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Saisaikiteya Event
Hey – here’s a post to answer the obvious (and totally fair) question: “Dude, you just said you were back to blogging and went radio silent again. What the heck is up with that?” Well, I’m wrapping up...
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Here’s a quick note to let you know that Know Your Meme talks about Soramimi (空耳; literally “empty ear”) in the Phonetic Translations video they put up. It’s the term for facetiously attempting to...
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Final Monitor Tour Videos
Well, folks, my tourism project with ICIEA has finally come to a close. It was a lot of fun, and I’m thankful for the experience. I created a video to precede my talk to the crowd gathered at the...
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Colorful ESL: Bowling
Oh the juvenile joys of living in a country where English is widely used…poorly… By poorly, I mean simply that you wouldn’t find that particular bit of English on an electronic scoring system screen...
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Deas in the News
One week ago today, I gave a talk about my monitor tour at an International Fair in Imabari City. The local media came out and did a story on it. Here’s my amateur slapdash attempt at translating the...
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Canned Yakitori
Say whaaat? That’s right. Yakitori, in a can. (It was put there by a man in a factory downtown.) I guess I’m still working the whole yakitori thing out of my system. I saw this next to the canned tuna...
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Outta Town
View Larger Map Hey everybody – this is just a heads-up to let you know that I’ll be in Beijing for just over a week. It’s my first time going to mainland China. Catch you on the flipside.
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All’s Well
Well, folks, I think it’s just about time to hang up the keyboard here at Rocking in Hakata. I suppose that the giant drop-off in posting meant I was de facto retired already! My wonderful time in...
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A Humble Request: 頼むよ！お願いします！
For anybody who still follows this blog: first, bless your soul; second, I’ve got a favor to ask. I NEED YOUR HELP, INTERNET. I’ve got a super selfish request to make. My fiancee and I entered a...
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