Random Stuff II

Here's the Senior high school boys I spent Kobe Tour Day with - Crazy Dudes

Random flavours and special editions are all the rage in Japan - like this. Verdict: Nae Bad! (Oh btw Kimchi is a Korean side dish of hot and Spicy Pak-Choi - a stalky cabbage thing)

Every two weeks or so (YEAH - THAT FREQUENT!) Kit-Kat whips out a new flavour - Willy Wonka Style! This is the most recent - Tea Flavour. Other specialities include - vegetable flavour, green tea, Sweet potato, Apple Vinegar, Sweet corn, Melon, Salt and Caramel (yes that's right Sea salt and Caramel - Not a typo!), toasted soy flour, grape, pumpkin, espresso, blood orange and caramel macchiato. One of my colleagues reviews each one. I'll post the link here once I find it!

Tako Yaki - Fried Octopus balls - Sounds gross right, well actually it's a speciality of Kansai and it's really good, honest!

Sunset in Hanayama

Here's my new Japanese Talking Fashion Watch - Which not only tells me the time BUT does it in Japanese and therefore teaches me Japanese. Win-Win!

Old School Nintendo in Diesel Shop Osaka

The sun is doing amazing things right now in the Kingdom of Hanayama - Beautiful!

This happened completely by accident the other day when I was making scrambled eggs! Chance has a sense of humour too! :o)

Some girls we saw in Tokyo on Halloween

A few pics of my 2nd Year classes

Banba Sensei and Yamamoto Sensei's Class. Kids to note; future Host Bar worker, 5 in from the right, in the back row (check the hair); The four girls at the bottom left - really nice girls who teach me Japanese at every oppourtunity. Now I know that Pica Pica means "Shiny". The one on the right kept calling herself a mountain gorilla - and one day when I was trying to please them by remebering their names I forgot hers and said Mountain Gorilla? Well, she didn't like it and I've since spent every opportunity trying to be nice to her - I think she's coming round!

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Hirohata Sensei and Iwasaki Sensei's class - Possibly my favourite

The kid in the bottom middle is really nice and on the football team - he's not so good at footie but bright as a button! Infct they're all smart and really nice :)

Bunkasai at Maruyama Chugakko(丸山著学校)

From the moment I arrived at Maruyama Chugakko it seems that my timetable has been constantly disrupted by the students working, rehearsing or practicing religiously for an upcoming event. First it was a Music Festival, then Sports Festival, then a craft thing, and the latest one Bunkasai (Culture Festival). Now that's finished and were already getting ready for "Trial Week" or work experience... ahh a week of no kids.........

.....i'll miss them really!

Two of my Ninensei (2nd year) boys - Amazing football star/piano player on the left and Junnya on the right, a right cheeky chappie!

Two of my Ninensei girls - who are constantly full of vitality!

As I mentioned before - Japanese school life is very structured - In my school inparticular, as it is a "rough" school and is at the bottom of the school league tables, the students literally have no unsupervised time during their days. As you can see from the pictures I took at this years Bunkasai they're actually a lovely bunch of kids... well most of them! :P

三年歳 (Sannensei [san = 3 nensei = year] = 3rd year)

I like this photo - it's the girl from before doing the announcements

and Yamaguchi Sensei 山口先生 (my year head) watching over her.

Ninensei singing (above)

Here are some photos I took which I just happen to like that I feel don't really need captions.