Hello from Saigon! As some of you may have noticed, I’ve been MIA for the past two weeks due to a crossroads in my life. One one hand I was offered a position at a trading company in Tokyo and on the other, I’ve been invited to interview with a few companies here in Saigon.…… Continue reading My Move from Tokyo to Saigon – 10.11.2004
Tag: Tokyo
This tag encompasses recent trips as well as posts written in Tokyo while I lived there from 2001 – 2004.
Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards
Throw away your KDDI International telephone cards! By tok_matthew September 16th, 2004 @ 12:57 PM Uncategorized Being the computer nerd I am, I’m always looking for new and interesting programs to help me in my daily tasks. It is not often that I find one worth blogging to the world about but this program will be of…… Continue reading Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards
Tokyo – 英会話について。。
英会話について。。。 By tok_matthew September 16th, 2004 @ 12:29 PM UncategorizedAh, the 英会話 (Eikaiwa = English Conversation School). Their bright neon signs decorate buildings from the major centers of Shinjyuku and Ikebukuro to the smallest countryside town. The ubiquitous English language school has served as the entry point into Japan for foreigners innumerable. Sometimes loved, sometimes detested by…… Continue reading Tokyo – 英会話について。。
Tokyo – Gaijin Complex
Gaijin Complex By tok_matthew September 15th, 2004 @ 12:10 PM Uncategorized When I first came to Japan I lived out in Saitama along the Tobu Tojo line somewhere between Shiki and Kawagoe. Out there in the “country” it’s often rare to see an unknown gaijin (since we all taught for Nova) and if you should happen to…… Continue reading Tokyo – Gaijin Complex
Tokyo – First Post in Tokyo Metblogs
By tok_matthewSeptember 13th, 2004 @ 11:56 PM Uncategorized Hello Everyone. Is this the first post in the blog? Anyway, here in Mejiro we finally had our neighborhood festival and I thought I would share a picture which is below. Also, can anyone explain to me why so many otherwise sweet looking young Japanese girls are now sporting…… Continue reading Tokyo – First Post in Tokyo Metblogs
E-mail to Phuong 9.11.2004
Hello Phuong, I’m preparing to leave Tokyo and I’m getting rid of all my things. It is a little sad to leave Tokyo but I am getting excited about coming to Vietnam. I’m sure I will have a better life there. Of course I don’t want to live in Hanoi, so I won’t accept any…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 9.11.2004
Tokyo – Looking in from the Outside
As time passes our experiences shape our lives and character. Many are content to follow the current of life and are swept downstream never challenging themselves or trying to change the tide. They become complacent and live in a world where uncertainty and that which is unfamiliar is quite frightening and thus avoided. Then there are those…… Continue reading Tokyo – Looking in from the Outside
E-mail to Waseda Classmates 10.16.2003
皆さん、 ごめん、 何時も 私の宿題は遅らせています。 今、 木曜日、 11:08午後です。 も、 その早稲田ポ-タルまだ使わない。 そいして私の自分のE-mail 書いている。 じゃ、 私の自己紹介 マシュ ともうします。 勿論米人です。 今目白に住でいる。 目白ではたくさんレストランありますだからとても便利です、 でもせごいうるさいです。 趣味はたくさんある。 コンピュ-タ と 言葉の勉強とフイテネスとか大好き。 日本語は1年勉強した。まだあまりできないでも時々勉強している。多分ね、もし、たくさん漫画見って、日本語が上手に成る。 私のテマついて、 日本人と外国人関係です。この題はとても大切だと思う。例えば、 沢山日本人は外国人と話せることがない。 でも東京ではたくさん外国人住んでいる。多分言葉関は一番めい問題です。たぶん私達の社会はとても違です。私の質問は: 1。外国人の友達有りますか？ 2。 英語話せますか。 3。 外国人と話せることありますか。 じゃまだ考えている。もし提案有る、聞きたいよ。 有難う、 マット