This page will serve as a list of lists to help me remember what I`ve been doing, the things I`ve seen and just general things to help me remember my time in Japan. It may prove useful, interesting and insightful. Probably not though!
1. Celebrities seen on TV
- Tommy Lee Jones – Boss Coffee
- Kiether Sutherland – Caloriemate
- Angelina Jolie – Shinseido (Make up)
- Ronaldiniho – Panasonic
- Richard Gear – Holiday Company
- Jean Reno – Car Company
- Meg Ryan – Nescafe
- Scarlett Johanson (Quite ironic I think) – Coffee
- Julie Dreyfus (Woman who has arms cut off in Kill Bill) – Domestic Appliance
- Cameron Diaz – Softbank (formerly Vodafone)
- Brad Pitt – Softbank
2. Places I`ve visited
- Shinkjuku
- Harajuku
- Asakusa
- Ryogoku
- Shibuya
- Yokohama
- Akihabara
- Ueno
- Fuji-Kyu
- Kamakura
- Enoshima
- Ofuna
3. Japanese foods I`ve tried
- Sushi
- Ramen
- Cod Entrails
- Shochu (Japanese Vodka)
- Gyoza (Japanese dumplings – similar to Won Ton)
- Tempura
- Fish Eggs
- Purple Fried potato blueberry things
4. Japanese level
- Reading – Kanji: 20 characters Katakana: Good Hiragana:Ok
- Writing – bad bad bad
- Listening – Low
- Speaking – Low
5. English Level
- Reading/Writing/Listening – Native level
- Speaking – Good (Declining day by day…)
6. Foods missing most from home
- Full English Breakfast
- Roast Dinner
- Fish and Chips
7. Places had beer ( ￥220 = £1 ish)
- Akihabara – cheap happy hour ￥1000 for 2 hours (Rose and Crown)
- Yokohama – Expensive Happy Hour ￥1900 for 2 hours (The Tavern)
- Kashiwa – Expensive beer ￥７００ a beer (The Hub)
- Shibuya – Cheap ￥２００ a beer (Tasu-ichi)
- Matsudo – EXPENSIVE! ￥９００ a beer + ￥500 table charge (American Bar)
- Shinjuku – Mid priced, ￥４００ a beer, between 5 and 7. Don`t know the name…
- Yabashira (Where I work) – Hananomai ￥500 for large beer and pizza
- Shinjuku – Dubliners ￥600 for great Guiness between 3 and 7. It`s in Kabukicho
- Ofuna – Gyu Kaku restaurant ￥５５０ for frosty ice cold beer
8. Branches worked at
- Matsudo
- Kashiwa
- Shin-Yahashira
- Shin-Matsudo
- Jusco Kashiwa
- Ayase
- Kita Senju
9.Weight loss
- 12 kilos
10. Souvenirs bought
- Laptop
- Mobile Phone
- Postcards – not sent any yet but will I promise…
- Manga Book
