# WONKY ENGLISH # ... it's a bit crunchy!!

     Now could this be a joke?  Is this a CG created image I have here for you??  Or could it be the real thing???  

     I understand that we,  as inquisitive as we are as human beings are willing to try most things that are put in front of us to eat,  but come on!!  A strawberry and SAND sandwich!!  

                             ... most definitely Wonky ... and CRUNCHY!!

OUT & ABOUT in JAPAN .....Earthquake 9.0 part 2

     Everyone,  all the teachers and staff,  had been called for a meeting.  We were told we couldn't leave the hall until 5:30pm,  which was the time the graduation ceremony was due to finish anyway.  Guess head office wanted to get their full payment of salaries worth. 

     There wasn't much we could do at all.  All the teachers had chipped in to help clean up the decorations,  the only thing left to do was watch the news reports coming in on the T.V. sets that were scattered around the hall while at the same time avoiding the supervisors.

     At this stage panic had hit Japan.  A 9.0 magnitude earthquake had struck!!

Our mission,  to get to Justins pad ... nearly 20 kilometers away!!  Left to right is J.Jey,  Justin,  Steve and bro A.J.

OUT & ABOUT in JAPAN ...... Earthquake 9.0

     One of the first things that entered my mind was the song done by the Clash!!  It's called ... ''Should I stay or should I go?''


          It was graduation day.  The company I work for holds a ceremony for all the children that will be moving up to kindergarten for their next school year.  They are between the ages of 3 and 4. 

     What happens to them today will be taught in their history classes when they are older,  some of them may remember today.

Lots of happy faces just a short time before the big shake!!

# OUT & ABOUT in JAPAN # ... whoops, forgot to check the weather report!!

It was sunny and fine when I left for work on my bike that morning.  As usual I made it to work an hour and a half later. 

During the day the clouds came in and the temperature dropped drastically.

# WONKY ENGLISH # ... Dangerous Bush!!

There are times when you are in a  park to relax.  For example,  on a hot day during your lunch break or having a picnic with friends or family.  But I like to go to the park for a laugh when I'm feeling a little blue!!  This park near where I work can only be described as the ''Fill Your Day With Laughter Park''!!  It's quite a large park and it takes a while to wonder around and see it all.  So it's no surprise when each time I'm there I leave the park laughing my head off!!  

DON'T GO INTO THAT BUSH!!

CRIKEY!!  There must be all kinds of trouble going on in there!! 

Don't ya just love the menacing size of the bush!!  ;))

It's not just the English that is WONKY ... it's your legs and sides after so much laughing that become WONKY too  ;))

    

# WONKY ENGLISH # ... "Excuse me. Do you have any bad language books?"

     Now this may look like an innocent book shop to you.  Well it is!!  It's just that the name of the book shop is kind of WONKY ... err,  very WONKY ... !!

     Try this.  Say it 5 times to yourself.  But say the first one slowly and gradually build up the speed until you are saying it quite quickly  ;))  Probably you'll end up saying it more than 5 times!!

                         ... get my drift?

                                                               ... WONKY  yeah!!  ;))

# WILD STORIES of ADVENTURE # ... Mountain Rescue

     '' Hey,  Chris,  do you want to hitch hike to the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland to celebrate the New Year this year? ''


     Chris lived in Minehead and I lived in Dunster.  They are small sleepy villages a stone throw away from each other in the depths of Somerset,  England.

     Each year we set out to travel to different parts of England,  with our thumbs as our guide,  to celebrate a New Year's Eve with the locals.  The previous New Year we were in London ... and had a ball!!

     This year would be Scotland!!

     It was 5am when we met each other by the side of the road just outside Dunster.  Dressed in our winter gear ready for the snow and our rucksacks on our backs.  The Cairngorm Mountains are quite rugged.  Chris had packed his tent for this adventure.  This one would be a bit of a challenge.  Somerset is down in the South of England.  The Cairngorm Mountains are right up in Scotland.  From where we lived,  we had about 500 miles to hitch hike,  or maybe more.  That's roughly 900 Kilometers.  We wanted to be there that night so we could set up our camp site and get a few beers in at a local pub before we slept.  ... could we do it ??