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2020/11/01,
There is no mistake. At Muchang and Chikurin place we are still in 1970 or so :-) Which suits me perfectly!
@yawara_ya is one of my favorite places. In their own style, they do the best pizza. We spent a great day. Good food, good drinks, and good music (when I am not playing 😅)
2020/10/25,
We have a visitor this morning!
Check @canae_nakayama post to see it if it made it to the wall, I was out of storage 😅
Also if you are bored, check my newly created account @obi_base where I am sharing a mix bag of things like my home office, some japanese houses interior, discoveries of Obi, all in a Tokoro George spirit if that makes sense.
I am using these hashtags overthere :
2020/09/23,
So @canae_nakayama and I moved again! 🚚
First thing was to set-up my home office for work. Going for a mainly standing position this time, but the setup is going to evolve a lot, this is just a temporary solution with what I have at the moment.
We are going to live in the cute town/village/borough (?) of Obi⛩, Nichinan. A place with an old history and glorious times in south Kyushu, now a mainly quiet and a bit of touristic place.
After moving 3 times in a year (for good reasons a couple of times and once because of a bad experience) I hope this time we are in for a longer run!
Obi (飫肥) seems to be an easy place to raise a child too with all the necessary facilities at a walking or short ride distance (not often the case in Japan countryside, with depopulation).
Bonus, it is also a good starting point for cycling 🚴 adventures with mountains ⛰ just outside of the town and the coastline 🏝not too far for the occasional 🏄 surfing session.
Since Jules 👶 birth we have been super busy with him as you can imagine, plus I started a new job in August and we were looking for a new house. pfff... 😮
That’s why I was not very active around here, but I am looking forward to sharing about our new area.
Finally, the good season is starting now here. I have some DIY ideas 🗜for the house and my desk setup and also running outside 🏃♂️became bearable. Woot!
All in all, more to share soon!
2020/07/14,
Promenade du soir
Avec ledzep 1 dans les oreilles.
2020/07/03,
May I introduce you to Jules or 樹宇瑠 (ju u lu)
ju : big grown living tree,
u : space/cosmos,
lu : first kanji of Lapis Lazuli
He arrived on earth about 12 days late, on July the 1st. Maybe he missed his space shuttle ?
For a brief moment he was the most recent human to count (ok, like all of us, but still ;-)
He is a big and healthy boy. @canae_nakayama was very brave and strong. That was amazing. Thank you❣️
2020/06/22,
A couple of stops between Kitago and Miyakonojo, we are catching the coolness of the waterfall during this hot day.
2020/06/16,
Received some psychedelic love from Canada! that was fast! Thank you for the card and the words @bhopals_flowers
for psychedelic music lovers check @hypnoticbridge
2020/06/05,
an other waterfall today, this one is off the path, just a bit sketchy to reach but it was worth it.
2020/05/30,
impressions de mon trail ce midi dans la vallée d’Inohae. En Français pour une fois! (ça fait très bizarre)
2020/04/19,
@canae_nakayama ‘s uncle set-up a couple of bee boxes and a swarm recently settled in.
2020/03/26,
Today’s walk with @canae_nakayama. I failed at keeping my distance with Taro the tokage anf Jiro the frog.
At least I did not walk on them... Take care.
2020/03/15,
Taking it easy in Aoshima café Zeal. 😷☕️🥐
2020/03/08,
Sunday afternoon walk on Nichinan coast.
2020/02/20,
Some pictures taken during the last few weeks around my current working space in Nichinan city, I really like this older part of the city and port.
2020/02/09,
Miyazaki organic festa, pretty good music and small kids everywhere!
2020/01/26,
Today’s run in Nichinan and yes sakura trees, like each year, are already blooming at Kitago station. Photographers are also blooming 😉 I wanted to have a pic with the local train but it passes here only few times a day 😅. ＃北郷駅
2020/01/18,
2 working spaces I have been using recently. First in Miyazaki city is in @wakakusa_hutte café 2nd floor, your rental comes with a 400¥ drink (or is it the opposite? :-). Second picture is Akarengakan (red bricks hall) like in Yokohama but in a tiny version, an old wharehouse which has been renovated. The place is in Nichinan city, Aburatsu port and 9 times/10 I am alone in this large space. And you know what : it is free! (akarengakan.jp)
2020/01/05,
Short trip in Kagoshima with @canae_nakayama . Discovered Nagashima and fell instantly in love with the island. Also not too far the Akune station, one of the cutest stations I ever seen!
2020/01/02,
First run of the year, thinking of my dad who would have turned 75 y.o today...
2019/12/06,
Quick 2 days in Tokyo. Took off from Kagoshima airport. You can see Sakurajima in the back. Fixed gear bikes still big in Tokyo. Not photographed, I noticed : On the train wireless earbuds of all sorts.(bare with me, the country boy). My room near Nakameguro station was nice. So many tourists, what a change since I started to live here. No time for tourism myself this time though but glad I still could meet few friends
2019/11/17,
Tough day at the office!
Tsuwabuki Half-Marathon in Nichinan.
Conditions were perfect with a clear blue sky and pleasant temperature. Almost too hot towards the end in fact.
My goal was : 44’+45’ for 10km x 2 and one last km with all I have. It turned into 44’ + on time until 13rd km and then survival mode. I don’t really understand as I felt easy during the first 10km but suddenly again like last year in Aya nothing in the tank anymore for the last third of the race. I have to revise my nutrition the days before and during the race because that doesn’t work. At all.
Only positive point apart from 1st part is that I did not give up. And I could maintain somehow a pace that is easy usually but I had to battle for it. I sprinted the last km... in 4:56. Lol. I crashed passed the finish line and took me 10min. to be able to sit and stand-up.
Final result 1:40, 5 minutes more than my goal... grr.
Tomorrow I am turning 45 y.o and I still have hope I will improve. Is it denial?
But I really want to complete a half-marathon running fully at what I should be able to. Time is not really important but I just want to have the satisfaction to produce an effort as planned. So I will try again.
To finish with, big thank to @canae_nakayama 's team for the support!