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May 26, 2007
a nice story
see, video games aren't all bad...
click here.
Posted by Jeff at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)
May 23, 2007
this is why you never ever...
...throw away your receipts.
in preparation to going home i've been talking about getting everything ready so as the clock rolls around to august 1st, i get to get the hell out of here and not look back.
but in discussing bills, i brought up one thorn that has been in my side since the beginning:
i had to pay for my predecessor's internet bill cause the guy didn't cancel it before he left... so i ended up paying for it.
true it was only 24 bucks, but hey, principle.
then akiyama san tells me something interesting:
`if you can bring the receipts, i can reinburse you.`
reheeeheeeheeeheaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllly.
so, chalk one up to keeping your bills and keeping them organized, cause i just received 2754 yen.
:D
in addition, i got reinbursed for an older business trip worth a whopping 440 yen.
so i just got back 3194 yen today :D
which i'm going to spend on karaoke...
life is good...
Posted by Jeff at 04:44 PM | Comments (1)
May 18, 2007
to go or not to go
that is the question.
everytime i have a bit of the sniffles, my teachers get concerned.
`oh you have a cold...` they say.
`have you been to the hospital?` they ask.
`are you alright? maybe you should take paid time off.` <--- yeah right.
now one thing you guys have to know about me and japanese `hospitals.` i hate them. i really really hate them. why you ask?
1. they look like they're housed out of shack.
2. there is no lab.
3. it does not look sterile.
4. the x-ray machine must be cerca 1940's.
5. every japanese doctor is a hypochondriact in that whatever minor symptom you have, he'll assume it to be a form of cancer, terminal disease, or the rarest thing in the book. honest.
so lately my eyes have been irritated due to the pollen in the air and every friday 4th period, fe sensei (from the philippines), and goto sensei (whom we all should know by now), are in this empty room so we can talk without getting in any trouble by the man.
fe: jeff, go to a doctor. they will help you.
me: no, i don't want to because [reasons above].
fe: ok even so, your eyes are all red!
me: they'll go away! besides, all the hospitals in japan are ghetto.
fe: well how about if i recommend some for you?
me: go for it.
fe: how about ishida?
goto: ah, ishida is good! you can go tomorrow.
me: but does he speak english?
goto: that's good question. one second. [opens door to adjacent room] miss yamaguchi, can you [leaves the room]
30 seconds pass.
goto: [comes back]ok, miss yamaguchi says go to kato.
me: where is it?
goto: 2 minutes from school.
me: is it any good fe?
fe: it's good, isn't that right mr. goto?
goto: yes! very pretty nurses!
fe and me: ...
goto: what?
me: i want an answer though, not something to look at.
fe: come on mr. goto, what about their doctors?
goto: yes, pretty nurses...
...
i still can't tell if i should chalk that up to `pro` or `con` :P
Posted by Jeff at 03:27 PM | Comments (0)
May 15, 2007
i <3 ryan too
ryan: oh man, if you're ever in the mood to do something stupid, do this:
1) move to a foreign country and stop eating cheese for 2 years so your body is no longer used to processing it.
2) eat a small block of cheese for lunch.
3) Teach for 3 consecutive hours after lunch in agony as your digestive system gives you the equivalent of the finger and a "I hope you're happy now, you jackass."
i'm gonna miss these days :[
Posted by Jeff at 04:48 PM | Comments (0)
i <3 horace
funny stupid moments that make me miss home:
me: (yeah let's join a gym when i get back)
me: so
me: 1. motorcycle license
me: 2. gym
me: 3. move to sf at one point in our lives
me: 4. test drive every thing and their mother
me: ...and then we'll go for cars
horace: yessss
horace: actually i'm getting some dumbbells and a flat / incline bench soon
horace: so maybe i'll already be muscley menz by the time you get back :[
me: <---- laughing
me: really hard
me: at my desk <-------- nothing like an office filled with japanese people who are wondering why you're laughing...
horace: :(
me: HAHAHA
me: <3
horace: ahahha <------------- maybe he's having a good laugh about it!
horace: i hate you motherfucker <---------- ...ok maybe not...
horace: ok well i'll be "not insanely skinny", how's that
so much to look forward to... including a possible ass kicking.
Posted by Jeff at 02:06 PM | Comments (0)
May 08, 2007
update
for the record, i am apologizing in advance for the lack of updates in addition to the quotidian (thank you seebruck) entry that you're all about to receive.
that being said.
golden week has come and gone, and it always seems like no matter what holiday comes up, the moment i blink i find myself getting ready to go to work again. sad isn't it? my dad brought the farm to japan for golden week; mom, brother, brother's wife, grandma, aunt, and dad himself, as i found myself on a train bound for narita (except i'm not going anywhere... kind of like south korea part 1 see 10/11 entry) but with a positive twist; i get to see my family again.
as justin would say: that's love.
another surprise: i'm not sure if i've mentioned this... knowing me i probably have, but it seems that a good number of people actually read this blog. and not just the handful that i shamelessly name dropped before i left for japan, but some people i would never have expected!
i swear i will buy you all steak dinners or something.
it's a pleasant unexpected surprise that brings me much happiness knowing that there are people who enjoy my writing, writing style (yes travis and ryan, i know you two probably read it the most <3 <--- a heart).
other news...
i'm halfway through travels, and i must say, it is quite the enjoyable read, hopefully will be done by next week (been reading much more sporadically than usual), hope to be on sherlock holmes volume 1 in the meantime.
after showing my parents around for the last four days, it's all finally come full circle, more or less, in the sense that both my worlds have finally collided as the people closest to me have seen my reclusive life in japan. on the bright side it's left me eager to return home to get my life back on track and finally get a chance to sign off on this long mortal coil that has wound up to be two years of my 24 on this blue pearl we call home.
with only three or so more weeks of teaching left, my closet now 80% empty from my parents taking two suitcases full home, and the days warming up, my time left in japan seems to be shorter and shorter, and as ryan said to me earlier today; i just realized how little time we have here and how much shit we have to do.
indeed.
Posted by Jeff at 02:27 PM | Comments (1)
May 01, 2007
hey lookie
it's horace, c/o horace... except they spelled his name wrong... >..>
Posted by Jeff at 11:30 AM | Comments (0)
what day is today?
so i click this link. and then turn to the jte next to me:
me: OMG do you know what day is today?
tomono sensei: what?
m: do you know what day is today?
t: ...i don't follow...
m: why is today special?
t: becausem: ... it's the first of may?
m: ...not quite.
t: because... of... the... morning... meeting?
m: ...no.
t: OH I KNOW! birthday!
m: not quite...
t: i'm not sure...
m: i'll give you a hint: kumo
t: club?.. spider?
m: spider!
t: OHHH it's SPIDERMAN'S birthday!
m: ...
close... but no cigar.
btw, in case you missed it, read the second entry again.
best!
Posted by Jeff at 10:09 AM | Comments (0)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
big big big BIG hearts to my sis in law's older brother pish and his wife debbie for having their first born daughter!!!
welcome to the world (@ 5 lbs 12 oz) katie chamkasem!!!
(first pic on the blog btw!!!)
Posted by Jeff at 09:40 AM | Comments (0)