Where words are written for no particular reason or benefit
I started writing this entry from a bar which many foreigners make the effort to travel to in Kyoto, a bar called Ruins. Drinking got in the way and I’m now sitting at my local cafe finishing this thing off. So this week was pretty eventful, for a grand total of three or four of…
The title of this post relates to the fact that my nametag at work reads ‘Paolo’ and not ‘Paul’. This can easily be remedied by a new nametag being printed, but it is kind of fun explaining the difference in names to my students. When I posted my last update, I was under the impression…
I’m writing this entry on my way home from my first week of work. That gives me something like 40-odd minutes to complete this entry before I have to meet people for dinner. Tuck in for a not-so-wild-ride through this past week. There are so many firsts in life, it’s hard to determine which firsts…
Last week I posted some pictures of Japanese TV. No more than five minutes after hitting the ‘publish’ button on my last post, I was treated to this on TV. That, my friends, is a TV show teaching you how to make a mojito. I don’t think any more proof was needed to let you…
I’m writing this from a small hotel room in Kobe, near a train station called K Computer Mae. This is where I will be housed until Friday of this week, so expect next week’s entry to put you to sleep because there’s not a heck of a lot I can get up to while I’m…
This week brought me some very interesting moments to share with you all. So I’ll soften you up by showing you some photos I took first. I can’t disagree with a drink machine that offers drinks for $1AUD. I also like how the 100Y is actually capable of talking too. And while we’re on the…
It turns out I completely forgot to mention the tea ceremony itself in my last post. For a few hours last Sunday, Nakamura-san hosted a tea ceremony as part of a machiya festival that has been happening at different locations across Kyoto. Part of the week leading up to said tea ceremony was testing different…
I’m not even really sure where to start retelling this week. There were no ferret orgies, for one, so it seems like entry has absolutely no chance of matching the last. I did see a ferret chase a cat and screech at it, though. Reginald has been missing in action for the past week. Another…
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…
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…