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Pot one Rooibos Capetown. Cup 2 |
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Chocolate Grasshopper ...
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Ginger Drink - hot. (Kili Gold)
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Pot of Bossa Nova (Oolong with Vanilla) Cup three.
Total cups of tea = 7 |
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monkey on the fringe
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Grape juice.
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![]() I'm fortifying myself with extra strong 'Imperial Gunpowder' tea this morning and will try again to arrive on time. ![]() Stitchawl |
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↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!!
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Now I'm trying to get a Japanese big bike license. With 35 years of riding motorcycles just about every day, (I don't like cars and use motorcycles as my main form of transportation) in 17 counties on three continents, (I have bike licenses for three other countries) I am now challenging this country's license. To date, I have failed my first four attempts at the Japanese license. All within 22 seconds of engaging first gear. ![]() The national average is 10+ attempts to pass this license. I'm determined to do it in 5. I have my fifth try on Nov. 10. After the fourth failure I decided to put away my personal experience and attend Japan's #1 riding school. (I've already been through the Swiss Alpine Racing School, the American Motorcyclist Association training, and the California Superbike School with Keith Code in my formative years.) No racing in this school. It's all about precision riding though at higher speeds. Take a quick peek at my instructors... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lXjemfjiYI I have 12 more hours of lessons. I've had eight hours so far and have halved my time through the slalom (For the license test I have to do it under six seconds) and doubled my time on the 35 ft x 1 ft bridge. I have to take 10+ seconds for that, and it's where I lost three of my license attempts. Combine that with the fact that for the license test they actually measure to be sure that you signal 30 meters before a turn. Not 31 meters and not 29 meters. They use a stop watch to check to see that you signal 3 seconds before you change lanes. There are automatic clocks to time you through the slalom, with pressure switches at the start and finish. Also an automatic clock to measure your time on the 1 ft wide x 35 foot long bridge. If I turn my head left first then right at an intersection I fail. I have to look right and then left. I must ride exactly one meter from the edge of the lane through out the test course. This test is a bear! ![]() It requires massive amounts of tea to pass! Stitchawl |
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Warrior Princess
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Earl Grey.
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↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!!
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They are doing the slalom at fairly slow speed, which makes it much easier. At that speed, the license slalom course would take about 11-12 seconds. (For the test, one has to do it in under 6 seconds.) The opposite direction part just takes good timing. But that winding thought the L-turns in opposite directions really is difficult. Trying to negotiate it using only half the lane is quite tricky and requires an amazing amount of control. I keep watching it over and over, along with about 8 other videos shot at the same school showing the students trying to master the skills that I watch too. Here is another for you of just the students. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPwIy6HDx8A I'm trying to absorb the skills through my eyes and drink it along with the glass of Bombay Sapphire in my hand! Then it's up early tomorrow morning for another two hour lesson. Stitchawl Stitchawl |
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Bah, humbug!
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Coffee I made six hours or so ago. I loaded it down with flavored creamer and milk so it wouldn't walk away.
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