JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Tuesday May 23, 2006 [C(9/365) W(8/365) SH(11/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (9/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (11/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (63/365) C-cloudy (145/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (118/365) LW-light winds (175/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (99/365)

Here are some updated pics of my boys:

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Jaco is a pit bull mixed-breed and Kato is a pointer mixed-breed (we think). We know for sure about Jaco because we adopted him from Karing Kennels. But, we are not sure about Kato because he adopted Taki outside a local grocery store.

Monday May 22, 2006 [S(7/365) LW(12/365) SH(10/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (63/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (117/365) LW-light winds (175/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (98/365)

If a society expects a foreigner to follow a local tradition than wouldn’t it make sense for the members of that society to perform the cultural tradition, as well as know the meaning and symbolism of the tradition?

Sunday May 21, 2006 [S(6/365) LW(11/365) SH(9/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (6/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (11/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (9/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (62/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (117/365) LW-light winds (174/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (97/365)

Those of you who were on Gate 2 Street after midnight already know, NHK was out filming the area. They stopped by Bar JET for a few songs and then were on their way. Although the crew called Taki and received permission to film at the club, not may details were provided. So if you watch NHK, expect to see some footage of the area on one of their shows concerning Okinawa and the music scene.

Saturday May 20, 2006 [S(5/365) LW(10/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (5/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (10/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (61/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (117/365) LW-light winds (173/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (96/365)

Friday May 19, 2006 [PC(7/365) W(7/365) SH(8/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (4/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (9/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (8/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (60/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (117/365) LW-light winds (172/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (96/365)

Hubby was at a local super market and ran into a sale on international beers. With him being a beer drinker, especially after working outside in the hot afternoon sun, he thought he’d give them a try.

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The originating countries of the beers are (from left to right): Czechoslovakia, Myanmar, Russia, Austria, and Greece.

NOTE: What hubby didn’t realize until he arrived at home is that the Russian beer is of the non-alcohol variety!