I like this rapper. mofo!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
breaking out
Wanting to break out of every room I've been in the last week never seems so necessary until I started watching Prison Break. I spent a lot of my free time looking vigilantly around finding every possible way to sneak out, emotionally tired, trying not to get caught meanwhile.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
fan video
After season 1, there is just too much killing, and a lot less brain. I'll give it the benefit of a doubt and hang on to the end to see if there are any reasonable explanations.
US TV series takes a long time to land in Japan. People are starting to watch Grey's Anatomy, Lost, and Prison Break this year. 24 has only been around for about two years. And the DVD rental is anything but cheap (300 yen each), averaging 2-3 episodes per DVD. You do the math.
If they wouldn't use Fox News on the show...
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
I will not cram one season-ful of TV drama in 3 days again.
fan video
After season 1, there is just too much killing, and a lot less brain. I'll give it the benefit of a doubt and hang on to the end to see if there are any reasonable explanations.
US TV series takes a long time to land in Japan. People are starting to watch Grey's Anatomy, Lost, and Prison Break this year. 24 has only been around for about two years. And the DVD rental is anything but cheap (300 yen each), averaging 2-3 episodes per DVD. You do the math.
If they wouldn't use Fox News on the show...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
not unelectable
Educate yourself:
Project Vote Smart
On the Issues
Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are the two names that scream unelectablity - a concept conveyed through your local and national media.
But your news media don't vote and you do - you, the people, collectively, can do the undoable and penetrate the impenetrable. (OK get your mind...)
I'm sick and tired of hearing how news reports want us to vote. Instead just listen to the candidates, research their voting history, their stands on issues, and hello? integrity, etc.
Steer clear of sound bites, talking points, appearance, ridicules, etc.
Or, maybe the US deserves its slow crawl to a tragic end. Your call.
Keep an open mind, give Ron Paul a chance:
profile
key issues
voting records
Project Vote Smart
On the Issues
Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are the two names that scream unelectablity - a concept conveyed through your local and national media.
But your news media don't vote and you do - you, the people, collectively, can do the undoable and penetrate the impenetrable. (OK get your mind...)
I'm sick and tired of hearing how news reports want us to vote. Instead just listen to the candidates, research their voting history, their stands on issues, and hello? integrity, etc.
Steer clear of sound bites, talking points, appearance, ridicules, etc.
Or, maybe the US deserves its slow crawl to a tragic end. Your call.
Keep an open mind, give Ron Paul a chance:
profile
key issues
voting records
Monday, October 29, 2007
Happy Halloween 07
Wishing all a Happy Halloween!
More respect to pumpkins and other vegetables, indeed!
decoration from our school
More respect to pumpkins and other vegetables, indeed!
decoration from our school
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
NOVA's teachers on strike
Latest development:
A labor union representing teachers from scandal-plagued NOVA Corp. went on strike Tuesday demanding the English conversation school chain pay unpaid wages and agree to collective negotiations.
The Nova teachers' branch of the National Union of General Workers Nambu also joined with other unions from western Japan to ask Labor Standards Supervision Offices in Tokyo and Osaka to pursue a criminal case against NOVA and its president, Nozomu Sahashi.
mainichi news
According to the union, salary payments due in mid-September were delayed for some 4,000 foreign teachers and Nova notified them that the payment scheduled for the middle of this month will be postponed until Friday.
Pay was also delayed for some 2,000 Japanese staff in July and August, and they have yet to receive payments that were due in late September, the union said.
The union submitted a report to the Osaka labor office Sept. 27 claiming Nova is falling behind on paying employees in violation of the Labor Standards Law. The office has repeatedly called on Nova to pay its workers as scheduled.
Japan Times
Monday, October 15, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Please hear me out!
Would you spare 5 minutes to watch this, dear sir and madam?
I am against preaching. I don't want to advocate any one candidate. I'm ready to watch America rot. Let me tell you, in the US of A, individual Americans are wonderful people. As a country, it sucks and runs a trend of not only destroying itself but a chunk of the world with it.
I'm taking my risk with Ron Paul as our last hope for a better (modern) USA.
Political positions of Ron Paul
Foreign policy
nonintervention
leave Iraq
leave Iran alone
free trade
Economy
minimize federal interference
income tax resistance
Civil liberties
Habeas corpus a must
against domestic surveillance
non federal involvement of stem cell research
I am against preaching. I don't want to advocate any one candidate. I'm ready to watch America rot. Let me tell you, in the US of A, individual Americans are wonderful people. As a country, it sucks and runs a trend of not only destroying itself but a chunk of the world with it.
I'm taking my risk with Ron Paul as our last hope for a better (modern) USA.
Political positions of Ron Paul
Foreign policy
nonintervention
leave Iraq
leave Iran alone
free trade
Economy
minimize federal interference
income tax resistance
Civil liberties
Habeas corpus a must
against domestic surveillance
non federal involvement of stem cell research
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
little things that made our wedding extra special
Every wedding is more or less the same. It's the little things that add up to an unforgettable day. We put a lot of thoughts into the wedding and its preparation. Here are some of the things that you, if planning for one in the future, might find useful. Following are what worked for us:
shinto ceremony
If you're in Japan, don't do a western ceremony. All the churches in Japan have a tiny teeny chapel. The scene is unspectacular at best. I understand why the Japanese tend to do that because they like all things Western. We had a fantastic experience at a local shrine (luckily a proper one). Its total size is at least 20 times of a typical church here. The ceremony hall is so majestic it commands our respect.
a slide show
Mix your pictures with music and video clips from your family and friends who can't make it. Use a projector or a large TV in the lobby so everyone can see it. And when the guests are waiting to go inside, they have something to talk about.
a dessert buffet
(image)
Why have one dessert? have a few, in fact have 10. When your guests stand up and walk around, they have a chance to mingle with everybody else.
candle lighting
The atmosphere is great. We go to all the tables to light their candles so to greet everybody individually. After all the candles are lit, the guests stand and blow them out on a count of three, wishing the couple good luck. Then the room goes very dark for a moment.
surprises
My wife says I suck at surprises. I bought a black diamond ring (They're less expensive than other diamonds and are not coal.) but insisted we won't waste more money on gift for each other. Boy was she touched when I proposed to her at the end of the wedding! No one proposes to his bride at the wedding, EVER. That's exactly why I did it. I didn't ask her to marry me. That would be silly. Instead it's more like a vow but the rest is pretty much the same... down on my knee. The first time I proposed to her, (with a proper diamond ring) it didn't quite work out the way I planned it.
We had a surprise fireworks display show. It was at the end when everybody is drunk and fed. They step outside expecting a present but they got an eyeful of colors exploded in the night sky. A pyrotechnic team costs quite a bit but certainly worth it if you can arrange one. Our photo cameras didn't catch the high-flying ones. Its entirety is on video but it hard to stick cameras out when it rains.
alcohol
(image)
Don't wait until they're seated to start pouring their glasses. Start the first moment they set foot in the premises. Of course all you can drink and arranged transports would be a plus. The quicker they're drunk, the more fun they'll have. (for most people)
a personal touch
(image: flickr)
In Japan they give out "petite" gifts when the guests leave to thank them for coming. Kazumi and I roasted our coffee beans for that purpose. My father-in-law is a coffee roaster and I help out sometimes so we have access to a coffee roasting machine.
shinto ceremony
If you're in Japan, don't do a western ceremony. All the churches in Japan have a tiny teeny chapel. The scene is unspectacular at best. I understand why the Japanese tend to do that because they like all things Western. We had a fantastic experience at a local shrine (luckily a proper one). Its total size is at least 20 times of a typical church here. The ceremony hall is so majestic it commands our respect.
a slide show
Mix your pictures with music and video clips from your family and friends who can't make it. Use a projector or a large TV in the lobby so everyone can see it. And when the guests are waiting to go inside, they have something to talk about.
a dessert buffet
(image)
Why have one dessert? have a few, in fact have 10. When your guests stand up and walk around, they have a chance to mingle with everybody else.
candle lighting
The atmosphere is great. We go to all the tables to light their candles so to greet everybody individually. After all the candles are lit, the guests stand and blow them out on a count of three, wishing the couple good luck. Then the room goes very dark for a moment.
surprises
My wife says I suck at surprises. I bought a black diamond ring (They're less expensive than other diamonds and are not coal.) but insisted we won't waste more money on gift for each other. Boy was she touched when I proposed to her at the end of the wedding! No one proposes to his bride at the wedding, EVER. That's exactly why I did it. I didn't ask her to marry me. That would be silly. Instead it's more like a vow but the rest is pretty much the same... down on my knee. The first time I proposed to her, (with a proper diamond ring) it didn't quite work out the way I planned it.
We had a surprise fireworks display show. It was at the end when everybody is drunk and fed. They step outside expecting a present but they got an eyeful of colors exploded in the night sky. A pyrotechnic team costs quite a bit but certainly worth it if you can arrange one. Our photo cameras didn't catch the high-flying ones. Its entirety is on video but it hard to stick cameras out when it rains.
alcohol
(image)
Don't wait until they're seated to start pouring their glasses. Start the first moment they set foot in the premises. Of course all you can drink and arranged transports would be a plus. The quicker they're drunk, the more fun they'll have. (for most people)
a personal touch
(image: flickr)
In Japan they give out "petite" gifts when the guests leave to thank them for coming. Kazumi and I roasted our coffee beans for that purpose. My father-in-law is a coffee roaster and I help out sometimes so we have access to a coffee roasting machine.
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