Sado - Final Play - Saturday March 11, 2006

The ferry over to Sado has the 1980's Nintendo System. Dunk hunt, Mario Brothers, you name it...FOR REAL!!!
100 Yen for 15 mins. of classic fun.


Sado's Snow Capped Mountains!





Getting the money together for our Papua New Guinea Trip. Yayy!!!



Check out the fine shirts (our burnt orange) play shirts that Pat is modeling!
HOOK 'EM HORNS!!! :P





During the Show!



After the Show!

Our last After-PLAY party!!!

Rewards were given!!! Songs were Sang!!!

The final CLOSED-CURTAIN !!! :(

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The WHOLE GANG!!!














My Wolf Pack! (miss u guys! - TEAM WOLF)














The Whole Gand being Japanese-y!!!















The Vulchers!!!















The Monkeys!!!




































The Main Characters!!!

My Time in Japan - Fall 2005

I found the PERFECT clip to describe my interests in Japan during the Fall of 2005.

HG & HYD together - perfect! :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BR-TSIFvNNQ&search=hana%20yori%20dango%20quiz

Lata y'all - J

Japanese TV Shows - March 2006

歌笑Hotヒット10

Utawara HOT HIT 10

Hosted by Aya Matsuura and Wada Akiko
AND my BOY Jun Matsumoto.

I admit he's a total dork on the show, esp. when he and Jin (a Singer from Kat-Tun) go at it and bicker back and forth, but you gotta luv Jun for his child side! :)

Show airs Sunday nights at 8pm.

CHECK IT OUT AT - http://youtube.com/results?search=utawara&search_type=search_videos

Japanese TV Shows - March 2006

Saiyuki

" Monkey magic casts spell in Asia
The original 1978 series still has a faithful following. An ambitious remake of Japan's most successful television drama Saiyuki (Monkey) is causing a stir across Asia.
The new version of the 1978 drama broke ratings records last month with one in three Japanese viewers tuning in.
Companies in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore have secured rights and makers Fuji TV have had inquiries from Thailand, China and Malaysia.
It is based on a 16th Century Chinese myth following hero Monkey's journey to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
The fantasy drama, first broadcast by Japan's Nippon TV Network, was a mix of lavish special effects, witty performances and martial arts.
The remake has remained faithful to many of the original elements - the fighting stick that shrinks to fit inside the human ear and the magical cloud that Monkey uses to travel great distances.
Fuji Television's most significant decision was to cast Shingo Katori as the show's hero.
Mr Katori is one of five members of SMAP - one of Japan's most popular boy bands. The Japanese heart-throb will be the first actor to play Monkey after Masaaki Sakai more than 25 years ago." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4715788.stm)

The show airs Monday nights at 9pm.

Back Up and Working!!!

THANKS Mom and Dad!!!

Thanks USPS!!!

Thanks Dell!!!

:)

Got my new computer!
(Still no clue what happened with the old one)

New Posts are on the way, so check back soon!
(Don't let this pic scare you away!)

Later all!!!

***For all us Niigata-ken folks. What's up with this yuki in March, sucks n-it!?!***

Hurry up!!! Hurry up!!!

Please...Spring...Hurry up!

The snow is pretty and all, but the Texan in me is crying out for warm weather again - FLIP FLOP WEATHER!!!

Please! Haru! Please! Spring!

To see Spring in it's finest in Japan:
http://www.jal.com/en/guidetojapan/seasons/spring/main.html