Tag: food

• July 16, 2015

  Weird and Wonderful Food, and Experiences

  

  Weird and Wonderful Food and Drink I was complemented on my curry udon eating technique today because of the lack of curry sauce on my white coat – little did they know I spilled it on my trousers instead. Curry udon consists of udon (duh), which are thick wheat noodles, in a curry sauce with […]
• July 14, 2015

  A Late Japan Update – Rain, Cats, Exhaustion

  I don’t even know where to begin with this one. So much has happened since I last wrote on here, and an entire week disappeared in a flash. I have been doing a lot of sightseeing during the weekends and a little during the week where I can manage it. First off, I explored the […]
• July 8, 2015

  Tokyo Nights

  

  I’m slowly catching up, but still way behind with my Tokyo activities. Apologies if there are horrendous spelling and grammar mistakes, but it’s hard enough to draft a post on this thing let alone do any quality control. Another day of vascular surgery, another wound sutured. I didn’t expect to be so involved, but it […]
• July 5, 2015

  The First Week (Well, almost all of it)

  

  Apologies for the lack of updates, but things have been fairly non-stop since I started in the hospital on Monday. People generally don’t walk very far around these parts, and Katsu insisted I took a taxi on my first day so I wasn’t late, but in the busy morning traffic it proved impossible to hail […]
• December 30, 2014

  There’s Snow Place like the Mournes, with a Slice of Pi

  The days immediately following Christmas are almost always a blur, after the excitement and preparation for Christmas day. First up was my birthday on boxing day, a day which is traditionally spent entertaining friends and family with little room left for an actual birthday celebration. I enjoy spending time with different people, but it would […]
• December 24, 2014

  On the Eve of Christmas Eve…sort of

  It has been Christmas business as usual at my house, and my time has been consumed by shopping, visiting friends and relatives, cleaning, baking, and entertaining. The big downside of doing lots is that there is almost no time for writing, even though there is plenty to write about. We have had three sets of […]
• August 4, 2014

  The Zoo (Condensed)

  I’m picking up where I left off with the mortuary. An odd start to the day for most people, but I seem to gravitate towards weird situations. It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the mid-twenties – a stark contrast to the chill of the mortuary. The brief summer we get in this country […]
• July 12, 2014

  Things to do in Budapest

  I’ve had a couple of weeks to recover now after the adventure to Budapest, and I’m pretty much settled back into regular life. Commuting up and down to Belfast every morning isn’t that bad, unless it’s Moira at 5 o’clock, in which case I have been sorely tempted to get out of the car and […]
• March 22, 2013

  Live, from my sofa

  Hello again, and sorry for the delay in posting. This is Ordinary Decent Gamer, and I am currently unwell. It has been a busy few weeks, and unfortunately yesterday I came down with a case of food poisoning, or if you’re of Royal heritage, gastroenteritis. At least I am off for the Easter holidays now. […]
• December 29, 2012

  Huh…Metal Gear?!

  I sit here with my family, in front of a roaring fire, in quiet contemplation, and enjoying having a night off from hosting guests. Since the eve of Christmas eve, we have had people over visiting, which entailed non-stop cooking, cleaning and entertaining. It is always nice to see everyone, but there comes a time […]