Although the harsher than normal seasons this year have made it tough for our garden, our consistently strong grevillea has survived and thrived. Related posts: An Aussie Chrissie The Strine Why Atorkin: Natchrule Strine Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Nicking Off To Nikko Blessed By Wonderful People in 2023 Strine Dictionary Strine （オージー英語）Dictionary Awe-tumnal! Where’s the Whist Amid the Wisteria? Do Little Powered by YARPP.
With Mrs. Kangaeroo celebrating another trip around the sun, we headed off Nikko to celebrate. Nikko is home to Toshogu Shrine, where the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. Mrs. Kangaeroo had never visited despite the shrine being a typical destination for Japanese school trips. I wasn’t keen, as Nikko is one of Japan’s prime tourist destinations, and I wasn’t looking forward to being surrounded by the hordes of vsitors that has most of the country moaning about “overtourism.” But Mrs. Kangaeroo loves celebrating her birthday, so I shut my…
Running out of time with a busy schedule ahead, but a flourishing garden at hand, what better way to say anything than to do it with flowers? So that’s what we’ll do, courtesy of Kangaeroo Corner’s enduring grevillea. Related posts: Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Strine Dictionary Strine （オージー英語）Dictionary Awe-tumnal! Where’s the Whist Amid the Wisteria? Beating Jobsworths with Luck Do Little Barking Mad at a Dog Marathon Savorin’ Straya Quick Cleanse Powered by YARPP.
Kangaeroo Corner’s Fountain of Strewth has been taken over by a crocodile. And it’s not just any reptile, this is the Croc of Shite. Related posts: Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Strine Dictionary Strine （オージー英語）Dictionary Awe-tumnal! Where’s the Whist Amid the Wisteria? Do Little Beating Jobsworths with Luck Savorin’ Straya Quick Cleanse Strewth, The Whole Strewth And Nothing But The Strewth Powered by YARPP.
Enshittification has been chosen by Australia’s preeminent dictionary as the word of the year for 2024. The Macquarie Dictionary, which is regarded as the main chronicler of Australian English, defines enshittification as “the deterioration of a service brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit seeking.” Most Strine speakers would probably refer to enshittification as things going to the shits. Macquire notes that the term is now being used to describe many things in life, not just tech-related, citing the example of shrinkflation of products as…
An amphibious reptile has taken over the Fountain of Strewth, and that’s no crock. Well, it is, but more croc that crock. A large crocodile is occupying the rim of the Fountain of Strewth. Mrs. Kangaeroo bought it and placed it there, using it to replace a tiny replica crocodile she had initially attached to the new lettering on the fountain. We’ve always had lettering on the fountain, but it got a new, metallic upgrade over the summer, in addition to a Beware of Crocodiles replica road sign. Ironically, the solar-power fountain that worked so tremendously well and gave the…
This weekend was probably the last until the very end of the year where I would be able to do a decent amount of cycling, and timing presented the opportunity to return to mountain riding for the first time in over three years. I got to ride through Takao first and see my physician for a regular check up. This allowed me to grab some time in Takao Komagino Teien, the gorgeous Japanese garden adjacent to my hospital. I enjoyed a leisurely ride over Otarumi Pass, a popular ride for many cyclists in Tokyo, and was pleasantly surprised that the…
Cricket is one of the few things I really miss about life in Australia, and stumbling across the Japan Cricket Association website recently led me down a rabbit hole centered around willow, an integral yet often unremembered part of life in my two countries. Come down the willow wormhole with me! Cricket is booming in Japan. Looking at the website, I was surprised to see how much the game of cricket has developed since I was last in touch with it in around 2007 or so. There are associations in every region of the country, 100 senior teams and about…
Glorious autumnal weather and a magnificent event lighting up the coloroful leaves made for an outstanding occasion at Showa Kinen Park. Mrs. Kangaeroo and I enjoyed a hot date on a cool day by spending the early evening at the park, travelling there and back on the scenic Tama Monorail. We were there for the Autumnal Evening Stroll, an event held to mark the changing color of the leaves as the winter approaches. I grumbled about being charged an additional fee to take part in the event at the park, which is nationally run and named in the memory of…
Reluctantly dragged out of my comfort zone, I was rewarded with a bonzer trip around the Japanese Bonsai Garden inside Showa Kinen Park to see the autumnal trees in trays, lit up as part of the Autumnal Night Stroll. Related posts: Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Strine Dictionary Strine （オージー英語）Dictionary Where’s the Whist Amid the Wisteria? Bonzer Bonsai! Quick Cleanse Barking Mad at a Dog Marathon Do Little Beating Jobsworths with Luck Savorin’ Straya Powered by YARPP.
