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Why I Resigned

Saturday, December 25, 20101:42:00 AM foodpsycho 6

Why I Resigned (2009 Edition) Who would've thought it'd come to this? Let's think waaay back, to when I left Australia back in M...

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Matsushima & Sendai

Monday, December 6, 20103:09:00 AM foodpsycho 2

You could say it's been a busy couple of weeks. Two weeks ago Kym and I travelled north to the cities of Sendai and Matsushima. The lat...

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Halloween and Wintumn

Wednesday, November 3, 20109:56:00 PM foodpsycho 4

Another Halloween has come and gone, and another year of proving how little I care about spending money on a quality costume. This year I w...

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Above Kurobe Dam

Wednesday, October 27, 201011:13:00 AM foodpsycho 5

So it's about time I gave an update. The suffocating summer heat has left, the "changing colours" season has begun, and right...

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Goodbye, Bike

Tuesday, September 21, 20101:58:00 AM foodpsycho 4

Only two things are ever stolen in Japan: umbrellas and bikes. Now, I've had plenty of umbrellas stolen from me (mostly ones that have ...

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Nagaoka Fireworks

Friday, August 6, 201012:41:00 AM foodpsycho 2

It had been a late night on Sunday - a karaoke session ending at 4am - so I thought I was pretty justified in sleeping in till after 1:00pm ...

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Summer Event, Canyoning

Sunday, July 25, 201012:08:00 AM foodpsycho 2

"Hello everyone!" I greeted my 4-year-olds with this morning, beaming from ear to ear. They all just stared at me in silence. The...

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Humidity, Fireflies, Binzuru

Monday, June 28, 201010:34:00 PM foodpsycho 6

I'm well into my third summer in Japan now and the humidity has hit rather uncomfortable levels - and it's still rising. The mounta...

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Golden Week pt 2: Sado Island

Sunday, June 6, 20102:56:00 PM foodpsycho 7

Sado Island isn't a common tourist destination, even for Japanese people. It's a beautiful place, not yet totally ruined by civilis...

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Golden Week pt 1: Festival

Friday, May 7, 201011:22:00 PM foodpsycho 2

After having lived in Japan for over two years now, I can safely say that a lot of cool and weird stuff has happened to me; the things I...

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Don't Blink

Saturday, April 10, 20109:33:00 PM foodpsycho 9

Earlier tonight, I'd not long come home from work when the phone rang. "Brendan, get outside now!" Efe screamed. "Hurry!...

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The Third Year Begins

Wednesday, March 24, 20101:36:00 AM foodpsycho 5

Not many people know that I nearly didn't make it to a third contract. At least twice last year I was on the verge of quitting, once in...

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Winter, Old People and Monkeys

Thursday, March 11, 201012:00:00 PM foodpsycho 2

I swear, they're out to get me. I've already been hit once this winter, as I was riding my bike home in the pelting snow. The snow...

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Back From Australia

Sunday, February 28, 20107:17:00 PM foodpsycho 7

Thanks to everyone who came out to see me during my brief return to Australia a couple of weeks ago. It really was a fantastic trip, and I ...

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DisneySea 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 201012:50:00 AM foodpsycho 1

Before he left Japan, Phil, Yukiko and I took Richard to DisneySea. Here's a quick compilation of the videos I took.

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Trip to Hiroshima Part 2

Monday, January 18, 201010:42:00 AM foodpsycho 1

Boy, was New Years Eve 2009 a night to remember! Earlier that day we had begun our slow 3-day trek back to Nagano, arriving in Okayama at a...

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Trip to Hiroshima

Sunday, January 3, 20104:12:00 PM foodpsycho 5

Last night I got home from my biggest and most thorough trek through this country yet, and possibly the most amazing. The sites I saw, the ...

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