Pan Pacific Yokohama

... restaurant.<br><br>After wandering around there for a while we walked a couple of blocks to the Yokohama Baystars stadium. Chrystal &amp; I aren't baseball fans but both decided that we needed to experience a Japanese baseball game. The team kind of sucked, but the fans were great. A lot of singing and various chants. Unfortunately it started raining and since neither of us are big fans we ended up heading out ...

... book and some stamps, which I wanted to decline, as I would have no use for them. I have learnt that the way to say "It's OK" in Japanese is to say "Dai-Jo-Bu", which has come in very handy so far. At the cash register though, I had a complete mental blank. My mind raced over all of the 3 syllable Japanese phrases that I know, but the words that came out of my mouth were "Jon Bon Jovi" (because I was thinking of Japanese phrases ...

... of there way for us expecting absolutely nothing back. I want to be like these people. I am realizing this more and more. I hope to give back to other people what these people have given me. Keep the caring and giving cycle going. Ok well I do still have to talk about my night out on the last night in yokohama. Actually we are in Kame no ko yama by the way. Around 30 min from yokohama:) Just to let you know. Maybe I may write another blog soon:) Michael

... their heads bowed text messaging on mobile phones that are covered with trinkets like Hello Kitty characters or lucky charms. Once on the train, they usually do one or more of these things - sleep, text msg, read novels, listen to Mp3 players. The women are also very fashionable. I felt completely underdressed, which is probably why I liked the public bath so much, as it was the only place where I looked ok! I would have loved to do some clothes shopping and send a ...

... have time to look out. However, our Rail Passes had been activated &amp; time was ticking on so its an early start to make the most of it. Our hostel was along a stretch full of hostels &amp; cheap hotels but it looked promising enough from outside. Cheerfully named Yokohama Hostel Village we were greeted on the street by an incredibly sweet, friendly &amp; waving fanatically young JApanese lady who was extremely happy to see us. With its little plant pots ...

... Our first experience in Tokyo was a pleasant one. We found the Keisei line easily and spoke with a very friendly Airport employee on his way home. The train was so smooth and sparkling clean (until we spilled our iced tea all over the floor). We found our hostel in Asakusa (the Khaosan Tokyo Annex) with little incident. The hostel was in a very quiet, completely residential part of Tokyo (across the river). You are required to take off your shoes ...

... no one. And it is not strictly enforced. Men get onto the female-only carriage. I suppose that they are post-feminism liberated men, and I sometimes join this tribe sometime by default. For the rest of the train, it is business as usual. Harumi-san, my colleague, chooses to travel on female-only carriage. Why? She feels safe and secure. She once was groped on train. The admirable thing about her is that she acted on it and took the groper to the police. This is ...

Hello, all! Here we are, four days into our trip and already so much to write about. Both Chris and I have potential opportunities coming up at a major law firm in Japan, but we will see how that works out. We must visit their office in the Tokyo financial district on Tuesday for an editing test and I may also have an opportunity to become a legal intern instead of an English document editor. This morning it was time to file for our alien registration cards which alien ...

... the desired outcomes have been accomplished. By far, Tokyo is probably one of the safest, cleanest, orderly, and balanced cities I have been to. However, to get an even better look at Japanese culture, Tom and went to a baseball. Yes, the sport comes from the west. However, the experience is truly eastern. We watched a cross town rivalry between the Tokyo Tigers and Tokyo Swallows. I imagine this was no different than the Mets facing off against the ...

... haven't really told you her destiny she has to resurrect Seika the Great and Powerful Empress of Uriko. But she must find the 3 sacred things they are the stone of Seika, the jewel of Uriko and the sacred shard of the Korai jewel. She must also fight anyone that gets in her way that lurks in Uriko. She meets lots of enemies and faces really hard situations. Can she do all that? What about school? Why her? I'll tell you more next time. Hope you liked it!!