Tuesday, November 18, 2014

For ALT's: Ideas for Playing Crossfire

image credit: http://www.clker.com/clipart-178701.html

Crossfire is a popular warm-up and practice activity in the Japanese classroom. Most Japanese English teachers I've worked with are familiar with it.

Here's how to do a simple crossfire game: 

1. Ask all students to stand up. 
2. Ask a question in English. (Examples: Do you like pizza?, Do you play basketball?)
3. Call a student who raised his hand. 
4. If the student's answer is correct he can choose to save the students on the same column or row. 
   Once the student choose which students to save, the other students can sit down. 
   If the student's answer is wrong, call another student. 
5. Keep on asking question until all students are seated.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Tips When Buying a Bra in Japan


I'm old-fashioned when it comes to bras. I like them in neutral colors and plain designs. No laces, frills and shocking colors. It's for practical reason. I like wearing well-fitting and light-colored tops. If I wear a colorful bra, it will show through. If I wear a lacy bra, it will make creases on my top. I didn't realize it's not easy to find this kind of bra in Japan.

For starters, I didn't know if I looked at the right place. I visited the Shimamura, Entetsu department store, AEON department store, Don Quijote and Uniqlo. They're considerably big stores but their bras are too girly- all lace, foams and frills. They're perfect for those wanting to look nice and cute for their men but that's not my purpose. I just need a simple, plain, white bra! They have plain walking bras but the material is too light it won't cover enough what it's supposed to cover. I don't know if Japan has a special underwear store or something but I didn't find what I was looking for in the stores.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Repost: 12 Crazy Things You Can Buy From Don Quijote

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Butt Pillows at Don Quijote
photo credit: http://tokyodesu.com/2013/06/30/12-crazy-things-you-can-buy-at-don-quijote-part-1/
From tight man costumes to butt and breast pillows, from Nose Up that lifts noses to Black Man underwears that lifts penises. These are only a few crazy things you can find at Don Quijote.

For those unfamiliar with Don Quijote, here's what Wikipedia has to say:

"Don Quijote is a discount chain store througout Japan. It carries a wide range of products, from basic groceries to electronics to colothing. This store is well known in Japan and is often referred to as Donki. Distinctly, Don Quijote keep very late hours for Japanese retailing (up to 3 or 5 am or even 24 hours) and it packs its goods from ceiling to floor in a distinct merchandising strategy encouraging customer to "discover treasure" and possibly return to the store to find a remembered item."

(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quijote_(store))
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