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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Back Down The City

On the 29th of December I made my long awaited return to see Leicester City take on Charlton at Filbert Way more commonly known as the Walkers Stadium. My last game nearly three years ago ended in a draw as … Continue reading

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Christmas Back In Britain

After a 31-month exile (my longest ever time away) I arrived back home in Britain on the 22nd of December, but I somehow never felt any reverse-culture shock as the days went by. Christmas eve was spent in my hometown … Continue reading

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Tokyo’s Finger-Lickin Good Christmas!

Merrii Kurisimasu as the Japanese say! It won’t surprise too many people to know that Christmas is done very different over this way but what i didn’t know until only recently was how KFC is a popular custom for Christmas … Continue reading

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Christmas Party 2007 #2

It was the turn of Shibuya school (along with Shinjuku and Ikebukuro) to host its Christmas Party on Saturday night at ‘The Rose & Crown’ British Bar. This was a much bigger affair than the one two weeks ago in … Continue reading

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Hippo-critical Of Zoo’s?! Not Me!

When I first came to Japan four years ago one of the first touristy places I visited was Ueno Zoo (not too sure why to be honest as I had never really been a ‘zoo’ person) and last week I … Continue reading

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This Temple In Ikebukuro Offers Beautiful Autumn Leaves

It may only be seconds from my house but I can easily count on one hand how many times I have been to Kishibojin Temple next door. I run by the thing twice a week when working out but so rarely go … Continue reading

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Christmas Party 2007 #1

On the first day of December three of my schools had a Christmas Party for which yours truly was the MC for the night as I was the longest serving of the six teachers present……and by some distance too which … Continue reading

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Its A ‘P Yes P’ For Me

Never thought it would happen to me but a couple of weeks ago I only went and bought the new slim n’ light PSP and with it the Fifa Soccer ’08. Now i haven’t owned any type of game-playing machine since the Amstrad CPC 464 … Continue reading

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English Made In Japan Pt I

The term Japanglish refers to ‘made in Japan’ English words not understandable to native English speakers. Inevitably, being in Japan for a number of years you tend to become Japanified which entails small and subtle changes in speech, manner and … Continue reading

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Donald Ducks In N’ Out Of Tokyo

I think its fair to say that most people are put off from coming to visit me in Tokyo due to the high prices. Of course the fact that I am living in this metropolis is maybe also reason why only … Continue reading

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