The night started out like the one before. By about 9pm, the kitchen had seen most come and go with their dinner cooking and there was a rumble of- 'well, what to do tonight?'. Despite Kathrin's invitation to go out with some Japanese friends in Shibuya, as the day had been a particularly cold one, the easy option of going up the road to Shinjuku was too appealing. Nothing worse than not being drunk enough, it being less than zero degrees and no way of getting home for over 3 hours. So the decision had to be made from the start [View Full Entry]

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So here I am - finally in TOKYO! Week one as a Tokyo Gaijin and I'm settling in really well. A couple of first impressions: The Weather - Despite what the pictures show, it's actually not as cold as I was expecting! In the last 10 days it has been mostly sunny, but crisp with temperatures around 5-8 degrees. My scarf, beanie and gloves are definitely getting a good work out, but short of of one day when the rain was torrential (reminded me of a typical Sydney DOWNPOUR!) and Saturday, when we were greeted by 10mm of snow the weather [View Full Entry]

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Sorry, this one's a bit late coming, but I thought I'd wrap up the stories of the last few weeks prior to my departure for TOKYO..! So, after finishing up in Sydney, I was lucky enough to have 3 WHOLE WEEKS in which to get everything ready for leaving for the big trip. Gosh, I've not had that much time off in a long time and it felt GOOD! Christmas entailed sunny days by the pool at my parent's house in Canberra. Over one particular BBQ we even opened a 1973 bottle of Grange from the house cellar. What a tough [View Full Entry]

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Well folks, what seemed like a holiday that was never going to evenutate is now coming about VERY quickly! After months of planning with Dom, the last few weeks have seen some big items on the 'To Do List' get checked off! - Mill Hill Christmas Party - Check! - Christmas Dinner Party - Check! - Ticket paid for - Check! - Finished work - Check! - Packed all worldly belongings - Check! - Moved out of Mill Hill Road - Check! Two weeks ago we had our third annual Mill Hill Road Christmas Party. A successful afternoon all round, with [View Full Entry]

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