On July 5th, 2008 - Makiko & I finally had our “real” wedding celebration - at least the Japanese side of it. It was a spectacular day with the highlights being all those silly screw ups that you worry about before hand! Who knew…
My good buddy UK Mike (who I can’t thank enough) was kind enough to put together a video of the event for us to show our friends and family back in Canada (more details to come!). To get a better sense of what the day was like - sit back, relax and enjoy:
On our seemingly never ending efforts to get our apartment setup here in Tokyo - we decided to make our way over to one of Japan’s new Ikea stores. They didn’t have Ikea here when I lived here previously - it just popped up in the last couple of years. Ikea is pretty much the same as back home - simple furniture at reasonable prices. They also have your cheap eats - like a 99 yen breakfast plate and your uber cheap hotdogs at the cash.
I was also amazed to find that on a Saturday morning we practically had the store to ourselves. That was a welcome relief after a week of commuting to the office and a crowded train.
As we were in that part of town - we also decided to drop by Costco. Now that’s a store I have missed in Australia! I don’t tend to buy that much at Costco, but it’s fun to look there once in a while. Costco in Japan is pretty cool as it’s got local stuff in bulk - like your udon noodles, sake and kakipi. We picked up a few food items as well as a new microwave / toaster oven. No idea if we really saved that much money - but the novelty of it was certainly worth it.
Removed? Yes - as in Australian for “moved” - and not of the emotional type. This is likely old news to a lot of you - but Makiko & I have packed up and left Australia as of about a month or so ago. Ironically enough, one of the “removers” (at least the guy who owned the van) was a Scott Harris:
What are the odds!?
We’ll miss Sydney. It was a great home for us for a couple of years. I know I for one will miss:
Laughing at snowed in nothern hemisphere dwellers in February, while enjoying week after week of +25C sunny weather
“Aussie burgers”, meat pies and sausage rolls
Living near countless beaches - even though we rarely exploited them!
Overpriced everything ($3 for a canned soft drink - get real!)
Crappy Internet service providers
Rowdy drunkards parading down our street at 2AM on a Wednesday night
We tried to make the most of our remaining time in Australia once we knew we were on the way out, but now it seems there was never enough time to cross everything off that “to do” list. Now how am I ever supposed to go streaking at a cricket match…
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