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Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [830]

Say hello (or konnichiwa) to the new addition to our family! Gimli is an eight-month old, solid 50 pounds of muscle, English Bulldog. He came to our house from a family that could no longer take care of him. We were happy to give him a new home! We ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 8 Jun 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [499]
When I'm tired I do stupid things. Lately I've been pretty tired, so it shouldn't have surprised me that last weekend I left the foglights on my car and flattened the battery. I called another ALT and she very kindly came out and let me jump start the ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By copperowl | Views [691] | Comments [3]
Today i was at a temple in central Tokyo. Two little girls, or little women walked past - dressed in full Geisha outfits. This afternoon we had a small earth tremor. The full Japanese experience. Yesterday i visited Mount Fuji. Mt Fuji is regarded ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery
Stopover on the way to Europe
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Thu, 4 Jun 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 2 Jun 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [363] | Comments [1]

I got a form today asking for my proposed return date. We get up to one month to stay in Japan, after 30 days they won't pay our airfare home. So I'm saying August 26, that is almost exactly one month after my contract expires. I think it's 2 days ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [473]
I finally saw Star trek on Friday night with a few other people. We went with a Japanese teacher called Tomoko, her American boyfriend John, Marcus and a British teacher called Angela. Angela has been here for years and is going to marry a Japanese ... Read more >
Thu, 28 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [359]
I have had trouble sleeping lately, might be because it's warmer and the sun is coming up earlier. Whatever the reason I've been getting really tired, so Tuesday night I took one of the sleeping tablets I bought almost a year ago for when I'm taking ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [438]

Just a very quick update, the screening dates for MIAF have been announced. 'Flip' will be screening on Saturday the 27th of June at 4PM. It will be part of the Australian Panorama screening in cinema 2 at ACMI, Federation Square. Unfortunately ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By treefrog | Views [1776]

Japanese people take their sports activities very seriously, and baseball is no exception, it’s a very big event for them. I got 2 season tickets to the Giants vs. Swallows game held at Tokyo dome as a present from one of my students.
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Tags: baseball, janaline smalman, japan, tokyo, travel
Mon, 25 May 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 21 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [297] | Comments [1]
Just got confirmation yesterday from the London International Animation Festival that Flip has been selected. I kind of knew this was on the cards as the Melbourne festival and the London festival are run by the same people and I had been given an unofficial ... Read more >
Tue, 19 May 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 May 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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