Aaaye!!

Everynow and then something from the Caribbean jumps outs and surprises me in Japan. The bottle of Matouk's pepper sauce in the 100yen store, the tucked and hidden away Jamaican restaurant, and below, once again pepper sauce at a Mexican restaurant in Sasebo City (after a football match with friends L-R Alex (Washington) Chris (England) and Courtney (forgot what state USA). Was actually good, the Trinidad Mustard Sauce.

Home time - Nagasaki Kakuyo High

No, not for me quite yet. Just decided to get some pics of students after another hard day at school. いってらっしゃい！

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is just a 4-letter word,

That when given from the heart -
Purely,
Without unnecessary distractive influence,
Or mal-motive -
It can cahnge the World!
Think of what we can do
With 1 letter's worth!


In Japan Valentine's Day is for men! That is, women are supposed to give men they admire or like, some token (chocolate, cake and the like). All you Western women who are already throwing their arms in the air crying 'BLASPHEMY!', there is a day next month (March) where the token is reciprocated. Anyways, last year I was at my High School and got nothing but a little candy from a group of 4 girls... damn teenagers! lol This year I was at Takashima Elementary and Junior High School and this is just part of my stash. I felt loved (that didn't sound too pathetic...) That's my stash... home baked cookies, chocolates and goodness.

Second Grade Sashimi Class

Mori-kun, the last guy there, the period just before lunch ran past the school shop that I was helping out at and shouted "Allan! Now... sashimi!" in a rather inviting way (at least that's what I wanted to hear Sashimi, raw fish, being my favourite Japanese food. "Really!!" I shouted and bolted to the staff room to get my camera and stuff and told him to wait on me. What followed was a great food class with loads of fish to practice and of course eat after... Yellow tail, some other fish and squid were on the menu. I have yet to make sashimi myself at home but I guess I can try now. The remaining parts of the fish (the heads and tails and stuff above), Yoshino (my neighbour and one of the teachers of the food class... 2nd person from the left in the pic above Mori) made a nice broth.