those cute 1st graders

the 3rd grade tent

yuki, chihiro, and the other chihiro

inue, akii, maho, tomomi

me and the 2nd grade kids

softball .. yuki, mao, tomomi, chihiro ... shinrin

... mao, inue, maeda ... tennis team

my basketball boys .. shimazu

mr namura, aka video, dvd king

the girl teams line up

masked baseball players

kendo mask = hot!!

the clubs line up, leadership, soccer, track, baseball, kendo, ...

and they are off

the dive

sports day equipment

chairs, put your name on yours

more tricks

steppin up

yes, its a crazy human pyramid

the announcing crew, kudo, morigawa, nagai, and student

checking on the other students

between the kids

sitting around

the leadership crew, masaru, akii, yu, nozu, morimoto, junko, ishihara sensei, ....

YAHOO BB

Yahoo BB, aka my internet provider, and it looks like i was their bitch these last couple of days because my internet wasn't working ... um because i missed some bills, but anyways its all good now, i need my internet!!! so those past couple days could be summed up by a true Zoolander quote ... Hansel: "What's the dealio, yo?"

A SEMI NORMAL DAY AT MY JR HIGH

= Took pics of kids while they rehearsed their sports day.
= Helped take out some garbage with the kids.
= Talked with some.
= Cleaned the floors with a little towel, while running across on all 4's.
= Met mr namaura, got an update on his porn count, 7 dvds, 11 videos and going strong, he says he prefers to watch em from afternoon til nite, because in the morning he is too tired.
= Learned some japanese, kids were saying "han tai" i think, and they translated as dick being half up, of course they threw in some gestures .. and i later retranslated as "hand touchie"
= Got a "kanchoo" (in japan the kids put their fingers together and ram ur butt) in the front (worst place to get it) and we arent even in elementary school, so i took that third grade bastard and whirled him around like a merry go round, just like my elementary kids.
= Then their other soccer buddy who is like one of the biggest kids (over 220lbs) in the school comes along and tries to slide tackle me and grab me, but then i was like hell no and just like in Pride or Ultimate Fighting i put his ass in a WWF headlock, yeah who your daddy now, so after a bit he tapped out and i released him back into the wild ... as he was screaming damn foreigners are strong .. ha ha ha
= Saw ms. Mao and played a mini game of patty cake.
= Walked by a class and saw em arm wrestling, so i was like i am in. So it was mr. taichi, damn his right was strong, i lost, but not to be outdone i clobered him with the left to regin my dignity as a teacher.
= Played thumb wrestling.
= Played some hand slapping game with my kid i call Randy Johnson. Tore his hand up.
= Saw kids putting on masks, asked what they were for, and they replied for a porn party, i was like whoa, then they said it was a SM porn party ... and i was like "cosplay", (costume play) .. and they said nah , just SM party.
= Was asked for money by 5 different students.
= Took a lunch break.
= Taught basketball, or monitored it because kids just screwing around, had to lay down the law with a couple.
= Then got home at 400, whew!!! interesting day it was ...

HIGH SCHOOL KIDS

Was coming home today and ran into some of my former kids. Oh my how they grow only after a couple of months. Funny to see them in different uniforms or even street clothes. Before i only known them in their jr high school uniform. Funny kids, i asked them how they were, and one of the girls was like, "let's go party, your home" ... i bit shocked, i was like "my home is too small" ... basically i aint about to party it up with my kids .. ha ha ha .. it was nice of them to ask ... anyways it was good to see them all, good fun kids ... Well Mr. Taime was the same boy, just adopted a bit of more smoking, and the coloring of the hair.

some of my kids from last year

word, hanging out at the Wellmart grocery store

GIFT FROM THE BOE

The other day i went in to see Wada Sensei, the superintendent of the BOE in my city. He said come over i got a 2 year present for you. So i popped in my head to see what was up and he pulled out this huge long box, and gave it to me. When i opened it at home, it was a very very very nice japanese scroll, handpainted, on silk paper. I even had my friend Noriko look at it. And she said looks pretty expensive. Wow, i not even gonna hang this one up here, awesome gift from Wada Sensei, he's such a cool guy! Anyways time to ship this scroll home. I will take a pic later on.

ZOOLANDER I

Derek Zoolander: I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.

ZOOLANDER MOVIE QUOTES

Yes, it may be one of the dumbest movies ever, but maybe thats why i like it so much. Ah the memories! Zoolander!!!! I think one summer me and Ark watched it a million times, and the quotes were rolling off everyday. Just to revive the memories i will be dedicating a Zoolander quote every week. Peace. quotes from Zoolander

SWEATIN

Damn, its been FUCKIN hot the past week or so back in japan. Damn i miss you Seattle weather!!! Anyways i sweat so much now a days, sometimes i dont even bother to wipe it off. Damn humidity!!!!! I cant wait til the fall gets here.

SPORTS DAY PRACTICE

So whats been going on since i have gotten back to school? Actually nothing much, and i like it that way. Teach one or two classes a day, then i am off to watch the kids practice for their sports day festival coming up saturday. What is sports day? Heck, i am still not really sure, its not even really sports, and we dont have it in america. To sum it up, its alot parading and marching in the hot sun, followed by some crazy relay races, tug a war and some other crazy games, then finished up with some other crazy antics for display such as a human pyramid. Anyways before the big day the kids endure tough heat and humidity. Well anyways more will be updated when the day comes ... otherwise enjoy some pics from their practice.

check out the sock

chubs aka portrait shot

japanese stretch, "taiso"

sittin down

azuma sensei on the run

hi again

on the run

at ground level

1st graders ready to run

running by

NEW RAM

Damn it feels good, my computer that is, added 512mb more, runs like new again, yipee!

FALSE ALARM

Well the typhoon wasnt all that, damn. Just a bit windy but nothing serious. Nothing even flew away, damn no excitement. Another over reaction by the whole J news gang. Dang and school wasn't even canceled. Double damn. But on a lighter note i had to go to elementary school today, and it was only a half day, so 3 classes for me, then the kids headed home. So that was better than nothing via the typhoon. So it was class with the little crazy ones today. Things are pretty chill this year, i think i pretty much got the routine for the elem kids down. Just a little tweak here and there.

TYPHOON AND HURRICANE

typhoon
n : a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

hurricane
n : a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots

typhoon number 14 is what they call it, its hella red , i know red is not good ...

WINDS A BLOWIN

Been watching the news and checking the internet, a big ass typhoon is coming this way, and they say its really big! Last year there was a couple but nothing destructive, my apartment was still in one piece. But one alarming thing is that today there was a little truck going by saying something about a "typhoon coming tomorrow". First of all having little trucks going by every 10 minutes is not a good sign. Guess there is a second thing too, usually before the typhoon the weather is pretty mild, but tonite its been rainy and windy and heck the thing wont even be here til evening. Mmmm .. anyways i will update more on this thing tomorrow.

Amazing how important the news is, i knew the hurricane Katrina down south was pretty bad, but didnt realize how bad it was until i was reading more about from this blog from a reporter down there, blogs are badass, screw that cnn stuff. Check it out ...
dancing with katrina hope the storm coming up isnt like Katrina, heck my chopstick home wont hold up. Best wishes to the people in the hurricane, i feel for u all, keep your head up. Nature is a dangerous thing.

time to play ball

"taiso" japanese stretching to some very interesting music

superintendent wada gets ready the opening pitch

chillin on grass

hammer time

homerun swing

bat boy

2005 team pic

no worries we gonna win

peace n victory

new jersey nice n dirty

final champs again! 8-2 (left side)

BACK IN NIPPON

Well back for a 3rd year, kinda unbelievable, thought it was just one year, then it became two, and now three, wierd how things turn out. Missed all my friends and family, so it was good to catch up with everyone, its definetly a good thing that i went back for the summer. Just going back made me appreciate things even more, including that steak from Outback.

Anyways, took the Korean Air back to Japan, service and food was a bit above average, but nothing exciting and no tv monitors, damn. Anyways got home in one piece. Dont think i will fly from Seoul again, takes too long, and the plane got in late, and i had to catch the last train home. Damn its not fun with hella luggage on a train packed with people. Well back to the sounds of those damn cicadas. zzzzzzzzzz