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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Not In Peak Condition After A Day Trip To Hotaka Mountain

Posted on April 6, 2010 by tokyofox

I had to be up very early on the 17th March to meet my colleague Ash to go snowboarding on a one-day return trip. He booked it the day before so I had no idea where we were even going. … Continue reading →

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C*ck A Load Of This – Atami ‘Hihokan’

Posted on March 18, 2010 by tokyofox

I’m not really one to spend too much time looking at the statistics for this blog (would make depressing reading!) but when I do look the one article which people seem to look at is the C*ck A Load Of … Continue reading →

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I Am A Machine!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by tokyofox

The new Terminator is revealed….

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Use The Forks!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by tokyofox

Not exactly topical but one present which I got from my sister and brother-in-law while home at Christmas was a spinning fork (I should add that this wasn’t all they bought me!) which is designed for eating spaghetti and possibly … Continue reading →

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10 Years On…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Last weekend saw Manchester United win the League Cup which incredibly means that its ten years since Leicester became the first Wembley cup winners of the 21st century. That win for us in the final (ensuring European qualification) followed by the … Continue reading →

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My GF Thinks The Word Jewellery Has A Nice Ring To It

Posted on February 20, 2010 by tokyofox

It was my girlfriends birthday recently so I treated her to some jewellery. Now, I have no idea what women like when it comes to this kind of thing so I insisted that she come shopping with me and choose something. … Continue reading →

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Doing It By The Book

Posted on February 16, 2010 by tokyofox

Not only did I bring back the cracker toy frogs from England at the start of the year but I also brought back a couple of books to use in some kids classes as part of a storytime session. I … Continue reading →

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A Cracker Of A Game

Posted on February 8, 2010 by tokyofox

Just before tucking in to the turkey on Christmas Day we pulled the crackers laid out on the table. As usual this was a waste in return for just a pathetic bang sound, a sh*te joke, a paper hat and a … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Invictus (2009)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Nelson Mandela was one of those names I grew up hearing quite often without actually knowing too much about him. Difficult to believe now but when I was a child I only knew the name from Nelson Mandela Park in … Continue reading →

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Attack Of The Clones Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Naboo (a.k.a. Seville)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by tokyofox

A lot of my time in Seville was spent at Plaza de Espana which is a semi-circular open place featuring ceramic tile buildings, a fountain, bridges and a canal.    This place was my first port of call for the main reason … Continue reading →

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