2009 in a nutshell

2 weddings, a handful of triathlons, 4 countries and many new found friends....that was the year 2009.

It all started with a trip back home for 2 weddings; the first- Glenn and Monique's, followed by my best mate-Chiton and Ph0ng. This trip also included ちーちゃん meeting my family for the first time, a trip to the Yarra Valley, a game of cricket, going to the beach and a few (or maybe too many) beers!

Feb and March brought, terribly cold weather, Drew and Toby to Japan, 2 very painful debut Marathon performances and 29th birthday involving a sumptuous dinner and super useful presents (love you babe!).

April and May, welcomed the start of spring, numerous Cherry Blossom Parties, and the beginning of an enjoyable triathlon season!

June, July, August and September- Ironman Japan (one of the most amazing challenges of my short life) ushered in the summer. Physically tiring, mentally excruciating, but wouldn't change a minute of it! Plenty of BBQ's (as if an Aussie has ever needed an excuse for a barbie)! And how could I forget ちーちゃん‘s fantastic birthday "festival" at Tokyo Disneyland and Disneysea.

October, November and December- As the weather started to cool down, the chance to slacken off the training, eat an ever-ending smorgasbord and concentrate on running was the theme of late Autumn and early winter. Christmas evening was spent with ちーちゃん devouring Italian food and an all you can drink wine buffet, before embarking on a 3 day snowboarding trip to Nagano. As I'm writing this blog, I'm enjoying the fine company of ちーちゃん‘s family after eating a wonderful selection of sushi, especially prepared for the occasion.

Wishing everyone and safe and joyful 2010!

Pete

今年のワード『初』来年は『攻』

今年振り返って、私の今年の言葉は『初』かなと。

まずは初めてオーストラリアに行き、初めてピーターの家族や友達に会い、そして、オーストラリアに行く事に決めて。

初めてゲイのお友達と大阪観光をし、

人生初めて彼氏とディズニーランドに行き、お誕生日を祝ってもらい、

初めてサマソニに行き、ビヨンセとLady Gagaに興奮し、

初、退職。

なんだか、ぶつぶついいながらも初インド。初外国人の友達と海外旅行。

フランス、パリで初スペイン人のお友達GET。

高校時代の友達と初鳥取旅行＆髪の毛カット。

初交通事故に遭い、

初金閣寺に平等院鳳凰堂。

初初初、、初めてなこといっぱいあったな。

来年からはオーストラリアでも『初』がいっぱい。

初、親元を離れる暮らし、初、同棲、初、海外生活。

来年は『攻』をキーワードとして、どんどん色んな事にチャレンジして、

もっともっと色んな事を、知って、吸収していきたいと思う。

今年も皆様お世話になりました。

来年もどうぞどうぞ宜しく！

オーストラリアにも遊びに来てね！

The World's Cheapest Wine Buffet and Snowboarding Trip

Well, what a weekend!

It all started on Friday evening before catching our night bus to Nagano. Casually looking for a bite to eat before our epic journey, we stumbled across an Italian restaurant which was having a special promotion for Christmas dinner- ¥1000 ($12 AUD) 3 hour wine buffet. Despite the risk of severe drunkenness and motion sickness, we decided it was an opportunity too good to refuse and enjoyed many a glass of vino with our meal-after all, it was December 25th!

Once arriving in Nagano at 6:30am (Chihiro with her head in a plastic bag for the first 1 hour), it was time to dump our bags and hit the slopes!

I definitely don't claim to be a leading authority on Snowboarding, though I'm pretty certain we found ourselves in some fantastic conditions for sliding. Saturday and Sunday were good, but Monday was BRILLIANT! The amount of snow that fell brought tons of powdery enjoyment to the top of the resort and plenty of chances to try some new things without the risk of ending up black and blue.The weekend went by too fast (as it always seems to), though I can confidently say I'll be trying to plan another trip before the end of the season!

Highlights from the trip:

• Powder snow.
• The crazy American guy snowboarding without any goggles, gloves or jacket!
• The Katsu Don (Pork Cutlet with egg served over rice)- So good, we ate for lunch everyday.
• The zombie like waiters at our hotel, nice kids though.
• Chi-chan almost being frozen solid. Lesson learnt-water proof gloves and a pair of goggles is a must!
• All the friendly staff out and about the resort!

メリークリスマーーース

みなさんメリークリスマス！！

いかがおすごしですか？

今日は朝から家族でプレゼント交換笑。

母親にはアディダスのマラソンのパーカー、Tシャツ、パンツを。

ピーターにはティンバック２のメッセンジャーバッグを。母親からは、和なお湯のみセットを。

英には、大量のお菓子と、ビールと、洗車道具を。

私は母親から、アクセサリースタンドと、ピーターから、『英語版、坂本竜馬』を！！！

その後、ピーター家族とスカイプでお電話。お母さんもおばちゃんたちも、従兄弟もみんなとっても楽しそうで良かった！

今日は夜からは、ボードしに長野へ行ってきます。

家族も猫もみんな今日も幸せで良かった。

みんなも素敵な日をお過ごし下さい。

Hope everyone have a special day!!!

クリスマス

もうすぐクリスマスですね☆

彼氏、彼女、家族、友達にプレゼント♥

も素敵ですが、

世界中にはプレゼントどころか今日生きることも難しい子供達がたくさん

います。

毎月だと大変でも、クリスマスプレゼントとして、少し困っている子供達に

プレゼントしませんか？

私は、1000円OPPAI プロジェクトに募金しました！

http://www.savechildren.or.jp/

観たい

映画。

はよ、観たい。なんて、豪華なメンバーなんや。

Nine - Official Trailer [HD]

Santa claus is coming to town

In the land of the rising sun things are done a little differently, or at least with their own unique way.
Behold Ka-neru Sanda- (Colonel Sanders). We know him as the guy who with the secret recipe of herbs and spices, however in Japan he's seen as the symbol of Christmas.
During the month of December, people wanting to get in the "spirit" pre-order their Kentucky 'Xmas packs. These are then picked up on Dec 23rd, 24th, or 25th, and used to help celebrate the festive season.

The Adventures of 二人のあほ BEGINS!!始まったでー！

Hi Everyone,

We are Pete and Chi-chan.
Soon we will enbark on our new life in Australia, but FIRST, we've got to endure another cold winter in Japan!
I myself, prefer the sun and surf, where as my counterpart would rather be freezing her little butt off!
Join us on our adventures and experiences.

こんにちは。ピーターと私（千尋）でブログを始める事になりました。メインとしてオーストラリアでの生活ですが、残りわずか（？）の日本での生活も、何かあれば書いていきたいと思います♡

どんどんコメント書いてね！！

オーストラリアに行っても、このブログを通じて、みんなと連絡が取り合えたらええなーって思ってます。どうぞよろしくお願いします！！！♡♥♡