Staff party at Megumi

I really, really, REALLY wish I understood Japanese! It would have made this evening so much more enjoyable. I went to a Japanese restaurant with my department (6 coworkers and myself) and we drank and ate all night. Oh wait, THEY talked, I just stared blankly and kept eating. Okay, this is not entirely true:… Continue reading Staff party at Megumi

New Camera

Today, the wonderful Shirley brought my new camera to work! YES! Finally! It got delivered to her apartment, and I gave her the cash to pay for it. I get to play with it once I get home… and I will play with it, don’t doubt that for a second. A bunch of us may… Continue reading New Camera

Mt Fuji

Dormitory Food tastes SO GOOD after starving and freezing on top of Mt.Fuji… Mt. Fuji: the largest mountain in Japan, and sleeping volcano (last erruption in 1707-1708). Climbing Fuji-san is something you *have* to do if you come to Japan and like hiking. There is a saying: “You are a fool if you do not… Continue reading Mt Fuji

1:20am

We took Vasileios, the crazy Greek intern that we all know and love, to the local izakaya for his going away party, tonight. The bill came to 20000Yen for 7 of us. That’s $240CDN! Oh, what it means to have a job/income. We’ll miss that guy, he’s always fun to hang out with. Right now,… Continue reading 1:20am