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The End Of Summer
An explanation of why workmen are never working, and a close to Japanese summer.
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BBQ
A lovely day trip out to the mountains for a BBQ with my Japanese school.
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X-Valid
A simple plugin for WordPress that converts arbitrary HTML to valid XHTML.
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Holiday Allowance
I couldn’t live without holidays, but it seems that Japanese businesses can’t live with them.
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Obon
The Japanese Obon festival is dedicated to the spirits of the ancestors.
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Pachinko
Gambling is illegal in Japan, except where it isn’t. Which is everywhere you can find a Pachinko parlour. Which is everywhere.
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Fire Flowers
With my reading comprehension the way it is, there’s no wonder I didn’t realise that Hanabi literally meant Fireworks.