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Big Things

Saturday, 7 January, 2006

When I said that everything here is smaller than in Australia, I was making a bit of a generalisation. While most things are, in fact, smaller, a few things are quite a bit bigger than we’re accustomed to seeing. Tokyo itself is the prime example. It’s a single city with the same population of the […]

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Out and About

Thursday, 5 January, 2006

As you go around, you think things. A lot of them seem out of place, and a lot of them have no connection to anything else you thought in the day. When you see new things, you form an initial opinion instantly. This opinion rarely lasts long as you become accustomed to what you have […]

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In Shinjuku

Tuesday, 3 January, 2006

Japanese crows have a Japanese accent! I swear it’s true, and it totally flips me out! They’re also very big, and have big beaks. Probably best to keep out of their way. It seems we’re just in time for all the big new year sales. Since the department stores don’t open until ten or eleven […]

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東京

Tuesday, 3 January, 2006

Well, I’m married, and I’m in Japan. The flight was uneventful, and immigration and customs were painless. Not like trying to get into the USA, but that’s another story. I can’t really place what it is, but Tokyo is a very different city to any other I’ve been in. Every city has its own distinct […]

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First Post!

Tuesday, 19 July, 2005

Well, I’ve decided to start a blog. Now for some reason, you’ve stumbled upon it. First of all, thanks for coming, and thanks for at least starting to read this post. In this post, I’ll outline my reasons for starting a blog and talk a bit about where I think I might be taking it. […]

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