... wife was officially released from hospital today, after having a tumor/lump-thing removed (Castleman's Disease) and laying around for a couple of
weeks. Total cost of the operation? Almost 7,000,000 yen or about US$80,000 at today's exchange rate ...! Total we paid? About US$1,600 but we'll
probably get $800 refunded.
My wrist and surgery cost us less than US$400 for the whole shindig, from ER visit to final consultation.
And today, I went to the local second hand chain store called Hard Off (titter!) and picked up 2x Microsoft Force Feedback-II joysticks for US$30 and
a FFB-I for US$10 ... and a Benq 24in HD LCD monitor for US$150
My winter hobby when the weather is truly foul is flight simming (IL-2 Sturmovik, GP Legends etc) so the joysticks are a particular score - they go
for US$150 on the eBay cos they're not made any more and are particularly popular.
But here, nobody wants them any more so they were in the 'JunS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K- section (like the 3 Les Pauls style guitars I got for US$50 each) but
they still look barely used ... and the monitor is spotless!
:wee:
... funny ol' place this ...lynx69 - 27-12-2009 at 10:25 PM
How long do you plan on living in Japan?Kamikuza - 27-12-2009 at 11:09 PM
It was a 3 year plan ... 8 years ago :D we just bought a second house in NZ and we want to pay as much of that off as possible before we go home so
... who knows. I plan on making the most of living 10 minutes from the lake for the next few summers :D on a crash diet to get into a dry suit too
winter winds are good here!lynx69 - 28-12-2009 at 02:51 AM
I found getting a bigger kite is easier than dietingKamikuza - 28-12-2009 at 03:24 AM
I don't think there's enough neoprene in the eastern hemisphere to cover me adequately carltb - 28-12-2009 at 09:58 AM
i hope your mrs gets back to perfect health real soon.
you'll love living in NZ. the beaches go on for miles!!! and it also has realy good snow kiting aswell.cheezycheese - 28-12-2009 at 11:49 AM
what took you there initially? was it teaching...? and what do you teach, is it engrish ?Drewculous - 28-12-2009 at 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by cheezycheese
is it engrish ?
LMAO!!!Kamikuza - 28-12-2009 at 07:10 PM
My first board ride was at New Brighton beach - where the setup bit is done in the PL videos :D and the '34' videos I uploaded to YouTube is around
there at times too. NZ would be a great place to live if it wasn't for the New Zealanders :wow:
Yeah, teaching Engrish in elementary schools. Ok not so much teaching as entertaining in English with English words and stuff PrairieWind - 28-12-2009 at 10:20 PM
No I've been wasting my time buying school girl's used panties and saliva-in-a-test-tube :ticking:WolfWolfee - 29-12-2009 at 09:43 AM
In China they call it Chinglish...lol Only thing I miss about Japan is the night markets, and the want to be Elvis people.Drewculous - 29-12-2009 at 03:39 PM
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Originally posted by Kamikuza
No I've been wasting my time buying school girl's used panties and saliva-in-a-test-tube :ticking:
man.... japan is an interesting place :puzzled:
good to hear the wife is on the path to recovery tho, surgery is never bueno....
