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I need to write down things that I have done somewhere as I do lots of stuff and then forget to include them or write about less important and interesting things that I have done. I am watching Japan lose to Australia at baseball in the Olympics at the moment amid scorns of derisement to Reiko`s family. I want Japan to win but seeing as most of the events so far seem to have been won by the Japanese (or so you would believe from the coverage here) I haven`t seen any English people compete in any event. A lot of the events so far have been events which you would expect Japan to win anyway Judo, Table Tennis etc. I reckon that when the proper Olympics and Athletics get underway involving people with legs longer than a small chair the British should catch up? Probably not. Nevertheless there is something very satisfying about watching a slight, Japanese person take on a blue eyes and blonde hair behemoth from USA, Australia or Germany and the Asian comes out the winnner. Something about wanting the underdog to win - very British.

Anyway we went to Namba had some drinks in an English bar called HUB (”You`re English let`s go drink in an English pub. Well…um…”) Guinness cost four quid a pint or 800 yen and we ate some food and it was all mostly paid for me so I had a good time. These people were good ones though - very funny. They all work at Kansai airport which is built on the sea and they all hate their job. One of them is going to Mexico to study Spanish. Yes.

Reiko and I went to Namba again yesterday to buy HEAT magazine again. Nadia eh. Then we went to UNI QLO and I bought four decent T-shirts for a tenner or 2000 yen. There is one in London centre near Piccadilly. It is a Japanese shop and I recommend it. Then it was time for more karaoke with the now neccessary alcoholic tea. Today I have started applying seriously for teaching jobs. I applied for the ECC scum but they turned me down as no positions until March. I have a copy of the local English speaking magazine Kansai Time Out www.kto.co.jp and have circled the adverts I like and will do more tomorrow on that. Great. Getting a job. Great.