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Super Mario 64 beaten in 80 hours!
A speedrunner is someone who tries to beat a game as quickly as possible. There are many leader boards you can see on speedrun.com....
Chris Walsh
May 24, 20241 min read
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4th July - UK Election
The UK prime minister has called an election. It is going to be on the 4th of July. The Conservative party have been in government since...
Chris Walsh
May 24, 20241 min read
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Two friends look at pictures
[RodとAnitaは 写真 を見ています] Anita: This is my brother. Rod: Cool. He is handsome. Who is that? Anita: That is his friend, Bob. They like...
Chris Walsh
May 20, 20241 min read
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Monsters in the cupboard?!
Children often complain of monsters in the closet. "I can't sleep... there is a monster there!". When I was young, I thought they were...
Chris Walsh
May 20, 20241 min read
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Man wears Gundam suit to wedding!
Have you ever been told to wear a suit? We have to wear suits to many formal events. Such as a wedding ceremony. "a suit" can mean a few...
Chris Walsh
May 16, 20241 min read
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Hayfever
I have hayfever. I think that I am lucky! I will explain... May is difficult for me, but when I was in Europe it was so bad. My eyes...
Chris Walsh
May 15, 20241 min read
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Summer ifs...
We had some hot days already this. Some days were nearly 30 degrees already. I am thinking about the summer now and if it will be super...
Chris Walsh
May 14, 20241 min read
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The festivals are starting
The Tsubame Spring festival is on this weekend! Are you going to go? I like the food stalls. I especially like fried chicken, shaved ice...
Chris Walsh
May 13, 20241 min read
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Praying Mantises are out!
Last weekend we noticed praying mantises in our garden. Actually, we first saw them on our back door! I love them. 3 years ago we had a...
Chris Walsh
May 7, 20241 min read
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Mosquitoes!
It is THAT time of year.... The mosquitoes started biting! This is something difficult about Japan. There are lots of mosquitoes here and...
Chris Walsh
May 7, 20241 min read
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It's Golden Week!
It's Golden Week in Japan! Golden week is a week in late-April and early-May that has 4 public holidays close together. So, we get some...
Chris Walsh
May 2, 20242 min read
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Luigi Mansion 3 - Game Review
My brother bought Luigi's Mansion 3 for us at Christmas last year. I asked him to get a game we can play together. I play video games...
Chris Walsh
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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Mother - cafe review
Last week, we went to Mother. Mother is a cafe in Yoshida. It is close to Marui. It is a lovely cafe above a flower shop. The carpark...
Chris Walsh
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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Strawberry picking
We went strawberry picking last week. We saw the nice weather and went! The strawberry farm is in Tsubame, near Yoshida. We picked a lot...
Chris Walsh
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Yokohama Gundam Shuts Down
The life-sized Gundam robot in Yokohama shut down for the last time last month. There was a big closing ceremony to celebrate. It was...
Chris Walsh
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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The old Harashin will be a Don Quijote!
The old Harashin in Higashiota will be a Don Quijote! Harashin closed a few months ago. We were excited. What will it be??! The answer is...
Chris Walsh
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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I love the UK!
I love many things in the UK. So, I miss many things from the UK! One of those things is the food... Japanese food is wonderful, I know,...
Chris Walsh
Apr 12, 20241 min read
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Tokyo trip
John, Cath and Steve go to Tokyo next week. John and Cath are planning the trip. They have a guidebook. ジョンとキャスとスティーブは来週東京に行きます。ジョンとキャスは旅...
Chris Walsh
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Learning Japanese...
Languages are difficult. I studied German and Spanish at University. I studied those languages for 6 years. It was difficult, but fun. I...
Chris Walsh
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Take no Ko no Sato VS Kinoko no Yama
Which chocolatey biscuit do you like? Are you a Take no Ko no Sato-fan or a Kinoko no Yama-fan? Which is best? There can be only one!...
Chris Walsh
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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