Monthly Archives: August 2005

Pandas at play...

Work has been piling up at a frantic rate, but I decided I really needed to do something to relax. Tennis in tow, I headed up north to visit my good friend KC (yeah, I just threw you a myspace link. Sorry. Normally I'd never do that, but hey, it's a friend so...). Arriving in the deep inaka, we watched a bit of Kids in the Hall (ahh, the things you start to miss...

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Monkah's latest Tokyo Trip

An update is coming soon, I swear. I'm trying to hold myself up to a higher standard when it comes to posting (i.e. I'm going to spell check it this time and try and make sure things sorta' make sense), but that takes time and makes things a bit harder since I have to stop and think about what I'm writing. It's like being back in university. (^_^)v In the meantime, here's some pictures from...

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Trying hard...

I try really hard to like Japan, but sometimes, Japan makes it really hard to like it. As a foreigner in Japan, it's difficult to find an appropriate "tact" to take when dealing with the various obstacles and "cultural differences" one encounters in day-to-day life. The more strong willed type-A personalities among us might find themselves constantly clashing outright with the way "things are". Accustomed to the more aggressive head-to-head confrontational North American style they'll...

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