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c*nt , maybe i should have moved down there a few years ago.. but the snow season is coming in a month so cant go anywhere

i too have been waiting for this,.. was also waiting for pics

stageanawa ... nice mate nice sleeper et . i work at a kindergarten as an english teacher. I dont want to bring any more negativity to this thread. But for a foreign person(who is more than enough skilled in the japanese language) living in Japan VS a Japanese person living in Australia(who is more than enough skilled in Engish) they are two very different things Everyone in Australia would assume you are fluent / treat you no differently In Japan even if you prove yourself , or speak very well you constantly get spoken to like your a child(slow etc) and often get the people who will only speak english to you... even though you may not be able to understand what it is they are saying to you and would be a lot easier for both sides if they didnt. Ive heard Okinawa is the place to live in Japan but I hate goya and dont want to eat cops heads discuss

dodgybrooks, after todays shopping expedition I think you could be correct. sleeper et Ive lived in canada for 7 months also. Its very difficult to explain. but the longer people live in Japan the more they learn / understand the culture/ experience "Japan" . You cant get this experience from a short trip to Japan. You have to live the life of an unfairly treated, high tax paying outsider resident for a few years.

i kinda figured the mitsubishi part didnt relate to a mitsubishi car. as the company mitsubishi make many things . . . prob wrong though

jesus

did a quick google search. but did find that autobacs sell it for approx 10,000 yen not much help sorry although it does say that it is universal for airbag cars.

R-sanyon . yep ive been here for 5 years now. I really enjoy my job.. however I think its time to move on. I intend to come back and try my hardest to get into the telecommunications industry. (hopefully my degree is still worth something . . . ) , get a mortgage and either build or buy a newish house. Ill hopefully be able to come back once a year or every few years. It weird. because the longer I am in Japan the more I find that annoys me about the place yet I know that when I leave I will probably miss it.

hehe hellish

for a movie to be so deep that only a Japanese person can understand, that movie must be a couple of days long. The good old youll never be Japanese, you will never understand line. R-sanyon just wondering what the things you wished you had done while still in Japan but didnt are. As im leaving Japan for good to come home to get married etc etc and wanna double check my list before I go. cheers for anyhelp

i agree with beer baron. if your after an ornamental sword there is a very good place in asakusa not too far from akasaka

id love to see a comparison. between a full tank off petrol when the overdrive was not used and a full tank of petrol when the overdrive was left on. similar driving on both. I have a feeling there may be a few suprises. I would not sue overdrive unless I was going to stay at a constant speed above 80kmh for awhile

Just got this translsted for you The Japanese name of the good luck thing is called an OMAMORI The big Kanji on the left says NEGISHI MITSUHIKO, which can either be someones name or possibly the name of the shrine or temple where it was bought. The easier Kanji on the right says KOUTSU ANZEN = safe traffic / driving but there is also some Kanji that could not be translated. and if it couldnt be translated by a native who could translate it ...

you should only keep it for one year though , or this good luck can turn into bad luck.. apparently .

that orange red thing is the flare its still there

id go and have a little poke around akihabara and also a toys r us. If you havent been out to odaiba yet go and have a look and at the same time you can go to the toys r us there.

def not for a phone. all the connections for phones here are thin long and rectangular

damn was about to write its currently at 57.6 why did i send my million yen last week wish I waited. could have made another 2000aud :D

got down to 62.8 today . . .

sorry guys, i sound like a bit of a an arse for saying this. but for someone like myself who is in japan and trying to save as much money for a house etc etc as possible, and is sending yen back to oz , and who is looking to buy/build once back mid 2009.... i hope it stays this way for a bit longer.. the bank her was offering 100yen -> 66.12AUD today... thats awesome fore those of us in japan. however really really bad for those with AUD ..

well back up to 72.15 today.... dammit . wish is wold go back down to mid 60s.. hehehe and stay that way till after i buy my house in oz

ah yes the hotel massage service. Ive been in the same situation. hehaha its a little uncomfortable... especially if you did only want a massage. but thats one good story you have to tell people about your trip.

just enjoy it. you should go and and try something different every night. you could have some very interesting stories to tell. be a little daring...

Well today lloyds rate was 68.72. however on xe.com it was seen at around 65 early this morning. Thanks Satanic, decided only to send back 1/3 of that container. hehe (i wish) but after realizing how much money was made Ive become very interested in exchange rates. So much so that I have added an exchange rate widget to my desktop.

got as low as 100yen = 64 AU cents today. waiting to see what lloyds set rate is tomorrow. if its at 68 like it was today its go time. making a few months worth of salary because of this thread hehe ps satanic any idea when its going to be at its lowest give me a call