Injection: Teaser

Japan and Weight Loss

So as you can see I've lost a little weight... In the face, belly and definitely lost the moobs! I can say that I am happy I lost weight but how you ask? What special Japanese method could I use to look the way I do now in just a month!?





Hell if I know.

That's the thing I don't. I eat whatever I want when I'm here and to be honest I eat a lot of unhealthy foods to. There aren't a lot of fruits and vegetables in a lot of the Japanese foods I've been exposed to, in fact I actually have to make an effort to find good fruits and vegetables to make my own salads if I ever want them. The diet here is primarily protein and carbs. Fish, noodles and rice. To be honest I think it is a mix of not snacking between meals, walking and a low fat diet. Also Japanese food in my opinion at least, is MUCH less processed and I truly believe there is much more nutrition in their food so I don't feel the need to keep eating.

Honestly though I eat more fried, and sugary snacks here than I ever did in Canada and much less vegetables... However I do not go out and eat pizza everyday or hamburgers... I like to eat sushi and noodles! I'm in Japan so I eat like the Japanese! Most of the time...

I said to my mom when I get back I'm going to want a massive hamburger and fries!!!

...No, not at all. I want a big ass salad with chicken breast in it... Meat that's not looking at me is good meat! :D

Anyway if anything I'm more confident in myself and my looks so if nothing else this trip has given me some very much needed self confidence! I hated not only taking pictures of myself but posting them was almost unheard of from me, but as you can see from my facebook I've been doing a lot more of that!

Till next blog!

Ueno! Shibuya! Meguro?

So instead of bitching and complaining about not being around anything natural I went to Ueno park in Tokyo. It was really beautiful! I have no idea why Japanese think our fall time is any more beautiful than theirs... Well actually in Canada we have more leaves with a mixture of orange,red and yellow whereas their tree leave are all one colour, so some will be yellow, some red and still lots of green! There was a shrine, statues and as you can see a bagoda (I think that's what it's called... I didn't do my research okay!?!?) * It's actually called a pagoda, sorry!*

It was a pretty nice day, chilly but not freezing! After I went to Shibuya! As you can see it is a very popular place in Japan! Many shops and beautiful women! I think I saw some Japanese celebrity while I was walking down the street to. There was a huge group of people and body guard-like guys. She looked at me and smile as I walked by but to be honest I didn't really care much... Bleach blond Japanese girls are scary... However... Women everywhere!!!! It's wonderful! Unfortunately they are all shy and many of them are afraid to talk to gaijin. So guys no you cant just drop your pants in the middle of the street and expect them to come crawling all over you haha.

As usual I had explored and got myself superduper lost and ended up in a park! I tend to walk on small roads that lead me somewhere completely different. I ended up in a park called Meguro park so obviously I was in the Meguro ward-area-thingy of Tokyo! I had to take a train back to Shibuya then take another train to Akihabara via the Yamanote line, after that I had to get off and take the Sobu line to Funabashi (Which was so packed by the way that you couldnt move more than a few milimeters), Once at Funabashi I had to take the Tobu line to my home in Kamagaya. Now your probably thinking (I'm thinking of you Grandma Turner!) "That must be expensive!" Actually it cost me about 8-10 dollars haha.

So yeah I had a fun day!

Hey! Personal blog maybe?

I'm going to be honest... I have no idea what I'm going to type... Not a lot has happened since my hiatus that's super duper amazingly wonderful? At least that I can think of to blog about... Anyway so yeah it's been just a typical day here in Japan. I wake up check my emails, and decide what I do for the day except on Tuesday I have classes. I think I'm going to start going to more.

Another thing I've found is I m SOOO lazy... Too lazy and it's not a good thing. I really got to get my priorities straight and think of things to do, what I need to do and so on. It's nearing mid December and I really need to not only find a new place to live but look for jobs as well. I might be able to work at a conversational school but I'm not sure yet.

Either way things seem just normal... The magical Asian effect has worn off like it does with everyone and yes I still love this country but I am getting sick of concrete and tar mac. I'm planning a trip to go to areas around Mt.Fuji which are very green and not very populated. I love the city life here but I also love the natural world and Japan's is amazing so I need to see it!
If I have the funds I am also going up North to Hakodate! I've always wanted to go so I really hope I can!

No pics, short blog I'll post them in the next one I'm writing write after this.

Till next blog!

Mike

Mini Hiatus! Sorry!

Hey! Been awhile eh? Sorry! I have blogs that I have written but not finished and I will do so soon! Promise! I'm going to be blogging not just about my life, experiences from Japan but personal thoughts beliefs and small quirky things about this country. So please be patient! there is more to come soon! In the meantime keep an eye on me on youtube and if you have a channel subscribe to me because I will be posting videos of my happenings to show all you fine people.

Sit tight and relax people!

(Anyone else see how that really doesn't make sense? Since when was tight sitting relaxing? Odd.)

http://www.youtube.com/user/ShadowBlazer19

That's me if you don't recognize the face.

So I decided one day to go to central Tokyo to register myself at the Canadian Embassy. It was a nice Thursday and it was warm so why not go out and do something even if it's as lame as registering at the Embassy. I know the route now... As I do with quite a few trains these days and I'm completely used to them, which is a good thing!

I got to central Tokyo and got out to the city and tried to follow routes I thought I knew. Keywords here are thought... I got so lost but being the genius I am, I just kept walking and kind forgot to look at my map. It's easy to be mesmerized by the buildings and people around you though, even if you've been in the area before. So After about an hour and a half I come up to a map and look at where I am and where I have to go and I was on the COMPLETE OPPOSITE SIDE Argh! I tried to decide where I had to go... The map I had in my book was so confusing so I asked a police man nearby, who by the way was just as confused about my map as I was but I'm glad I asked him because the way I was gonna go was, yup you guessed it, THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE SIDE! I have a knack for that kind of thing because it happens every time...

I was walking up and down streets everywhere, constantly asking policemen where I was where I had to go and I'm so glad not only that they were everywhere but so nice and helpful! There was one point I was supposed to cross a river and I kept walking for 40 minutes but still no river! So I asked another police officer (Through that whole day I asked about 10 police officers for directions to the same place... REMEMBER in Japan is you ask for direction you get MORE lost!) and it turns out I had crossed this invisible river like 30 mins ago... I hate when rivers do that! After about 4 hours of searching and walking, I finally made it to the Canadian Embassy building! Woo! I thought to myself!

So I entered the building and went to the 3rd floor where there was... An Alberta consulate? What the hell!? Since when did we have consulates for provinces? Where the hell is Ontario's consulate? I was so confused... So I asked the lady at the desk and she told me that the embassy was another part of the building. I had to go back outside and go up an escalator up the side of the building. So I did and I got to the front desk FINALLY! I asked the lady and she said it was on the 3rd or 4th floor then said I could have just registered online... Live and learn I guess right? I go up to the floor AND the Embassy was closed. The Embassy of Canada was closed at 2p.m. on a Thursday. A THURSDAY! THEY ARE OPEN MON WED FRI! okay okay okay so this Embassy that's supposed to represent our country not only shows it has no time for it's own citizens but that we are so goddamn lazy that we only work 3 times a week. I was so pissed. THERE IS NO REASON WHY OUR EMBASSY CAN ONLY BE OPEN 3 FREAKING DAYS A WEEK. I would like to complain but I dunno how... Someone want to represent me in Canada?

Either way it was annoying and I just dragged my pissed off ass back home.


On a nicer note I found a nice park and took a few photos and I met 2 people on the trains back. A nice old Japanese man and a beautiful Japanese woman but she was like mid to late 20s but man the girls here are pretty...

Any way till next blog!

A Get Together

I finally met up with some people! I was talking to a Japanese guy my age named Hiroto and we decided to meet up at Ikebukuro along some of his friends... and his friend's friends! They were all really cool! I haven't met anyone that really annoyed me yet since I've come to Japan and I'm really thankful to be honest.

We met up at the Ikebukuro station and from there went to some pizza place! I know, I know! I shouldn't be eating American food but believe me just about all the pizzas were the last thing you would think of as pizza. Such as mayo and fish (not tuna) as toppings or marshmallows and strawberries! It was all tasty though!

Unfortunately all of us couldn't be seated together so I got to know 3 people (Hiroto, Christian and Cartoon) better than the other 3. Everyone was really awesome and we all made fun of ourselves for being stupid gaijin! I like to do that haha.

Afterwards we went to check out a university event and it was interesting... But most of it had to do with food... And we just ate. But the 'view' was amazing! I love Japan!
One thing I can't stand though is you hear girls advertise something and their voice pitch goes up like 8 octaves AND they keep shouting the same stuff! I'm getting used to it though... Kinda

We went to a guest house for foreign university students and I met more people from all over (mainly the US) and they were all really cool. They get along with each other really well! I might consider moving into a guest house soon but we'll see what happens.

Till next blog!

Oh yeah and NO I didnt take my camera! Why? Well I don't suppose YOU go meet people for the first time and take photos of their faces and post them on the internet? If you do, there's a reason you haven't seen them since...

Okay I love you byebye!