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Daily excerpt from The Paranoid's Pocket Guide:
Only a few years ago, cooking hamburders at 140 degrees Fahrenheit was enough to kill most harmful bacteria in the meat. But now burgers must be cooked at 155 degrees for at least 15 seconds to destroy Escherichia coli O157:H7, an emerging, deadly strain of bacteria.
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Woke up at: 0650
Mood: Anxious (to get tomorrow over with)
Listening to: Wheelz of Steel by Outkast
Weather Report: Rained all day
Japanese Word/Phrase/Food of the Day: kuse = smells bad
Japan News: TOKYO - Domestic shipments of cell phones rose 24.5% in August from a year earlier to 4,148,000 units, extending a rising streak to 10 months, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association said Tuesday. Shipments of cell phones excluding personal handy-phone system (PHS) handsets rose 22.4% to 3,988,000 units for the 11th straight monthly gain, the association said.
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Fantasy Football Update (as of 10.14.03):
Record: 3-2-1
Scruff had no chance!
Week 6 matchup: Scruffs Minions (Don) = 12pts
Me = 44pts
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Fantasy Basketball Update (as of 10.14.03):
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Current Book Status:
Cryptonomicon: page 900
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Misc News
Apple moves to support DVD + RW format:
After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.
Sony's toddler robot makes strides:
It dances. It can hold a conversation. And in about a year, humanoid robot Qrio will be knocking on doors, if Sony's plans fall into place.
Bluetooth has security gaps:
A report released this week by digital security firm @Stake argues that devices that are equipped with the short-range wireless technology, Bluetooth, could be easily attacked. The report highlights experiments showing that devices boasting the technology can be detected easily and, in some cases, that personal data from the gadgets can be downloaded.
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Kawasaki
10.12.03
Had a little difficult time gettin' to Brian's station. But I finally go there after gettin' on the wrong train.
Got to his place, it's a 1K w/loft. Pretty cool layout and real cozy. Brian's buddy, Q, came through. Q(uentin) is a koo kat; born and raised in Detroit, Moorehouse educated, mathematics major, hip hop head, plays hoop and talks a lot of $H!t. Another ALT came, Ken, came through. Ike(moto) a.k.a. Mr. Random; JA, born and raised in Hawaii, UH educated, AA major, speaks pretty good Japanese and not too bad in Tekken.
We cooked up some lunch while we played Street and Tekken. I didn't fare too well in Street, so I had to redeem myself in Tekken. Went 20-1! At around 0000ish...B's friends came through but unfortunately he was already out when they got there! So Q, Ike and I had to be the host for these 4 girls. Teaching them some slang.
10.13.03
The next day, Q came by and I cooked some stir fry. We had to go to the supermarket to get the vegetables and meat. Unfortunately, it was pouring outside! By the time B and I got back, our shorts were soaked! Cooked up some eggplant, green peppers, onions, chicken, mushrooms and bean sprouts. Got Q's approval. After lunch, Q and B went to the video store to get some movies to watch. When they got back, Q was all pissed off. For some reason, on the way there, the road to the video store was flooded about a foot and a half. On their way back, not more than 10 min, the road was fine! Anyhow, we watched Daredevil and I Spy. What sucked was that B's VCR was trippin' out. He would have to rewind, frame forward to get the picture back. This always happened at the best scenes of the movie. As for Daredevil, I've already seen it but it's always nice to see Jennifer Garner lookin' beautiful! As for I Spy, we all agreed that Jamie Foxx would've made the character better than Eddie Murphy. All in all...the movie was kinda wack. Owen Wilson's witty humor was nothing short of what I expected from him, Eddie Murphy was ok and of course Famke Jennsen looked gorgeous. Afterwards, we went to Q's and Ken's apartments for dinner. Q made some bomb @$$ real American spaghetti and Ken made various kinds of garlic bread. Kickin' it with those guys totally made me feel like I was back home, hangin' out with the fellas. Since most of my friends here are Japanese, it's very rare that I get a chance to talk to other people in good 'ol American English, who are the same level. Finally got a chance to listen to the new Outkast and Gang Star, pretty dope I must say.
Afterwards, B escorted me to the station and I headed home. Found out an easier way to get to B's now. So much better than the way I came. Also found out that my train line has a new schedule out. There are now 3 trains leavin' Shin Tsudanuma after 0000! Now when I go to Tokyo, I can stay out a little bit longer. I finally got home around 0030 and quickly checked my email, chatted to some folks and called it a night.
10.14.03
Takahashi sensei and I returned the exams to the students today. Most of the students have digressed for some reason. Gonna have to take a different approach to teaching now. For the 9th grade elective class, we played this game where Takahashi sensei or I would write a topic, then the students would have to write a sentence describing the topic. I decided to split up the cliques in the class to make it a little more interesting. The topics we used were: Miyahara sensei (9th grade social studies teacher, soccer coach, very strict but popular), English, pets and places you wanted to go. We got some interesting sentences for each of the topics.
On my way home, stopped off @ MatsuKiyo for some groceries. Had some karaage and made sauteed potatos and onions. Just finished ironin' my shirt tomorrow. We got the big city junior high school English meeting. Well...gonna call it a night cuz I gots to get up pretty early cuz Takahashi sensei is pickin' me up @ 0700!
Kaz out...
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Daily excerpt from The Paranoid's Pocket Guide:
Only a few years ago, cooking hamburders at 140 degrees Fahrenheit was enough to kill most harmful bacteria in the meat. But now burgers must be cooked at 155 degrees for at least 15 seconds to destroy Escherichia coli O157:H7, an emerging, deadly strain of bacteria.
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Woke up at: 0650
Mood: Anxious (to get tomorrow over with)
Listening to: Wheelz of Steel by Outkast
Weather Report: Rained all day
Japanese Word/Phrase/Food of the Day: kuse = smells bad
Japan News: TOKYO - Domestic shipments of cell phones rose 24.5% in August from a year earlier to 4,148,000 units, extending a rising streak to 10 months, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association said Tuesday. Shipments of cell phones excluding personal handy-phone system (PHS) handsets rose 22.4% to 3,988,000 units for the 11th straight monthly gain, the association said.
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Fantasy Football Update (as of 10.14.03):
Record: 3-2-1
Scruff had no chance!
Week 6 matchup: Scruffs Minions (Don) = 12pts
Me = 44pts
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Fantasy Basketball Update (as of 10.14.03):
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Current Book Status:
Cryptonomicon: page 900
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Misc News
Apple moves to support DVD + RW format:
After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.
Sony's toddler robot makes strides:
It dances. It can hold a conversation. And in about a year, humanoid robot Qrio will be knocking on doors, if Sony's plans fall into place.
Bluetooth has security gaps:
A report released this week by digital security firm @Stake argues that devices that are equipped with the short-range wireless technology, Bluetooth, could be easily attacked. The report highlights experiments showing that devices boasting the technology can be detected easily and, in some cases, that personal data from the gadgets can be downloaded.
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Kawasaki
10.12.03
Had a little difficult time gettin' to Brian's station. But I finally go there after gettin' on the wrong train.
Got to his place, it's a 1K w/loft. Pretty cool layout and real cozy. Brian's buddy, Q, came through. Q(uentin) is a koo kat; born and raised in Detroit, Moorehouse educated, mathematics major, hip hop head, plays hoop and talks a lot of $H!t. Another ALT came, Ken, came through. Ike(moto) a.k.a. Mr. Random; JA, born and raised in Hawaii, UH educated, AA major, speaks pretty good Japanese and not too bad in Tekken.
We cooked up some lunch while we played Street and Tekken. I didn't fare too well in Street, so I had to redeem myself in Tekken. Went 20-1! At around 0000ish...B's friends came through but unfortunately he was already out when they got there! So Q, Ike and I had to be the host for these 4 girls. Teaching them some slang.
10.13.03
The next day, Q came by and I cooked some stir fry. We had to go to the supermarket to get the vegetables and meat. Unfortunately, it was pouring outside! By the time B and I got back, our shorts were soaked! Cooked up some eggplant, green peppers, onions, chicken, mushrooms and bean sprouts. Got Q's approval. After lunch, Q and B went to the video store to get some movies to watch. When they got back, Q was all pissed off. For some reason, on the way there, the road to the video store was flooded about a foot and a half. On their way back, not more than 10 min, the road was fine! Anyhow, we watched Daredevil and I Spy. What sucked was that B's VCR was trippin' out. He would have to rewind, frame forward to get the picture back. This always happened at the best scenes of the movie. As for Daredevil, I've already seen it but it's always nice to see Jennifer Garner lookin' beautiful! As for I Spy, we all agreed that Jamie Foxx would've made the character better than Eddie Murphy. All in all...the movie was kinda wack. Owen Wilson's witty humor was nothing short of what I expected from him, Eddie Murphy was ok and of course Famke Jennsen looked gorgeous. Afterwards, we went to Q's and Ken's apartments for dinner. Q made some bomb @$$ real American spaghetti and Ken made various kinds of garlic bread. Kickin' it with those guys totally made me feel like I was back home, hangin' out with the fellas. Since most of my friends here are Japanese, it's very rare that I get a chance to talk to other people in good 'ol American English, who are the same level. Finally got a chance to listen to the new Outkast and Gang Star, pretty dope I must say.
Afterwards, B escorted me to the station and I headed home. Found out an easier way to get to B's now. So much better than the way I came. Also found out that my train line has a new schedule out. There are now 3 trains leavin' Shin Tsudanuma after 0000! Now when I go to Tokyo, I can stay out a little bit longer. I finally got home around 0030 and quickly checked my email, chatted to some folks and called it a night.
10.14.03
Takahashi sensei and I returned the exams to the students today. Most of the students have digressed for some reason. Gonna have to take a different approach to teaching now. For the 9th grade elective class, we played this game where Takahashi sensei or I would write a topic, then the students would have to write a sentence describing the topic. I decided to split up the cliques in the class to make it a little more interesting. The topics we used were: Miyahara sensei (9th grade social studies teacher, soccer coach, very strict but popular), English, pets and places you wanted to go. We got some interesting sentences for each of the topics.
On my way home, stopped off @ MatsuKiyo for some groceries. Had some karaage and made sauteed potatos and onions. Just finished ironin' my shirt tomorrow. We got the big city junior high school English meeting. Well...gonna call it a night cuz I gots to get up pretty early cuz Takahashi sensei is pickin' me up @ 0700!
Kaz out...
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