As I gather it, they were not `strangers`. They were agency-employed cleaning/maintenance staff.

What you have said about Shinsei Bank is true, although they only refund the cost of one transaction per month. I have an HSBC account in the UK that I used to transfer money to and from for paying...

Best outburst of 2013.

That is not my child lol It`s just a cute pic I found on the internet several years ago!!

So, putting that to one side... might you know anything about English Village??

Hello everyone.

I have been scouring the internet and can find nothing conclusive about the behind-the-scenes goings-on of English Village in Tokyo/Yokohama (the .net one, not `The English...

Well, I suppose you're all quite right.
I no longer wanted to have to deal with people always poking fun at my little prepaid phone.
"Why don't you get a smartphone??" blah blah blah.
To be...

Nowhere did I state or imply that I am not paying off those accounts.

I would like a smartphone NOW. So I am wondering if I can get one with those accounts still not cleared.

It takes time to...

... can you still get a phone on contract?

For a myriad of reasons I have unpaid accounts with AU and Docomo that have been frozen but are, indeed, unpaid.
I know through experience that if I...

WOW I love the way you write. So candid and comical :D
I have utilised the bug bomb..... roaches urgh. Rats I could probably befriend but roaches are the scourge of mankind.

Wow, so undercutting by the "youths" happens in Japan in the English teaching industry as well.
Very interesting.
Me, I am only aiming as "high" as high school.
Although I've given up public...

Okay! Thank you for the clear advice on how to proceed.

With all the talk of taxes I am starting to deeply reconsider my frivolous actions.

Is it true that ward tax from your first year in Japan does not have to be paid once you have lived here for...

The man is right. I live in Tokyo and, unless I am in a place famous for harbouring foreigners at night, I rarely see any non-Asian women except myself in the mirror. And the ones I DO see are...

Your information is outdated! The Working Holiday Visa can only be gotten once in a lifetime so use it wisely. That'll be good for 12 months (and the one granted to UK citizens is non-renewable)...

Okay, thank you for all the advice, everyone. I am not adverse to working for my current employer til the end of the semester so I'll endeavour to do that and take no whining or other crap of "why...

Hmmmmm....... well, I shall head down to ye olde immigration. That's 2-3weeks wait there. 1month notice or 2???? Dilemma...... If I work all of June I may as well work the remaining 2 weeks in July...

I had thought of that and was afraid they would just tell me to shove the job offer up my tootypatooty.

With who should the loyalty lie? My new employer who is going to be my full time employer...

From one problem to the next...

I have an employer willing to sponsor my visa and they have sent me the documents to go to immigration and do so (it'll be a status change from Instructor to...

And everything you do "wrong" is a result of you being a foreigner from exactly your home country.

I have found Craigslist is best for those 'other' kinds of jobs like retail in American brand stores and modelling and what have you. Of course, it's filled with teaching-related positions as well :/

Why are you so fixated on this one man? In those 3 years you weren't together you never managed to get into anything (anyONE) else? This guy is a waste of your emotions. Do you want to get married or...

Because she seems in love with herself and also a fetishist. The man is 9 years older than her but she refers to him as a "J-boy" and is spouting all this 'Oh, woe is me, he is so into me, omg he...

*applause*

Maybe you put the "cover letter" in there?? Sorry, I haven't seen the form before. But if there's no other space for cover letter-esque writing then I think it'd be fine to put it in that space. But,...

I see. Thank you, always, for the sound advice!

Wow there's a lot of deep consultation going on on GP forums these days :D I'm picking up a lot of general knowledge! Some of y'all should start charging for your advice!