Misfortunate Adventures
As I guess somewhat of a relief to me, I have been kept busy and earning the money that is given to me each month. I have had quite an interesting week so far, particularly Valentine’s Day, that I will share with you. Monday (V-Day), I went to the Katos’ as I usually do for lunch. It was a delicious and very big curry and rice dish. As usual, it was too good to describe. I had mentioned in passing that we did not do anything for the long weekend because I was so tired and then Cristina became sick. They responded to me by telling me to pass by after work to take some food to Cristina.
After leaving work, I arrive at the Katos’ where I have a big vat of curry waiting for me to take to Cristina. Let me explain what I mean by a vat – a 12in.x12in.x6in. Tupperware. I was one happy camper. In addition, as I was walking out, they managed to get in the bag 10 cucumbers, 7 oranges, 2 plum soda cans, chocolates, a small fruit cake and a biscuit. Mind you, I may have forgotten something. I left there excited to show Cristina what I was bringing and to install my iPod.
As I got home, Cristina had some hot rice waiting in anticipation of the curry. However, my iPod had to wait because Cristina had just begin to watch a 2.5 hour movie that she had seen a 1,000 times before – Love Actually. Since she has to see it through my laptop’s DVD (region 1), I have to wait to install my iPod another 2 hours. I went from happy camper to angry gnome.
Two hours passed. It was now 7pm and I began to install my iPod. It said that my laptop will have to be formatted, so I plugged it in and it began to show something on the screen saying “Do Not Disconnect”. Well, a couple hours passed and it was still showing the sign. I did not think that it should have taken this long. So, I began to research on the internet some of the possible reasons why and I think it has to do with the fact I had a USB 1.1 connection instead of a US 2.0 connection (which is 40 times faster). I had tried to install a USB 2.0 card, but my laptop still read it as a USB 1.1 card. So, I decided at 9:05 that I would go to Kanoya to try to find a 6-pin adapter for my 4-pin Firewire port – the other way of connecting your iPod. Well, I get to Kanoya at 9:20, and just as Cristina and I thought, all the electronic stores are closed. I actually did get to a big one that was still open, but they freaked out when I asked them if they were still open and closed the doors. I forgot to mention that during all of this, there were torrential rains as far as the eye can see. As a matter of fact, it has been like this the entire week.
On my way back to Cristina’s house, I got into a car accident. Let me begin by saying that if you are concerned about my safety, don’t be. I am completely fine, but you should see the other guy – JUST KIDDING (about the other guy, not the wreck). As I was driving, I came across a yellow light that I foresaw becoming red soon, so I did what we are supposed to do – STOP. The man behind me in the small pick-up truck did what most people do in Japan – SPEED UP. Therefore, I when he realized that I had stopped, he swirved and turned about 90 degrees. However, during his turn (or slip) to avoid my car, he hit with one of his back corners my tail lamp. We were both fine, but I had no idea what the proper protocol was. Therefore, I called Yu-chan and asked her to speak to the guy on my behalf. Point of the story is that the guy felt really sorry and said that he would stop by the Katos’ the next day and pay for the damages (as he did).
The next morning, I had to leave my rental car at the Katos’ for repairs and had to exchange it for another rental car. I felt really bad and embarrassed. They were amazing though, as always.
In my school, the 3rd graders (the oldest classmen, 15-year-olds) came up to me and asked me how I was. Apparently, I called Yu in the middle of her Juku session (cram school/tutoring) of 10 students. This made me feel bad, but at the same time it was very funny.
Yesterday, I went to Uchinoura Elementary. I had to do 2 double periods in a row about the numbers 1-20 and then 30, 40, 50…100. It was so boring, but in some ways fun. The 2nd graders were much better than the 3rd graders so we had time to sing lots of children songs. Then we had a dodgeball showdown that was probably the best one yet. I really want to show them the Dodgeball movie and get some type of tournament going on.
This brings me to today, when I will hopefully be receiving my Firewire adapter to finally connect my laptop and upload my 1,750 songs. I am really excited, but have to expect the worst. I also have to pack for a trip we are taking with Alex and Kaz this weekend to Nagasaki for the Lantern Festival.
After leaving work, I arrive at the Katos’ where I have a big vat of curry waiting for me to take to Cristina. Let me explain what I mean by a vat – a 12in.x12in.x6in. Tupperware. I was one happy camper. In addition, as I was walking out, they managed to get in the bag 10 cucumbers, 7 oranges, 2 plum soda cans, chocolates, a small fruit cake and a biscuit. Mind you, I may have forgotten something. I left there excited to show Cristina what I was bringing and to install my iPod.
As I got home, Cristina had some hot rice waiting in anticipation of the curry. However, my iPod had to wait because Cristina had just begin to watch a 2.5 hour movie that she had seen a 1,000 times before – Love Actually. Since she has to see it through my laptop’s DVD (region 1), I have to wait to install my iPod another 2 hours. I went from happy camper to angry gnome.
Two hours passed. It was now 7pm and I began to install my iPod. It said that my laptop will have to be formatted, so I plugged it in and it began to show something on the screen saying “Do Not Disconnect”. Well, a couple hours passed and it was still showing the sign. I did not think that it should have taken this long. So, I began to research on the internet some of the possible reasons why and I think it has to do with the fact I had a USB 1.1 connection instead of a US 2.0 connection (which is 40 times faster). I had tried to install a USB 2.0 card, but my laptop still read it as a USB 1.1 card. So, I decided at 9:05 that I would go to Kanoya to try to find a 6-pin adapter for my 4-pin Firewire port – the other way of connecting your iPod. Well, I get to Kanoya at 9:20, and just as Cristina and I thought, all the electronic stores are closed. I actually did get to a big one that was still open, but they freaked out when I asked them if they were still open and closed the doors. I forgot to mention that during all of this, there were torrential rains as far as the eye can see. As a matter of fact, it has been like this the entire week.
On my way back to Cristina’s house, I got into a car accident. Let me begin by saying that if you are concerned about my safety, don’t be. I am completely fine, but you should see the other guy – JUST KIDDING (about the other guy, not the wreck). As I was driving, I came across a yellow light that I foresaw becoming red soon, so I did what we are supposed to do – STOP. The man behind me in the small pick-up truck did what most people do in Japan – SPEED UP. Therefore, I when he realized that I had stopped, he swirved and turned about 90 degrees. However, during his turn (or slip) to avoid my car, he hit with one of his back corners my tail lamp. We were both fine, but I had no idea what the proper protocol was. Therefore, I called Yu-chan and asked her to speak to the guy on my behalf. Point of the story is that the guy felt really sorry and said that he would stop by the Katos’ the next day and pay for the damages (as he did).
The next morning, I had to leave my rental car at the Katos’ for repairs and had to exchange it for another rental car. I felt really bad and embarrassed. They were amazing though, as always.
In my school, the 3rd graders (the oldest classmen, 15-year-olds) came up to me and asked me how I was. Apparently, I called Yu in the middle of her Juku session (cram school/tutoring) of 10 students. This made me feel bad, but at the same time it was very funny.
Yesterday, I went to Uchinoura Elementary. I had to do 2 double periods in a row about the numbers 1-20 and then 30, 40, 50…100. It was so boring, but in some ways fun. The 2nd graders were much better than the 3rd graders so we had time to sing lots of children songs. Then we had a dodgeball showdown that was probably the best one yet. I really want to show them the Dodgeball movie and get some type of tournament going on.
This brings me to today, when I will hopefully be receiving my Firewire adapter to finally connect my laptop and upload my 1,750 songs. I am really excited, but have to expect the worst. I also have to pack for a trip we are taking with Alex and Kaz this weekend to Nagasaki for the Lantern Festival.
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