Monthly Archives: January 2011

This morning and early afternoon was spent in the far Western reaches of Tokyo, helping with the building of the ‘Picasso’ set; and surprisingly, given my complete lack of dexterity and masculinity, I was allowed near a rather dandy collection … Continue reading →

This morning I successfully managed to completely block out the sun, by hanging out my washing on the balcony. My wet clothes were placed on the newly purchased metal pole, which I have balanced between two joists that stick out … Continue reading →

Today was one of those days where it would probably have been of greater benefit to the rest of the class if I had given my answers in Spanish, the only positive to come today’s adventures in Japanese grammar being the knowledge … Continue reading →

In School today I learnt about two very interesting aspects of modern Japanese culture: 1) in downtown Tokyo you can pay to have a young Japanese girl clean your ears with a Q-tip; 2) the reason why my camera always … Continue reading →

For once it was not me that made the largest error in class today. One of my classmates was trying to say ‘the man swims like a dolphin (Iruka)’, but instead he said ‘the man swims like Fish Roe (Ikuro).’ … Continue reading →

The way that languages have to be taught mean that you often end up in a position when you are trying to run before you can walk. At least this is what I tell myself as I continue to repeatedly … Continue reading →