Ahoy there! Well more time has flown by and there have been more earthquakes! How are you guys?
We've been busy setting up a pattern to our life.
Worky Mc Workster: I'm (Bren) working part-time at One Up English school 5 or 6 days a week. Generally in the evening and on weekends so I'm getting used to being productive during the day. Reading, studying etc. It's a good challenge teaching English but isn't too difficult. Probably the biggest curve ball I've had so far was trying to explain the word 'experience' to a guy with very little knowledge of the English language. Meh - comes with the territory I guess. It has been interesting going back to work after a good 3 months off.
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| Tokyo by night |
Hannah is working full-time so we can probably live off her wage for now whilst saving mine. Hopefully. Once I'm settled in the job I'll probably start looking for a second part-time job to bring in some ping and occupy the daytime hours.
Transition: Tokyo is an interesting place. We've witnessed the transition from winter to Spring and it is hotting up quickly. Not like the two or three month seasonal transitions of Wellington. It is going to be hot here this summer I'm told. Last year was the hottest summer for a very long time. There could be issues too as the Government is calling for a 25% cut in power usage and of course power usage goes up in summer with the use of aircon in the horrorshow heat. But I guess we'll see what we see huh. 25% is a big request though!
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| Our other flatty Jim. |
Apato life: We're in a nice apartment and it's very spacious compared to most Japanese apartments. We're living with two brtits: Toby and Paul and a Japanese woman called Ryoko. I'm a weirdo. Toby is a acupuncture practicing lawyer with a myriad of fitness methods and a penchant for healthy food. Paul is a teacher of English that has just purchased a moped and Ryoko makes me think of this song whenever I say or hear her name. Ryo-ko-ko-ko Ryo-o-ko-ko-ko. Nice place though. I (bren) have lost a bit of weight and am doing a lot more exercise so that's nice. I have however found a pie supply though so this could all be in vain should they turn out to be the mickey bizz. We like the food here in Japan and generally eat pretty standard Japanese foods.
G-Week: Coming up here there is "Golden Week" (Ōgon shūkan 黄金週間). This is a major holiday sesaon for the Japsters. They get five weekdays off. With the two weekend days either side. So a nine day break so there are some big holidays taken and plenty of travelling even with the prices soaring. Alas Im Working so we won't be travelling - never mind!
Re earthquakes etc:Everything is returning to normal here. There are still the occasional aftershocks but apart from that it's like it never happened.
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| Sushi with chums |
I understand Welly-Boh is moving into winter rapidly and it's getting cold! Aaahh that crisp autumnal winter air - I used to love autumn in welly. The wind seem to drop off and the smell of the cool air was lovely. Bugger Winter - but autumn I liked.
# 23: I saw this cool plaque by Michael Jordan next to a small basket ball court in Shibuya. I think I'll buy a ball and shoot some hoops with Hannah (last time at Waitangi park she bet me. I had an injury though...)
The plaque says: Somewhere there is a little kid who approaches the game like I did. He will learn form my example, just as I learned from others before me. He won't skip steps. He won't be afraid. He'll work hard. And someday, he will be greater than I ever was. To that player, I say, this court is for you. Michael Jordan.
His hands were cast in bronze... they were mammoth. It was awesome.
