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The Yufuin Car Museum is in bad shape. If you look closely at the mural, you can make out areas where the wallpaper glue has decomposed. Also, this room is so small, that it is impossible to take a good photo that shows off the whole car. I’m sure that it must’ve looked much better … Continue reading »

A train of minivans, hailing from Fukuoka-ken, visits Ikeyama Suigen in Ubuyama-mura. Who was it that decided to form minivan club, and who are the people who chose to join? Of all the clubs you could choose to be in, why would you want to be in “minivan-club”. I have seen some pretty cool car … Continue reading »

Take a careful look at this picture. I snapped this one in Okinawa but there are countless others just like it, all over Japan. Focus on it like a rorschach inkblot for a couple of secs. Now, what do you see? What I see is a member of the Post WWII Occupational Forces, under the … Continue reading »

Is how it would sound if you said “The Presidental Election” with a katakana accent. This post, however, is not gonna be about Engrish(at least, not very much), but will explore possible avenues for bringing your little General to attention. Japanese have many foods you can eat and drinks that you can imbibe that are … Continue reading »

Despite the smile, we all knew that Chris was absolutely livid. We could see it in his eyes. To Chris, The only one of us still living in Santa Barbara: Good luck this weekend! I expect a full report on Monday, 500 words, 12pt. font, double spaced in New Times Roman. I will drink a … Continue reading »

(This type of snow isn’t too hard to drive in. When the road is completely covered with a white layer and frozen and severely sloped. With regular tires and 2WD, you’re in trouble…) Is the song (by Pharcyde) that comes to mind when I think back on yesterday’s driving experience. I was once again surprised … Continue reading »

Finally Higo Blog and C. Buddha’s Hasty Musings are up and running and once again, fully functional after one long postless week. You may have noticed that comments were inaccessable, and that we were not updating. Well, the problem has been fixed, so feel free to rejoice once again read and leave comments as you … Continue reading »

When I was 5, the Transformers was one of my favorite cartoons in the action category, up there with G.I. Joe, Voltron, He-Man (remember, I was only 5), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (spot the double entrendre here), Thundercats, Inspector Gadget, Jonny Quest, Silverhawks, and Robotech. I remember thinking breifly about who would win in an … Continue reading »

Reading this post at Vagabonding (a great travelogue, BTW) was like reading Off The Rails In Phnom Penh: Into The Dark Heart Of Girls, Guns, and Ganja all over again (this is a great book by Amit Gilboa that talks about his personal experiences and goes over the crazy history of Cambodia. before reading this … Continue reading »