super update
the past 2 weeks
last weekend had the 春季県民バレー大会 (chiba prefecture spring vball tournament) and the 春季市民バスケット大会 (funabashi city spring bball tournament). went all the way out to 葛飾中学校 (katsushika jhs) for my girls bball game which they lost. then went to 芝山中学校 (shibayama jhs, my old school) to watch my girls from last year play. it was nice to see them as well as all the parents. it was kinda weird to see 戸板先生 (toita sensei) coachin' another team but after her game was done, she came to cheer for 芝山. after the game, which they won (whoah, i was kinda surprised bout that one) i went home, cut my hair and chilled out for a little bit before meetin' up with 戸板先生 to head out to 古和釜 (kowagama) for 戸板先生's party given by the 芝山 vball team's parents. when we headed out there by taxi, i was wonderin' which 寿司 (sushi) place we were goin' to cuz いっこの忘年会 (ikko's end of the year party) is always held at this grubbin' place. when we got to the place, sure enough, it was the exact same place. i would say it's one of the best sushi/fish places in 船橋 (funabashi) that i've been to. we headed upstairs and when i entered the room i was totally shocked to hear, "kebin da!!!" it was the whole vball team and their parents and all these other girls that i didn't recognize. it was around 70 ppl in there!!! i thought this was just last year's team but it ended up bein' girls who played for 戸板先生 when she first started coachin' @ 芝山 7 years ago!!! it was kinda interestin' to see all the different "generations" cuz the youngest ones, the 8th graders are what...13/14 yrs. old, while the oldest ones are like 22. i also found out that the older siblings of other students that i taught played for 戸板先生. i ended up sittin' next to 山本先生 (yamamoto sensei), who was the vice principal at my elementary school last year. his daughter was the only 9th grader 2 years ago. got to kick it with all da pops and 宮本さん, (miyamoto-san) was the mc, and it was funny to see how all the shochu affected his personality thru the nite. also had to make my way to the mothers and thanked them for all the flowers, food, snacks, etc... for the past year. got a chance to talk to the recent graduates too. they seemed to be havin' a difficult time adjustin' to high school. then i went to kick it with the first class for a little bit. then karaoke started and a tragic thing happened. one of the wall speakers fell down and cut one of the girl's head. it was super serious but she did have to go the hospital. it was kinda koo to hear all the girls' as well as their parents' words of appreciation for 戸板先生. all the girls seemed to have had a bad first impression of her and wanted to quit but they didn't. and now, lookin' back, they all appreciated her for the way she not only coached them but was always there for them. after that, we all jumped in the chartered bus back to school, and a bunch of us went to karaoke for the 二次会 (1st after party). around that time, it got a little fuzzy, but i do remember orderin' food for 戸板先生. after that, i think i just fell asleep. bein' out the whole day took a toll. after that, took a taxi with 戸板先生 back to 薬園台駅 (yakuendai station) and then biked home.
the next day was bball for my boys team. the first game they won (they better have cuz it was only against 5 guys from the smallest school in the city, 3 classes only). the next game after that was between 高根 (takane) & 二宮 (ninomiya). in the first 3 min, 二宮 was up 30 - 0!?! then the 2nd string came in and increased the lead to 50 - 2. at halftime it was 82 - 5!?! the final score was 141 - 9!!! the game we played was against 行田 (gyouda) and they beat us pretty bad, 108 - 22. we got a lot of stuff to work on in practice.
after that game, i headed to tokyo for dinner w/tama. we went to キムカツ (kimukatsu), that grubbin' tonkatsu place. i kinda forgot what it tasted like. we went early and only had to wait like 30 min. since i wanted to recommend this place to my friends, i had to make sure that it's really worth it for them to wait. man, it was totally worth it. i can't believe that people are still waitin' outside. it's been open almost 9 months now. went to this nice little cafe near the station where they played all the music off records.
on monday, had bball practice and didn't really accomplish much. had vball practice afterwards and this time i got to hittin' drills with the girls' team. it was kinda funny to hear them all clap after i did my first spike (i kinda surprised myself bein' able to hit inside 10 with ease). man, these girls are good tho. there are some 8th graders who have been playin' since elementary and they'll easily beat my old school's team. it should be a fun and interestin' year.
got a call from shizu sayin' that her cousins from california are here. so i met up with them @ face for dinner. they grew up in marysville but the younger brother, jeff, played bball for sac betsuin. it was koo bein' able to talk to new peeps from back home. it's just so weird that shizu & jeff are so close even though they grew up in totally different environments. the 1st baseman from the chiba lotte marines goes to her church, so they always get hook up on tix. i would love to go to a baseball game at a real stadium.
on wed, we had the city wide meeting. i didn't want to go but my boss from the board of education called my school and told me to go. so numakura sensei gives me a ride to funachuu. durin' the english meetin', the head teacher of each school introduced their teachers and that was pretty much it. only 3 other alt's were there. but 仕様がない (can't be helped)
since friday was a holiday (みどりの日), on thurs nite, my old school pta threw a little party for the new teachers as well as for the teachers that left last year. it was good to see 三浦先生(miura snesei) as well as the other faculty/administration. met the new alt @ my old school. he's this swedish/english guy who's got a japanese wife. he's aite, but for some reason, all alt's that i meet, can sure talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. we went to karaoke at the usual place for the after party and chilled there til like 2230ish. biked back and went to cha cha for a bit. surprised to see mi-chan there. her leg is a lot better now after being in the hospital for 2 months. after, just came home and crashed.
next day, headed over to b's to chill. was only supposed to chill for like 3 hours, but luckily, some plans fell through, so we ended up just playin' madden, watchin' underworld and other tv programs that he recorded. went shoppin' the next day and i picked up the all white air force ones and a nike shoe bag. b went nutz. bought hella shiet. after chillin' in shibuya the whole day, went back and junj came out. he just bout a brand spankin' new 15" powerbook w/tiger! man, it was interestin' to show him some of the features that he had no idea about.
the next day, went home and pretty much chilled. did some cleanin' and laundry and then headed out to ikko for dinner. yumi-chan came thru as well as asada san, so i was kinda obligated to drink with them cuz it's the first time that i've seen him there cuz we're always missin' each other.
monday, school as usual. had my first 8th grade english elective class which went rather well. i was surprised to see so many students in it. my past 2 schools' english elective classes were pretty small. in da afternoon had vball practice with the girls then bball practice with the boys. after school, headed out to 中目黒 (nakameguro) to meet up with shuko for her bday. her last year bday party was when the fellas were out here and we went to that scary restaurant in shibuya. this year's was nice and small, just 5 ppl. it was good to see fumie again cuz it was the last time that i saw both her and shuko since july when we went to karaoke til mornin'.
tues, just chilled and then headed out to 代官山 (daikanyama) for itaru & ryoko's weddin' party @ africa. it was kinda weird at first cuz i didn't know anybody there. finally saw nobu and then sachi and then nori. payin' 一万円 (10,000yen = $100) for this party and you know that i'm gonna get my money's worth on food and definitely drink. the interestin' thing bout this weddin' party was that it was the first time seein' everyone write on the bride's weddin' dress. it wasn't her original one but another dress that she changed into. another thing that was a a little strange was that they were bumpin' club music there. the first time i went there, they just played soft music. after the party, didn't go to the 二次会 and instead went to 渋谷 to meet up with b & kyoko for dinner. we went to a place that kyoko recommended kinda near dogenzaka. it was a nice little place and we ate upstairs near which overlooked the 1st floor. the food was good and they had tons and tons of shochu. after that, i headed home.
woke up, packed up and headed out to 小岩 (koiwa) to go this vball practice game. it was nice to see 戸板先生 (toita sensei) with her new school and as always, seein' 橋本先生 (hashimoto sensei) teachin' in his very unique way. it was good to see the whole vball team family and i was greeted with a beer, 豚汁 (tonjiru = a pork miso soup kinda thing), カレー (curry) & various other dishes. after the games were over, 橋本先生、戸板先生、泉ママ、泉パパ and i drove out to 静岡 (shizuoka, where mt. fuji is) for a 飲み会 (nomikai) with 富士宮 (fujinomiya). we went in 橋本先生 car which was dope. it was an awd, honda mini-van with one of the dopest 3d navi's as well as automatic slidin' doors. it made the 3 hr to get there very comfortable. when we finally arrived, there was this huge group here for the annual vball girls vball tournament. there were teams from all over honshu. it was good to see some coaches i've met before as well as parents from the fujinomiya girls' team. they were all dancin' and after that there was this awesome 太鼓 (taiko) performance. afterwards we headed to this ryokan and had some food and drink. some coaches didn't believe that i was american. kinda funny. after that, we headed to this other bar to meet up with some other coaches. then we headed home @ 0130 and got back to 船橋 (funabashi) @ around 0430.
spent the next day just chillin' and played a little bit more of splinter cell: chaos theory. i only passed the second level but i must say that it's one of the dopest games i've played.
the past 2 weeks
last weekend had the 春季県民バレー大会 (chiba prefecture spring vball tournament) and the 春季市民バスケット大会 (funabashi city spring bball tournament). went all the way out to 葛飾中学校 (katsushika jhs) for my girls bball game which they lost. then went to 芝山中学校 (shibayama jhs, my old school) to watch my girls from last year play. it was nice to see them as well as all the parents. it was kinda weird to see 戸板先生 (toita sensei) coachin' another team but after her game was done, she came to cheer for 芝山. after the game, which they won (whoah, i was kinda surprised bout that one) i went home, cut my hair and chilled out for a little bit before meetin' up with 戸板先生 to head out to 古和釜 (kowagama) for 戸板先生's party given by the 芝山 vball team's parents. when we headed out there by taxi, i was wonderin' which 寿司 (sushi) place we were goin' to cuz いっこの忘年会 (ikko's end of the year party) is always held at this grubbin' place. when we got to the place, sure enough, it was the exact same place. i would say it's one of the best sushi/fish places in 船橋 (funabashi) that i've been to. we headed upstairs and when i entered the room i was totally shocked to hear, "kebin da!!!" it was the whole vball team and their parents and all these other girls that i didn't recognize. it was around 70 ppl in there!!! i thought this was just last year's team but it ended up bein' girls who played for 戸板先生 when she first started coachin' @ 芝山 7 years ago!!! it was kinda interestin' to see all the different "generations" cuz the youngest ones, the 8th graders are what...13/14 yrs. old, while the oldest ones are like 22. i also found out that the older siblings of other students that i taught played for 戸板先生. i ended up sittin' next to 山本先生 (yamamoto sensei), who was the vice principal at my elementary school last year. his daughter was the only 9th grader 2 years ago. got to kick it with all da pops and 宮本さん, (miyamoto-san) was the mc, and it was funny to see how all the shochu affected his personality thru the nite. also had to make my way to the mothers and thanked them for all the flowers, food, snacks, etc... for the past year. got a chance to talk to the recent graduates too. they seemed to be havin' a difficult time adjustin' to high school. then i went to kick it with the first class for a little bit. then karaoke started and a tragic thing happened. one of the wall speakers fell down and cut one of the girl's head. it was super serious but she did have to go the hospital. it was kinda koo to hear all the girls' as well as their parents' words of appreciation for 戸板先生. all the girls seemed to have had a bad first impression of her and wanted to quit but they didn't. and now, lookin' back, they all appreciated her for the way she not only coached them but was always there for them. after that, we all jumped in the chartered bus back to school, and a bunch of us went to karaoke for the 二次会 (1st after party). around that time, it got a little fuzzy, but i do remember orderin' food for 戸板先生. after that, i think i just fell asleep. bein' out the whole day took a toll. after that, took a taxi with 戸板先生 back to 薬園台駅 (yakuendai station) and then biked home.
the next day was bball for my boys team. the first game they won (they better have cuz it was only against 5 guys from the smallest school in the city, 3 classes only). the next game after that was between 高根 (takane) & 二宮 (ninomiya). in the first 3 min, 二宮 was up 30 - 0!?! then the 2nd string came in and increased the lead to 50 - 2. at halftime it was 82 - 5!?! the final score was 141 - 9!!! the game we played was against 行田 (gyouda) and they beat us pretty bad, 108 - 22. we got a lot of stuff to work on in practice.
after that game, i headed to tokyo for dinner w/tama. we went to キムカツ (kimukatsu), that grubbin' tonkatsu place. i kinda forgot what it tasted like. we went early and only had to wait like 30 min. since i wanted to recommend this place to my friends, i had to make sure that it's really worth it for them to wait. man, it was totally worth it. i can't believe that people are still waitin' outside. it's been open almost 9 months now. went to this nice little cafe near the station where they played all the music off records.
on monday, had bball practice and didn't really accomplish much. had vball practice afterwards and this time i got to hittin' drills with the girls' team. it was kinda funny to hear them all clap after i did my first spike (i kinda surprised myself bein' able to hit inside 10 with ease). man, these girls are good tho. there are some 8th graders who have been playin' since elementary and they'll easily beat my old school's team. it should be a fun and interestin' year.
got a call from shizu sayin' that her cousins from california are here. so i met up with them @ face for dinner. they grew up in marysville but the younger brother, jeff, played bball for sac betsuin. it was koo bein' able to talk to new peeps from back home. it's just so weird that shizu & jeff are so close even though they grew up in totally different environments. the 1st baseman from the chiba lotte marines goes to her church, so they always get hook up on tix. i would love to go to a baseball game at a real stadium.
on wed, we had the city wide meeting. i didn't want to go but my boss from the board of education called my school and told me to go. so numakura sensei gives me a ride to funachuu. durin' the english meetin', the head teacher of each school introduced their teachers and that was pretty much it. only 3 other alt's were there. but 仕様がない (can't be helped)
since friday was a holiday (みどりの日), on thurs nite, my old school pta threw a little party for the new teachers as well as for the teachers that left last year. it was good to see 三浦先生(miura snesei) as well as the other faculty/administration. met the new alt @ my old school. he's this swedish/english guy who's got a japanese wife. he's aite, but for some reason, all alt's that i meet, can sure talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. we went to karaoke at the usual place for the after party and chilled there til like 2230ish. biked back and went to cha cha for a bit. surprised to see mi-chan there. her leg is a lot better now after being in the hospital for 2 months. after, just came home and crashed.
next day, headed over to b's to chill. was only supposed to chill for like 3 hours, but luckily, some plans fell through, so we ended up just playin' madden, watchin' underworld and other tv programs that he recorded. went shoppin' the next day and i picked up the all white air force ones and a nike shoe bag. b went nutz. bought hella shiet. after chillin' in shibuya the whole day, went back and junj came out. he just bout a brand spankin' new 15" powerbook w/tiger! man, it was interestin' to show him some of the features that he had no idea about.
the next day, went home and pretty much chilled. did some cleanin' and laundry and then headed out to ikko for dinner. yumi-chan came thru as well as asada san, so i was kinda obligated to drink with them cuz it's the first time that i've seen him there cuz we're always missin' each other.
monday, school as usual. had my first 8th grade english elective class which went rather well. i was surprised to see so many students in it. my past 2 schools' english elective classes were pretty small. in da afternoon had vball practice with the girls then bball practice with the boys. after school, headed out to 中目黒 (nakameguro) to meet up with shuko for her bday. her last year bday party was when the fellas were out here and we went to that scary restaurant in shibuya. this year's was nice and small, just 5 ppl. it was good to see fumie again cuz it was the last time that i saw both her and shuko since july when we went to karaoke til mornin'.
tues, just chilled and then headed out to 代官山 (daikanyama) for itaru & ryoko's weddin' party @ africa. it was kinda weird at first cuz i didn't know anybody there. finally saw nobu and then sachi and then nori. payin' 一万円 (10,000yen = $100) for this party and you know that i'm gonna get my money's worth on food and definitely drink. the interestin' thing bout this weddin' party was that it was the first time seein' everyone write on the bride's weddin' dress. it wasn't her original one but another dress that she changed into. another thing that was a a little strange was that they were bumpin' club music there. the first time i went there, they just played soft music. after the party, didn't go to the 二次会 and instead went to 渋谷 to meet up with b & kyoko for dinner. we went to a place that kyoko recommended kinda near dogenzaka. it was a nice little place and we ate upstairs near which overlooked the 1st floor. the food was good and they had tons and tons of shochu. after that, i headed home.
woke up, packed up and headed out to 小岩 (koiwa) to go this vball practice game. it was nice to see 戸板先生 (toita sensei) with her new school and as always, seein' 橋本先生 (hashimoto sensei) teachin' in his very unique way. it was good to see the whole vball team family and i was greeted with a beer, 豚汁 (tonjiru = a pork miso soup kinda thing), カレー (curry) & various other dishes. after the games were over, 橋本先生、戸板先生、泉ママ、泉パパ and i drove out to 静岡 (shizuoka, where mt. fuji is) for a 飲み会 (nomikai) with 富士宮 (fujinomiya). we went in 橋本先生 car which was dope. it was an awd, honda mini-van with one of the dopest 3d navi's as well as automatic slidin' doors. it made the 3 hr to get there very comfortable. when we finally arrived, there was this huge group here for the annual vball girls vball tournament. there were teams from all over honshu. it was good to see some coaches i've met before as well as parents from the fujinomiya girls' team. they were all dancin' and after that there was this awesome 太鼓 (taiko) performance. afterwards we headed to this ryokan and had some food and drink. some coaches didn't believe that i was american. kinda funny. after that, we headed to this other bar to meet up with some other coaches. then we headed home @ 0130 and got back to 船橋 (funabashi) @ around 0430.
spent the next day just chillin' and played a little bit more of splinter cell: chaos theory. i only passed the second level but i must say that it's one of the dopest games i've played.
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金曜日, 5月 06, 2005.
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