Gaijin-in-Japan

Blogging direct from Kobe, Japan

Gaijin isn't a bad word. There just isn't any
other word to describe us. And besides, I'm
different and I like it that way. Why else would
I decide to leave San Francisco and live here
forever? So that I can eat good food? Maybe.

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  Last Message 17 hours, 7 minutes ago

  2 guests are online. Google is crawling the site.

  • Info : Please, resolve the addition below before post any new comment...
  • Mike : Okonomiyaki tonight! Happy Mother's day...oops... I should cook.
  • Mike : That's all right. It's like the bar down the street that is always there...and you know the bartender. It's not going anywhere.
  • The Warrior : No problem on forum. Sorry not too much activity.
  • The Warrior : No, but I do like this hair.
  • Mike : BTW...cheers for keeping the forum up and helping people out.
  • Mike : Have you seen her real hair?
  • The Warrior : Sumiko does have nice hair.
  • Mike : My song should be more like I'm Turning Japanese. At least that's what I feel like.
  • Zen : Hey, reload, "Japan on my mind" your blues song.
  • Mike : Here's a video of her «link»
  • Mike : Too bad it's not hers.
  • Zen : yeah great Hair !!
  • Mike : She's the sexiest comedian on TV. I don't know why I think so...must be the hair.
  • Zen : Hmmm I'm not sure about this new babe...yet
  • Mike : If it isn't the Vapors you could try 16 Volt or Sprung Monkey.
  • Frozengeek : Mike, who sang that turning Japanese remix?
  • Mike : Thanks for the link exchange JapanitUP.com looks great!
  • Mike : ok
  • smoother : I am going to send you an email now.
  • Mike :
  • smoother : Oh coooooool. It's all good now, thanks.
  • Mike : When I upgraded the site, the podcast plugin didn't append the mp3 filename with a link to the directory
  • smoother : I just subscribed, unsubscribed, and then I subscribed, but after you said this I clicked "Updated Podcast" and all is good in the iTunes world. Thanks.
  • smoother : did you do anything different?
  • Mike : Thanks Smoother
  • Mike : Should all be working now.
  • Mike : iTunes works for me.
  • smoother : Listening in the upper left now, thanks for the info.
  • smoother : ah, ok! By the way, you should come visit Fukuoka sometime. I live right downtown and it's full of madness.
  • Mike : The box on the upper left that has the podcasts is working.
  • Mike : Isn't Japan a treat.
  • smoother : I'm just not used to that yet. Hearing people talking and yelling when I go to sleep, then talking and yelling when I wake up.
  • smoother : Okay sweet. In other news, I took my dog for a walk at 8am today and a drunk guy came out of a bar right by my apartment. The 8 employees saw him off. I'm surprised! Just because the places stay open that late and in the U.S. bars close at 2am.
  • Mike : Give me a few minutes
  • Mike : Let me look into it. Thanks for the heads up.
  • Mike : I checked only a couple older ones but not the last one
  • Mike : You know what. It's happening to me too.
  • smoother : I tried IE and FF. And the error I said is from iTunes directly
  • Mike : looks strange. I wonder if others are having trouble. Try clearing your cache. F5.
  • smoother : G-in-J_04_07_200 8.n is the file name.
  • smoother : It says the URL is not there. http...etc..../u ploads/GinJ_01_1 7_2008..... could not be found on the server
  • Mike : What if you download it
  • smoother : I'm using Firefox. 84 doesn't work for me. I then went into iTunes. No worky worky.
  • Mike : Are you using Safari?
  • Mike : On the site
  • smoother : 84 and 83 don't seem to work for me. Also, the last 25? Why's that?
  • Mike : 84 should be no problem.
  • Mike : Only the last 25 or so are available.
  • smoother : Yay! Because I want to listen to #84.
  • Mike : They work on my site
  • Mike : I'll check about playing old podcasts.
  • Mike : Thanks Smoother. It's nice to hear. I often wonder if people actually listen to my babble even though my bandwidth stats say 30 gigs a month. Cheers.
  • smoother : I can't play old podcasts. Only the newest one. Not even in Itunes.
  • smoother : Thanks for continuing to do your podcast. I think I've been listening for over a year now.
  • Mike : Hi Guest. This is a personal blog. It's not for profit. Do you ever post photos of stars on your blog? Sumiko or the "International Internet Police" can contact me and let me know otherwise if they would like.
  • Guest_3851 : did you buy the image?
  • Guest_3851 : Curious to know how u get the ladies image uploaded on your header without infringing on copyright
  • Guest_3851 : hi mike,
  • Tim : I found learning Katakana a bit of a drag, so I made a little game. If you use gtalk or the chat thingy in gmail, you can try out the game by talking to «email» Just say to him 'start' and he will start a fun game to help you learn.
  • Mike : Damn, the smilies are gone.

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• Recent Comments

  Podcast Episode #85:

  • The Warrior: Mike, Good points on many gaijin's attitudes while living in Japan. Too many people think it…
  • Zen: Indeed!
  • Mike: Definitely a change, ne. Maybe I've changed from Mike-chan to at least Mike-san. Guess I…
  • Zen: It is interesting listening to your change over time Mik-chan. I will no elaborate on it…

  The Busiest Time of the Year:

  • The Warrior: Most interesting time of the year in Japan, everything is changing, and another chance to…

  Podcast Episode #84:

  • The Warrior: I like Japanese "Stew", even if tastes like soup to any American. The Japanese sure…
  • Zen: :lol:

  Being a father in Japan:

  • Sakuraba: I'm not a parent so I really don't know and it sounds like a tough…
  • The Warrior: This is a real rock and a hard place situation. The Japanese women (maybe all…
  • Vecko: ''They’ve got ongoing issues that if I stepped in might change what Tomoko’s strategy is.…
  • Zen: Acually it is easy for outsiders to give their opinion,they are like arses, everyone has…
  • Mike: Thanks for the comments guys. The problem I have is that I work and she…

  Getting back on her good side:

  • Nick Ramsay: That's sound advice. I still have lots of work to do!
  • The Warrior: If she is calling you "papasan" you might becoming the salaryman of her dreams.

  Being misunderstood at work:

  • The Warrior: He is probably trying to explain "the way of weddings." There is always a "way"…
  • Zen: 8)

  Podcast Episode #83:

  • The Warrior: I like Jiro. Go gaijin!!

  I got work!:

  • Zen: …

  OMG. Gross. This is not food.:

  • Zen: Huh, WT Fudge is that crap!
  • Freakshow: That food's about as Japanese as polka music.

  Podcast Episode #82:

  • Zen: They make the rules, the wise use them :-)
  • Zen: Indeed!!!
  • Mike: Business ideas and ministers. hmmm...can anyone say "write off"?
  • Zen: Dude, As I am a REAL minister we could start a business !! Oh oooh…
  • Zen: HAha the Arnold things are funny, more so since I just finished up my last…

  1 Million Yen!:

  • Sakuraba: Tell them you'll do it for $9,999.
  • Zen: Bummer dude!

  Small Town Marriages:

  • Mike: I hope so.
  • Nick Ramsay: And you know she'll be pregnant before she turns 30.

  Too late to leave Japan?:

  • smoother: By the way Mike. Japan means leaving your family and friends back in the U.S.…

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