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Tom Lightvoet

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Hey my name is Tom if you had not figured that out already then I probably don't need to be talking with you. I have been living in Japan since May 2005 and I really like it here. At this point my goals are to become fluent in Japanese and to stop teaching English in Japan because teaching English was never a dream of mine and it plays no role in my future. I love sports cars, specifically the Mazda RX-7. I also love sports but I do not really care to watch sports that much. Watching sports just makes me want to go out and play. Volleyball is my favorite sport but I also like Soccer, Table Tennis, Badminton, Skateboarding, and Snowboarding. I am trying to learn Golf, but Golf is very pricee in Japan so I dont get to play much. Other interests of mine would be ceramics, world history, trying out new resturuants and driving. I am mostly on myspace to get in touch with old and current friends but I am open to making new friends with some similar interests. If anyone is on MIXI please message me on there in Japanese. http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=1527842 If that link doesnt work you can find me as Busai Ku. Well thats about it for me. Tom..

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My Interests

Cars- mechanical work, driving them, building them, looking at them, talking about them, reading about them, crashing them. Sports- Volleyball (yes there is mens volleyball), Badminton, Table Tennis(ping pong), soccer, and Softball ( this one is a womens sport but it is still fun)Education- Learning Japanese, studying the Bible (Christian), i wish i could say more but I got nothing

I'd like to meet:

Tom Selic? Ya know Magnum P.I., AKA the only man next to Burt Reynolds to rock a hairy chest on TV or the Movies, And if I could grow a mustache like his well I would.

Music:

You name it i probably can listen to it if I try only one i struggle with is classical. yes I do listen to country also.

Movies:

Ronin, Gone in 60 Seconds, ROAD HOUSE, Goonies, Karate Kid (damn you Ralph Macchio you stole my role), Tall Men, As Good As It Gets, Bad News Bears (all), Indiana Jones (all), Never ending story, Conan, American Ninja, Wangan Midnite, Rain Man, Shawshank Redemption.

Television:

maybe another day i am getting tired of naming off everything you all wish you had thought of.

Books:

BIBLE, Shogun, Case for Christ

Heroes:

Pops and his work ethic, Younger brother and his abilities I envy and love to try and learn, Closest friends and there support.

My Blog

Little Big Bro in Japan

Last week BJ came out to Japan to visit. We had a great time and got to do a lot of things.  Here is a brief summary. We went to Nikko and got in an Onsen (hotsprings), Saw Toshougu Shrine (see n...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:48:00 PST

Friday the 13th!!!

Today I had to go to the immigration office and try and squeeze out another 1 year work visa from them.  What a horrible to day to have such an important appointment on. I drove down to the stati...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:33:00 PST

Back in Japan

For those of you who didnt know I went back to California from March 17th until April 4th.  I spent 4 days of that trip in Florida with family. Over all I had a great trip.  I didnt really h...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:42:00 PST

Revised: You Know You Grew Up in the 80s list

This is a revised listing I stole from Dave Engle/engel. eungal hahaha however you spell it.  I added some to the end that I think needed to be added.  If you read this and have more please ...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:57:00 PST

ninja punches

So I have been riding lots of trains in Japan, mostly because they are convenient and quick but also because I was a moron and didnt pay off mytickets and lost my liscense due to my stupidity. So I th...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Mon, 29 May 2006 09:43:00 PST

I'm Back!!!

Not back in CA but my frog costume pic is back by popular demand. So I have been teaching in some elementary schools for the past month and although I did not really want to do it at first but&nb...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Mon, 22 May 2006 10:51:00 PST

1 Year...

As of  Tuesday May 16th I have been living in Japan for one year give or take about a month or so of trips back to Cali for Riki's wedding and for Christmas break.  Most of you may already k...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:55:00 PST

Sick of Japan

NEVER!!! I am however sick in Japan.  Got a sore throat this week and it is pretty lame.  Other than that things are great.  I am going on a weekend trip with about 12-14 or my volleyba...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:47:00 PST

Internet Ruined my life!

I will keep this as short as i can. So the internet is great and all but really how great is it?  Was it soooo great that we invented a nuclear and atomic weapon?  Dont you think we might ha...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:07:00 PST

New Job, New Aptmnt..,

It is Monday May 30th here in Japan and I will be moving into my new apartment this evening in Hanno Saitama, Japan.  I start work Tuesday morning at a Jr. High in Hanno.  I don`t know how t...
Posted by Tom Lightvoet on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST