Mumeishi wasn’t all bad, Irish-Kendo-On-Tour had some great times….
All the photos are on Facebook, but these are the ones that deserve some special attention.
Hard Gay
September 18, 2008 — stepandgoA quote from my Lonely Planet Japan guidebook:
“Far from romancing women, most samurai shunned them on the grounds that sexual relations with women (who were yin/in) weakened their maleness (yang/you), and as a result most samurai were homosexual or, in many cases, bisexual.”
ファイト！
September 13, 2008 — stepandgoThis weekend, Gerald and Martin are competing in Prague.
Let’s hope they kick some “bottom”!
Faito!
Smoking: Say No No No
September 9, 2008 — stepandgoSmoking.
Some of you will know of my heart-wrenching struggle against this life-consuming addiction I have.
Kumdo Convert! ^^
August 9, 2008 — stepandgoI can’t begin to tell you how nervous I was.
Visiting another dojo is scary enough, doing it alone is terrifying. I felt like I was representing myself, my clubs, my country and my continent. That’s a lot of pressure! I didn’t want to let anybody down…and I don’t think I did! Here is the full report of my first experience of kumdo 
No More Soju….
August 7, 2008 — stepandgoFirst of all, a medical update:
1 – my eye is 100% healed. The “infection” lasted about 3 days. I still think it was a burst blood vessel (but I’ll be keeping those eye drops 
)
2 – For the first time in about 2 months, I don’t have any purple skin on my feet! ^^ Screw you Cork! I’m delighted I won’t be training on your rough floor this weekend!
So set your minds at ease people, Siobhán is healthy.
Konglish Is What Fillds The Void
July 30, 2008 — stepandgoToday I went out and did a touch of shopping in Incheon’s big underground market/mall. It follows the subway lines and takes hours to see everything. The stuff is dirt cheap and some of it is of equally poor quality. Especially the Konglish on t-shirts:
