of Age Day
Feburary 11 - National Foundation Day
March 20 - Vernal Equinox Day
April 29 - Greenery Day
May 3 - Constitution Day
May 4 - National Holiday
May 5 - Children's Day
3rd Mon in July - Marine Day
3rd Mon in Sept - Respect for the Elders Day
Sept 23 - Autumnal Equinox Day
2nd Mon in Oct - Sports Day
November 3 - Culture Day
November 23 - Labour Thanksgiving Day
December 23 - The Emperors Birthday
Holidays
1 week at end of December
April 29th - May 5th
1 week in August
and my address would be
David Thomson
Dai 26 Ocean Bldg. 2F-A
24-3 Aza Chinowari
Ohaza Kanie Honmachi
Kanie-cho, Amagun, Aichi-ken
JAPAN 497-0033
didnt i, didnt i, didnt i see ya cryin!
she worries too much though
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
call me in japan (for free)
a few posts back i threw some info out regarding gizmo project
so first off, you should download it
mac users rejoice as macs typically have internal microphones
pc users, microphones are abbout $15, but think of how much you'll save on hours of international phone calls!
anyway, it works like most IM programs, and i think iChat works with it...? there is a plugin for adium users
long story short, my gizmo name is "davepthomson"
call me
so first off, you should download it
mac users rejoice as macs typically have internal microphones
pc users, microphones are abbout $15, but think of how much you'll save on hours of international phone calls!
anyway, it works like most IM programs, and i think iChat works with it...? there is a plugin for adium users
long story short, my gizmo name is "davepthomson"
call me
Sunday, April 02, 2006
finally rss made easy
so this is mainly my fault, but i do blame all of you for not telling me!
guess i havent really tested it yet but whatever,
so step one to rocking the [RSS]: download and install firefox or use safari
step two: goto this blog
step three: click the little orange rss thing in the navigation bar (see the picture)

step four: add this to your bookmark folder or bar
enjoy
guess i havent really tested it yet but whatever,
so step one to rocking the [RSS]: download and install firefox or use safari
step two: goto this blog
step three: click the little orange rss thing in the navigation bar (see the picture)

step four: add this to your bookmark folder or bar
enjoy
gizmo project
so ive been looking into voip type thing, it says its compatible with adium, but i havent been able to work it yet, but their software is pretty slick
anyway, check it out gizmo
my account is davepthomson
peace
anyway, check it out gizmo
my account is davepthomson
peace
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