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The Grinch of Hanami Present
Hanami is when Japanese people start acting like a bunch of Mexicans, laying around under trees and drinking beer. – Grinch-san, 2006 You know what? Grinch-san’s comment cracked me the…
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Location, location, location
It’s always amusing to see columnists writing about places they’ve obviously never been: Clash of the superstores / Yamada Denki enters Osaka’s competitive electronics market Basically, it’s hype like this…
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Zato #2
I’d review it, but why bother? Opinions on chambara are fairly polarized; when a chambara swordfight flashes by as you flip through channels late at night, either you stop and…
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Parking in Japan
… is about to get worse, if that’s even possible: No quarter for illegal parking from June This may have changed since it’s been a couple years since I got…
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Where the menudo runs in rivers
I was going to ask my bro to do something just like this since he’s going home in a couple weeks: The Great Taco Hunt: A guide to the Los…
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Corporate Green
This is a very, very interesting diagram: Corporate Ownership of Organic Food Companies Something to think about the next time you go shopping at Earth Foods for organic soybean carab…
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Just a thought I had last night while shopping at Jusco
If I ever wanted to market a new pickled fish rice topping for mass consumption in Japan, I would do two things: 1. Make sure it resembled miniature baby seals,…
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Mayoral Election Signboard
Every year around this time in Japan the streets are filled with the sounds of Old Men Who Want Your Vote (And Mount Large Loudspeakers on Election Vehicles). Unfortunately they…
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Three Bags Full…
Speaking of sheep, get a load of this shit. What the fuck? I guess I like my coffee rainbow now. I only wear rainbow t-shirts. The tires on my car…
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Bad Karma (Thai Edition)
– A Thai who can’t eat spicy food. – A diabetic Thai. – A Thai with a peanut allergy. Any of the conditions listed above will ensure that the unfortunate…
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UI Theory
No, not User Interface. Nor Ugly Imperialist. (for the purposes of this post, anyway.) PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS: Simply put, “ui!” is the sound of a Thai person in distress. Variations on…
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Welcome to…
(thx fish)
