JAPAN AND THE GREAT PRESENT GIVEAWAY CONUNDRUM
Now back to Japan and some more memories that will remain in my mind as long as my mind continues to function. The next one that comes to memory was called the great present giving tradition. It started off innocently…
A SHORT STORY OR CHICKEN DINNER SAGA
This is an animal story and one that traumatized our baby for a long time. It started around easter (possibly) when we visited a local church for a service. In Japan most people were Shinto Buddhists, but come Christmas or…
SIGHTS & SCENES OF KYUSHU JAPAN 1984
Our home town in Japan was Omuta, located on the South Island Kyushu and attached to Shimabara Peninsula. It was a beautiful place and filled with wonders not yet experienced by our young family. We took every opportunity to see…
A MEMORY, OR HOW TO PREPARE A LOBSTER
This memory comes from a very early time in Japan and shows some of the adjustments that a gaijin (foreign devil) had to make in day to day life. This memory comes from a friend but has stuck in my…
WHEN IN JAPAN IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP YOUR GUTS DRY
This story was again framed around the time of our arrival and demonstrates how worldly I had become, and how sophisticated I was, in discovering and experiencing new and exotic tastes. As I mentioned, I had arrived a couple of…
BULLSHIT VERSUS BULLETS AND FIRST ENCOUNTERS IN A NEW WORLD
It is now early 1983 and my quest for another overseas assignment was finally bearing fruit. We were now in deep negotiations with my former (Peru) employers and my current (USA) employers. The discussions centred around a Project, civil (mining,…
WHATS NEXT A PEEK AT OUR NEXT STOP JAPAN 1983
A small preview of where our next journey takes us. After a brief stay in Edmonton, we gathered our things, packed our bags and left for Omuta, Kyushu, Japan. We left Deysi’s little sister under police protection in an apartment,…
RAMBLING MIND WHY NOT CANADA BEFORE JAPAN 1980
Today my rambling mind takes me past memories of Peru, where I have been lost for the past few days, and onto further adventures after our return to Canada. I promised to move on to our adventures in Japan, however I…
RAMBLING MIND SO LONG PERU AND WHERE TO FROM HERE
Well today we find ourselves locked in for, what seems like, our second year. However time is passing and we have had no indication that we have caught THE VIRUS. I can only hope it passes soon, although I am…
