m3gtr

Did anyone get any images of it in the other thread?

I watched this last night and i couldnt believe who i saw in the vid blocking out all the other photographers as the Gt500 car rolled out!! Why its the Beer baron! I still cannot for the life of me understand how you managed to get this close to the GT500 car BB... It boggles my mind. lol @ the crazy camera toting 6`ft baka gaijin! You SO look like you shouldnt be there!

yeah ill do that - gonna hook it up next monday night -but ill probably post it in the wasteland...dont want another grilling on starting a useless thread in this section. I mean who would want to know what i thought the car was like to drive anyway, lol.

You could get a job in Teaching, IT, banking and finance, graphic and interior design...but i will agree Japanese proficiency is important. I personally feel i would get a lot more out of this place financially if my Japanese was better. Having said that, i wouldnt just write the place off based on assumptions and advice. You make of it what you want. Opportunities will open up, thats for sure. Having Japanese friends in Oz is ALWAYS a good thing and can lead to many other things..at least thats what happened for me anyway. :D

well, i did start the thread based on what keeps us here and what would be the main attractions to being here/coming here. Thanks for your input though...gotta ask, whats made you grow tired of Japan? Family i can understand, thats a complicated one especially when you have kids ( we dont..not yet ) but if your single or married, well its a good place to grow and develop i have to say. have you thought of a reentry strategy..i heard the reverse gaijin syndrome is pretty nasty, even for those who have been here a short while.

It cost you 3 THOUSAND dollars to get it shipped from Japan? How and with who?

By the way..its not the AC, sound deadening and leather that makes the car weigh so much..its all the electronic hardware systems theyve packed into it. These shots should give you a basic idea. Its also physically a very big car. Bigger than i thought it would be. Im sure the body itself weighs quite a bit.

ok ill shut up about the weight until after ive driven the car this weekend. :sorcerer:

real work...i suppose thats defined as anything you enjoy doing, yeah? lol, Steve, you have いきゅ??!! shit mate i can hardly believe it. Youre basically a native speaker and you cant find work? I reckon you spend too much time in the pow pow and on the roads to go out and get yourself some plus you have to move to the big smoke to score it Did anybody mention the gurls? Double edged sword that one. I love teaching, thats a motivation. I have had a class every wednesday night in tokyo with a great group of guys and i dont have to prepare anything...just rock up and drink with them! The conversation sorts itself out, lol...plus its $200 extra in my pocket every week. def a highlight./ I love the temples and gardens here. The shrines have always been fascinating. Ramen! I cant live without that now that ive had it. Akihabara is always interesting- cheap and plentiful electronics everywhere..2 GB micro SD cards are going for 1900 yen last time i checked. Cameras are a steal. I love it how you can hop on a train from tokyo and one hour later your in the hills without a skyscaper in sight...its really easy to get away if you have the time and money. The shinkansen are awesome and so is drinking beer and eating bento on them. I cant envision myself, being a loser back home,hahah, returning for anything else other than to invest money in property or business at some point...Life in Oz isnt as good i have to say. Lifes great here, but it does have many challenges.

I dont blame you, lol and i concur over the difference in attitude towards people, in that respect. Ive noticed that japanese people dont stick their noses in where they dont belong and that puts a whole new spin on the word privacy. Its also a very safe country. I havent had a single problem with any Japanese person for more than 3 years. The only problems ive had have been with a select few foreigners that were too ignorant to see their own faults... go figure. I say go for it NYTSKY. If youre married thats a different story, but if not, why not? Oh yeah, forgot to ask. What did you get up to while you were over here?

Despite the annoying insistence of certain people posting in a thread that was clearly not created for them, id still like to get some opinions into what it is that keeps those of us staying in japan here. Looking forward to hearing from the expats among us.

I think the main point for me is first and foremost, my marriage. My Job comes after that and i have a great one and while i am developing some noticeable skills, i am obviously craving more money... Patience, mate...patience. My lifestyle has improved 100 fold. In every department. Ive been opened up to countess opportunities and unspeakable kindness...I could never have envisioned a life like that in Oz...it was never going to happen unless i was loaded. True story. You may not agree. I was depressed with my life in Oz...and others rubbed it in my face...it was time to say じゃね, bye bye. Someone on here plus a couple of other who i don't know, referred to me as a LBH. ( Loser Back Home ) Perhaps those people was right. Hahahaha, but the funniest part is - if i was to go by that mentality - im NOT a loser here and have never felt like one the entire time ive been here. Quite the opposite actually. Funny that, isnt it? I love simple things...things like the Ryokan ive stayed in for example. The meals ive eaten. The service ive received. The places ive visited. Simple things..you know like living. Skiing in some of the best powder snow in the world...going again for the 5th time this season next week..., heck, actually seeing the transitions in season here, alone, are a great reason to spend a year here. Seasons are so clear cut and well defined within their time limits..so is Burberry's collection changes unfortunately.. Simple things, like the countless people ive met who have been kind to me beyond words and my limited Aussie comprehension. I know a few people here who are at a junction in their lives and if you are at a junction in life the best place to be at one is HERE in Japan, i completely profess. The things ive seen...you wouldnt begin to imagine them. Or maybe you would totally agree! Yes, ofcourse, there have been vices...i can think of many but thats not what this thread is about and to those who would consider this another worthless and time consuming waste of space by M3gtr, please leave the thread.. To those of you who dont, and are here still, have been here and would like to comment, want to come here and see it for yourself, please do go on and leave a post. Id love to discuss what makes Japan so damn fascinating. Peace.

nah i dont want it..it doesnt have 品川 plates...must be a losers car...

ive been pissing myself laughing at that website for hours now, yeah. Got a month off paid, what else am i supposed to do but laugh there and get fried here? and its not just cats that get me laughing...

hoping someone - ANYONE - ends up as a quadraplegic is over the top, sorry. Lowlife thief or not. And anyway, Im sure Just Jap is fully covered on insurance so theyll just get a cheque cut for them and do it again, case closed. Right Richard?

Note to self *+ send reminder to R35 Targa pilots of possible brake fade problems +*

Front door. Broad daylight. Hotwired. Two stolen cars? Someones been watching too many heist movies. I personally hope you get it back in one piece and i hope also that noones going to try some vigilante shit trying to get the reward. Oh and Lingering sole, lighten up on the crippling will you? Over the top.

Ugly? So whats your definition of hot then, nick?

yep...id say so. And supposing you are, could you please tell me why you think she should be and not the driving instructor?

yep..i find it hard to believe that Honda dont even appear to have a single other sponsors name on their car... very confusing considering that Toyota have stacks more money and yet they have a bunch of sponsors on their car. these photos are funny... Rubens looks a kid standing next to Santa in this shot... go on Reubs..wet yourself, its okay! and Jenson...oh Jenson, much more than this.... you did it YOOOOOUUUUUUUURRRR WWWAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY! Ahahaha, you wish. Poor bastard.

hey? Just the very mention that Tsuchiya would have staged a fight is beyond unforgivable! Ban!!

So what did you do for coin while you were living here?

The prices of fruit are horrendous here. Those mellons werent 100 dollars ...they were 200!! great pics especialy the last one. Thanks again.

ahhh, now i see what it has to do with the japan section! awesome stuff. sorry to have jumped the gun on you there!

thats great and all but..umm.. what does it have to do with life in japan?