Monthly Archives: January 2013

Haiku はいく 俳句

シェフは腕叩き一気に牛蒡引く Slapping his arm, the chef with all his might, pulls the burdock. シェフ は うで たたき いっきに ごぼう ひく 尾池和夫(おいけかずお) 

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Life in Chicago: Snow

This week, we finally got our first substantial amount of snow here in Chicago. I was actually really excited because everybody talked about how it snows a lot and it finally came. Here are a couple of pictures I took … Continue reading

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Lost and Found

A few weeks ago I had lost my wallet in the Don Quiote food court. What happened was I put my wallet in my helmet. And then I had put my helmet down to use my phone. I then just … Continue reading

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Pineapple Man “It’s Uplifting!”

Pineapple Man “It’s Uplifting!”

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Haiku はいく 俳句

鯊光る月の引力見ゆる町 Bright goby in the town that sees the moon’s pull. はぜ ひかる つき の いんりょく みゆる まち *“The town where the moon’s pull can be seen” is a catch phrase to promote tourism in the town of Tara in the Saga … Continue reading

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A Winter Visit to the Zoo

Monday was a holiday, and since I didn’t have to go to work, we thought it would be nice to have a family outing. The zoo seemed like a good choice. It isn’t far, about 30 minutes from our house. … Continue reading

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Whale watch

In Oahu the whales start coming around the end of October. January and February seems to be the height of the whale season. I see them almost every day in my job as both a scuba diving instructor and on … Continue reading

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Bad Dream

During the holiday season Atlantis Submarines is very busy. My main job is to do the Japanese narrations and during the New Year holidays the amount of Japanese customers is very high. This past holiday season I had to work … Continue reading

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Haiku はいく 俳句

伊能図の崖瘦せてゆく秋の波 Autumn cliff from Ino’s map; waves break gentler. いのう ず の がけ やせてゆく あき の なみ 尾池和夫(おいけかずお) 

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伊能図の起点の岩や秋の雲 Ino’s map the starting point rock autumn clouds. いのう ず の きてん の いわ や あき の くも *Inou Tadataka was the first man to map the entirety of Japan. To do so, he traveled around the edge of the country, … Continue reading

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