My Life - Pictures and Text

diary of mikes life


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			The Biggest Balcony in Tokyo...
	In Japan space is definetely at a premium, so it comes as a surprise to find something like this. This is the balcony at the school where I work, and the school is essentially an apartment. It's hard to tell from the picture how big it actually is. I couldn't get the whole thing in, but it's easily big enough for a small swimming pool, or at least a large jacuzzi. So what's being done with all this great outdoor space? Strangely enough, nothing. Not even a picnic table you might ask? Nope.
			2004/03/13


Hanami...
		Hanami's the time of year when people skip work or school to go look at the flowers. Yoko and I had a nice walk through Shinjuku Gyoen one Monday afternoon. Gyoen's the kind of park you have to pay to get in, which is kind of annoying since it doesn't have much to offer except lots of trees. Anyway it was this fact, and the fact that it was Monday afternoon that led me to expect we'd have the park to ourselves. Boy was I wrong, there was a line up of people waiting to buy tickets to get in. Only in Japan...
2004/03/29

The Beast...

Those of you who know me well know that weight training is one of my hobbies. I don't talk about it too much because I'm not really big enough for people to take me seriously when I bring it up. Anyway I've been going to Gold's Gym for about a year now. It's one of the better gyms in Tokyo, not too expensive, and not too crowded. Here's me benching 80kg (just under 180 pounds), which is more than my own body weight. Surprised that these skinny arms of mine can do that? Don't mess with me!

2004/04/14

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