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There is a legend in Japan. Something that makes foreigners say what the fuck? more than anything else in this country of legends and myth. Of course, I m talking about Pocari Sweat. Available in every convenience store and non-Coke vending machine, Pocari Sweat is ubiquitous. Almost every visitor is convinced that they mis-read the label More Ode to Pocari Sweat
I m a karaoke fan. I ve always loved singing, and I was pretty good at it for a time. I know that I ve lost a lot of my skill due to lack of use, but that doesn t stop me having fun in a group. I probably do end up hogging the mic a little too much, More Tales from Asia: The Butterfly Bar
I was watching a YouTube video today about the scams that happen in Japan, and it reminded me of a number of the dodgy things that have happened to me travelling around Asia. So I thought I d try a couple of new blog posts that go into some of these stories. And, as usual, just More Tales from Asia: Frog-marched
I can still remember the first time I came to Japan. And, thanks to the wonders of free storage, so can you. That s me with the terrible neck goatee (?) on the left. We had flown overnight from Sydney to Tokyo for our Graduation trip (albeit 4 years late). My friends had come from Townsville, More What Japan can teach us about Racism
One of the features of Dystopia that people don t often think about is the willing acceptance of the majority of the population. Until your protagonist uncovers the truth, everyone around them is simply happy to have a stable job and to receive their ration of Soylent Green. Some might be aware of the injustice surrounding More The Dystopia of Tokyo during Covid
I thought I d drop a short note here as a proof of life, and a minor rant. About 4 years ago I realised that I had pretty much reached the peak at my previous company. I was on the management board, looked after 1/3rd of the world, and was spending 60% of the time away More Has it really been that long?
I never really did sports clubs or anything of the sort in school. However, for nerds like me there were a number of options for extra-cirrucular activities. Sometimes these gave extra credit in school (like the 1-week typing course that I m kind of thankful for now), whereas others were just for fun, like the inventors More The Addictive Qualities of Nostalgia
I hate Visual Novels where you can enter your own name for the main character. I m sure there are a lot of people out there that enjoy it when a character they re into calls them by their name, but I m not a fan (of the technique. I think all of us would enjoy Mion calling More My thoughts on Protagonists, Main Characters and Visual Novels
It s been almost a year since Chapter 1 came out, and I d like to thank everyone for the response that we ve had so far. We re busily working on Chapter2. I m not really a fan of spoilers so I have deliberately been avoiding talking too much about it, but I m hoping that you ll forgive me when More Decebmer 2020 LA96 Update
In the mid 2000 s I started a bit of a self-improvement bint. I guess that it worked, but that s for another day. Anyway, instead of being the introverted guy who was content with working and then getting home as soon as possible, I tried spending more time in the city. Instead of dodging hawkers on More Why it s important to some people that the world be flat.