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December 2004

• 13: On TV again
• 10: Backing Up and Getting ready
• 09: Stress free!!!
• 07: Last gig of the year!
• 05: Big stress day!
• 04: Full time on the Classroom English CDs

November 2004

• 27: Show & Workshop in Osaka
• 26: Classroom English CD
• 21: Presentation at JALT and it�fs not 1997!
• 20: Off to JALT!
• 19: More Music Days
• 17: Music Days
• 13: Music Stuff
• 11: 8 hours to Kyushu + OK!
• 10: First Grade & Great school in Ishikawa
• 09: 8 Hours to Ishikawa
• 08: Back by the River in Kyushu
• 07: Video remaster
• 06: Kyushu - T-shirt Christmas
• 05: Ehime - 970 Kids & Paradigm Shift
• 04: Matsuyama - The Perfect School
• 03: Back to Ehime!

October 2004

• 31: Halloween in Nagoya
• 30: Plastic Food and Ableton
• 29: Not exactly brilliant
• 28: Computer things
• 27: Teachers in Oita!
• 25: Sorting stuff out in Fukuoka
• 24: Nice day in the Tokushima country
• 23: Distribution
• 22: Uni and stuff
• 21: Halloween in Tokushima
• 20: Typhoon ( again!)
• 19: Mini Cards!
• 18: Tokushima
• 17: Nellie�fs, loads of card games
• 16: New Tracks and Osaka
• 15: Sample Libraries & Google Desktop
• 14: Acid!
• 13: Nice computer
• 12: You can tell it�fs Winter
• 11: Serial Numbers
• 10: The New Maruzen
• 09: Typhoon!
• 08: Tokyo - Bad Day, Good Night
• 07: Publishing & Music Stores
• 06: In the press!
• 05: Hamamatsu - Teaching 1,500 kids!
• 04: To Shizuoka
• 03: Space World
• 02: CD 5 is taking shape!
• 01: Funny Times

September 2004

• 30: iPod attacks my PC!
• 29: Witch Newsletter
• 28: Massive Halloween Update
• 27: Back to Japan
• 26: Hong Kong
• 20: Day off, fig picking and Playstation
• 19: More stuff for the site
• 18: Back to basics
• 17: Big website update
• 16: You learn something new everyday
• 15: Stormy & Classroom English
• 14: Show, workshop, Classroom English
• 13: A Sunny Holiday - Yeah!!
• 12: Bits and Bobs
• 11: Samples, Samples, I robot
• 10: Yanagawa
• 09: Book and UK/England
• 08: In town�c
• 07: Big typhoon, Newsletters and stuff
• 06: It�fs beyond a joke now�c.
• 05: backing up + ipod
• 04: Bits and Pieces
• 03: more webpage stuff
• 02: Catch up
• 01: Photos on the website

August 2004

• 31: Loads of stuff
• 30: Big Typhoon
• 29: Show in Ishikawa
• 28: Back to the life of luxury!
• 27: Last of the summer wine
• 26: Round full circle
• 25: Dazaifu
• 24: Back to Fukuoka
• 23: Okayama
• 22: Kids English at Maruzen
• 21: Fukuoka Maruzen
• 20: Things come easy
• 19: things come hard
• 17: two schools
• 16: Back to work
• 15: Holiday!! Yeah!
• 07: SPA Magazine & all ready!
• 06: Getting ready for my hols!
• 05: I�fm shattered again + iTunes
• 04: Fantastic School and business people
• 03: The 3rd Rule of GenkiEnglish
• 02: Cool School
• 01: Holiday Typhoon

July 2004

• 31: Teacher Chats
• 30: Okayama, great teacher
• 29: Okayama
• 28: Music ( good ) + Computers ( bad)
• 27: One indifferent, one great, & soft synths
• 26: Back to appreciation, synths & lost mail
• 25: Keyboards and stuff
• 24: I�fm Furious!
• 23: Pro Talento, Bugs & Osaka
• 22: 2 Schools, Chalk & Cheese
• 21: Great presentation and G&Ts by the beach
• 20: End of the free DVDs
• 19: �gSea Day�h
• 18: Easy day, Card Game and Shrek 2
• 17: Fireworks!
• 16: Coffee Shops + Spotlight
• 15: Another good school + SPA magazine
• 14: Great school!
• 13: Catch up
• 12: Surfing
• 11: By the Seaside
• 10: Kids Show in Choushi
• 09: Off to Chiba
• 08: Weird excuses + stuff to do
• 07: 2 hours for Spiderman
• 06: Nagasaki is still the best
• 05: Off to Nagasaki
• 04: Fukuoka Teachers
• 03: Spiderman!
• 02: Day trip to Okayama
• 01: Stress free?

June 2004

• 30: Go with the flow
• 29: An Average Day, only taught 600 kids
• 28: Gotta keep going
• 27: Kids�f Shows in Osaka
• 26: Fantastic Full Day in Osaka
• 25: Off to Osaka
• 24: Back in school - great!
• 23: Far too busy and off to Hiroshima
• 22: CD3 Remix
• 21: Half Day with Typhoon
• 20: Mail etc.
• 19: School Distribution
• 18: Back to Ehime for a day!
• 17: Yokohama and Atom English
• 16: Tokyo Presentation - oh dear!!!
• 15: Tokyo Day 2, meetings & kebabs!
• 14: Tokyo Conference Day 1 + Pic Books
• 13: Yeah!
• 12: Hard Rock
• 11: It�fs in the details
• 10: School Day
• 09: All sorts
• 08: Not too genki
• 07: 10 hours to catch up!
• 06: Rain, rain, rain!
• 05: Day off
• 04: Kobe Day Three + my presentations!
• 03: Kobe Day Two!
• 02: Kobe Day One!
• 01: What a fantastic day

May 2004

• 31: day off and it rained!
• 30: Genki Day and the Phonics CD has arrived!!!!
• 29: I�fm a little bit behind�c
• 28: New printer & Legal MP3s
• 27: Fukuoka Education Center
• 26: Fukuoka Entrepreneurs
• 25: Picture cards into the Owners Club
• 24: Big monitor, Half a gig keitai
• 23: recording
• 22: Down by the beach�c
• 21: discussion boards & keikaiwa
• 20: Music stuff
• 19: Boring Work
• 18: Mastering
• 17: Phonics Orders + FREE P&P!
• 16: Caught up with Joel!
• 15: Nellies Bookstore
• 14: Tokyo, Lots of meetings and beer
• 11: Workbooks, DVD Player, videos etc.
• 10: Fukuoka Education Centre, Katakana Quizzes + Korg
• 09: Phonics Worksheets
• 08: The day I hate
• 07: Speading Up the Japanese + New Layout
• 06: back to work

April 2004

• 29: Holiday ?
• 28: putting the website on steroids, and shell fish
• 27: Recording �gJ�h and �gN�h
• 26: Beppu Aquarium
• 25: Back in Fukuoka
• 24: Nellie�fs Bookstore in Osaka - mad for phonics
• 23: Off to Osaka
• 22: Genki Show in Hiroshima
• 21: On the road to Hiroshima & Samurai Armour
• 20: Photos, Printing and Running Around
• 19: Day off - long nose
• 18: Lots of coffee
• 17: Larry King and CDs
• 16: DVD�fs no good!
• 15: Deleted it all
• 14: Just do it!
• 13: Getting rid of..
• 12: Chugakkou gets funky
• 11: Fukuoka ACET and Lots and Lots of internet work
• 10: Costco
• 09: Down by the river
• 08: Down to work and GenkiMaths.com
• 08: How to get fluent in Japanese
• 07: Hip Hop
• 06: Yahoo ?
• 05: Off to Aso San
• 04: China
• 03: More recording and stuff
• 02: No Yahoo, recording routine
• 01: Genki Pills on sale!

March 2004

• 31: Updates and lots of mail
• 30: a day off
• 29: a better day?
• 28: I wish it were Friday�c
• 27: Recording
• 26: If everyday could be like today!
• 25: Inspiration!
• 24: Music Computer!
• 23: writing
• 22: Computers - Argh!
• 21: Furniture building day
• 20: Day off
• 19: Have I got news for you?
• 18: Sleep and website
• 17: Cold and more Phonics!
• 16: Fukuoka & Phonics
• 15: DisneyLand
• 13: Nice weather
• 12: Samplers
• 11: On TV again
• 10: Lots of stuff
• 09: Kids Workbook & Audio Quizzes
• 07: To Fukuoka and it�fs freezing!!
• 03: Moving Stuff
• 02: Back to Japan - via KL and hot sunshine

February 2004

• 28: Phonics CD and the need for GenkiMaths

January 2004

• 26: It�fs hard�c
• 07: �gLast Samurai�h star & Genki English in new TV Drama

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