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Monday, November 9th, 2009
I was in Japan recently for a holiday. This time it was longer than usual, 3 weeks. Chika went ahead of me and stayed an extra week too. We traveled around together; 2 weeks in Osaka and 1 week in Tokyo. This was my first proper trip to Tokyo. I ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Pictures from a recent trip to the hunter vallery visiting cellar doors.
We visited our old favorites Moorebank and Petersons and 8 others. Standout new winery for me was Calais Estate. Most of the rest were passé. Still, you don't discover good things if you're not adventurous.
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
From Kateigaho 2007 Summer edition
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
We went fishing again today, with four friends. It wasn't a great day for it, the fish weren't biting as well as in the past. However with some concerted effort changing rigs, bait and location, we managed a decent haul that will feed us tonight.
23 Yellowtail (yakka), 4 Mackerel (slimy/blue) ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
When I was a kid Tamiya R/C cars were all the rage; The Hornet, The Frog, The Grasshopper and the top of the line 4WD Hotshot. My memory is that only rich kids had them. The one I craved most was The Hornet.
Well recently I discovered that Tamiya have released ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
We went fishing yesterday, and overdid it a bit. 8:30am till 7pm. The hat, shirt and sunscreen weren't enough, I still got a bit cooked.
The upside was that we caught a variety of fish, sadly none very big. We got lots of Yellowtail, two Tailor, and one ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
There's a remarkable similarity I think.
Citroen C-Cactus & Makibao
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
We bought an Ascasso Dream a few weeks ago. It was a bit of an impulse buy, although we've been pondering getting an espresso machine for some time. It's just so sexy we couldn't resist. I knew making espresso wouldn't be easy, we've been practicing over the last ...
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Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Chika usually cooks. She's much better at it than me and enjoys it. She's still recovering from the flu so today I tried making one of my favourite dishes, Japanese style simmered fish. Redfish (金目鯛) is in season at the moment and suits this dish. ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2007
I've been lucky enough to be introduced to seriously good eating places in Japan; Kaiseki, Sushi, Yakitori, Tonkatsu, Tempura, Izakayas etc. Restaurants in Japan tend to specialize in just one kind of food and concentrate on doing that as well as they can.
Back in Sydney, its a bit of ...
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