Tag Archives: hilarity

Unintentional Hilarity #3: All You Need to Know About Boyfriends

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

This is what you get if you search for “boyfriend” in my Japanese-English electronic dictionary (denshi jisho). Obviously, it contains all of the essential phrases one would want/need to know when discussing a boyfriend, right? Electronic dictionaries are a necessity … Continue reading →

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Unintentional Hilarity #2

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

I promise that this isn’t going to become an Engrish blog, but I’m short of time and am trying really hard to keep up the practice of posting regularly, so I thought I would share this snap. It’s of a … Continue reading →

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Unintentional Hilarity #1

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

It’s Sunday here in Japan, and I’m getting my first chance to relax since leaving Berkeley on May 31st. The last week has been crazy busy with orientations, classes, tons of homework, and sightseeing, so it’s nice to be able … Continue reading →

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Novelty gravestones: Morbid or eternally cute?

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

I have homework to finish before this morning’s first session, but I just wanted to share photos of these gravestones that I saw in a shop on the way to Sojiji the other day. The “Baseball Santa” tombstone is a … Continue reading →

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The Japanese can make anything cute…

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

So, every day on my way to class, I walk through or past the tallest building in Japan, the Landmark Tower (and an amusement park with one of the world’s largest ferris wheels, but that’s not the subject of this … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 5, 2006 by

So, in celebration of the Fourth of July, Melissa, Kate, Errol, myself, and Kayvohn (our honorary American) got together for an American-style hoedown in Maki, complete with beef, (accidental) pork burgers, corn, apple pie, Coca-Cola, “Spirit of America” brownies, music, … Continue reading →

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The Wonders of Takarazuka

Posted on July 1, 2006 by

I just reserved a ticket to see the Takarazuka Revue in Tokyo a couple of days before I blow this popsicle stand. The Takarazuka is an all-female musical theatre group; I studied it in college as an interesting example of … Continue reading →

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ALTs go to the movies…

Posted on May 25, 2006 by

Yeah, so after a trip to the gym and some Pizza Hut indulgence, eight of us met up at the Tsubame Warner MyCal theatre to see The Da Vinci Code last night. I enjoyed the book, so I was interested … Continue reading →

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There and back again

Posted on May 21, 2006 by

Okinawa was incredible. So much fun. So many adventures. Details to come. By the way, did you know that Crystal Geyser is the water of America? Crystal Geyser, Water of America Originally uploaded by kristi-san.

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