Now you're cooking... with KANJI!

What can I say, I'm on a roll. A combined effort of Google Translate (about time they added that 'draw' function. Jeebus.), Denshi Jisho and Weblio has unlocked all the information. Every appliance is different, so, I figger the more pages we get with this information for frustrated folks, the better.

Tuck in!

Rice Cooker (炊飯器)

Let's enjoy... heating and cooling!

Here's the remote for my "ルームエアコン" (ruumu eakon).

Bathing... Japan-style

Here is the control panel in my shower/tub room.

運転:Power

お湯はり保温: Fill with hot water

わかす保温: Fill with boiling water

呼出: Call button (HELP! MAYDAY! I forgot my rubber ducky~!)

浴室優先: Bathroom Priority (washing the dishes won't mess with your bath water)

あつめ: Hot

ぬるめ: Lukewarm

たっぷり: Fill

給湯:Water supply

ふろ:Bath

湯量: Amount of hot water

This was *supposed* to be a post about Okinawa...

Sage advice... who knew.

Mt Fuji

What have I gotten myself into... 

Okay, cats and kittens, now, some of ya'll know I dig the outdoors. I've been off on overnight canoe trips many times and have done a little backwoods camping. I love proving to myself that I can do something that other folks say they can't (or tell me I'm crazy for trying). I also like adventures, exploring and just getting out and doing something. So when Chelsea mentioned she was going to climb Mt Fuji during the long weekend with some other folks, and asked if I wanted to join, I jumped on it. JR railline had this wonderful Three Day Pass which saved us so much coin on train fare, it was amazing. Still, though, it was a crazy long day which began at 5 am Saturday September 15th. I walked down to the Shichinohe-Towada Bullet Train station to catch my ride down to Tokyo.

It's almost go time...

Found the used CD shop... dun dun DUNNNN!

Put in my 7 hours of the BOE, working on my Japanese and updating things online, then I got a message from Tim asking if I wanted to join him at checking out the Electronics and GEM. I`ve now got a lime green case for my camera and a picture of some curiously named stores in the same parking lot as the electronics shop...

I don`t know what is sold @ Wonder Goo... or Hard-Off for that matter... but I like that they`re right next door to eachother... like the Dentist office and Laura Secord @ the Tuxedo shopping center back in Winnipeg.

To the beach!

Now to continue with the beach adventure.

Welcome to the WOOOORLD of TOMORROW!

Howdy folks,

Sorry for the delay in updating, I was trying to resist doing this at work, but, since I have no idea when I`ll be online in my apartment, I say nutz to work ethic. So, I`ve been setteling in  alright, but, it`s very strange not having a cell or `net connection at home to keep me in contact with you lot. Thankfully I live near a couple of other ALTs (assistant language teachers) and they have been great for inviting me a long to go shopping and hang out with folks.

My towel and tissue gift from my bank. Who needs a toaster!?