# WONKY ENGLISH # ... thlyday, thaturday and thunday ... oh NO!!

Was cycling through the city the other day, near the Imperial Palace and came across which I consider one of the best WONKY ones I've seen.  Just trying to read it makes you think ... err,  I have I been drinking??  :)  Or maybe these barmy hot days are affecting my speech!! 

It's so simple and short that it's going down as a WONKY classic!!   The ERO RICE WONKY ENGLISH is my all time favourite,  this is it's equal!!  :))

Say it a few times,  it brings a smile to your face  :))

# OUT & ABOUT in Australia # ... where snakes, spiders, koalas & kangaroos live.

Australia is a big country!!  Europe fits inside Australia.  Mainland America fits inside Australia.  It's BIG!!  It's VAST!! 

Australia is Australia because of the well known typical icons such as koalas, kangaroos and surfing Santas  :)) 

But there is another side of Australia which is rarely seen or spoken about by tourists.  A side of Australia that is filled with rich colours,  history and hardships. 

# WONKY ENGLISH # ... errr, what's going away??

I think we need that WONKY song going here  :))  

Poor guy!  You would have to feel a bit WONKY walking around with this T-shirt on for sure!!  :)) 

Now he must be in love!!

ALL ONE? ... hmmm,  maybe she or he,  is the only one!!

THIS ... ?   hmmm, this,  is not going to work??

GOING AWAY?? ... well,  that end part is a mystery!!  In fact the whole T-shirt is one WONKY way to either show your love for someone or be just plain WONKY!!

Good luck to ya mate,  you'll find the right one soon!!  :))

# OUT & ABOUT # ... in Australia, a Monster fetish!!

From left to right -- breakfast, morning break, lunch and afternoon snack  :))

While the rest of the world has a huge variety of energy drinks stocking the supermarket and local convenience stores, here in Japan until just a couple of years ago .... we had Coca-Cola!!  It was about the only drink available with some kind of caffeine shot inside. 

# OUT and ABOUT # ... at Port Douglas in AUSTRALIA

     AT LAST!!  A trip back home ... to the land of plenty!!  A Vegemite sandwich was calling me  ;)

# WONKY ENGLISH # ... a close shave

     In French,  Mont means mountain.

     For example; ''When I went skiing at Courmayer in Italy,  I could see Mont Blanc ( the white mountain ) everyday''.  And for the sake of trivia it's Monte Bianco in Italian.  The Mountain borders France and Italy. 

     The other day I went window shopping in Ebisu for a new rucksack and came across this sign which said Mont-Bell is ''close''!!

     I took a step back to look around for the mountain but couldn't see it!!  Maybe it was ''close'' but it was dwarfed by all the tall buildings.

     I couldn't do my window shopping at this particular shop because it was ''closed''.

               Talk about WONKY!!     I was ''close'' to confusion!!

# WONKY ENGLISH # ... that's one messed up bear !!



GLOOMY   The naughty grizzly
He is well trained ...
except he has a hard time remembering not to attack humans.



''Oh!  It's so sweet!''          ''What an adorable bear!''

''He's got the cutest little nose!''         ''I just wanna hug him forever!!''

Now these are the words you would normally hear when talking about or even listening to other people talking about a bear.

BUT!!!  Not this bear!!     This is certainly one WONKY bear!!    Believe it or not this bear is for kids.  Or the odd adult who wants a different kind of bear!!   Some of the Street Beer crew and I went 10 pin bowling the other week in an amusement center here in Tokyo and as I was walking through I saw this ghastly bear!!

I felt so sorry for him!!   He probably used to be a normal cuddly bear just like all his cousins ... but,  someone must have treated him badly!!   I want to rescue all those GLOOMY bears and set them free!! 

Now is this one WONKY bear or what!!??