Opening Ceremony, Shibuya

As you may have noticed (probably not as there are so many far more interesting things whizzing around the internet) I have been away for a while. To surmise, I have been in Australia for 2 months with a friend, attempting to fulfil our hedonistic fantasies which mostly comprised of lazing on a beach being served Pina Coladas by tuxedo clad monkeys (this never materialised). In contrast, we nearly became marooned on a desert island (more on this another day...)

I am now in Japan for 3 months, attempting to regain my proficiency of the Japanese language. I have just this day moved into my share house which is jammed packed like a Japanese commuter train. Luckily, everyone is lovely and they were kind enough to take me to a park today for a spot of 花見. 花見 (hanami) consists of lazing around in the park with your friends under cherry blossoms with some sake and often music.

Living in the middle of Tokyo has its advantages and here is just one of them...

The serenity of the OC store was a world away from the debauchery at home:

The man (I use this term loosely..not that he could be classified as a woman...how about a juvenile chimp who aint got shit on Curious George) clearly did not realise that East London does not equate to Reading Festival. Oh and apologies in regards to my rather lacklustre pictures. I haven't been able to use my SLR in a long time as I seem to have been lumbered with a defective one. I only just managed to resurrect it from the dead and have pretty much forgotten how to use it. I'm sure that during my three month stay in Japan I will hone my photographic skills. If not, shame on me.