Kettle of Legendshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/1006-kettle-of-legends

17 October 2008 I said a fond farewell to my old kettle today. In other words, I threw it in the trash. It was purchased 2.5 years ago at Donki Houte (ドンキホーテ) in Nakano-ku. I used it solely to make tea, so the inside was horrendously caked with 2.5 years of tea. In...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

September 2003 - I've Arrived in Tottori, Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10018-ive-arrived-in-tottori-japan

07 February 2009 day I get to work with Jennifer on transitioning everything. Oh well. Tuesday night is my welcome party and Jennifer's farewell party. I think we're going to a karaoke bar. At least I am well-rehearsed from the LA farewell party with my coworkers!

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer

18 January 2009 a short time. But in retrospect maybe it would have been worth it after all. Step 9 Psychedelic madness consumed me. As a farewell gift to the shrine drummer, I interviewed him on video one fateful morning. Inter-splicing my jackass comments, I edited...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

January 2004 - My First Flu and Subsequent Trip to the Hospital / Meet the NHK Guyhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10022-tottori-january-2004

14 February 2009 So far so good. Welcome Party Our new foreign teacher Bryan arrived to replace Brad, the returning teacher. The welcome / farewell party went really well. I performed my 2 Japanese songs. They went over well except for the fact the vocal mic kept...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

December 2004 - Gettin' in the Newspaper, Japanese Class, Parties, and Concertshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10029-december-2004-gettin-in-the-newspaper-japanese-class-parties-and-concerts

28 February 2009 teacher Bryan is leaving next week, and the new teacher is Rebecca from the UK. She arrives Saturday and the welcome / farewell party is this Sunday. I'm gonna sing a few songs there (including 2 Christmas songs I learned). I don't know much about...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

Nov 2005 - F'd Up Drink Machines and Spicy Curryhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10033-nov-2005-fd-up-drink-machines-and-spicy-curry

12 April 2009 out in countryside Japan, and my new coworker shares my name. Damn. Why so many Daves in this world? Anyways, we had a big farewell/welcome party for the 2 of them. That's about all I have to say about that as I've gotten quite used to coworkers coming...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

Feb 2006 - Decadent Dinners & Gettin' on NHKhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10034-feb-2006-decadent-dinners-a-gettin-on-nhk

18 April 2009 despite a few technical problems with my loop pedal. After the show Pancho gave a touching speech and presented me with a farewell gift (an Afterhours mug). Then Pancho's band dedicated a song to me. It was an awesome feeling--like I was part of a...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off

02 August 2009 work. Lunch became a venting frenzy as those getting laid off wallowed in antsy frustration. A manager tried to arrange a farewell dinner for the layoff-ees, but I (and others) didn't reply to his email. Why prolong this torture? I just wanted to get...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General