Monthly Archives: April 2009

Rain Fall

To be frank I have very little interest in Japanese films. I’ve seen a few notable ones and they’re OK but most just don’t quite cut the mustard with me. However, there is one exception and that is ‘Rain Fall‘ which … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Films | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

We Are The Champions!!

I raced home from work last Monday night (April 13th) to catch the end of Leicester versus Leeds United on Sky which was streamed live on live footy doctor. It culminated with a fantastic finale which, coupled with Peterborough’s defeat later that … Continue reading

Posted in English Teaching, Leicester City, Music, Sport | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Doritos Yuzu

This is a new flavour of Doritos which I sampled recently. Yuzu is basically a Japanese orange but more similar to the lemon in that it isn’t eaten and is usually just used to add flavour to things. I have … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

TF Film Review: Slumdog Millionnaire (2008)

I’d never even heard of ‘Slumdog Millionnaire‘ before it won a load of Academy Awards a few months ago. It’s not even came out in Japan yet but I did manage to watch it a couple of weeks ago on … Continue reading

Posted in Films, TV Shows | Leave a comment

The Police Are Off-Beat!

Walking home last last week having missed the last train I was stopped by a policeman. Drunk and disorderly I wasn’t. Instead I was stopped for the terrible crime of crossing a deserted minor road (no it wasn’t Letsby Avenue!) when … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Life | 1 Comment