I have learnt to love the Mulligan rule in golf. It has enabled me to claim that my golf is getting better. By batting from the yellow tee with a liberal application of “the Mulligan”, I have been able to whittle my score down to a personal best of 138 [Read more…]
Three of us met at around 5pm in one of the best okonomiyaki shops in Yokogawa, a place called “Hyotan” in the CAZL shopping mall that leads from Yokogawa station to the Fresta supermarket. I believe I have said it before, but I shall not disdain to say it again [Read more…]
The tide is in at the Torii Gate, Miyajima. Another summer in Hiroshima, another trip to Miyajima Island. Miyajima is just down the coast from where we live, an easy trundle down the old Hiroden tram line and a ten minute ferry ride across the water. I have been on [Read more…]
Inside this little bottle is one mighty potent pick-me-up! It contains 1000mg of vitamin C, 2000mg of “natural citric acid”, and a lemon vinegar base made from Sicilian lemons which, the blurb assures us, gives it a refreshing taste despite the vinegar! The label on the bottle claims that the [Read more…]
There was something of an holiday atmosphere at the doctors’ tonight. Elder brother had returned home for the Japanese summer “Obon” holiday, so five of us trooped upstairs to the upper room. Elder son declined the initial offer to take a seat at the table, protesting (in accordance with self-abasing [Read more…]
In recent years mahjong has been promoted in Japan as a way for elderly people to keep their brains in trim. Community centres around the country have laid on mahjong sessions for senior citizens. Naturally smoking, drinking and gambling are not permitted in these sessions. (Strictly speaking, gambling is illegal [Read more…]
Mrs H had a day off work today so we decided to hop onto the bullet train and head for the provincial city of Fukuyama to see the Perugino exhibition at the Fukuyama Museum of Art. The first thing you see when you alight from the train and stop to [Read more…]
David was joined by Ray at Kemby’s for some preliminary tuck, and double rations of beer as it was Happy Hour. Noda’s Golfing Holiday…Ray expatiated over the beer on the theme of arranging a holiday for Noda. Noda is a fanatical golfer. A few months ago Jaime was given the [Read more…]
In the first half of tonight’s game it was a battle between Noda and David for the top spot, with David securing top place in the first game, Noda taking it in the second and David taking it back in the third. Impressive as that may sound, it cannot be [Read more…]
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