KReeP-e guy
Bill & Caren
Miho & Mitsue
The back end of the table.
Me and Omar
Group photo! Thanks everyone, it was a great time!
ほんとうにありがとう、みなさん。
[Karaoke! Sorry guys, these videos are too funny not to post... =P]
Are your ears bleeding yet? =)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Last night in the USA!
For my last night, my friends (who I met through the LA Japanese Language Meet-up) threw a Bon Voyage/Happy Birthday party for me. Starting off with Karaoke and then a very nice dinner at a little Japanese place in West LA (which was very very good.)
KReeP-e guy
Bill & Caren
Miho & Mitsue
The back end of the table.
Me and Omar
Group photo! Thanks everyone, it was a great time!
ほんとうにありがとう、みなさん。
[Karaoke! Sorry guys, these videos are too funny not to post... =P]
Are your ears bleeding yet? =)
KReeP-e guy
Bill & Caren
Miho & Mitsue
The back end of the table.
Me and Omar
Group photo! Thanks everyone, it was a great time!
ほんとうにありがとう、みなさん。
[Karaoke! Sorry guys, these videos are too funny not to post... =P]
Are your ears bleeding yet? =)
SUCK!!!-SWEET!!!
Alright. So I was playing around w/ my new camera that I got for the trip, and I took this photo of my truck:
This will now be known as the "Before" photo.
30 minutes later, it looked like this:
Tiny bits of glass were everywhere:
What happened? Well, to make a long story short, let's just say no matter how short of a distance you are traveling w/ a pressure washer in the back of your truck - tie it down!!!
SUCK!!! 4 days before I have to move out of my house and I leave for Japan... yeah, I was not a happy camper. Really didn't need this waste of time...
However the positive side is that my auto insurance (USAA) covered it with no charge, and set someone up to come out to my house to repair it.
Less then 36 hours later, it was back to normal. ~SWEET!!!
I really can't express how happy I am w/ USAA and SafeLite Auto-glass (and Manuel, nice guy). They did a good, quick job. Now back to the packing and stressing!
This will now be known as the "Before" photo.
30 minutes later, it looked like this:
Tiny bits of glass were everywhere:
What happened? Well, to make a long story short, let's just say no matter how short of a distance you are traveling w/ a pressure washer in the back of your truck - tie it down!!!
SUCK!!! 4 days before I have to move out of my house and I leave for Japan... yeah, I was not a happy camper. Really didn't need this waste of time...
However the positive side is that my auto insurance (USAA) covered it with no charge, and set someone up to come out to my house to repair it.
Less then 36 hours later, it was back to normal. ~SWEET!!!
I really can't express how happy I am w/ USAA and SafeLite Auto-glass (and Manuel, nice guy). They did a good, quick job. Now back to the packing and stressing!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
KReeP in JAPAN
It's adventure time!!!
That's right I'm going to Japan.
For 5 weeks, from February 1st to March 7th.
I'm leaving my home and job to do it too.
Yup, I'm crazy!
Unfortunatley, is not a cheap thing to do right now.
It's 89¥ to the dollar right now, ouch.
The cheapest plane ticket I could find was on Singapore Air. ($780)
I also invested in the JR Railpass for three weeks, Green Car ($860), which I've been told is essential for touring on the railways in Japan. (Green Car = First Class)
Also I investing in some toys, and other necessities for travel:
My Laptop ($650), and my coffee~ yum!
My laptop and a 12cell extended-life battery ($129), a 1TB external hard drive ($129), my new Fuji Finepix J10 Camera ($99). [Plus 2 SD memory cards for it ($12x2),and an extra rechargable battery ($29)]
I found a 7 piece luggage set for $80.00. I'll only use about half of it, but still, it's a pretty good deal. And a nice big back pack, with lots of pockets ($60). [I made a real nice stencil to spray paint my name on my luggage, but the spray paint sucked so it didn't come out so great. I'll have to fix that later...]
So what am I out now: $1640 trip + $1060 toys + $140 luggage = $2840
That's not including the hotels and other expenses yet...
That's right I'm going to Japan.
For 5 weeks, from February 1st to March 7th.
I'm leaving my home and job to do it too.
Yup, I'm crazy!
Unfortunatley, is not a cheap thing to do right now.
It's 89¥ to the dollar right now, ouch.
The cheapest plane ticket I could find was on Singapore Air. ($780)
I also invested in the JR Railpass for three weeks, Green Car ($860), which I've been told is essential for touring on the railways in Japan. (Green Car = First Class)
Also I investing in some toys, and other necessities for travel:
My Laptop ($650), and my coffee~ yum!
My laptop and a 12cell extended-life battery ($129), a 1TB external hard drive ($129), my new Fuji Finepix J10 Camera ($99). [Plus 2 SD memory cards for it ($12x2),and an extra rechargable battery ($29)]
I found a 7 piece luggage set for $80.00. I'll only use about half of it, but still, it's a pretty good deal. And a nice big back pack, with lots of pockets ($60). [I made a real nice stencil to spray paint my name on my luggage, but the spray paint sucked so it didn't come out so great. I'll have to fix that later...]
So what am I out now: $1640 trip + $1060 toys + $140 luggage = $2840
That's not including the hotels and other expenses yet...
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