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Disposable Lighters
The following has been transcribed from a crumpled paper napkin that I found the pocket of my jeans when doing laundry from the trip: Disposable plastic lighters pass from hand…
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Campuchean Border
I started viewing the photos I took last week in Thailand and didn’t really intend to start editing yet, but this one sparked a memory. I took this shot out…
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a damn good trip
My friends, I just came back from a most excellent vacation. It was so good, here I am writing about it instead of answering the 1,106 e-mails in my inbox,…
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No work for 12 days!
I’m off to the airport tomorrow. I may update when I’m Thailand. Or, I may just lay on the beach…
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Iris Chang
Although I remember the headlines when her suicide was announced, I didn’t really know much about her life until I read this article: Historian Iris Chang won many battles The…
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So much anger…
On behalf of my host country, I would like to extend an official apology to another nearby country: SORRY! OUR BAD! Now shut the fuck up and revise your own…
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Notes for Thai Trip
Nam should apply for an account so she I can use Mahasarakham University’s new wireless network. “The areas which people can use this service are Computer center, MSU Plaza, Academic…
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The Office
Having heard great things about original UK version of The Office, and not-so-great things about its American remake, I promptly illegally downloaded purchased Seasons 1 & 2 of the UK…
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Ambulance ride update
Ambulance rides in Japan have always been free, but I just heard from a paramedic that hospitals will start charging 40,000 yen per ride in the near future. Attention all…
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Bathroom Habits
Go take this survey and “find out what strange habits other people have when going to the bathroom.”: The Bathroom Survey I can’t believe so many people eat when they’re…
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Weaning Japanese from the Brush
Mechanical input of Japanese is a subject that has always fascinated me, so I was happy to find this history of wapro (word processors) in English: http://www.honco.net/japanese/05/ When I first…
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R.I.P. to Asian Jungle Punk
The London-based Asian Dub Foundation used to be one of my favorite bands. They brought out 3 solid albums over the space of 7 years, each with its own distinct…
