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Swiss Chris Quizz

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Swiss Chris Quizz
My good friend Christoph from Switzerland came to visit me during Obon holidays. How much can you guess about him? Let`s find out!

Christoph used to be:
a) my student
b) my sharemate (we shared the same house)
c) thinner
d) all of the above

Christoph came to Japan:
a) for a holiday
b) to meet me
c) to meet Japanese girls
d) all of the above

Christoph is good at speaking:
a) English
b) about business
c) to Japanese girls
d) all of the above

Chris doesn`t like:
a) raw squid
b) Japanese summer
c) exercise
d) all of the above

Of course, the answer to all of the above questions is... `all of the above`!

It was great to see him again. I hope he had a good time.
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Typhoon #12

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Typhoon #12

Today Teragoya schools were closed because of a passing typhoon. As I write, the centre is near Okayama, about 300km west of Ichinomiya/Nagoya. There is a lot of rain in that area, but not so much around here. It`s very windy here though. The streets near my house are covered in leaves.

Now I have a new category in my list: 災害 - natural disasters!

Take care.
#救済

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Updated Categories

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I`ve added new categories to a lot of my old posts, so here is the updated Categories list:

ブログ - blog
音楽 - music
グルメ - food
趣味 - hobbies
スポーツ - sports
車・バイク - cars + bikes
旅行 - travel
芸術・アート - art
アウトドア - outdoor
パーティー - parties
レシピ - recipes

I`ve put my `One Man`s Trash` series (stuff I`ve collected, made, repaired, or recycled) in the `Hobbies` category.
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Categories

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Categories
Sorry I haven`t posted anything on my blog recently.

But how about looking at my old posts? If you`re interested in a certain topic, you can use the `Categories` section on the right side of the page, down the bottom.

Here are English translations:

カテゴリ - CATEGORY

ブログ - blog
スポーツ - sports
車・バイク - cars + bikes
芸術・アート - art
アウトドア - outdoor
パーティー - parties
レシピ - recipes

Unfortunately, I haven`t decided a category for some things (like my `One Man`s Trash` series) yet, so they are just included in the `blog` category, with most of my posts.

And remember, you can write a comment for my old posts too!


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Yukata Week at Ichinomiya Teragoya

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Yukata Week at Ichinomiya Ter...

It was great to see so many kids wearing yukatas to school last week - it really brightened the place up.

Of course teachers & staff also wore yukatas. Some people - especially girls - complain that yukatas are uncomfortable, but in the middle of summer, most clothing is uncomfortable, right?

I quite like wearing mine, but I guess men`s yukatas are easier than women`s to put on & take off.

That`s important in emergencies.
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Ichinomiya Tanabata (Star) Festival

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Ichinomiya Tanabata (Star) Fes...

The biggest festival in Ichinomiya is the annual Tanabata Festival. There are lots of decorations, stalls [yatai], parades & stage shows such as hula dancing & taiko drums. And of course there are always lots of people, with many girls wearing colourful yukatas [summer kimonos].

I took Owen to Masumida Shrine first. We watched a couple of stage shows & ate kaki-gori [shaved ice]. There was a haunted house in the shrine grounds too, but of course I didn`t take Owen there. Next we went to Honmachi to watch a couple of parades.

Unfortunately I missed seeing "Miss Tanabata" go past because I was changing someone`s nappy(Aus)/diaper(US) [mutsu] in the toilet (while an old lady tried persistently to open the door. I said "I`m in here!" but she still tried to open the door. I forgot that in Japan, if someone knocks on your toilet door, you should knock back, from the inside). Anyway, I was disappointed not to see Miss Tanabata 2011.

Did you go to Tanabata this year? Did you see Miss Tanabata 2011? Was she smoking hot?

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Inuyama Daycamp

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Inuyama Daycamp
On Sunday Teragoya had a daycamp for kids in the mountains of Inuyama. The kids were really interested in finding & catching animals. You can see some of the animals above, in the photos.

The kids had a great time & so did the teachers. It was a fun day, & we were lucky that it didn`t start raining until we were about to leave.
#アウトドア #動物

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Tour de France 2011

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Tour de France 2011
Congratulations to Cadel Evans, winner of 2011 Tour de France. He is the first Australian to ever win it.

The Tour de France is a world-famous sporting event with a long history, so this is big news for Australians.
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Cool Cars in Ichinomiya #9

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Cool Cars in Ichinomiya #9
Hubba Hubba!

I spotted this baby in a side-street while riding my bicycle home from Ichinomiya station recently.

I`m still suffering from whiplash.

It`s a 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8, a modern interpretation of the original models from the early 70`s. I think I prefer the retro originals, but it`s a hard choice - this is definitely a nice car.


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Gifu Teragoya Reggae Party

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Gifu Teragoya Reggae Party
Teragoya held another fun & fantastic party last Saturday night at our Gifu school. The theme was `Reggae`, so everyone wore resort wear, and there was a live DJ & reggae dancing. Also, Henriette from Gifu Teragoya made cocktails - I don`t usually drink cocktails, but the Pina Colada she made was excellent - good job, Henriette!

Everyone had a great time and I was able to chat with some students who I knew, & also meet some new people. I also got to see a strange new dancing style - thanks Parren!

I hope to see you at our next party - remember, everyone is welcome! Oh - and 10% of the money we receive for parties is donated to a Tohoku Disaster charity - another good reason to attend.
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