Dispelling the Myths About Jamaicans / Congratulations Tessanne Chin
Days 2094 - 2100
Thursday, December 12 - Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Day 2094 ( Business Plan / Welcome Back to Japan )
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Had my business woman private student today. I told her all the stuff that has been happening in my life recently and she was laughing uncontrollably .... Some of these stuff I of course don't share on my blog... Can't let you all know too much. I also told her of my business plan which has already started. Watching it now. I know it will be successful though :)
Later on I went to Shibuya to meet an old friend who was living in Niimi as well. Actually 2 friends from Niimi. I introduced them to some Jamaican cuisine.
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Day 2095 ( )
Friday, December 13, 2013
Did nothing at work today except read a book. After which I went to the YMCA and did my final class with the Jr. High schoolers before winter break. I gave them some sweets for answering some questions correctly.
When I got home, I ordered 2 PS3 games that I knew I would enjoy playing, because I have a feeling that this winter is going to be cold and lonely, just like winter in 2010 :(. My saddest winter in Japan to date. One of the things that prompted me to re-locate to Yokohama.
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Day 2096 ( Assassin's Creed and God of War )
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Today was my last Saturday class at the YMCA for this year. I again gave the kids some sweets and allowed them to have a good time in the class.
Later on I received the 2 games I ordered yesterday.
Assassin's Creed - Revelations
and God of War - Ascension
These are probably going to be my best friends over the winter vacation :( but they too will get boring after a while. I miss you .........................
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Day 2097 ( Writer's Block Second Anniversary )
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Recently I have been dreaming about all kinda of strange things. None of them good. I even dreamed that some strange alien/monster was chasing me and I had to jump out of some sort of tree (possibly to my death) to avoid it catching me. I woke up instantly. The worst thing is that I remember these dreams.
Anyway, today was the second anniversary of the poetry thing that is normally held every month in Tokyo. I perform there occasionally. But as I mentioned some time ago, this year I took a huge pay cut in order to basically expand my portfolio by teaching high school part-time. So I haven't been there since like February. I decided that I wasn't going to miss the second anniversary though. So I went there with 2 friends.
It was pretty well attended and had various styles of poetic pieces. There was some singing as well but my friends had to leave so I had to go with them before the singing started.
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While heading home. I was on the train with my friend, when a guy 2 seats away from me vomited. The person beside him (luckily it was his friend) got his clothes all messed up. The person next to his friend also got a little splash. I am wondering what I would have done if I was the person next to him........
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Day 2098 ( Dispelling the Myths About Jamaicans )
Monday, December 16, 2013
Today was my last class at the YMCA before winter vacation. So I allowed the kids to make a Christmas poster and to draw a Christmas story on the white board.
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Dispelling the Myths About Jamaica and Jamaicans
1) Jamaica is NOT in Africa - This is especially for many Asians and Eastern Europeans that know nothing about the Caribbean. And for whatever reason, most Jamaicans want to be recognized as a Jamaican and not African. Just like how Japanese don't want to be recognized as a Chinese or Korean and how Greeks don't want to be recognized as Turkish. Though we can't tell the difference.
2) We DON'T all smoke weed - I've never smoked weed in my entire life. Neither do I have any interest in doing. Smoking is just not my thing. As far as I know, none of my family members ever done this before. I do have friends who do it occasionally however.
3) NOT everywhere in Jamaica is Dangerous - Just like anywhere in the world, there are also dangerous places in Jamaica as well. But generally speaking, if you stay away from the danger zones and just don't be stupid, you are pretty much fine.
4) We are NOT all black - Yes majority of us has black ancestry but most of us also are mixed with some other race. 1% of the population is Chinese, we have Jews, Syrians, Europeans, Indians... Its a big mixture of people and cultures.
5) We DON'T all lay on the beach and be lazy - Well there are some lazy Jamaicans that don't want to work or do anything for that matter. However, the Jamaicans who are serious, we work hard and long
6) We DON'T have straw houses - Unless it's a hut or a shop or something like that, there are no building made of straw.
7) Most of us know about Bob Marley but DON'T know him personally - He died in 1981, I probably wasn't even 1 yet.
8) A good amount of us either never saw or don't remember about the movie Cool Runnings - In my case, I remember watching the movie years ago but for the life of me, I can't remember it's contents. It was too long ago!! The only thing I remember about it is some Jamaicans entering bob sleigh which is a winter sport, but we don't have winter in Jamaica.
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Day 2099 ( Congratulations Tessanne Chin )
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Posted some gifts to an orphanage in India today. Read some stuff at my high school today then went to Hiratsuka for business English lessons. Only 1 student showed up for each group.
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Jamaican Tessanne Chin Wins The Voice
So I never knew about this "The voice" thing until people started posting on facebook about Tessanne Chin entering it.
It is a reality singing competition which is broadcasted on NBC in America. So most if not all Japanese living in Japan have no clue about this TV program. The aim is to scout for new talent with the winner receiving US$100,000 plus a record deal with Universal Music Group.
Anyway, long and short, a Jamaican - Tessanne Chin won this year. So all of Jamaica celebrated her winning.....
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Day 2100 ( )
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Did another I-pad lesson today. This time for the 3rd year students. It went smoothly for the first say 40 mins. The last 10 mins they started to get a bit restless. Lots of chatter and laughter. But overall it still went well.
Later on I had dinner at Good Wood Terrace Jamaican restaurant in Shibuya.
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Thursday, December 12 - Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Day 2094 ( Business Plan / Welcome Back to Japan )
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Had my business woman private student today. I told her all the stuff that has been happening in my life recently and she was laughing uncontrollably .... Some of these stuff I of course don't share on my blog... Can't let you all know too much. I also told her of my business plan which has already started. Watching it now. I know it will be successful though :)
Later on I went to Shibuya to meet an old friend who was living in Niimi as well. Actually 2 friends from Niimi. I introduced them to some Jamaican cuisine.
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Day 2095 ( )
Friday, December 13, 2013
Did nothing at work today except read a book. After which I went to the YMCA and did my final class with the Jr. High schoolers before winter break. I gave them some sweets for answering some questions correctly.
When I got home, I ordered 2 PS3 games that I knew I would enjoy playing, because I have a feeling that this winter is going to be cold and lonely, just like winter in 2010 :(. My saddest winter in Japan to date. One of the things that prompted me to re-locate to Yokohama.
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Day 2096 ( Assassin's Creed and God of War )
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Today was my last Saturday class at the YMCA for this year. I again gave the kids some sweets and allowed them to have a good time in the class.
Later on I received the 2 games I ordered yesterday.
Assassin's Creed - Revelations
and God of War - Ascension
These are probably going to be my best friends over the winter vacation :( but they too will get boring after a while. I miss you .........................
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Day 2097 ( Writer's Block Second Anniversary )
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Anyway, today was the second anniversary of the poetry thing that is normally held every month in Tokyo. I perform there occasionally. But as I mentioned some time ago, this year I took a huge pay cut in order to basically expand my portfolio by teaching high school part-time. So I haven't been there since like February. I decided that I wasn't going to miss the second anniversary though. So I went there with 2 friends.
It was pretty well attended and had various styles of poetic pieces. There was some singing as well but my friends had to leave so I had to go with them before the singing started.
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While heading home. I was on the train with my friend, when a guy 2 seats away from me vomited. The person beside him (luckily it was his friend) got his clothes all messed up. The person next to his friend also got a little splash. I am wondering what I would have done if I was the person next to him........
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Day 2098 ( Dispelling the Myths About Jamaicans )
Monday, December 16, 2013
Today was my last class at the YMCA before winter vacation. So I allowed the kids to make a Christmas poster and to draw a Christmas story on the white board.
Dispelling the Myths About Jamaica and Jamaicans
1) Jamaica is NOT in Africa - This is especially for many Asians and Eastern Europeans that know nothing about the Caribbean. And for whatever reason, most Jamaicans want to be recognized as a Jamaican and not African. Just like how Japanese don't want to be recognized as a Chinese or Korean and how Greeks don't want to be recognized as Turkish. Though we can't tell the difference.
2) We DON'T all smoke weed - I've never smoked weed in my entire life. Neither do I have any interest in doing. Smoking is just not my thing. As far as I know, none of my family members ever done this before. I do have friends who do it occasionally however.
3) NOT everywhere in Jamaica is Dangerous - Just like anywhere in the world, there are also dangerous places in Jamaica as well. But generally speaking, if you stay away from the danger zones and just don't be stupid, you are pretty much fine.
4) We are NOT all black - Yes majority of us has black ancestry but most of us also are mixed with some other race. 1% of the population is Chinese, we have Jews, Syrians, Europeans, Indians... Its a big mixture of people and cultures.
5) We DON'T all lay on the beach and be lazy - Well there are some lazy Jamaicans that don't want to work or do anything for that matter. However, the Jamaicans who are serious, we work hard and long
6) We DON'T have straw houses - Unless it's a hut or a shop or something like that, there are no building made of straw.
7) Most of us know about Bob Marley but DON'T know him personally - He died in 1981, I probably wasn't even 1 yet.
8) A good amount of us either never saw or don't remember about the movie Cool Runnings - In my case, I remember watching the movie years ago but for the life of me, I can't remember it's contents. It was too long ago!! The only thing I remember about it is some Jamaicans entering bob sleigh which is a winter sport, but we don't have winter in Jamaica.
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Day 2099 ( Congratulations Tessanne Chin )
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Posted some gifts to an orphanage in India today. Read some stuff at my high school today then went to Hiratsuka for business English lessons. Only 1 student showed up for each group.
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Jamaican Tessanne Chin Wins The Voice
So I never knew about this "The voice" thing until people started posting on facebook about Tessanne Chin entering it.
Anyway, long and short, a Jamaican - Tessanne Chin won this year. So all of Jamaica celebrated her winning.....
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Day 2100 ( )
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Did another I-pad lesson today. This time for the 3rd year students. It went smoothly for the first say 40 mins. The last 10 mins they started to get a bit restless. Lots of chatter and laughter. But overall it still went well.
Later on I had dinner at Good Wood Terrace Jamaican restaurant in Shibuya.
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