Nintendo DS Face Training
I previously blogged about Shaberu! DS Oryouri Navi, the very unique “
Month: September 2007
Tokyo – Video Montage
I’ve probably only been to Tokyo a dozen times in my 10+ years in Japan, but given the chance I’d love to go again. If I were a rapper, I’d put my baseball cap on backwards, wave my hands around and describe Tokyo like this: Here we go, to To-ki-yo, where’s the gents? It’s so immense, intense, can’t pay the rents. Feelin’ crowded, astounded, tradition surrounded by concrete towers, 24 […]
What will Rikuto Be?
I was teaching the future tense using “will” to three Junior High school students today, and since we had some time left at the end of the lesson, I showed them a picture of Rikuto and asked them to write answers to four questions about his future. Here they are for your own amusement! 1. What will Rikuto be in the future? Student 1: He will be an English teacher. […]
When Japanese Babies are Born
I said before that I had to wait outside the delivery room when Rikuto was born. The father in this commercial was lucky enough to be at his wife’s bedside when his son was born. However, he might not have been expecting this: Now, considering Rikuto is half English, I’m disappointed he didn’t offer to make me a cup of tea! If you can’t view the video, watch it here […]
Business English for Professionals
Since coming to Japan, I’ve worked in almost every English teaching situation you can imagine. I’ve worked in English Conversation chain schools, I’ve been an ALT in Junior high schools, taught at kindergartens and elementary schools. I’ve done “baby” classes, private lessons in coffee shops, English by email, and even dabbled in video conferencing. The most rewarding form of English teaching for me though, would be Business English. Mitsubishi, Toyota, […]
Rikuto: Turning on the Tears
Our baby boy, Rikuto, is exactly eight weeks old today and he’s learning very quickly how to get what he wants. This video shows what happens when you take away his dummy. Before you jump on me with accusations of child abuse, let me reassure you that no babies were hurt in the production of this video! If you have problems seeing the video, try watching it here on YouTube.com. […]
Children’s Bedtime Stories
Rikuto is still less than two months old, but since he wouldn’t sleep and had joined me at the computer – well, in a basket on the floor next to me – I thought I’d find a bedtime story to read to him. A quick Google search for “Children’s Bedtime Stories” brought up Gordon Dioxide’s collection of stories for 5-11 year olds. Obviously these are nothing but random noise to […]
Rikuto’s New Clothes
Rikuto’s grandparents in England sent him some nice new clothes, which should fit him perfectly by the time Christmas comes around. You can see how happy he was in the photo below. The card that came with them read: Dear Ricky, I have sent you this little outfit. I know you will look so cute in it. I have loved looking at all your photos and videos. You have grown […]