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Charcoal Fire Burn
Yakiniku is perhaps the most beautiful word in the Japanese language.
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LET’S ENGLISH !!!
Reading this article about a study that found early English education in Japan to be useless (link found on Nippon Goro Goro) reminded me of the story of a Japanese kid named Ringo. “Ringo” is Japanese for “apple,” so right away you know that A. this kid’s parents were some really sadistic fuckers (Ringo was his real given name, and in Japan there are no middle names to fall back on) and B. this kid’s probably gonna end up on the news someday for disembowling schoolyard bullies and scrawling “I’m a BAAAD APPLE” in blood on the walls. Anyhow, Ringo’s parents hired an English teaching acquaintance of mine to teach…
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Sona
The Cunningham’s new, unnamed baby girl.
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Japanese HOVA
Mr. R.O.C., we runnin’ this rap shit Memphis Bleek, we runnin’ this rap shit B. Mac, we runnin’ this rap shit Freeway, we run this rap shit… Clear lenses and a GM sticker. Pipes with no opening. Mr. Roc.
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Notice: My readers can kick your ass
Some of you who follow the comments closely here know that I’ve been subjected to various death threats, etc., over the past year, but I want you all to know it’s truly been a learning experience. I really love the commenters because they’re a true source of knowledge. This blog seems to draw readers from all walks of life. I find that extremely cool. For instance, what other blogger can claim to have readers that smoke crack? (Danielle, I’m not saying that in a bad way. Really. And maybe you just work in a clinic or something, which would be even cooler.) Can’t you all see? This is the true…
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The War Book
I found another great archive of posts from Iraq by one of our soldiers (now back home): Citizen Frank: The War Book
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Ben Gay, Astro-Glide, etc.
To the Big Ho: I agree that neither Ben Gay nor Tiger Balm is good for the “Nardic Sack” in winter, but there’s no need to have it sent from the states; they sell it in Namdaemun (see center area of pic). Update: Which is not to say it’s particularly good at other times of the year or anything.
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Infamy
Many Japanese remember Pearl Harbor differently: Pearl Harbor Part 1 Pearl Harbor Part 2 Then again, I remember a walk in the park back in high school. December 7th. Fountain Valley, CA. An old white guy approached me and said I should be “ashamed to walk outside today.” To be truthful, I had no idea what he was talking about until he started talking about “sneaky Japs,” and got in my face about “what my country did.” Then I remembered what day it was. I remember wanting to smack him down for a brief second, but turned away in disgust. That’s how December 7 got burned in my memory for…
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Insomniatique
Sometimes, late at night, I swear the internet is speaking to itself.
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Salaryman’s Tip of the Day 12/3/2004
One sad fact of business on a salaryman level is that an inexperienced vendor is infinitely preferable to an inexperienced client – you can always slap down a vendor, and the inexperienced ones often come back for more. Plus, slapping makes them tougher. A tough vendor is your best ally during a 15-year long economic depression.
