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The Oita Marine Center catches a bunch of oceanic sunfish every year, and puts them into their salt water pool. Visitors are encouraged to feed the mambou, but it is best done from a distance. You have to be careful when you feed them, because their razor sharp teeth can easily chomp off a finger … Continue reading »

The year before I taught at Engei High School, the previous English teacher had only made it a few months into her contract. From what I heard, she tried to discipline the students and lost. It all culminated on one day when the students acted up to such an extent that they made her cry … Continue reading »

Right before I moved back to Southern California, my father and I embarked upon an eight day road trip, touring our way through the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu at breakneck speed. Each day, we traveled through an average of exactly 2 prefectures. It is impossible to enjoy more than a fraction of what Kyushu … Continue reading »

Inside a book called “A Pocked Guide to China”, there is an interesting comic that shows one how to differentiate between Japanese and other Orientals. As Angry Asian Man would say, “that’s racist!”.

I love wildlife photography, but I refuse to become a birder who totes around gigantic lenses and a tripod everywhere I go. I refuse to wear a Tamron backpack, or be part of a group of people shooting the same thing at the same time from a slightly different angle as the people next to … Continue reading »

If the Dead Kennedys, Kraftwerk, and Devo all mated and had a Japanese love child band, it would probably look something like Denki Groove. The animation reminds me of early MTV commercials and Liquid Television remixed with Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko. (via Pink Tentacle)

Bolsa Chica is a great place to watch the sun set into the West. The bright, golden glow of the fading light is something I never tire of, especially if I’m barbecuing with friends and family. Walking along a channel, I followed a mysterious wake that seemed to defy the current. The murky water prevented … Continue reading »

As I was feeding the cats, I noticed an animal looking down from our guava tree. This guy looks like he’s taken some abuse in the face. Maybe he was trying to eat Yoda’s food, and got clawed instead. The opossum looks a lot like the killer rodents of unusual size that attacked the Man … Continue reading »

This video reminds me of an episode of Jackass when Spike Jonze gets dressed up as an old man and goes all around messing with people.