Japan, Create super drug store:
1.5L Bottle of Coke
x2 Instant Noodle bowls
Snickers bar
Earl Grey teabags
Can of Chu hi
= 1000 yen or 4.84 pounds
England
1.49p
0.75p x2
0.34p
1.24
1.65p
= 4.98 pounds
Pretty close!
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Golden Week
Yay, first day of my holiday. Today is a national holiday, half Ebina post office was closed apart from a tiny window where I sent my postcards. I need to send a slighly belated birthday present but I`m wondering if it`s actually worth it - I was good friends with this person but I havent heard from them once since I`ve been in Japan.
Living abroad makes you realise who your true friends actually are.
Anyway, enough introspection. There`s a BBQ tomorrow, the Kamakura buddha the day after that and Studio Ghibli museum whenever I can get hold of a gold-dust like ticket : )
Living abroad makes you realise who your true friends actually are.
Anyway, enough introspection. There`s a BBQ tomorrow, the Kamakura buddha the day after that and Studio Ghibli museum whenever I can get hold of a gold-dust like ticket : )
Friday 25 April 2008
Saturday off
Today I`ve got the day off, as I worked on Monday instead. Went to Japanese class in machida with Abbie and Lucy, it was lots of fun. I was taught by a sweet old man, he showed me flashcards of peach, bee, winter etc in hiragana. He had a chuckle as they are for Japanese infants.
Kicking myself for learning hiragana before katakana though, did some book work and I couldn't read half the sentences : ( Need to study like a mofo.
We went for lunch at tfi Fridays after, had the nicest hamburger! Saw lots of fugi in a tank outside a restaurant but they looked ill and unhappy.
Theres a tiny pet shop where the kittens and puppies are in glass cages - they look adorable but are obviously too young to be taken away from their mothers. Its the kawaii obsession.
Kicking myself for learning hiragana before katakana though, did some book work and I couldn't read half the sentences : ( Need to study like a mofo.
We went for lunch at tfi Fridays after, had the nicest hamburger! Saw lots of fugi in a tank outside a restaurant but they looked ill and unhappy.
Theres a tiny pet shop where the kittens and puppies are in glass cages - they look adorable but are obviously too young to be taken away from their mothers. Its the kawaii obsession.
Wednesday 23 April 2008
Nearly a month
I`ve been here nearly a month now. Time does fly. I`m going to try for two japanese lessons every week, as I don`t want to be in the situation I was last week, sitting at the doctors not being able to read most of the words or understanding the diagnosis.
I got laryngitis and inflamed vocal cords. Woke up thursday not being able to speak at all.
The lovely atsugi doctor sent me to a specialist in ebina, who put a camera up my nose and down my throat without warning!
My boss very kindly covered my friday lessons, I think he`s the best boss I`ve had to far in my working life of 4 years.
Finally got my alien card and open a post office account, hurrah : )
Nearly golden week, not going anywhere glamorous but Sally is back from thailand so we`ll do some exploring.
I got laryngitis and inflamed vocal cords. Woke up thursday not being able to speak at all.
The lovely atsugi doctor sent me to a specialist in ebina, who put a camera up my nose and down my throat without warning!
My boss very kindly covered my friday lessons, I think he`s the best boss I`ve had to far in my working life of 4 years.
Finally got my alien card and open a post office account, hurrah : )
Nearly golden week, not going anywhere glamorous but Sally is back from thailand so we`ll do some exploring.
Saturday 5 April 2008
Hello Mr.Garcia
*waves across the ocean*
This is it so far, just back from the supermarket and they sell final fantasy potion in a can. Should I buy it? It may give me superpowers....
This is it so far, just back from the supermarket and they sell final fantasy potion in a can. Should I buy it? It may give me superpowers....
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