tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226387522024-02-29T04:59:58.954+09:00Taiwan & JapanSome writing but mostly photographs about people and places in Taiwan and JapanRodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-74214340683376009662018-02-17T21:38:00.001+09:002018-02-17T21:38:31.183+09:00Japanese speech <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I gave a speech about South Africa.. It took about an hour and went pretty well. I spent weeks preparing for it. About 30 people came. At the end I prepared some South African food for the guests - we had boerewors, vetkoek, koeksisters and rooibos tea. I think they enjoyed it. IVe been invited to do a similar speech in March in Ibaraki city.<br />
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-31878379400828027742018-02-17T10:14:00.001+09:002018-02-17T10:14:23.258+09:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">This was my first attempt at writing a comic. I wrote
it a few years ago and managed to get it published in a homeopathic magazine. Although,
not specifically about homeopathy it looks at the mind and intellectual issues
surrounding the topic of health and healing. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Specifically, it looks at evoltion from a Goethian perspective rather than a Darwinian perspective. </span></div>
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-61863608575460348492018-02-17T09:34:00.001+09:002018-02-17T09:34:07.748+09:00Tea Ceremony <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-9125290918948369682018-02-17T09:04:00.001+09:002018-02-17T09:11:15.629+09:00My tiny garden in Japan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here are some pictures of a few plants a planted last year. I took several pictures on my cell phone but unfortunately I lost them all when my phone crashed. recently, i've been doing a lot of deep thinking about who am am and what is my purpose on this earth. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4ae7PM_lOHjSpZmVuXgZDO7I7mQ36ZuVifDVYCX6pEoNjPEt3yUHDxIeLiEWomIScaGt-pvqb8lxoQairSiIlerhOtjan03y_BumKMTAawbbsUCZ4ieGGSISKlTxE-twq6jNvg/s1600/P1110022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4ae7PM_lOHjSpZmVuXgZDO7I7mQ36ZuVifDVYCX6pEoNjPEt3yUHDxIeLiEWomIScaGt-pvqb8lxoQairSiIlerhOtjan03y_BumKMTAawbbsUCZ4ieGGSISKlTxE-twq6jNvg/s320/P1110022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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I think the answer to that question is: "I'm a gardener." That's who I am. </div>
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I used to make a living teaching and I still do. Cultivating plants is much like cultivating knowledge in people. You plant a seed, provide it with sun, good soil and regular water and then watch it grow. </div>
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Homeopathic medicine is also like gardening. If a plant doesn't have water, nutrition and sunlight insects will devour it and it will eventually die. The job of the gardener and the homeopathic physician is to take care of health.</div>
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Mostly, i love getting my hands and feet dirty.</div>
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-41236030209559090012016-08-07T21:13:00.001+09:002016-08-07T21:13:37.579+09:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a long time since my last post.<br />
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-22228409848895620722013-05-13T21:52:00.001+09:002013-05-13T22:07:35.990+09:00Trip to ShinguI went to Shingu for the weekend and met up with old friends an ex-students. Here is Eri at the Shingu castle ruins. During the flood the bridges in the background were covered in water.<br />
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Lunch with some of my students.<br />
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<br />Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-42696638390888924192013-05-13T21:45:00.005+09:002013-05-13T22:08:02.821+09:00South AfricaI went back to SA for three weeks in April. Here a few pictures. Here's Luke.<br />
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Luke doing his karate moves.</div>
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Playing bowls in Oudtshoorn. I lost.<br />
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Some roads.<br />
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Just some random pictures of life in Osaka. I have neglected this blog for a long time.<br />
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Delicious Osaka street food.</div>
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Delicious Hiroshima food.</div>
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I took a short trip to Oz<br />
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View from Laurette and Pete's living room.<br />
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-87018802323655962962012-09-05T22:48:00.001+09:002012-09-06T12:25:09.003+09:00Laurette's visit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was taken in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Kyoto</b></span> somewhere near <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Gion</b></span>. I didn't want to take her to too many <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">temples</span></b>. Just one or two. Actually she didn't really like the temples. She enjoyed the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">food</span></b> much more.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffd966;">Here we are in Arashiyama</span>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">To me this is the most beautiful place on earth. Koyo was a little late this year so she missed the beauty of it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">I love this picture</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">The light was just right.</span></div>
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The sake tasted really good.<br />
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The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hiroshima Dome</span></b>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hiroshima</span> i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">s </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">a city</span> of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;"> wat</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">er</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">. Man</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">y islands and man</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">y <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rivers.</span> I was fascinated by the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">tides</span> going out.</span><br />
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Laurette and I on the way back from Hiroshima on the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> shinkansen</span>.</div>
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-34832687097333099322010-12-28T18:50:00.004+09:002012-09-06T12:35:48.510+09:00Autumn 2010<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Winter is coming and I think it's going to be a cold one. I went to SA in October so I cut my Japanese summer a little short. When I got back to Japan the cold weather had started. This is going to be a long winter for me. Some pictures taken at Osaka Castle Park. </span><br />
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-34128540063539535092010-12-28T18:38:00.005+09:002010-12-28T19:15:14.024+09:00South AfricaSome pictures from SA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2osa4hQB6pnD_oH4f_jzTJwPx_ZIV1OHkFRz3113S1H_Gnm6Eq0M0vpxT6wwUerzeY2Cq2SeUDTdR7Ju9dJwDMmd1Nx9NyYKBDptzc1mbY9EPVuY3ZEiHygdE8b59P36OeUSYAA/s1600/P1050348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2osa4hQB6pnD_oH4f_jzTJwPx_ZIV1OHkFRz3113S1H_Gnm6Eq0M0vpxT6wwUerzeY2Cq2SeUDTdR7Ju9dJwDMmd1Nx9NyYKBDptzc1mbY9EPVuY3ZEiHygdE8b59P36OeUSYAA/s400/P1050348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555666440467668994" /></a><br />I really like this picture of Laurette so I placed it at the top of this post. i think it's been about five years since I last saw her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PWQWo1cG_FgmH9AcRAFzxWQyThn-filP2cONI-6eHkFBm9Ou_T7SgSY3W8BbPLi5a64U1WuiFcEPy-_UrGBqfM8-jeZjZTa4tXke5umZn7J9Xg-8Wm86olobNeufaK-Hbp-agw/s1600/P1050075.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxfOhH0ebxPJTBhKtP8JnX8xmyo_D6q-eEX_2miTtAukmjwrMM5cOUS9L32xzk1yzXjALjxzXQMtunzmakveMIsrM5dfHthX55bEJq6dxjFjW4T4zeley4nPpejMf_j8inpZm6Q/s400/P1050241.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555674232975982434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq7IGPLDQ6KdNWyofRiTJ6J2zZIG2Zv79UpXaCaq6LGj9B4ipKxjJ4SMylB9QOLiwdITdC0dSS9Qwk2J8L5o90yaEBfgY-9bFf7ABNURyIq960p0dbkd5eCgYZAPKwRPKIItpqA/s1600/P1050424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq7IGPLDQ6KdNWyofRiTJ6J2zZIG2Zv79UpXaCaq6LGj9B4ipKxjJ4SMylB9QOLiwdITdC0dSS9Qwk2J8L5o90yaEBfgY-9bFf7ABNURyIq960p0dbkd5eCgYZAPKwRPKIItpqA/s400/P1050424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555674224052883522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTV5PyP2M8XWyhRmdMwNMV5fqSf9TLbElEciXb8alYzg4bG9iAm554CzZJzZxCfft2Ufam5JoT1Dw88NazoQiu50Hkb6B6tOgabhI6ocBbOx36Yb6r0K1ysfmcV0mL5sjmY_P0hw/s1600/P1050443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTV5PyP2M8XWyhRmdMwNMV5fqSf9TLbElEciXb8alYzg4bG9iAm554CzZJzZxCfft2Ufam5JoT1Dw88NazoQiu50Hkb6B6tOgabhI6ocBbOx36Yb6r0K1ysfmcV0mL5sjmY_P0hw/s400/P1050443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555674215677097298" /></a>Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-18095038010509205302010-12-28T18:32:00.003+09:002010-12-28T18:38:12.315+09:00Paragliding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HK8rmjfzfXuUedGQnL-88nkt5fYdPUh03-JHu1IG4J0tjg-Gx4hIPGWXSTh6z6VXntNKTla5HHClJEyk8hpo9mNWh7d8Qa0VieyF2xzkvxogvJn1g90alNlPN23-Xt5TYfO2yA/s1600/P1050590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HK8rmjfzfXuUedGQnL-88nkt5fYdPUh03-JHu1IG4J0tjg-Gx4hIPGWXSTh6z6VXntNKTla5HHClJEyk8hpo9mNWh7d8Qa0VieyF2xzkvxogvJn1g90alNlPN23-Xt5TYfO2yA/s400/P1050590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555665062929201330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUxU_1-uWqIFe8M_J65N2eqgZpKKGpFVjP8aXb2jDrDZ_5P2JzRFFhIvhDxY1jsUDCTs7OekHRDYEXcvlGDIGGQZaolYPSB_R3y_PkL5Nv48XhJap0GHDsqboY7i7urMF_0eWuA/s1600/P1050589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUxU_1-uWqIFe8M_J65N2eqgZpKKGpFVjP8aXb2jDrDZ_5P2JzRFFhIvhDxY1jsUDCTs7OekHRDYEXcvlGDIGGQZaolYPSB_R3y_PkL5Nv48XhJap0GHDsqboY7i7urMF_0eWuA/s400/P1050589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555665060351028466" /></a><br />Went for paragliding training. Didn't manage to fly but loved it. Can't wait for spring so I can try again.Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-42399626351797137912010-05-10T23:30:00.002+09:002010-05-10T23:38:09.775+09:00Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtsVdkXqKnqLkLGhKma4Dc_ZYmiEQJVgv3G9hIegePrixvXsnBa6O8iik4yZ6q_VmZGO919DKCtyu-O22R131Fdqpi6fSoLLxDWE1mhX_m-wMh7E7F0StrrTA6gY8-vMLeWgneQ/s1600/P1030835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtsVdkXqKnqLkLGhKma4Dc_ZYmiEQJVgv3G9hIegePrixvXsnBa6O8iik4yZ6q_VmZGO919DKCtyu-O22R131Fdqpi6fSoLLxDWE1mhX_m-wMh7E7F0StrrTA6gY8-vMLeWgneQ/s400/P1030835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469650664050463922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxwHRKfI8Ohxo9Ns4iKOTDkS8R5wypWmVHFe9sqdH4EEH88_Ovan62H4bsGuwjkr6VCH6OoGRpWUqW3Xzf5qFZIZMrcj5CWUwmh1vwrSATNmHMemkTDknx01caXIWmn5ME9O_FA/s1600/P1030812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxwHRKfI8Ohxo9Ns4iKOTDkS8R5wypWmVHFe9sqdH4EEH88_Ovan62H4bsGuwjkr6VCH6OoGRpWUqW3Xzf5qFZIZMrcj5CWUwmh1vwrSATNmHMemkTDknx01caXIWmn5ME9O_FA/s400/P1030812.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469650644609746930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCISmrrHSS5W-xxfjt8dZK_4Dmv4qcExoa9158DHvQ2O8NtRGvrxL_nPNnD7CMnKijJMuVtjtM7jusElLDuli28uTunWj4DyoJeWMd1PCVz7WLfTnKFHs3q3EsLgpJM9K6x0JSfQ/s1600/P1030819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCISmrrHSS5W-xxfjt8dZK_4Dmv4qcExoa9158DHvQ2O8NtRGvrxL_nPNnD7CMnKijJMuVtjtM7jusElLDuli28uTunWj4DyoJeWMd1PCVz7WLfTnKFHs3q3EsLgpJM9K6x0JSfQ/s400/P1030819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469649891800724498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILQn4YzlwAYmwgaCj-kn5jHG4Avf1rV6RxVEg4RUpOMO2ij1gFgbGzTiSmxjlAH5R-tRPs2FYSv_CPikUuO61kaCmZvPLMLYn60ZQAvrXeDQ_NWi3OfQAXd5nP0ghyphenhyphenfM2FLxBag/s1600/P1030829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILQn4YzlwAYmwgaCj-kn5jHG4Avf1rV6RxVEg4RUpOMO2ij1gFgbGzTiSmxjlAH5R-tRPs2FYSv_CPikUuO61kaCmZvPLMLYn60ZQAvrXeDQ_NWi3OfQAXd5nP0ghyphenhyphenfM2FLxBag/s400/P1030829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469649875665050882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMehqC9-NuLlSRjHIGa8tLU4Y2jkGCaxdDAFHViFqxeeEv8Xl0CxrjBbNC1ssvLstbevcTYpwuf7RNDd62zEYCsAZiAizoZiUNxQQE3OLwyvdj1eZcz1C4hUqVQd9MEProiNWiOw/s1600/P1030802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMehqC9-NuLlSRjHIGa8tLU4Y2jkGCaxdDAFHViFqxeeEv8Xl0CxrjBbNC1ssvLstbevcTYpwuf7RNDd62zEYCsAZiAizoZiUNxQQE3OLwyvdj1eZcz1C4hUqVQd9MEProiNWiOw/s400/P1030802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469649866594842018" /></a>Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-23351371318713303632010-01-10T22:07:00.003+09:002010-01-10T22:17:33.590+09:00SnowIt's been a long time since I've updated this blog. I now live in Nagano City. It snowed here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj857d4d67ZpbAkdSo7XO6iEHQD76vIKZ0D8oyGTQV0UAbrpPbgqO1MbndZWKvsNh8RJcY6cmdG5ZLgj7qgupC0RmQDFcifsym-Q3WLSQ5_yzEFo0441g_HlEEf7pp1lv_PUe8vBg/s1600-h/P1020394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj857d4d67ZpbAkdSo7XO6iEHQD76vIKZ0D8oyGTQV0UAbrpPbgqO1MbndZWKvsNh8RJcY6cmdG5ZLgj7qgupC0RmQDFcifsym-Q3WLSQ5_yzEFo0441g_HlEEf7pp1lv_PUe8vBg/s400/P1020394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425098682724322114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsrXx9MubTTWYHdxjXQaqULllHa0yMy9Rx4Xf9gZjUjyv3gz8BGryRnbpbv-fwrXGwoDQtMsoja3vfdTnop3bUxnaPqDofKkuWv_LTVu5OxJczfgRj7IWtkU5uiHArJ-OZJ8IRQ/s1600-h/P1020505.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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GOING AWAY PARTY. The cap on my head was a present that came in handy in the cold winters in Nagano.<br />
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These two classes were two of my favorite classes ever. Mondays in Kushimoto.<br />
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Another great class with some wise women.<br />
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Two of the smartest and most competative kids I've ever known.<br />
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My favorite kindergarten class in Kumano city.<br />
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Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-11496831340561082202008-12-25T08:52:00.001+09:002008-12-25T08:53:16.746+09:00Rent a carRodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-10934230515375594652008-12-24T22:33:00.002+09:002008-12-24T22:53:55.040+09:00Christmas PartyThis year's Xmas party was okay. Last year ray organised a play, which everyone loved, this year I read an Xmas poem and Amy got the kids to sing 12 days of Xmas. The poem was a bit of a flop, "Twas the night before Xmas". Far too difficult for anyone to understand and then the old English that nobody understood. Why I did it I will never know. I dressed up as Santa which went down okay with the kindergarten kids but not too well with the older ones.Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-34573820615155549482008-12-24T19:04:00.003+09:002008-12-24T21:02:23.871+09:00House in Shingu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE7rdNMYg2AE7pjHpT-8P26idegpsxpzMe8n26_1bfLVuOWPqe7yNEN93ZUSrW13gTcGKWuqDLpJylird-Zo4wGad43jfeR698672Zxm3WijGo6J6fwC-ZZ82TPVXXMlSiFYq_w/s1600-h/house1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE7rdNMYg2AE7pjHpT-8P26idegpsxpzMe8n26_1bfLVuOWPqe7yNEN93ZUSrW13gTcGKWuqDLpJylird-Zo4wGad43jfeR698672Zxm3WijGo6J6fwC-ZZ82TPVXXMlSiFYq_w/s400/house1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283325686637503986" /></a>Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-28666192484655289272008-12-04T13:28:00.008+09:002008-12-23T21:29:19.092+09:00ArishyamaArarishiyama means storm mountain in Japanese. 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSLiQHAnWmsk4rxQQlMtE7ilVXvAAVbkyJQryBOHb5q5TGof-y62TgVQnF6iPu3DyvLXtoYW7BALDU_mHaxQmvrv1M5jR2dgvJysRvflGhRsUUd4KA-C6sqIHs1i2JpEqM5vYsQ/s400/ara1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282240276593924802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGPXMB_vozNXErBTrl6jNqcQLk7TC-y5hMvxQB1jUvEIx9LP6t3r7j1Nvu6kCxBXTeVNCESk1a2u_Px8BqPyXwOq5mPhNXTkNdTtovIeNUTghU_pkfP5ZkrI3UnRZ5MQE6f9eYA/s1600-h/DSC01222.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGPXMB_vozNXErBTrl6jNqcQLk7TC-y5hMvxQB1jUvEIx9LP6t3r7j1Nvu6kCxBXTeVNCESk1a2u_Px8BqPyXwOq5mPhNXTkNdTtovIeNUTghU_pkfP5ZkrI3UnRZ5MQE6f9eYA/s400/DSC01222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276127116075666706" /></a>Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638752.post-74926510280952922292008-11-26T21:39:00.010+09:002008-12-24T13:30:08.117+09:00Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThnNYzGp-xGz3VbPHeYbICqjA82qT8HiNvODH62GYDLcaCdiEs5s16Ujxs-eNXk4tlYF640lO4vylgVmRo4G_qH7hGQRrqN_pDhdfhBnmncRY86ydmJ2E_ytIE7V-Zz7TkAWpIA/s1600-h/DSC00678.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThnNYzGp-xGz3VbPHeYbICqjA82qT8HiNvODH62GYDLcaCdiEs5s16Ujxs-eNXk4tlYF640lO4vylgVmRo4G_qH7hGQRrqN_pDhdfhBnmncRY86ydmJ2E_ytIE7V-Zz7TkAWpIA/s400/DSC00678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283209218775046226" /></a><br />We had a Halloween party at KICC, actually it went down quite well. I think the kids enjoyed themselves and everybody loved dressing up in costumes. I painted my face green and put on a witches costume. Some kids were a little afraid of me. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdkNLnsMOSuOKdKNzoqbjGqDmlNszwfPbipHTWZEwP8QmQ_CKrHS2wSlZlpAiQI9GhXq82xJWOMRVUBlCO2hbaYK9d7IG-AW_s-9C-lPgUJZTHT_TmnoXOYM-HCOdlmflPcTdCQ/s1600-h/DSC00796.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdkNLnsMOSuOKdKNzoqbjGqDmlNszwfPbipHTWZEwP8QmQ_CKrHS2wSlZlpAiQI9GhXq82xJWOMRVUBlCO2hbaYK9d7IG-AW_s-9C-lPgUJZTHT_TmnoXOYM-HCOdlmflPcTdCQ/s400/DSC00796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282951118256272738" /></a>Here I am with JO, he's one of the youngest students (if you can call him that). Actually all he does is wonder around the classroom and put things in his mouth. He leaves behind a saliva train where ever he's been. Actually he likes me a lot and his face lights up when he sees me. I don't teach him anymore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtld-RVuZQBqoa_ZIegrB8c8DSuUfCX0Z98u1q9K-8OOzws1jZD12uEUrnLCBrw5hh8oOOsL60PjCMq6JNJVBybFw7uDzq4JfmVKsalzviYK2QybbMyCjHGuhZ_bItadsZWdU1g/s1600-h/DSC00726.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtld-RVuZQBqoa_ZIegrB8c8DSuUfCX0Z98u1q9K-8OOzws1jZD12uEUrnLCBrw5hh8oOOsL60PjCMq6JNJVBybFw7uDzq4JfmVKsalzviYK2QybbMyCjHGuhZ_bItadsZWdU1g/s400/DSC00726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282951106244950802" /></a>The winner for best costume went to this boy for his lobster costume. Or is it a dragon?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MU5OBfP1fSlWS5vfM6cDnyAEq85NbQENYUnkVwLglgw9UVEdtWTljpuPC-9pNqypDYsL9L5JPMfMpIZp4FgDpicdctUOW4ermXu1UBitaK4A65bwbCdQcdRujn18-LrnRkR-xg/s1600-h/DSC00870.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MU5OBfP1fSlWS5vfM6cDnyAEq85NbQENYUnkVwLglgw9UVEdtWTljpuPC-9pNqypDYsL9L5JPMfMpIZp4FgDpicdctUOW4ermXu1UBitaK4A65bwbCdQcdRujn18-LrnRkR-xg/s400/DSC00870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282951100757858594" /></a>This is Atsuya. He is the only boy in an all girl class and is clearly not happy with that. He came as a kung fu master.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVpc2VKxyU0X3Nu4zUYaIz8RLCIb1I1ssrZdFI7ML49Pjca4ofvmUUN1hyqTAnz4BUws-sZ6qcZQILexCZfnCWPqOxNnvZZ2PdZjlDHgJvQ_ZtrN1kP4ifv_T6Ydpavq6QszBFQ/s1600-h/DSC00804.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVpc2VKxyU0X3Nu4zUYaIz8RLCIb1I1ssrZdFI7ML49Pjca4ofvmUUN1hyqTAnz4BUws-sZ6qcZQILexCZfnCWPqOxNnvZZ2PdZjlDHgJvQ_ZtrN1kP4ifv_T6Ydpavq6QszBFQ/s400/DSC00804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282951093869413746" /></a>Nano is one of the girls from Atsuya's all girl class. She's very bright and is picking up words to songs very quickly. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8uORSn0h19aAPLYge_BneZd4F12rUXBVkJ3N2efbHjQmU-G5VxKCqZrXETBeTBs6lhnAMom_rAGZkHKpSDSJQtU_gHxS9i-hStCNoJ8BDVuD1__Anlfwggu8Bnmzpb4G0FyceA/s1600-h/halloween.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8uORSn0h19aAPLYge_BneZd4F12rUXBVkJ3N2efbHjQmU-G5VxKCqZrXETBeTBs6lhnAMom_rAGZkHKpSDSJQtU_gHxS9i-hStCNoJ8BDVuD1__Anlfwggu8Bnmzpb4G0FyceA/s400/halloween.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282937187533015282" /></a>All the particapents in the costume compitition, clearly witches costumes rule in Japan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3quJb5TKIyysO9Mgmkh6ZlDx0Pe-8dKu3yevt7NXSuS0sphEn8hWuJNVKyKR_1BUezsn0e3IWvC4UNJQ_xB9iozBh8TjctxRU23yNbX1sbTVvOauVphqAvWT784W1z7Bnpk2Iw/s1600-h/DSC00694.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3quJb5TKIyysO9Mgmkh6ZlDx0Pe-8dKu3yevt7NXSuS0sphEn8hWuJNVKyKR_1BUezsn0e3IWvC4UNJQ_xB9iozBh8TjctxRU23yNbX1sbTVvOauVphqAvWT784W1z7Bnpk2Iw/s400/DSC00694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282937184248997234" /></a>Itsuki and her little brother Ryoichiro making masks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ev3yf15BbggzYMevOJ6RpE-yC5HQE8CsJxzOg_xDKcs2RutxKzWMZ4BzDuzHb9OseuHqGCL17_YVOtorQhxhQEl0lhFnCkhvc-WgWiRSuL5O6E3J6cPzbo89dlkLQHEsbnNFuQ/s1600-h/DSC00768.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ev3yf15BbggzYMevOJ6RpE-yC5HQE8CsJxzOg_xDKcs2RutxKzWMZ4BzDuzHb9OseuHqGCL17_YVOtorQhxhQEl0lhFnCkhvc-WgWiRSuL5O6E3J6cPzbo89dlkLQHEsbnNFuQ/s400/DSC00768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282937171553024498" /></a>Aoi and his mother<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3yqWyy-T1x8dWIRpzsI-o8WLtjMaot1bpa6WuKSpHi3amHjdROvskm41fomQpDK37KYi460dX1iHrbrfkJ-B3Ew0iHWzD1cYEsde9LeSGhDh-kQORfO_KtRh7G2O3fB3szEBkA/s1600-h/DSC00843.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3yqWyy-T1x8dWIRpzsI-o8WLtjMaot1bpa6WuKSpHi3amHjdROvskm41fomQpDK37KYi460dX1iHrbrfkJ-B3Ew0iHWzD1cYEsde9LeSGhDh-kQORfO_KtRh7G2O3fB3szEBkA/s400/DSC00843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276164036022692034" /></a><br />These are a few pictures of the KICC School halloween party taken on my cell phone. I have a lot more coming. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJHL_pya0RMUFCzR16p-n0WPygOgXrdmvvPXk93tAXH3wMRiZveugbdHgFvzXCoQWM7yBSlUHe8UMvI_ZHbItG2eSMERt6MxoYJlCuw0VPX2bBVYtrye44QYaObrheJki_iuuAw/s1600-h/hs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJHL_pya0RMUFCzR16p-n0WPygOgXrdmvvPXk93tAXH3wMRiZveugbdHgFvzXCoQWM7yBSlUHe8UMvI_ZHbItG2eSMERt6MxoYJlCuw0VPX2bBVYtrye44QYaObrheJki_iuuAw/s400/hs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271122638366486034" /></a><br />it took forever to wash cheap green paint from a yaku yen store off my face. When i got home I took about an hour in the shower to wash it off. About a week later I was still getting green stuff in my ears and hair. Next halloween party NO PAINT <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnYryriibEJgFYaRECyuPH294zOlZa9NCgHUqb563sIxg1socgq_cmB4-sgXPFCYPwpQ5uizt4fRa5UE8ZW3Mq9RSVPPjcyw1CbYs3W37lY07EEGdUqIktP8fGGEyzdyinmb4ag/s1600-h/hs-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnYryriibEJgFYaRECyuPH294zOlZa9NCgHUqb563sIxg1socgq_cmB4-sgXPFCYPwpQ5uizt4fRa5UE8ZW3Mq9RSVPPjcyw1CbYs3W37lY07EEGdUqIktP8fGGEyzdyinmb4ag/s400/hs-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271120608845152226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pj8BCkmognqcViJELaP3xuuY7s3wStmYMfjDbrNZWWsIrOMjoTJG1xszQmKQKZ3LCHWgGDU5tykmrceJzOkRqfB2es7LCiNNiNFIrJ_28QApWcL3S06VK9w_ui6me0i_f-R2Nw/s1600-h/hs-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pj8BCkmognqcViJELaP3xuuY7s3wStmYMfjDbrNZWWsIrOMjoTJG1xszQmKQKZ3LCHWgGDU5tykmrceJzOkRqfB2es7LCiNNiNFIrJ_28QApWcL3S06VK9w_ui6me0i_f-R2Nw/s400/hs-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271120604362817474" /></a>Rodger Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06444688696971599691noreply@blogger.com1