Monthly Archives: February 2004

OK, just one more…

Posted on February 27, 2004 by

Why stop when I’m on a roll? Meet Dudley Hiibel. He’s a 59 year old cowboy who owns a small ranch outside of Winnemucca, Nevada. He lives a simple life, but he’s his own man. You probably never would have … Continue reading →

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CSS Zen Garden / Hangame Japan

Posted on February 27, 2004 by

Now that I have a legion of troopers aspiring to find the One True Way for their site design, I present a Scroll of Knowledge: http://csszengarden.com Hurry up and click already. // For the troops on furlough, I present the … Continue reading →

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Look wot I can do!

Posted on February 27, 2004 by

Wow. I just wrote the PERFECT POST here and lost it when I accidentally closed the browser window. Hooray for me! No, I will not attempt to recreate it. That would be like trying to top my harshest drinking record … Continue reading →

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Tilted Cab

Posted on February 25, 2004 by

A truck garage near my company. I like watching the mechanics stripping down cabs when I’m waiting at a red light in front of the garage.

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Fiery Cumulus

Posted on February 25, 2004 by

The most inspiring sunset this year was the one I observed from the roof of my relatives’ Tenrikyo church in Asuka Mura. I hope we can have a BBQ there on the roof during the summer.

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Shades of Quadrophenia

Posted on February 25, 2004 by

I liked Sting in Quadrophenia. He fit the role rather well, I think. It’s interesting to think that if the Mods and Rockers could find a common ground living in the current day it would probably be their disdain for … Continue reading →

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Miwa Otori

Posted on February 23, 2004 by

If you drive down route 169 from Nara toward the city of Sakurai you will see a huge black “o-tori” that stands at the entrance of a parking area for Miwa shrine (Miwa-jinja or Miwa-myojin in Japanese). This is the … Continue reading →

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Sony Obelisk

Posted on February 22, 2004 by

This is a wired remote controller for my Sony head unit installed in one of Silvia’s 2-DIN slots. I specifically bought this toy because it had been around for at least 10 years and I thought it would be dropped … Continue reading →

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Running Strong

Posted on February 22, 2004 by

My Silvia still runs smooth after 150,000 kilos. That’s quite a distance for a four-banger, and is a testament to the design of the SR-20DE engine. The engine is chain driven and my mechanic tells me he sees them pass … Continue reading →

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"Osaka's Nile"

Posted on February 22, 2004 by

This is the view toward Dotonbori bridge from Sakai-suji. Came out rather poorly but I think it does this area justice, really.

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Telekura

Posted on February 22, 2004 by

Your gateway to kogals, runaways, and other things your mom wouldn’t be proud of, except that this is Dotombori and everybody else’s shit stinks as well. kogals

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Classical Thai Dance

Posted on February 22, 2004 by

Right now I’m sipping lemon chu-hi at Bill’s Bar and going through my photos from the Thai dance exhibition Nam participated in last week. Pictured here is a Japanese girl who is quite skilled and actually teaches others classical Thai … Continue reading →

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Gyudon Pics

Posted on February 20, 2004 by

At the request of a certain hominid (and I suspect a fellow chowhound), I present borrowed gyudon pics. Here we have the gyudon (center), miso soup (right), pickled cabbage (left), and a cup of hot green tea in the blue … Continue reading →

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Long Name

Posted on February 19, 2004 by

Taro told me, about 8 years ago, that this is a rarely seen license plate, in Kansai, at least. Tatsuya disagreed. I take the middle road and comment only that I see it more often than Okinawa plates.

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Ode to Yoshi-Gyu

Posted on February 18, 2004 by

I have been depressed since this weekend when Nam and I walked past a Yoshinoya (ex-purveyor of gyudon, or “beef bowls”) and saw: A. A notice on the door informing people that gyudon was no longer being served B. A … Continue reading →

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Fuka Fuka

Posted on February 16, 2004 by

This is the first photo I have ever posted to this blog that was not taken with my phone. Merin sent me this one. She spotted it when the girls went shopping after our nice luinch at Chedi Luang. The … Continue reading →

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Daikon Flowers

Posted on February 16, 2004 by

Chedi Luang is a new Thai restaurant in Kita Horie that we visited (We: Me, Bill, Nam, Merin, and Nam’s kohai Dao) on the weekend. Good food and interesting presentation. We ate more than our fill of curries, fish/meat dishes, … Continue reading →

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To the what?

Posted on February 14, 2004 by

Another brain teaser at Namba Parks. The place just gets more and more intriguing as I explore deeper with each visit, and it’s turning out to be a virtual goldmine for Engrish on signs and whatnot.

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Incensed

Posted on February 13, 2004 by

Sample products strewn around Taro’s van.

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Random Yoshida Links

Posted on February 13, 2004 by

The links that can be found by ego-Googling are sometimes surprising. I hunted down the site of another Justin Yoshida last month! I left a message in his guestbook, but haven’t gotten word back yet. What do you know? He … Continue reading →

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