Author: thewoolfa

JET Reflection 3: Baking in a rice cooker

Out of all of the apartments in Japan we were looking at prior to arrival, only one had an oven. We didn’t go for that apartment as it was built in the 1970s and you really want to avoid living somewhere that was built prior to the 1980s or even 2011 if you can avoid…

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JET Reflection 2: Day in the life of

ESID. If you have been on JET or are going on JET then this will be familiar to you. Every Situation Is Different So my day is by no means a standard day on JET but it will hopefully give you an idea of how things can go.

I did a book thing!

I finally published my book. It had a contract with a traditional publisher who prepared the cover for me, but due to things (*cough, Covid*) the contract was unable to be fulfilled. I still got to keep the advance though. So, may I introduce to you: Red Mage!

WANT!

I remember, this was the first Zoid I fell in love with. I was at the Warehouse and the first Tomy Zoids I had ever seen were in store. There were other cool Zoids, like the red Blade Liger, as well as less cool ones, but the moment I laid eyes on the König Wolf…

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Out of Isolation

I’ve been lucky, Covid didn’t hit me that badly. On day five my fever broke and most if my symptoms were lessening. On day six all I felt was occasional mild vertigo and yesterday even the vertigo was less intense. All I have now is the occasional phlegm. A gem I got introduced to while…

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Covid day three: What I want to eat when I get out!

I awoke in the night with a really bad throat. It was reminiscent of the Contiki Cough I had in Europe, it hurt to swallow and that pain was enough to wake me when I had to swallow in my sleep. I was able to force down some ibuprofen but didn’t want a throat lozenge…

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Covid day two: Kiwi Christmas Roast

What makes a kiwi Christmas? It’s an odd thing because traditionally Christmas was celebrated in the northern hemisphere where it was winter. As a result the foods which are eaten around Christmas are very heavy and hot, such as the traditional roast dinner. On my Mum’s side of the family it was always roast lamb…

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Covid day one: Paldea’s Champion

This day was sponsored by the cough. Do you have unwanted phlegm in your throat? Is your uvula feeling tickly and dry? Are you wanting to drink honeyed tea and suck on lozenges? If so then I have the perfect symptom for you: Covid Cough! And don’t forget to like, subscribe and support us on…

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