What sort of person steals an umbrella from a 7-11? A jerk, that’s who. One of the first jerks I’ve encountered (or not encountered) in Japan, as a matter of fact. You see, Japan has somewhat of an honour system in place with their convenience stores (konbini). If it’s raining outside, most konbini will provide…
Month: May 2013
Walking. Work. Wakarimashita.
There were two confirmed Reginald sightings in the past week. Last Monday, I was writing in the lounge room sometime after 11pm. Lo and behold, Reginald decides to join me in the lounge room by casually sauntering in like he owns the joint. I would have taken a photo at this point, but his curiosity…
Scaring, Studying and Sampling
Sometimes in life, we question what purpose it is that we actually serve. Here is my answer to that question based solely on my (almost) two weeks in Kyoto in the form of a top ten list. 1. Drinking 2. Unintentionally scaring old ladies 3. Self-learning Hiragana and Katakana 4. Developing Japanese comprehension – listening…
Old Surroundings, New Beginnings
I’m sitting in a cafe named efish that sits beside the river that flows through Kyoto. There’s a young acappella group practicing directly across the river from me. Based on what little I can hear, I think they’re singing a ‘One Direction’ song. I’ll have to thank blame my niece for even putting any form…