http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com 今はアメリカにおるけど心は日本やね！ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:46:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I was at the mall today hanging out with my aunt. We walked past a massage stand, where you could get a quick shoulder/neck massage for 20 minutes at $20. She sat down to get a massage, and as I was sitting down waiting for her an intriguing ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/11/21/yellow-is-the-new-black/ Today was another one of those (many) days when I wished I were still in Japan. Where public transportation is bliss. Because today, it took three and a half hours to get to school. My house is 15 miles away from my school. When I come home at ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/10/31/life-in-la/ I think I'm starting to like independent film. I used to despise them for their renderings of reality--either too extraordinary or too ordinary, and often times without a hero or happy ending.  For example, the movie "Lost in Translation."  I hated it.  People expect me to like it because it's ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/10/28/happiness-heroism/ It's been nearly two months since I've returned to the States from my short stint in Osaka. A fresh, new life in the States, a fresh, new blog to record it! So much has happened in this past year, the past two months, and I've been so busy that I thought, ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/09/26/%e3%81%bb%ef%bd%9e%e3%82%93%e3%81%be%e4%b9%85%e3%81%97%e3%81%b6%e3%82%8a%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99%e3%80%82/ That means "it's been a long time." Today we had our weekly staff meeting. Afterwards, we often have "Fun Time," ranging from bowling, sharing, just having lunch together, or playing a simple game. Today was a movie--Monster's Inc. in Japanese. Buuut, I had to step out and "work." ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/29/hisashiburii/ What am I going to do when I go back to LA and I'm speaking this weird hybrid English/Japanese and no one but myself understands me. How does something change your life so drastically in just one year. Speaking of going back to LA, I think I'm scared. I have to ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/23/tada-just-an-update/ Taka sent an e-mail to one of our staff saying: "boku wa kirisutokyo ni hairimasen." I can't enter Christianity. "iroiro to hanashi wo kikasete moratteno wa, gakumonteki ni kyoumi ga atta kara desu." The reason I listened to you talk was because I'm just academically interested. "gomennasai." ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/23/retractionrejoice/ and yesterday! Shinya accepted Christ. Sayuri accepted Christ. Last week it was Ayumi. Testuya. The week before that was Masashi. The week before that was Masamichi. We are on a roooooll!!!!!!! This is nuts. Today was my first time at Osaka Univ. of Foreign Studies in months. Before going out sharing the Gospel, I went ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/23/guess-what-happened-today/ In the month of April, our team shared the Gospel with 121 people. Eight of them took it for everything that it is, and that's phenomenal. A thousand times amen and hallelujah to that. Fifty days until 20,000 college students worldwide gather in Pusan, South Korea to praise and worship the ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/23/facts-figures/ I just flew in from Jejudo, S. Korea. My grandmammy lives there, in the middle of nowhere on this beautiful island. To make a long story short and then tell a long story, by flying out there I messed up my good "traveler's" record with the Japanese government. ... http://genieinjapan.kansaiblogger.com/2007/05/07/a-loooong-weekend/