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Monthly Archives: November 2003
Mayo Otaku
Generally, I like Japanese food. I am down with basashi (horse sashimi), liver sashimi, all traditional food, almost all seafood (except for mutsugoro and kujira, which are the Japanese for mudskipper and whale), and have even developed a positive view … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving In The Japanese Countryside
Living in Ubuyama can really be an inconvenience sometimes. If I were back at home on this Friday, I would be remembering the spectacular dinner that I had eaten yesterday, and would be helping myself to my third helping of … Continue reading
Posted in Food
The Origins Of RocketBowl Saimin
Nestled among my childhood memories of visiting Gardena and West L.A. is one of my Dad taking us to RocketBowl for a big, steaming bowl of Saimin. It is a simple soup that sort of bears a resemblance to ramen, … Continue reading
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24 Days
Until I am on my way back to California! Time is flying, but I want that Alerto’s carne asada burrito now! I wonder: Will I have reverse culture shock when I get back? Will Orange County smell foreign? Will driving … Continue reading
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Kuh..Kuh..Kuh…KkkCold!
Yes, the temperature forecasts have once again plunged below 0 degrees (celcius), and the kotatsu is essentail to ward off frostbitten toes. I can see my breath in my house. But this is only the tip o the iceberg… I … Continue reading
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Am I missing anything?
Which Trainspotting Character Are You? The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Eigth Level of Hell – the Malebolge!Here is how you matched up against all the levels: Level Score Purgatory (Repenting Believers) Very Low Level 1 – … Continue reading
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Kindergarten Keikan
Yoroku? Nashi! Musuko wakakata? Nashi! Yabakatta? So, Amerika! (American coffee the bandits explain, is ridiculously weak. Like a stolen piece of junk, it does not do anything for one). Aitsu jibun o nani-sama da to omotte yagarun da? Taka ga … Continue reading
Posted in Ubuyama
Empty Metaphor
I found this description of the Cosmic Buddha floating in the ether: The truth of the cosmic order, which is contained in the relationships between the Cosmic Buddha and all his manifestations, cannot be known verbally. So why bother to … Continue reading
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