Lists are fun to make. Lists are fun to write. Lists are fun to write about. I decided to make another “List” blog.
What makes me happy? That is always a good question. Many things of course make me happy and they make me happy to different degrees. I thought it would be fun to just sit down and make a list (sometimes humorous) about the various things that make me happy! These are not all Japan-related and are in random order (the first 2 are my top priorities though).
HERE WE GO:
1. My wife and son (of course that’s #1)
2. My family back in Canada (I am tight with my family)
3. Pizza (here in Japan I make it from scratch at home)
4. Polo Burger (at a pub called Polo Dog in Kobe)
5. Running early in the morning.
6. Running late in the evening.
7. Milk chocolate
8. Kettle chips (love crispy potato chips…just salted)
9. Harvey’s hamburgers (only in Canada)
10. BBQing on the back deck (can’t do that in Japan)
11. Castles (all over the place here)
12. The cool and crazy things I see everyday in Japan
13. Cold beer on a hot summer day.
14. Cold beer on a crisp Fall day.
15. Yakisoba
16. My wife’s cooking
17. My son’s excitement when I walk in the door every evening from work.
18. Dreaming of having an adventure
19. Finishing a marathon
20. Blogging
21. Video blogging
22. How happy my students are to see me every morning
23. Hiking in the woods
24. Watching my son make new discoveries
25. Tim Horton’s breakfast sandwiched (yep…I am a proud Canadian)
26. Weekends
27. Cold beer on a cold Winter’s day
28. A nice red wine
29. Cooking
30. Starbucks
31. Coffee (anytime…anywhere)
32. Popcorn
33. The really genki (energetic) clerk at my local Lawsons (convenience store)
34. Apple products
35. The friends I’ve made through new media
36. The fact that my hobby is turning into a part-time job (sort of)
37. Writing
38. Teaching
39. Living in the beautiful city of Kobe
40. Being from Cape Breton
41. East Coast music (Canada)
42. Soon I will only have a 5 day work week
43. Q (the CBC radio show)
44. Cold beer on a wet Spring day
45. My iPhone
46. TWiT (This Week in Tech…the podcast)
47. Daydreams of buying a new camera and laptop (DSLR and a MacBook Pro)
48. The smell of a fresh pot of coffee in the morning!
49. Sleep
50. Vacation time to hang out with my family!
By the way, you have probably already heard that I was a panelist last week in the Seoul Podcast. It was cool to hear today that the episode I was featured in and my You Tube channel were mentioned on the Japan Talk podcast!
A really great information video for anyone interested in traveling to or moving to Korea:
You awesome folks can follow me on Twitter: @jlandkev
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Kevin's 5 Favorite Podcasts
I commute to work everyday like many , if not most people in japan. I spend a lot of time everyday squished on trains filled with despondent office workers and students. i also have a need to here English since the media I encounter on a daily basis is normally in Japanese.
Like many folks out there, I connect with the world outside of Japan through podcasts. I simply wanted to share with those out there, my top 5 podcasts. the ones I look forward to and am excited to see download each week, or day, in my iTunes tray.
Kevin's Top 5 Fave Podcasts
1. Stuff You Should Know
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, two staff writers for the "How Stuff Works" website have a twice weekly podcast where they look at amazing facts and interesting topics on every subject imaginable. They are witty, intelligent and normally leave me laughing out loud on crowded Japanese trains! With How Stuff Works, not only will you learn a lot, but possibly leave your pants wet with urine from laughing so much!
2. Q
5 days a week I listen to this AMAZING arts and culture show from CBC Radio. The host, Jian Ghomeshi is possibly one of the best interviewers I have ever heard. His is intelligent, insightful and knows the global cultural scene like no other.
Here is a recent interview with singer Nora Jones on Q.
3. Diggnation
This weekly tech/culture podcast has hilarious and knowledgeable hosts, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht taking a funny and informative look at tech and tech culture around the world. This podcast is often booze-fueled and usually has me laughing out loud in inappropriate locations!
4. Seoul Podcast
This is a weekly (not so much these days) podcast created by 3 English teachers based in South Korea. Joe, Stafford and Jennifer give their interesting and often amusing viewpoints on life in South Korea as non-Koreans. They look at history, news and culture and also look at the expat community in South Korea. Often, interesting bloggers and other panelists are on the show. In recent months, the show's three hosts have become busier and have not been producing regular shows. Once weekly, now there are episodes once or twice a month. Since I lived and worked in Korea for more than five years (hence my You Tube name BusanKevin), I am still interested in the goings on there. I have always looked forward to listening to Seoul Podcast each week and hope it becomes a more regular installment once again.
5. Japan Talk
Very well produced and of a very high quality, Japan talk is a weekly roundup of news and interesting stories in Japan. It is produced by the creator of the Japundit website. If you are in any way interested in Japan, this amazing podcast is a must listen.
Like many folks out there, I connect with the world outside of Japan through podcasts. I simply wanted to share with those out there, my top 5 podcasts. the ones I look forward to and am excited to see download each week, or day, in my iTunes tray.
Kevin's Top 5 Fave Podcasts
1. Stuff You Should Know
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, two staff writers for the "How Stuff Works" website have a twice weekly podcast where they look at amazing facts and interesting topics on every subject imaginable. They are witty, intelligent and normally leave me laughing out loud on crowded Japanese trains! With How Stuff Works, not only will you learn a lot, but possibly leave your pants wet with urine from laughing so much!
2. Q
5 days a week I listen to this AMAZING arts and culture show from CBC Radio. The host, Jian Ghomeshi is possibly one of the best interviewers I have ever heard. His is intelligent, insightful and knows the global cultural scene like no other.
Here is a recent interview with singer Nora Jones on Q.
3. Diggnation
This weekly tech/culture podcast has hilarious and knowledgeable hosts, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht taking a funny and informative look at tech and tech culture around the world. This podcast is often booze-fueled and usually has me laughing out loud in inappropriate locations!
4. Seoul Podcast
This is a weekly (not so much these days) podcast created by 3 English teachers based in South Korea. Joe, Stafford and Jennifer give their interesting and often amusing viewpoints on life in South Korea as non-Koreans. They look at history, news and culture and also look at the expat community in South Korea. Often, interesting bloggers and other panelists are on the show. In recent months, the show's three hosts have become busier and have not been producing regular shows. Once weekly, now there are episodes once or twice a month. Since I lived and worked in Korea for more than five years (hence my You Tube name BusanKevin), I am still interested in the goings on there. I have always looked forward to listening to Seoul Podcast each week and hope it becomes a more regular installment once again.
5. Japan Talk
Very well produced and of a very high quality, Japan talk is a weekly roundup of news and interesting stories in Japan. It is produced by the creator of the Japundit website. If you are in any way interested in Japan, this amazing podcast is a must listen.
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