I come from a land down under

Postby **jieshi** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:02 pm

Hey guys! How is it going?

I'm Jieshi and I come from Sydney, Australia. I have been a christian for about 16 years, I live in a Christian family and I love Japan and most things that are affiliated with the culture, especially anime!

It was great to find this site as being a Christian the world of anime and manga can get dodgey pretty quickly if you don't look in the right places (and it is sort of hard to talk to my christian friends about anime without someone cracking a joke)

I speak an intermediate level of Japanese as I lived there for all of last year as an exchange student- learned it, loved it, lived it.....and now I deseperately want to return.

My other hobbies include Martial arts- I practiced Kendo for a year and I also have experience in Karate and Taekwondo.
I also love music- playing guitar, listening and singing

Hope to get to know you all!

God bless,

Jieshi

Postby **Tenshi no Ai** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:18 pm

Hey thar, and welcome^^

Postby **Jingo Jaden** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:21 pm

Welcome to CAA!!! Hope you have a great stay!

Postby **Authority3000** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:23 pm

Welcome to the site.

Postby **QtheQreater** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:30 pm

Hey Jieshi! Welcome to the CAA! Have a banana!

*gives jieshi a banana* :dance:

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:39 pm

G'day fellow Aussie! Welcome!

I just went to Japan in July this year for a mission trip (it was the hottest winter I've experienced

). 'Twas awesome though.

Postby **jieshi** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:57 pm

@ QtheQreater

*takes banana* thanks

@warrior4christ

Hey How is it going? awesome to see another Australian around. That is so cool that you went over for a missions trip, I plan on starting a church in the future in Japan so I would love to go on a missions trip.

At least listen to the music. · Postby **Mushishi** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:06 pm

Hello, my aussie friends! I was just in Adelaide.

Good to see you here! I'm new myself, but I shall offer my welcome here nonetheless! (For what it's worth ^_^;;)

As to the starting a church in Japan, they need it. Especially rural Japan, around Hokkaido.

[What I thought was awesome is that in Sapporo, an old buddhist monastery was turned into a Christian monastery. They kept the buddhist outfit of the monastery, but now a completely different religion. Very awesome.]

Postby **jieshi** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:18 pm

Mushishi wrote:
As to the starting a church in Japan, they need it. Especially rural Japan, around Hokkaido.

[What I thought was awesome is that in Sapporo, an old buddhist monastery was turned into a Christian monastery. They kept the buddhist outfit of the monastery, but now a completely different religion. Very awesome.]

Just give me a few years and I will see you then

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:45 pm

Mushishi wrote:Hello, my aussie friends! I was just in Adelaide.

Good to see you here! I'm new myself, but I shall offer my welcome here nonetheless! (For what it's worth ^_^]

Whaa..?? Why didn't you drop in to say hi? :sweat:

Adelaide has a small international airport.

Anyway, why were you here? I'm interested because I've never heard of any CAAers from Adelaide or who have visited here... (termyt almost did..)

Also, it's funny that just an hour or two earlier I was listening to a CD by jieshi's church...

Postby **jieshi** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:09 pm

Warrior4Christ wrote:Whaa..?? Why didn't you drop in to say hi?
Adelaide has a small international airport.

Anyway, why were here? I'm interested because I've never heard of any CAAers from Adelaide or who have visited here... (termyt almost did..)

Also, it's funny that just an hour or two earlier I was listening to a CD by jieshi's church...

I haven't said what church I go to...... lol I go to Christian City Church

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:08 am

jieshi wrote:I haven't said what church I go to...... lol I go to Christian City Church

I know.

But still, I have my sources. *cough*blog*cough*

Postby **jieshi** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:34 am

Oh yeah I forgot I listed my blog lol :lol:

At least listen to the music. · Postby **Mushishi** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:48 am

hehe. I was in Adelaide for sheer vacation. My father travels around the world on a regular basis, so he racks up tons of frequent flyer miles. Then he gives them to me [grumbling about how he's tired of the world]!

Anyway, I spent two weeks or so in Adelaide, Port Augusta, and around Australia. Parts of nullarbor plain was beautiful. Never made it to Sydney or Melbourne; Sigh. I did go to Christchurch, NZ. I am in love with New Zealand now. Funny thing is that I've never learned the meaning of that city's name! Is everyone extremely religious there? Hehe, one can hope.

ALAS! I could not have recognised you. I just joined yesterday. ^_^;

Postby **Mithrandir** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:58 am

Welcome to the Nuthouse! :lol:

It's always nice to see another nihongo speaker. And an Ausie, eh? We seem to have quite a few these days.

Postby **Sakura15** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:12 pm

Welcome to CAA ^-^

Postby **Roy Mustang** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:40 pm

Hello new member of our food supply....uh, I mean! Welcome to the board.

*Hands out Chocolate Pocky and Ramnue Soda to our new member*

If you ever need to talk to someone, just send a pm.

Wingzero22

Postby **Ryusei** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:34 pm

Hey, welcome to CAA! hope you have a ton of fun! \^o^/

Oh, oh! I was in Tae Kwon Do for 2 years! I got to be a 3rd degree brown striped blue belt, but then I had to quit. T_T What degree/belt are you?

Postby **Yahshua** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:32 pm

Welcome to CAA Forums and chat make yourself at home.

Postby **jieshi** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:52 pm

Ryusei wrote:Hey, welcome to CAA! hope you have a ton of fun! \^o^/

Oh, oh! I was in Tae Kwon Do for 2 years! I got to be a 3rd degree brown striped blue belt, but then I had to quit. T_T What degree/belt are you?

I got to orange belt

Postby **Sammy Boy** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:21 am

Jieshi! Wow! Another Aussie, and one in Sydney too! So is that the Christian City Church in Oxford Falls? I have an ex-colleague from work who goes there.

I go to this non-denominational church in Strathfield. Anyway, awesome to see a fellow Aussie join the forum!

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:25 am

Jieshi, good to see you mate! We always need another Aussie around (I'm one myself). I went on the mission trip to Japan with Sam (Warrior4Christ) also. Good times. There is a desperate need for Christian mission work over there.

Mushishi, you were just in Adelaide? Awesome. Should have caught up and said 'Hi.'

Postby **TallHobbit86** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:57 am

Welcome to CAA, Jieshi!

Postby **Swordguy** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:03 pm

welcome indead, now for your complementary bag of nuts....where did mith go *starts looking around for mith, spots him hiding behind a tree* ahhh there you are *starts chasing him all over the welcome thread* got you, here you are *holds up mith*

Postby **jieshi** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:33 pm

Wow this is awesome so many people saying hi!! And so many aussies too! Thanks everyone for the welcome hope to get to know you all better

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