had a bad day on the golf course!!!!

well today the father-in-law took me to golf to be in his company's golf tournament. i was excited to go but wasnt to excited to play as i knew that i hadnt played in a long time. i was hoping to score under 100 but ended up at 111 and i have lots of excuses why i score that and not under 100.

here is a photo of the club house surround by trees.
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this is the golf cart that my group was going to use.
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a nice shot of the first hole. i was supprised by how wide this course was. most courses i have been to in japan are very narrow and have OBs on both sides on each hole.
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this is a shot of the first par 3 of the course. i hit my shot to just in front on the green to the right. V

this is the par 4 no. 17 hole. this was a great hole for me. nice shot up the middle with my 3 iron and then a well timed 7 iron onto the green and then a 2 putt for par. had all the marks of a good golfer. just a petty the rest wasnt so great.
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finally i did win something. i won the doracon (ドラコン) or the driving competition for one of the par 5 holes. it was a nice 1 wood off the tee but by no means my longest of the day.

Went for a Drive!!! - Driving in Japan - Fukuroi to Hamamatsu 日本ドライブ

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Driving in Japan - Fukuroi to Hamamatsu 日本ドライブ

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Yamaha vs Coca Cola

last saturday ayako, the parents-in-law and i all went to watch the rugby at Yamaha stadium. it was a good night and there was a big crowd. the rugby on the other hand wasn't that great. the yamaha team were shit. they lost the game and looked like there were in a panic for the last 20mins because they were loosing.
the standard here isn't very high for a country with the most rugby players in the world and who thought they deserved the 2011 world cup.
anyhow, what would i know about rugby coming from a little country in the middle of no-where.

Cricket - Kytes v Giants

well what a game it was!

yesterday we played a must win game against one of the strongest teams in japan, the giants and lost.
once again we were left with a good team but not our strongest which is what we needed for this game.
we battered first and got a reasonable score but could have got a few more runs if the tail didnt go out so cheaply.
the fielding was great thoughout the game and only fell off once we new the game was gone.
the bowling was good for most of the innings but we were one bowler short or a bowler that could bounce the ball which i think is what could have won us the game and put us into the semi finals.
everyone put in 100% thoughout the day and everyone helped to clean up even though we lost.

we have one more game to go in the kcl league and maybe one more chance for a semi final.

Go-carting in Hamamatsu, Quick Hamana

every saturday i go to Quick Hamana to race around a go- cart track. it is great fun and everyone there is really nice to me, except on the track. everytime i go i am getting alittle bit faster and hope to be one of the top racers at the track.

here is there webpage (in japanese) http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~quik/top.htm

and here are some pictures of Quick Hamana

Kakegawa City, Japan

Kakegawa (かけがわ、掛川) has a population of 114,751 and the density of 432.00 persons per Km2.

what a weekend!!!!

well the weekend started off with a hiss and bang.
friday night, the kakegawa jets found out that 2 hours of all you can drink and sing wasn't enough so we went for 3 hours instead. after that we made our way to the Downunder Cafe/bar for a few more drinks before making our way home. good night all round.
saturday was even better than friday but for different reasons. the new zealand all blacks were playing south africa in the rugby. so i was very excited but also a little nervous about this game. in the end i don't know why because the all blacks played a very cool, calm and very well organized game that the africans couldn't match. in the end we ran away with it 45-26. well done the ABs
sunday....... oh sunday. today i had cricket in shizuoka. most of our team thought we would roll over the nagoya team but that wasn't to be. today lady luck wasn't with any of us, as we dropped catches, missed run outs and just looked average in the field and the batting wasn't any good either.
in the end, nagoya kicked our arse. but trust me when i stay that this was a one off and i know that even though we will be playing a very good team next game, they better watch out cos i and i know most others will be going out there all fired up. gggrrr.

so now i feel like shit. sore muscles and dented pride and not even reading the comments about the all blacks win cant pick me up.

another day to another week.

later

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (where i live)

yes, i am in japan. i am not to far away from tokyo city. about 1.5 hours by bullet train or 2.5 hours by car to the west.
shizuoka prefecture is located in the approximate center of japan, facing the pacific to the south.

population of 3,782,760

shizuoka prefecture is famous for many things such as; green tea, unagi (eel) mt fuji (3776m), water and rock melon, oranges, and some major world companys like; suzuki, yamaha and pioneer.







浜松日没　Sunset over Hamamatsu city and central Japan



The Shinkansen (Hamamatsu Station)

just another day.......... -_-

well today is another day at the office. nothing really to do today

but will sit here and pretend to be doing something.

this is a photo from my side of the desk looking at the other ALT that is sometimes at my office. her name is michelle and she is a 1st year JET from america.

another warm day today.

i love it too when i see this in newspapers ..........'Hard-nosed Aussie flanker Phil Waugh has labeled the All Blacks whingers and believes the Wallabies can beat them. ' that is what they said before all 3 games against the ABs and they lost all 3 and really it was only the scoreline that was close.

Today i am off to hamamatsu city to renew my working visa and then back home to rest for the rest of the day.

later

ashley

great stuff ABs

'ABs Stay Cool To Take Title, The brooms came out as the All Blacks completed their season sweep of the Wallabies with a stunning 34-27 Tri Nations-clinching victory on Auckland's Eden Park that had it all '

it was great to watch the game with an ozzie friend of mine and she went home soon after the game.
it was very hot today but lucky my apartment has an air con.
tonight, ayako and i are off to shizuoka city for a friends birthday party.

i love it when coaches say things like this......

Aussie Props 'Not Scarred' By AB Mauling, Wallabies coach John Connolly saying his young front row have no scars from their recent maulings by the All Blacks.

it is the last game between the All Blacks and Oz. it is 2-0 at the moment and it looks like the ABs have the wood over the wallabies. so look for a good game with the ABs taking the game 36-12.

This week has been so busy at the office and i have had no time
to do anything but work. well i guess that is why i am here.

and as Richie McCaw said this week....
"Let's Sweep 'Em" (3-0)

morning shot

the creamy taste of caffe latte is what keeps me going all morning, every morning. ￥176. well it is the start of another great day here in japan. the weather is hot and there is a blue sky out.

new suits

today, ayako and i went to hamamatsu city to buy me a new suit. this time i decided to buy a tailor made suit for me. yesterday ayako and i also went to the beach. the weather here has been very hot, so we thought what a great day to go.

It came and now its gone

the typhoon came last night and just like that it has gone. there was rain, wind, thunder and many other things and now today it is back to normal...... hot at around 33 degrees with dull grey haze.
anyway..... i meet the teachers from a local primary school today, that i will be doing some classes at. they all were very nice to me. the funny thing about this school is i will be teaching english there but i wont be teaching in english, nor about the english language. it is all done in japanese and about global awareness, but it should be fun.

Will it come?

yes today we are expecting our first typhoon to hit the main land of japan. at the moment it is just raining without much wind but that could change anytime now. will check the news and see what they say and as you can see there are two more at the bottom which may later head for japan. later

Its a hot one today!!!

hey there all. well it is a hot one. it is about 32 degrees outside and just moving makes me sweat. i am now in the office so the air con is on at a nice 25 degrees. nice one boys.