Clean ass cool, cool ass clean.

[goldb]

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking about when I saw how rain poured today, Uk's way of weather. And thanks. Apparently, according to the last news, they foresee something along the lines of mostly sunny for tomorrow, so yeah it should be nice, a good day for me to try to find french wine (Rosé if it's been imported around here) for the incoming day when I'll be 'cooking' them something (thinking about a mint/goat cheese omelette with a mixed salad if it's also a sunny day).

That's nice, show them some french cuisine! I'm sure you should be able to find Rose there, it's not an uncommon type of wine. Today's been okay here in Birmingham weather-wise. Slight cold breeze but remained dry throughout which is always preferable.

Ahahah indeed, but still my door is all bruised.

Hohoho

True, true. And busy is nice sometimes too, no?

Well yeah this kind of busy was good, since I spend ages barbequeueing snd eating preparing the meats

[Teubier]

That's nice, show them some french cuisine! I'm sure you should be able to find Rose there, it's not an uncommon type of wine.

Not uncommon maybe, but here french is quite uncommon especially since it's kinda the countryside. But I found one bottle (I mean french Rosé, not something from south american countries, y'know...) that doesn't seem too shabby, called Le Parisien. The name is a joke, but it's from the Gironde, Parempuyre exactly, so while it will not be the best kind of rosé for sure (Côtes-de-Provence), it should be nice.

Today's been okay here in Birmingham weather-wise. Slight cold breeze but remained dry throughout which is always preferable.

I'm sorry to hear that it's still a bit cold, but yeah, dry makes it endurable indeed.

Well yeah this kind of busy was good, since I spend ages barbequeueing and eating preparing the meats

Barbecues! I see pork chops marinades and brochettes!

On another note, today was thoroughly sunny and an utterly awesome day. I'll post some pictures and maybe a vid or two, depending on how drank I am to avoid feeling silly as I post those vids.

[Ancy]

.... yeshh let us see some of your vids

[Teubier]

It's pretty easy, I've posted some on youtube already. ^^ They are set to public viewing, so please be my guest (though from today's vids, there is only one where I speak english, and I might not be able to upload it tonight).

Edit : I won't be able to upload it tonight, so it's for tomorrow (in the morning or at lunch break, maybe).

[Ancy]

I understand French too...but I can't really speak it....11 years of studying it went down the drain



I'll have a look when I get home





Edit: C'est luxe clip....is an eye delight..omelet, sashemi, sushi, fish...even kit kat.....I can see you're having a good time ...and enjoying the nice weather and the sea/ocean

[Teubier]

I understand French too...but I can't really speak it....11 years of studying it went down the drain

Eleven years ! If it's that much, it seems like it could mean that it wasn't really a choice in the first place, right? Like something imposed to the students by the Middle-High School (then College maybe) system within their cursus? It's really impressive anyway , as french is a stupidly bothersome language to learn. And I'm sure that you are too humble there.

Edit: C'est luxe clip....is an eye delight..omelet, sashemi, sushi, fish...even kit kat.....I can see you're having a good time ...and enjoying the nice weather and the sea/ocean

Indeed, I couldn't have hoped for an er day. Well, the overall ratio of work/delight days is still a bit too high from my perspective, and most importantly, it's organised in a way that it turns out to be very difficult to share some real quality time with both the hosts and the co-woofers, as none of us have a day off in common, and the hosts do not not take any day off themselves. Crazy people!

[Ancy]

It was a compulsory course (elementary school and high school). Started when I was 8..

[Teubier]

Lame joke aside, I'm deeply sorry that you had to go through that awful course. English compulsory course makes sense, but french... nope, I don't get it.

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So, as written earlier...

[Ancy]

I'm kinda jelly after seeing the miscellaneous pics ....so wanna be there



Ps: there is nothing to feel sorry about. Learning an additional language is beneficial for one's development. Besides, French is not a terrible. On the contrary, is the language of love . Yet, it did not stick to my brains cos of the resentment I had for my French teacher...he was a creepy guy, who asked us once to clean up a graveyard ...of course I skipped the class of the crazy guy who adored Tristan Tzara

[Teubier]

I'm kinda jelly after seeing the miscellaneous pics ....so wanna be there

Jelly don't please, and so do I.

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Alguien que falta... Anyway...

Amy Holland - Turn out the light


David Bowie - Ashes to ashes

My mother said to get things done,
You'd better not mess with Major Tom

The Killers - When you were young

You don't have to drink right now

Ronald Jenkees - Disorganized fun


Parov Stelar - Booty swing

[goldb]

The misc pics are so beautiful, particularly the cherry blossom one

[k-dom]

I've been out of this thread too long, I missed your departure
Gomenmasai, Gomenmasai

From the vids and photos everything looks fine. In which part of Japan are you exactly ? And from you first video, it really seems like Japanese don't like beaches. It reminds me the one in shikoku which was full of concrete too, although there was a wonderful elevator music in the background that you don't seem to have.

Not uncommon maybe, but here french is quite uncommon especially since it's kinda the countryside. But I found one bottle (I mean french Rosé, not something from south american countries, y'know...) that doesn't seem too shabby, called Le Parisien. The name is a joke, but it's from the Gironde, Parempuyre exactly, so while it will not be the best kind of rosé for sure (Côtes-de-Provence), it should be nice.

I wonder if they read "les gouttes de dieu" (forgot the japanese name) in Japan, it is supposed to be a big hit there too.

And have you got some day off for the golden week, anything planned ?

[Teubier]

I've been out of this thread too long, I missed your departure
Gomenmasai, Gomenmasai

Iie, iie, betsuni. ^^

From the vids and photos everything looks fine. In which part of Japan are you exactly ? And from you first video, it really seems like Japanese don't like beaches. It reminds me the one in shikoku which was full of concrete too, although there was a wonderful elevator music in the background that you don't seem to have.

Yupyup it is, overall it is grandiose. I'm currently in the Aichi prefecture, staying in Ehimacho to be precise.
That depends, regarding their seeming lack of interest for beaches. Because the Uchinada beach (near Kanazawa), back in 2009, was attended by a lot of soothingly wishful japanese at the time. The video was taken during a workday, and the spot where I landed at seemed, given the road leading to it and the really tiny parking area nearby, like a more or less unknown spot, quite wild. There were silhouettes of people chilling to the far east (left of the camera's field of vision). Are there pictures of the beach from Shikoku that you took, somewhere on the internet?
And elevator music? Sérieusly? Une plage hi-fi, ça c'est le l'luxe!

I wonder if they read "les gouttes de dieu" (forgot the japanese name) in Japan, it is supposed to be a big hit there too.

And have you got some day off for the golden week, anything planned ?

I'm pretty sure that they do, though I can't guarantee it, but given the interest that they have for wine, especially around the big cities, there is no way it wouldn't earn some hearty welcome in Japan.

I'm not involved by the Golden Week in any way I believe, as I'm living a rural way of life these three months, and if my next two hosts are acting the same way as this one, than they won't take any day off either, and so won't I (except for the one-day 'holiday' each week). It kinda follows the idea of grape harvest in France,, if you catch my drift, what I am doing here, except that they regard free time and leisure in a very specific manner in Japan.

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Damn, Mikawa Bay's beach isn't really beautiful at day, but at night, furthermore while running under a gleaming starry sky with the nearby mountains covered by the weaks inhabitants lights' reflections upon a slight haze, all that bathed in music...

[k-dom]

Well I have a friend who made a video but I would need a software to split it, anyone knows an easy one. I could also add the mythical moment of the wasp in the train, I just rewatch it and it was probably one of the most memorable moment of my travel there.

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In the end Windows movie maker did the job,
Here is a link toward the first video. I promise I didn't add any sound
I will add the second one as soon as I can upload again, it seems my connexion has a bug...

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Same link for the 2d video

[Teubier]

Ahahahah y défonce le conducteur, vrais conducteurs font vraies choses ! Impressive train driver! He is no joke.

Many thanks for these two vids k-dom! Beautiful places (and beach).

Japanese train near the lake / sea / ocean = Epic .