Ok, here are the news items of the past few days:
Friday: Went to a Sushi Joint with Aki’s Aunts and had twelve plates of the delicious things + two desserts. I also learnt to jump start a car’s battery at midnight (+ to + and - to gnd).
Saturday: Mak arrived in Japan and visited us (stayed overnight), and we went out for dinner,
Sunday: Changed my ring size from 20 to 19 (pickup early January ‘04),
Monday: Went to Disneyland (very very entertaining),
Tuesday: Rested tired legs + returned hired videos and library magazines. Also got part of GIHSphotos working again 
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