Wow this thing is still here? ANNOUNCEMENT!

This will be short and sweet.

Life has been bad since coming back.

My grandmother passed in May...
Got a decent job teaching, and was forced to quit in June, when a class was taken from me.
Been screwed over for my work a few times. I came back too trusting, and people used that.

On to the good news, and it fits with my last post.

I had regrets about leaving Japan and wasn't sure if I should. I shouldn't have, so I am going back. By the end of September, I will be back to work and live there. Have a job brewing and will update with the results when I hear about it. But only if I get at least 2 people who even want to hear the results. If not, I start a new blog when I get back to Japan.

Summer is here, and I am alive!

Just realized my last post was the day of the great Tohoku area quake. No I didn't die, but with the crazy people saying the world will end tomorrow, my time, I may not have much time left...

Anyways, after the traditionally cold as hell winters here in Japan, the weather is finally to the point where I need to sleep with the windows open AND the fan on. AKA, I am in love!

I am about 3 months from my last day in Japan, which is September 1st, and I am having some slight regrets.

Not sure if the reason I decided to leave was right, but maybe just a knee jerk reaction post break up. Whatever the case, I have no clear idea of what I really want to do. Many companies that hire in France want younger than 30 year olds, and yep, guess who turns 30 next month? Several million people, but me also. Also the visa process for people wanting to just TRY to go find work is STRICT in France. Yeah I can go settle on Spain or Italy, but I have NEVER been one to just settle (see the fact that I am single). If I go back to Cali, I have an ALMOST guarantee job at Blizzard in Irvine, which would make a lot of people jealous, but is it what I really want to do? Not sure right now. I have also been getting a lot of things entering my life recently like DJing bigger and better events, my name going around the DJ circles, cute girls I have been staying in touch with (I am a sucker for a cute face/nice body... Look where that got me with the ex...) and with the change in climate and season, I am reminded of what I love the most about Japan... SUMMER!

Beaches, festivals, beer gardens, kids and adults setting of fireworks on the streets, firework festivals, lots of fun music festivals and wearing lighter clothing! It is pre rain season, so I say all of this now, plus the cicada aren't out and about yet, but these are things I absolutely love about Japanese summers. I will be leaving right at the tail end of it, which is kind of perfect in many ways.

I am already feeling sad thinking about leaving behind some good friends I have made in the past few months, let alone my almost 2 years in Yokohama/Kawasaki and previous 3 in Nagoya. One of my best foreign friends may be moving to LA to be with his girlfriend, which would be dope since we DJed together in Nagoya, now we can do it on my home turf? Yes please!

I am never one to quit, so I will keep pursuing my chance to go to France, and prosper there like I did here. I love challenges!

The last 5 years have been fun, but my time in Japan is coming to a close...

You read that right. I turned down my renewal offer, and instead of look for more in Japan, I am deciding to move to Lyon, France, to teach, and do typical cool Tommy things while learning a new language and culture, again!

I will explain my reasons once I leave Japan, but I will try to keep this updated with my remaining 5 months or so here.

Thanks to the 6 people who read this and giving me a reason to keep my first ever blog!

VEXASION live in Shibuya!

They came from Nagoya and tore the place down! I haven't seen them in 2 years, and that time was them recording in the studio!

Check out the video I took of the whole event here!

You got me! I will keep updating!

So here I am, a couple hours before I head to the airport, where I will wait for my girlfriend a bit before we head to California for a short trip (aren't they always too short...)

My room is a mess now since my apartment is too small for all of my clothes, I keep all the extras in my suitcase, which I am using... Pictures once I get back.

I packed in a record 15 minutes, and I am now sitting around doing nothing but watching time tick by. Think I will go look for something to eat before I head out!

See you guys in Cali!

Anyone still read this?

I figured this was pretty dead, but just remembered it thanks to a friend starting a blog.

If people still read, I can start actively blogging again.
Life has been busy though.

Bought a new DSLR camera that takes HD video and loving it.
Purchased all of my DJ equipment. My apartment is better equipped than most major clubs in the world.
Due to this, my neighbor has made noise complaints at VERY early times with RUDE letters (in Japanese). Because of this, my manager got me a new apartment and I will move at the end of September!
I will DJ 2 events in one night in Nagoya on October 30th with Shane, my music brother and DJ partner!

This is pretty much it in a nutshell, but if there are more than 5 unique people requesting I update this by the end of this week, I will continue to do so.

It's been a while...

Sorry for the lack of updates! I have been busy!

Since the beginning of the year, I have been saving for DJ equipment, and I am now 2/3 done with my CDJ set up. (I got a DJM700 mixer, and a new CDJ900. Saving for a CDJ2000 now).

I went to Nagoya, my old home last weekend, to play football and BBQ, but I missed the football game because I went to the conbini with 2 friends! That was a quick game!

Coming up, this weekend, a friend I met on Outpost 9 is coming up to Tokyo to meet up (for the first time) and we will go eat shabu shabu with one of his friends. Should be a good time!

I will try to update with a video blog or something as soon as possible!

SORRY FOR THE DELAY, if ANYONE even still reads this...

Does anyone?

Pictures!

A post, but not a video blog...

..because I don't have my tripod to set up my camera, since we have been taking pics at my office. BUT I did make a quick video montage of my last weekend which was INSANE!

Check it out!

Once I bring my tripod back, it will be business as usual!

My finished track, Oh great!

I am finally done!

Any comments welcome!

Download away!

Oh Great!

My new dubstep track! (unfinished)

Check out a sample of Oh Great!

Episode 4 is UP!

This covers my 2 week absence due to being sick!
Lots of Halloween fun, my stuff from Nagoya came, and future plans!

Check it out!

Episode 3 of the video blog is UP!

Check it out!

Festivals and weekend partying...

Next week, Halloween party, and MAYBE a night out...

Episode 2 of video blog is UP!

This time, I go over my time in Califonia!

Check it out!

Started a video blog! Episode one is UP!

I have been neglecting typing stuff since I have been taking in the sights, sounds and vibe of my new life. Since I had been taking sooo much video, i thought, what the heck, let me get more of my money's worth out of this Mac and make a video blog!

Which brings us to: Episode 1!

It's been a while! I am BACK in Japan, round 2!

So after my 5.5 weeks in Cali I returned to Japan and stayed with my friend's Alana/Ryan for a day (the second night I was with Nayo and Chaki, at Chaki's working till morning). You will hear the results of that eventually... :)

So that Friday I trained it up to Omiya to train for my new position (same company, but now that I work in Kanto, things are done different, and I will also teach kids, so I had to).

This training group was great! We all got along (for the most part, a few...INTERESTING personalities, which caused minor drama...I tried my best to keep some things in...) and went out quite a bit. First Saturday night out, we headed out to a rooftop party near Omote Sando, which set the week off right, with everyone getting a taste of the Tokyo party life. I think everyone had fun! This kicked off a week of a busy stressful (for some) week of training, but I think everyone did great! No one cried, everyone learned a lot, and we all rocked our demo lessons, and stayed somewhat energetic throughout the week! So of course, on the last night, we partied!

Thanks to Chaki getting us on the list, we all had a great night at Club Asia in Shibuya. Due to alcohol and the smoke in the club (welcome to Japan, hell, welcome to clubbing!) we had people leave the club early, not able to re-enter. The 3 that stayed behind, got to see me go up on stage with Chaki and do Stay Faceless, maybe for the last time... Glad they saw it! Back stage in the VIP I got to see and surprise the Dex Pistols (they know I lived in Nagoya, and when I told them I live in Tokyo now, they were shocked I made the move), met and talked to Verbal from m-flo/Teriyaki Boyz (also got a pic with him) and the most random surprise guest was Surkin! Dunno why he was there, but took a pic with him and was shocked to see he didn't do a THING, but show up, then leave! Haha! Morning came and we returned home.

That evening we headed to Odaiba to eat, and check out the giant Gundam! Damn was that thing amazing!

The next day I took 2 others to Akihabara to look for some electronics, but oddly enough I met up with my friend Jason from Nagoya and his friend Tam. So random. They ended up hanging up with us till the end of the night, which ended in Koenji, drunk in the rain, unable to see the festival (Awaodori) that we went there to see! It ended up a great night just hanging out, and eventually led to a Hub (popular bar for foreigners in Nagoya, but the one in Shinjuku was all Japanese, besides our group) then back home to prepare and clean for our move to our new schools!

We woke up and had to clean, sign our "legacy poster" and get all of our stuff downstairs and ready, in our suits, EARLY....


...in a typhoon...

Yeah, this was a tough morning.

We all said our good byes and headed to our respective schools.

I arrived at Kawasaki station and was met by my new manager, who is SUPER SWEET and gets the manager job done, without having that "manager-like" presence. She took me to the school, introduced me to staff, and then took me to get registered to the city of Yokohama, where I live! We then went to my apartment, where the assistant manager picked us up from a cafe (to stay out of the rain) and I carried all of my stuff up (I felt bad for her having to load it into her car! It was heavy!) and saw my apartment for the first time!

It is about the same size in total compared to my old apartment, maybe just slightly larger. The room itself is smaller than the old one, but from the entry to the room, is much larger and spacious, and my balcony is actually functional! But with a view of more apartments...

Plus it is waaaay convenient! Post Office and supermarket across the street. Convenience store and another supermarket 2 minutes to the left. Large Supermarket/Department store and an electronics store about 6 minutes away. Station is 5 minutes away and next to it...an Ohsho (my fav CHEAP Chinese food place!).

My office is even more convenient! Another Ohsho nearby. Next to a Yodabashi Camera, upstairs from Krispy Kreme, in a LARGE department/shopping/restaurant store. Across the station from a Bic Camera, California Pizza Kitchen, and LAAAARGE shopping mall. All of this without officially leaving Kawasaki station. I need a month to learn this area...

So far work has been great! I observed classes my first day and taught two classes yesterday (my second day). I did an interview on my first day, and she signed up! I did the same thing 3 years ago at Chikusa. Full circle. Today is my third day, and I will teach my first kids class (they are 2 years old!). I have been warned about a boy in particular, and he just happened to be in the office yesterday. He was crying with his mom, grandma, older bro and sis, and I got worried. He saw me, I talked/played with him and he got all energetic and started laughing! On his way out and down the hall, he shouted "Tommy-teacher is interesting/funny!" in Japanese. This made all of the staff smile and laugh, and me relieved...Today I teach him... Let's see how THAT goes!

So far so good here in Kawasaki/Yokohama!

Oh, my camera USB cable is at Ryan's so I can't upload a lot of pics, but when I upload them I will upload some good pics from the past 2 weeks. There are some good ones!

In Cali now! Check out my videos as I upload from my iPhone!

I have been taking a load of videos on my iPhone and upload them when I have wifi available! Check them out to see what I am doing while home for 4 more weeks!

My youtube page!

This is it....Good bye Nagoya!

I am here in my apartment, organizing things for the last time, before I go to a hotel! Tomorrow morning at this time, I will be on a plane to Korea for my transfer to California!

3 years, wow... It went by sooo quick but I have another exciting life ahead of me in Tokyo/Kawasaki/Yokohama!

This is going to be short and sweet because my power will be shut off soonish and I will lose internet, so I probably won't be posting again until I get to California, or from my iPhone today!

See everyone on the other side!

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Golden Week is upon me!

And I have zero plans!

The last weekend was eventful...

I DJed my last show with my whole DJ crew (I have one with just Shane, and one with just me and my favorite Japanese DJ crew here in Nagoya!) and it was a great vibe, but it was ruined by people who thought it would be a great idea to tell my most recent ex (I can NOT ever get a good girl for me! They are great girls, just not for me. Probably because I am bad?) that I had a new girl (the girl is not my girlfriend yet, but I went on a first date with her the day after breaking up with the ex, and one thing led to another and...). This left me with people coming up left and right telling me my ex was bitching about me and saying I am horrible person. A huge 100% downer on such a great night. I walked to the station alone after we DJed just reflecting on the situation, because I now have an ex who thinks I cheated on her, and friends I can't trust.

The same day, after going home to sleep, I went to watch Shane DJ at a Happy Hardcore event. That brought back memories! I also got the Storm Trooper Hoodie I wish I had for my event! A day late!

Shane started and finished early and we hung out a bit, but then I caught an early train home, came home and slept for the only day of work I had this week.

We all went to Sakae's Hub (normal drinking spot for many people) and just relaxed and thought of our upcomming vacation.

Which led to yesterday and the great plan of sitting on my butt (stomach?) and playing video games all day.

I have a date today with a 23 year old girl who does black hair styles, so it will be interesting to see how this goes...

A new mix I did!

I usually keep my music on my other blog, but I am damn proud of this mix!

Please check it out and comment!

I have a lot of events coming up! If you are in Nagoya, contact me and I will give ya the 411!



T-Atoms' Mild Electro Mix