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Days til Brandon & Thuy are in Japan: 06
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Woke up at: 07:00
Mood: Kinda tired from playin' bball today
Listening to: I Am Music by Common feat. Jill Scott
Weather Report: Super Humid
Japanese Food: Kare = curry
Japanese Word/Phrase of the Day: Mukatsuku = angry
Japan News: FUKUOKA -- Fourteen people, mostly students from Kyushu Sangyo University here, have been arrested for cultivating marijuana in Japan's biggest dope-growing find, officials said Tuesday. Those arrested include three current students of the university, nine graduates, another youth who dropped out of a college and a high school boy. "They committed a terribly anti-social crime, so we are discussing the matter seriously," said a written statement from Kyushu Sangyo University president, which was read out by a top official. The students allegedly cultivated marijuana in the mountains of Oita Prefecture and in their homes for their own consumption and to sell from November 2001 through to July this year. Three of the university graduates developed a 30-meter-square field to grow hemp in the mountains. Officials of the Health Ministry, who announced the arrest, said this was the largest attempt ever to grow hemp in Japan. During questioning, some of the students confessed that they bought hemp seeds over the Internet or when they went overseas. "We began growing it out of curiosity, and made money by selling it to our classmates," officials quoted one student as saying. A joint of marijuana was sold for 5,000 yen, the officials said.
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Fantasy Football Update (as of 09.02.03):
I'll be updating this completely when the season starts.
Nothing new to post...season starts in 2 days!
Fantasy Baseball Update (as of 09.01.03):
Fleas & Ninjas finally had a good week. I'm only clinging to a 42 point lead!
| Rank | Manager | Season | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanshin Tigers | 2981 | 21 |
| 2 | Dodger Dogs | 2939 | 1 |
| 3 | Jookies | 2741 | -8 |
| 4 | Border Jumpers | 2727 | 100 |
| 5 | Fleas & Ninjas | 2183 | 231 |
School
School started yesterday. Need I say more, now it's back to the grind again. I'm kinda happy to be back. Good to see the students and teachers again.
This week and next week's schedule are little different to allow time for Sports Day practice on Saturday, Sept. 13th.
Today we had classes, unfortunately or Takahashi sensei, it's the day where he has 5 straight classes! Feelin' bad for him, I decided to endure the pain with him. We got to meet one of the 3 new students. She's a 7th grader, Korean, lived in England. Her english is really good. I was shocked to have a normal english conversation with her. Her skill is way beyond any of the students at our school. Even better than Haruka's!
Been reading Catfish and Mandala like crazy. I can't put that book down. I must've read like 200 pages these past 2 days. Plan to finish it up tomorrow and then start Ender's Game or the massive classic, Cryptonomicon.
Decided to play ball with the team today. My first time in probably over a month and half. It was a conditioning day, so it was nice transition to get back into the swing of things. Got to teach the most promising 7th grade big man the little things a post man needs to know. It was nice to see Abiru sensei smile and thank me for my time.
Came back to the teacher's room and noticed that I had a green tea bottle on my desk. True to Japanese culture, Takahashi bought it for me because I gave him some of my tea in the morning because he didn't have time to buy his water on the way to school.
Dropped by Matsu Kiyo for some maguro and yama imo and ran into Muraguchi san from Ikko. He gave me a nod and his normal slang greeting.
Came home and made some somen and yamakake. Somen turned out good...but my first attempt at making yamakake didn't turn out like I wanted. However it was good.
My tv programs as usual didn't disappoint. Was laughing almost through both programs. They seem to come up with some of the craziest stuff.
Anyhow...gonna call it a night. Gotta leave school early for a dentist appointment. Aite...peace out ya'll!
Kaz out...
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火曜日, 9月 02, 2003.
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