December 20th should have been a historic day in our lives. The day we officially purchased and took ownership of our first house. However, what should have been a time of celebration turned out to be one of the worst days of our lives as Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank decided to screw us over by declining [...]
Mami has been back to the clinic and had another scan. Peanut (working title!) is currently in his or her seventh week, and is starting to look more and more like….erm… Casper the friendly ghost?
If you missed the last photo, “Peanut at 6 weeks”, here it is:
Peanut at 7 weeks:
So apparently Peanut is the right-hand [...]
A few months ago, I posted about buying a house and getting a mortgage in Japan. There were times when I didn’t think it would be possible without a permanent residency visa, but eventually we managed it… and we move next week!
If you’re thinking of buying a house in Japan, you might want to consider [...]
I’m not sure how reliable these pregnancy tests are, but it looks like I’m going to be a daddy!
What with the news yesterday that our mortgage request has been approved and now the likelyhood of Mami and I becoming parents next year, it’s been quite a weekend!
Sure, it could be a false alarm, but the [...]
While most of my free time is spent sitting in front of the computer, watching movies or playing video games, I have tried to find some other hobbies to keepﾂthings interesting.ﾂ
I tried juggling, and succeeded in keeping four balls in the air for aﾂgood five seconds. I mastered the Rubik’s cube, being able to complete [...]
