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I haven’t posted a video of Rikuto since we went to the park to see cherry blossoms, and that was over a month ago! Since then, the little guy has passed the 9-months-old mark, and is a chunky 10 kilos! Here are some clips from the last few weeks: If you can’t view the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. I also have a playlist of Rikuto videos […]
To help you understand the point of this post, I’ve recorded a little video of the view from my bedroom window. You’ll need to watch the video before I delve into the topic of “disaster prevention information” in Japan. My peaceful neighborhood in Japan If you can’t view the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. What was that and why should I care? What you just saw was, […]
There are lots of little things to talk about this week, so here’s another dose of Ramsay Ramblings! May 5th was Children’s Day Mami and I have a little boy, and this year was his first Children’s Day. Thomas wrote all about Koinobori, Japanese Carp Streamers, so I’ll skip the detail and get to the photos: Our Koinobori – Japanese Carp Streamers A Kintarou cake Kawashi-mochi – rice cakes wrapped […]
This post is an oldie, but I’m submitting it to Rocking in Hakata‘s February 2009 Japan Blog Matsuri about Foreign Food. Enjoy! With food prices soaring, and butter disappearing altogether, there is no doubt that Japan is suffering an unprecedented food crisis. Learning from the British At university, balancing the budget to accommodate both food and beer is a skill most Brits have mastered, but it wouldn’t be possible without […]
I was reading John Chow’s article, with accompanying video, The Dot Com Lifestyle, and it prompted me to write a little about my own work-at-home life. My work commitments I was an English teacher for ten years, working six days a week, and thinking I was lucky because I only worked for five or six hours in the evenings and had decent holidays. Still, I was more passionate about the […]