News from your National AJET Rep: June ’11

Hello again, Hyogo JETs! Enjoying the soon-to-be-smoldering weather? I only have a few very brief announcements this month. Brief but important, so don’t start scrolling or clicking somewhere else just yet – yeah, I saw that.

Officially as of June 15, Miriam Rollason will be taking over this little chunk of Hyogo Times as the new Block 6 Representative for National AJET, and I will be relocating to the Hyogo AJET team. Please support her in every which way you can – I know she’ll make a great rep! いろいろお世話になりました　and いろいろお世話になります to you all!

Speaking of representin’, Valentine’s Day block party was such a success that Osaka AJET has decided to make it a continuing habit, and they have graciously opened up their exclusive sayonara formal to the rest of us in Kansai – the best part is, the party is already set in Kobe so we don’t have to work nearly as hard to get there! Let’s hear it for the two best words in the English language: de-fault!

Block 6 and Block 7 National AJET Sayonara Formal / Farewell Party
@ the Portopia Hotel in Kobe: CLUB Keynotes (http://www.portopia.co.jp/en/index.html)

Saturday June 25
6:30-7:00 Check-In
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dinner Buffet and All-You-Can Drink Bar
Featuring – Dancing, Bingo, Karaoke, Prizes, and Performances
(before June 4) Pre-Paid Ticket/”Attending” on the Facebook event – 6,500 yen
(after June 4) Pre-Paid Ticket/”Attending” on the Facebook event -7,000 yen

Door Price – 7,500 yen
Dress Attire : Business to Formal

There are already plans in the works for an after-party, so if you can’t make it to the upscale gala event, please consider the ensuing mayhem that will flow into the streets of Sannomiya once the party wraps up. You’ll be sad you missed it (just like those who missed the last party!). RSVP on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179546815427264), or by e-mail to Osaka AJET (oajet@gmail.com), or me and/or Miriam at block6@ajet.net. Save yourself a bit of yen and sign up asap!

Finally, speaking of the Hyogo AJET team, we humbly request your help this upcoming year. Our team will be bigger and (our aim is to be) better than ever, but we can’t do it without your input. This year we really want to branch out of our little niches and see more of what our ken has to offer, but being an awfully big ken it’s difficult to know what that is all by our onesies. That’s where you come in. If you know or you’re curious about upcoming events, festivals and overall good times that are or are not happening in your area by all means, tell us! Your input will be even more essential over the summer when our adorable new baby JETs arrive – please, think of the children. Won’t someone please think of the children? Anyhoo, hit us up with all your knowledge and intel, anytime, any PLACE. Bring it, just bring it on!

This is your friendly neighbourhood Block Rep signing off, and your new chariot-riding Hyogo AJET rep signing on…or vice versa…whatever, I’m not picky,

Sifton ^____^