random photos

So here are a few pics of what I have been up to lately:

Watching some of my kids play volleyball . . . or something.

Enjoying the rainy season as floods destroy crops and close off roads.

Hanging out with South Africans and barbecuing. Its been a busy few weeks, and tomorrow we head off to Tokyo for a 3 day music festival. Can't wait!

Toilet post

We have Panasonic toilet paper! Beat that, New Zealand.

You can also get toilet paper with horror stories printed on them and pictures and all that. Unfortunately, the stories are always written in Japanese, and I'm not really a fan of studying in the toilet.

In other toilet related news, apparently there is a new product available: urinal stickers to help keep toilets clean.

This is from weirdasianews.com: 'tiny stickers designed to look like flies, ladybirds, ghosts monsters and a range of other objects are starting to appear in urinals in public toilets across Japan, with the latest designs featuring changing colors and disappearing illustrations.'

Don't you wish you were in Japan right now?

What a week

So Lucie, who was an ALT last year, came back to visit. She was only in Hagi for a couple of days, so we had to fit alot in!

The first night: drinking at our favourite bar and generally catching up. And watching the soccer.

Lucie, Shak, Bronwyn and me

Don't worry, Dad, that isn't alcohol. Really.

Marc and James 'enjoying' the soccer

(thats Mabo photobombing in the back)

Night 2: Dinner at Charlies house with a heap of Japanese people and lots of curry and cake - a surprisingly good mix.

Shak, Charlie and Lucie - waiting for food.

I would have got more photos but got distracted by the naan bread.


waiting for the train back to Hagi.
Lucie, Dex, Shak, James, Bronwyn and Amelia.

Night 3: KARAOKE! 5 hours of it. Epic.

Lucie and me at the start of the evening. I won't show you the end of evening photo.

James, Tom, me and Shak

Bromance. 'Nuff said.

Bronwyn, Lucie and Yuri.

Yuri is going to America next month. I taught her a few times in junior high school and am stoked that she is doing an exchange. Her english is amaing.