[FEATURE : The Powdery Sheep]

Lets face it though. There are more gaijin going up there, but the mountain is still vast majority Japanese.

[Foolish predictions for next winter]

Mine would involve money too.

I just don't have enough of it.

Need more, need more.....

[Drive in movies]

I've got some sweet memories of drive-ins. Awesome when the weathers good, the movies good and the company is good

[Days off in a week]

I just get the two. Like some others it seems, work seems to be increasingly encroaching on my freetime too. Not good.

[cold for July]

Rain rain rain go away. Nearly finished now hey? Anyone get caught up in big floods anywhere?

[Floppy discs]

I'm gonna have to take a few hours, copy my data on hundreds of old discs and then throw the things away as well. It has to be done.

[In or out for summer?]

I'm taking my break in September, so hoping that August won't be too painful. OK so far

[The dilemma - skiing or snowboarding?]

You'll probably find that boarding is the easier (and quicker) to pick up, thats what I found anyway. Have fun!

[Kagura Season Ticket Price?]

DrEvil, hows it going?

[Weight fluctuations....]

Put on weight over summer back home. Time to start exercising.

[Is skiing in Japan a joke?]

You sound desperate.

[Completely off topic - Completely bonkers]

cheeseman - definitely raving bonkers

[Question for foreigner - do you miss home?]

I've just got back from home home, back to Japan home. I miss it a lot, yeah. All sorts of reasons.

 

But I'm tired now. Time to sleep.

[So who is the best example of J-POP then?]

Hi folks. Back in Japan.

 

Looks like hikkys eggs are ok now, and she's just got married to a cameraman bloke!

[So who is the best example of J-POP then?]

He was a groovy dance hey folks?

Just one of the 3 Bez characters in, what were they called....you know, the TRF people.

[Aircon]

hey my jpop thread just appeared at the top again,will check that out later.

 

Aircon lives for us here I'm afraid in the city.

 

The worst is the commute on the trains - a nightmare day in and day out for a big sweaty gorilla gaijin like me.

[Good place to visit in Asia]

Malaysia

[Tateyama Alpen Route - snow wall....]

Is there any snow left on the wall now?

[Got tats?]

I was thinking of having a small gorilla on my back.

[How far Japan]

Looks like we posted exactly the same thing at the same time.

 

I think they will struggle under pressure.

[A Japan win?]

What d'ya reckon? Can Japan win the Belgium game today?

[Freebord - anybody tried it?]

I'm more and more interested in these things. I've never seen one in action (apart from the little vids on the web), but they look cool.

 

Is the Freeboard actually free?

[World Cup discuss thread]

I just hope the rainy season waits until July. Or better still, just buggers off completely this year.

[What don't you like about Japan. Tell me.]

The heat in summer.

 

The "we are special" underlying feeling in society.

 

Shaken.

 

Oishii programs.

 

Just a few there!

[WOWOW - any good?]

I think there have been more WOWOW channels added recently in their bid to compete with Sky channels.