Posts from ‘December, 2006’

I only have time for a short post now, but I want to wish my readers a happy and successful new year. Like everyone, I have been thinking a lot about the ups and downs of the past year, and how I can make 2007 an even better one.
Every day is like New Year’s [...]

As you, my faithful readers probably know, I am back in the USA for the holidays. Christmas Day came and went in a flash. I meant to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas, but I didn’t really have time to stop for air after I got here on 12/23. I wore myself [...]

Until Japan adopted the western (solar) calendar system in 1873, it used a modified version of the Chinese (lunar) calendar. Even now, the Japanese calendar is a rather complex mix of traditional and modern systems. For example, many places, including banks, still use the Imperial Reign system for years (This year, 2006, is [...]

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I teach at a community center. Last night (Tuesday), I forgot that the students were going to take me out for dinner. We always go to a Chinese restaurant near the center on the last day of each session. That was nice.
And today, I got several gifts from [...]

We met at Asagaya Station on Saturday morning, and walked to the school. Asagaya Station is just one station away from me, and the high school is actually not far from where I live. We took two buses to Gunma Prefecture, which is to the northwest of Tokyo. It took about three [...]

Well, the intensive was…well, intensive. But I made it, and actually had a pretty good time. I will write more about that tomorrow. For now, I am off to bed.
Things are starting to slow down. I am still busy, but it is manageable. A new beta version of the upcoming [...]

Well, the intensive was…well, intensive. But I made it, and actually had a pretty good time. I will write more about that tomorrow. For now, I am off to bed.
Things are starting to slow down. I am still busy, but it is manageable. A new beta version of the upcoming [...]

Am I taking another last-minute trip somewhere fun? I wish… No, I am going to go to Gunma Prefecture for a 3-day intensive English Camp. It will be in the mountains, so it will probably be interesting to see. But I don’t expect to enjoy myself. Mostly, I will [...]

I was off to bed, but couldn’t resist one more glance of my RSS feeds…and I saw the latest news from the FlickrBlog.
Until now, the monthly upload limit for a pro account was 2GB, and 25MB for a free account. It is pretty hard to upload 2GB in a month…I’ve never come close! [...]

I remember hearing a few months ago from a co-worker that Krispy Kreme is coming to Japan, but I forgot about it until today. I was on the train, and as we left Shinjuku Station, I saw a Krispy Kreme sign on the side of a building. It’s an area I often go [...]