Since May I have been commuting to work by train. There are ups and downs of this mode of transportation, but let’s focus on the ups. time saving – as long as I’m going somewhere nea… more →
Neo-新びっくりブログびっくり wrote 1 day ago: Since May I have been commuting to work by train. There are ups and downs of this mode of transporta … more →
びっくり wrote 3 weeks ago: Tomorrow morning I will start riding the trains for free until Christmas! Yes, that’s right, I … more →
びっくり wrote 1 month ago: Upon first coming to Japan, I often heard foreigners say things like: It is rude to eat while standi … more →
びっくり wrote 1 month ago: Well, I survived the typhoon as expected and now we are enjoying the fair weather which always follo … more →
びっくり wrote 2 months ago: Last night I violated one of my rules about posting and today at lunchtime I noticed why I have that … more →
びっくり wrote 4 months ago: Commuting by train has it’s little quirks. Finding a seat is an important stage of my morning … more →
びっくり wrote 4 months ago: Good tools are usually worth the money spent. Not only do they make tasks easier and improve the qua … more →
びっくり wrote 5 months ago: Twas the question asked of me by the owners of Naniwa Noren (浪花のれん) under Hisai station (久居駅) as I c … more →
びっくり wrote 5 months ago: I love spending money, but something I love more is saving money. My move to Ise was mostly a matter … more →
びっくり wrote 6 months ago: Momentary misunderstanding, minor embarrassment. When the Shingata Flu (新型インフルエンザ) started, my futur … more →
びっくり wrote 6 months ago: Gaijin is a word to refer to foreigners, or as the Germans would say Auslanders. Some people think t … more →
びっくり wrote 7 months ago: Saturday was the second house hunting trip to Ise. We visited an apartment building in Kawasaki (河崎) … more →
びっくり wrote 8 months ago: Last Friday we had the day off for the Vernal Equinox (and you wonder why people think Japanese peop … more →
びっくり wrote 8 months ago: OK! Time for a photo frenzy. I was doing fairly well at getting photos into posts, but when my old m … more →
びっくり wrote 9 months ago: Recently I had the idea to “dredge” my blog looking for things I’ve promised and h … more →
びっくり wrote 11 months ago: Well, I’m back at full speed in Japan; but, it couldn’t happen without a little prayer. … more →
びっくり wrote 11 months ago: I was really torn because I wanted to title this one: Take My Stuff, Please! My trip is almost done … more →
びっくり wrote 11 months ago: Once again it is almost time for me to head west on my return to the East; so, number crunching comm … more →
びっくり wrote 1 year ago: After a long break, let’s get things rolling with the second pass through the ‘T’ … more →