Category Archives: Japan

Compliments

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Eddie Gonzalez

It’s no secret that people compliment your misrable attempts to speak their language all the time. Usually these compliments are straight forward, like “お上手ですね” (“Your Japanese is really good!”), which usually means more like “Hang in there!”. There’s also the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night

Posted on February 5, 2006 by Eddie Gonzalez

Last night was looking light it was going to be another boring Saturday night. Extreme boredom calls for extreme measures so I e-mailed the Kobe ESS mailing list asking if anyone was doing something. Turns out my friend Jose from … Continue reading →

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Deodorant season

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Just got back from the pharmacy. It seems that the reason I can’t find deodorant is that it’s simply out of season and people don’t use it. Is this a normal thing? I always use deodorant maybe it’s a Puerto … Continue reading →

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Hikari

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Hikari My first try at calligraphy didn’t turn out too bad. I just wish I knew the cursive version of a better kanji.

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People

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Andy: Pretty much hates everything about Japan while saying how much he loves it. Kenan: (Maybe) pissed off at me for some reason. Haruna: Not interested in me after all? The Kenan business has me really worried and I’m having … Continue reading →

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Igo

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Today I played against a 2kyu girl with a 4 stone handycap. I was surprized with how well I did even though I lost. The game took 3 hours so I didn’t have enough time to go over the game. … Continue reading →

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Girls

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Recently I think I’ve been getting good vibes from Haruna, but I’m really not sure. I wonder if she likes me. I also noticed that I have no pictures of her. I’ll see if I can get some. I felt … Continue reading →

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Gallery :: Koyasan

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

Gallery :: Koyasan I just got back from Koyasan. The site was founded 1,200 years ago by Kobo daishi, the founder of Isoteric Buddhism in Japan. It’s a pretty cool place. It’s older than all the towering 900 year old … Continue reading →

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English Club Party

Posted on September 30, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

English Club Party I put a couple of pictures of the English Club party. It was really fun. I even won a prize for eating a large ice cream bar the fastest. After the party with food we went to … Continue reading →

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Manga

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Eddie Gonzalez

A couple of days ago Haruna recommended that I check out “One Piece” a manga about Pirates. She said it had pretty easy Japanese. I was unable to read the first page without a dictionary though… Manga is REALLY cheap … Continue reading →

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