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Saturday, November 25, 2006
so a certain clare said
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so dave, you know i am just back from your home country ( it says hello by the way) and for all those in new york im sorry if there is nothing left in the shops !!. when we were there it was the run up to thanksgiving, is that something you would have celibrated at home and did you carry on the tradition in Japan ?
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now at home, home being in WI, id goto various relatives' houses and enjoy the feasts that they prepared, if i were in MA id partake in the feast that myself and my amigos had prepared, both amzzing experiences , in japan on the other hand, as there is no turkey as well as no ovens in which to cook them, a small group of Aeon staff etc went to the Outback Stekahouse in Sakae
i know its seems pretty lame, but it was a good time and i had BBQ chicken and a half rack of ribs and some chips ( fries) over all a good time. so hope that takes care of it for you clare, but essentially, as soon as it was halloween it was christmas here as far as the locals are concerned
a certain qualiajunie said
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i looked at the video, and well, why?
thats really all ive got,..... is why?
3 guys banging on old household appliances
correction, 1 guy with a guitar and 2 guys on
appliances, very strange, but comical none the less
and i wonder who taped it as it seemed to be in a studio
so maybe Mr. qualiajunkie can enlighten us....?
regardless, it was great to hear form you A!!!
keep me posted on the Euro events to come!
a DJ N had this
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DJ N- is picking the bones out of the Turkey broth, just as Renumerator taught him two years ago at 250. But DJ N- has revised the method slightly--by using chopsticks, he can pick out all of the unwanted parts without getting his hands elbow deep in turkey grease. Despite now having a European girlfriend instead of an Asian girlfriend, DJ N- is still very proficient with chopsticks.
Much of the Turkey was consumed yesterday, along with homemade pita bread, Tabouleh, and other traditional multicultural thanksgiving dishes. This was followed by a long night of playing Wii sports, followed by a severe case of Tennis elbow by certain participants.
DJ N- has lately been craving Mr. A's Chili, and would like to know how it's made.
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1st off, why do you get a Wii and Wii sports and I dont???
well i guess its cuz im in japan and they dont release the Wii till DEC
fair enough.
chopsticks / hashi rock the world, no doubt
take core of that there tennis elbow DJ N
and play some Rayman Raving Rabbids,
it looks uber super duper awesome
style
peace, and keep em comin,
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so dave, you know i am just back from your home country ( it says hello by the way) and for all those in new york im sorry if there is nothing left in the shops !!. when we were there it was the run up to thanksgiving, is that something you would have celibrated at home and did you carry on the tradition in Japan ?
===================================
now at home, home being in WI, id goto various relatives' houses and enjoy the feasts that they prepared, if i were in MA id partake in the feast that myself and my amigos had prepared, both amzzing experiences , in japan on the other hand, as there is no turkey as well as no ovens in which to cook them, a small group of Aeon staff etc went to the Outback Stekahouse in Sakae
i know its seems pretty lame, but it was a good time and i had BBQ chicken and a half rack of ribs and some chips ( fries) over all a good time. so hope that takes care of it for you clare, but essentially, as soon as it was halloween it was christmas here as far as the locals are concerned
a certain qualiajunie said
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Davey, I;m up in Maine. It's getting cold. As always, questioning life, and it has given precious few answers. We had friendsgiving last weekend. It was nice, but missing some key people. You should meet me and potter in europe this summer.
Ok, you should see this video if you haven't already.
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Hurra+Torpedo&search=Search
A~
i looked at the video, and well, why?
thats really all ive got,..... is why?
3 guys banging on old household appliances
correction, 1 guy with a guitar and 2 guys on
appliances, very strange, but comical none the less
and i wonder who taped it as it seemed to be in a studio
so maybe Mr. qualiajunkie can enlighten us....?
regardless, it was great to hear form you A!!!
keep me posted on the Euro events to come!
a DJ N had this
=========================================
DJ N- is picking the bones out of the Turkey broth, just as Renumerator taught him two years ago at 250. But DJ N- has revised the method slightly--by using chopsticks, he can pick out all of the unwanted parts without getting his hands elbow deep in turkey grease. Despite now having a European girlfriend instead of an Asian girlfriend, DJ N- is still very proficient with chopsticks.
Much of the Turkey was consumed yesterday, along with homemade pita bread, Tabouleh, and other traditional multicultural thanksgiving dishes. This was followed by a long night of playing Wii sports, followed by a severe case of Tennis elbow by certain participants.
DJ N- has lately been craving Mr. A's Chili, and would like to know how it's made.
==========================================
1st off, why do you get a Wii and Wii sports and I dont???
well i guess its cuz im in japan and they dont release the Wii till DEC
fair enough.
chopsticks / hashi rock the world, no doubt
take core of that there tennis elbow DJ N
and play some Rayman Raving Rabbids,
it looks uber super duper awesome
style
peace, and keep em comin,
Friday, November 24, 2006
i double dog dare you
so, the fun part about this blog is you get to learn about me
what i'm doing,. where i am, me me me me, blah
I'm sick of me, so start leaving comments about YOU YOU YOU
i dare you
what i'm doing,. where i am, me me me me, blah
I'm sick of me, so start leaving comments about YOU YOU YOU
i dare you
question from renumerator 42
so! one renumerator42 had this :
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Davey! What's the weather like? Is it getting cold there? In the old days it was all rice paper walls and charcoal braziers, but I'm sure that's different now. Do you freeze your butt off all the time? Have you seen any cherry orchards and been to the cherry blossom things? (guess that probably happens in the spring).
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first, lately its been basically sunny, but it has been getting colder and its been averaging 11 deg C
roughly 50 deg F, so not too bad yet, especially if you were raised in the middle of WI, its nice actually.
Having said that, there is a huge difference between Japanese housing and American, INSULATION, not much in my apartment building, so that means night gets cold
for those of you who know, its like 250 state and then some worse, but i have 2
mega thick blankets and nothing has gotten through em so far, im trying to see how long
i can put off using the heat, yeh, stupid i know, but whatever
so thats that on the current temperature situation
on to the spring bit, yes cherry blossom viewing does happen in the spring
it's called はなみ for those of you who dont see the japanese hiragana
its ha-na-mi, means cherry blossom viewing parties etc. if you've ever been
to Washington DC and seen the cherry blossoms, well, they were a gift from Japan
and its a big deal here and i intend to get in on the fun next spring, We arrived in April
and thats towards the end of the hanami season.
but we did get a nice bit at Nagoya Castle on our first day in japan
i know its not the best picture, i'd recommend checking jo's photos
they are beautiful andits great weather.
I've touched on the fact that the Japanese work hard, but they do know
how to kick back and really enjoy life.
so, that was fun, please keep the questions coming, that way, you get to hear things you want
to hear,
SO COMMENT, i won't quote your name if you dont want to
even silly questions could be fun, ask me stuff, why not
its good times! rock out
============================
Davey! What's the weather like? Is it getting cold there? In the old days it was all rice paper walls and charcoal braziers, but I'm sure that's different now. Do you freeze your butt off all the time? Have you seen any cherry orchards and been to the cherry blossom things? (guess that probably happens in the spring).
============================
first, lately its been basically sunny, but it has been getting colder and its been averaging 11 deg C
roughly 50 deg F, so not too bad yet, especially if you were raised in the middle of WI, its nice actually.
Having said that, there is a huge difference between Japanese housing and American, INSULATION, not much in my apartment building, so that means night gets cold
for those of you who know, its like 250 state and then some worse, but i have 2
mega thick blankets and nothing has gotten through em so far, im trying to see how long
i can put off using the heat, yeh, stupid i know, but whatever
so thats that on the current temperature situation
on to the spring bit, yes cherry blossom viewing does happen in the spring
it's called はなみ for those of you who dont see the japanese hiragana
its ha-na-mi, means cherry blossom viewing parties etc. if you've ever been
to Washington DC and seen the cherry blossoms, well, they were a gift from Japan
and its a big deal here and i intend to get in on the fun next spring, We arrived in April
and thats towards the end of the hanami season.
but we did get a nice bit at Nagoya Castle on our first day in japan
i know its not the best picture, i'd recommend checking jo's photos
they are beautiful andits great weather.
I've touched on the fact that the Japanese work hard, but they do know
how to kick back and really enjoy life.
so, that was fun, please keep the questions coming, that way, you get to hear things you want
to hear,
SO COMMENT, i won't quote your name if you dont want to
even silly questions could be fun, ask me stuff, why not
its good times! rock out
Sunday, November 19, 2006
jingle
Look kids! it's dave's amazon.com wishlists,
yeah there are more than one, a different one
for each platform, i should say that i dont have
an xbox 360, ps3, or a wii, so i guess you should ignore those
i do have a ds!
happy hunting!
I'm not expecting anything, but its fun anyway!
and dont forget to sort by priority!
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Talia, who i know from back in the day at Hampshire
asked
"ok so heres a cultural question. youre teaching younger kids, right, like elementary school? what are the school like over there? I taught K-6 here for a year and im curious to know...."
funny you ask, im in an after school type conversation school so its nothing like the real deal
but i am teaching an elementary school math teacher "english @ work" for school teachers
so i have a bit of an idea,
==========================================================================
disclaimer::: this is my opinion/what ive
figured out and may not be at all true or real
==========================================================================
first and maybe coolest, all the kids get colored hats, like yellow or green or pink or baby blue
it corresponds to their class and they wear them when they walk to and from school, its cute
especially when you see a huge group on the train, sometimes they say hello and giggle when
you respond, japanese kids = uber cute.
and as i learned most schools in japan have pools, they teach swimming in pe during the summer
how cool is that. the school day is pretty early and afterwards kids either have clubs (baseball drama soccer etc)
or goto JUKU (cram school) to prep for school exams which they take to get into the next level of schooling
basic subjects are math, history, home ec, japanese (sometimes Kanji, the cool characters that camefrom china, sometimes
writing/composition) english (focus on grammar and i think often memorizing, not speaking so much)
they have test weeks where everyday multiple subjects are testing and the kids work really really hard
some kids do real school then juku then english conversation then school clubs then home homework tv or games and bed
average up time that ive gathered from my students is 6 and bedtime is about 11, and its pretty go go go during the day
the school week is mon-fri but most kids have clubs juku or english on saturdays
they love their tests and even the youngsters come in to take the jr step, an english measure test
i know this seems like they are all work and no ply but that's far from the truth,
that being said, when you ride the train, adults and students alike are more often than not
passed out asleep, even when standing
back to schools, im terrible at remembering how its laid out but you've got
grades, and jr high, high school and then college/uni
the STEP test is huge here, it measures your ability with English
and step 2 is the big miilestone, there are 7 levels: 5,4,3,pre2,2,pre1,1
5 is the easiest and 1 is college/university level
at level 3, i think, there are 2 parts a written and an interview
its pretty intense
on the flip side there's my school, which is an english prep school
we specialize in conversation but do offer test prep etc
its basic, we do infant through anyone classes
at one point my youngest student was 2
and in december i will have a class of 4 1 somethings and their mothers
for adults we have 2 options, grammar or conversation
i teach 30/40/50 min lessons
today i talked about making complaints, asking where you are going, world religions
nuclear power and its place in the world, " if i were you i'd...", questions with do
and adverbs of frequency, expressing feelings and... that was it for today
youngest student was maybe 8 oldest maybe in their 40's/50's
im not sure if that helped or not, but i hope it did.
ask more questions and get more answers
this is kinda fun!!
asked
"ok so heres a cultural question. youre teaching younger kids, right, like elementary school? what are the school like over there? I taught K-6 here for a year and im curious to know...."
funny you ask, im in an after school type conversation school so its nothing like the real deal
but i am teaching an elementary school math teacher "english @ work" for school teachers
so i have a bit of an idea,
==========================================================================
disclaimer::: this is my opinion/what ive
figured out and may not be at all true or real
==========================================================================
first and maybe coolest, all the kids get colored hats, like yellow or green or pink or baby blue
it corresponds to their class and they wear them when they walk to and from school, its cute
especially when you see a huge group on the train, sometimes they say hello and giggle when
you respond, japanese kids = uber cute.
and as i learned most schools in japan have pools, they teach swimming in pe during the summer
how cool is that. the school day is pretty early and afterwards kids either have clubs (baseball drama soccer etc)
or goto JUKU (cram school) to prep for school exams which they take to get into the next level of schooling
basic subjects are math, history, home ec, japanese (sometimes Kanji, the cool characters that camefrom china, sometimes
writing/composition) english (focus on grammar and i think often memorizing, not speaking so much)
they have test weeks where everyday multiple subjects are testing and the kids work really really hard
some kids do real school then juku then english conversation then school clubs then home homework tv or games and bed
average up time that ive gathered from my students is 6 and bedtime is about 11, and its pretty go go go during the day
the school week is mon-fri but most kids have clubs juku or english on saturdays
they love their tests and even the youngsters come in to take the jr step, an english measure test
i know this seems like they are all work and no ply but that's far from the truth,
that being said, when you ride the train, adults and students alike are more often than not
passed out asleep, even when standing
back to schools, im terrible at remembering how its laid out but you've got
grades, and jr high, high school and then college/uni
the STEP test is huge here, it measures your ability with English
and step 2 is the big miilestone, there are 7 levels: 5,4,3,pre2,2,pre1,1
5 is the easiest and 1 is college/university level
at level 3, i think, there are 2 parts a written and an interview
its pretty intense
on the flip side there's my school, which is an english prep school
we specialize in conversation but do offer test prep etc
its basic, we do infant through anyone classes
at one point my youngest student was 2
and in december i will have a class of 4 1 somethings and their mothers
for adults we have 2 options, grammar or conversation
i teach 30/40/50 min lessons
today i talked about making complaints, asking where you are going, world religions
nuclear power and its place in the world, " if i were you i'd...", questions with do
and adverbs of frequency, expressing feelings and... that was it for today
youngest student was maybe 8 oldest maybe in their 40's/50's
im not sure if that helped or not, but i hope it did.
ask more questions and get more answers
this is kinda fun!!
Friday, November 17, 2006
say what?
so a certain Ms... wait a second, i do believe she's married now...
anyway a Mrs. Seidel, stated that she checks this ole blog out
fairly often,
well then, who else checks this thing?
ever hear of leaving comments???? well you should
in fact please leave questions for me about Japan
food, drink, clothes, karaoke, customs, language
ANYTHING, especially since no one's ever going to visit
leave question, its always good to hear from people
anyway a Mrs. Seidel, stated that she checks this ole blog out
fairly often,
well then, who else checks this thing?
ever hear of leaving comments???? well you should
in fact please leave questions for me about Japan
food, drink, clothes, karaoke, customs, language
ANYTHING, especially since no one's ever going to visit
leave question, its always good to hear from people
Thursday, November 16, 2006
dave = slacker
i know i know iknow,
its been ages since a post of any real quality
and it may be ages more
short: we went to osaka 2 weeks ago
it rocked, check joes blog for the skinny
and go here for my pictures
Osaka pictures
its been ages since a post of any real quality
and it may be ages more
short: we went to osaka 2 weeks ago
it rocked, check joes blog for the skinny
and go here for my pictures
Osaka pictures
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
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