(Originally posted on adventurasia.freezope.org around 2004~2005)
Each year around this time (March/April), I seem to have a bit of extra time which allows me to enroll in a course — usually Japanese or IT related. As I KNOW that my Japanese isn’t up to par, given the amount of time I’ve been in the land […]
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(Originally posted on adventurasia.freezope.org around 2003~2004)
It all started on Wednesday evening. I had just finished a meeting with a client, and had gone on to look at a possible new office space with my colleagues. By the time we finished, it was around dinner time and I was quite hungry. I decided to head […]
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(Written back around summer 2002)
I grew up in a small town, with a population of under 100,000 (depending on whose statistics you looked at).During my elementary and high school years, there were literally only a handful of Asian people attending the school.Normally it would be my sibling, and possibly 1 or 2 […]
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Filed under: China, Personal
(Written back around 2002~2003)
Off and on, I’ve been thinking about moving to my own apartment for at least a year. However, I’ve always managed to put it off due to too much or too little in terms of work / travel / or financial situation. What makes it especially difficult is that […]
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Filed under: Japan, Personal
(Written back around 2002~2003)
Today, was supposed to be THE day.
What day?
Why to pick up my replacement bank card of course.
In a cash-based society such as Japan, having easy access to your savings is extremely important. The majority of businesses that you may encounter on a day-to-day basis still do not accept […]
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(Written back around 2001~2002)
It was Monday afternoon and I was on my way back from the Narita Airport after being awake for more than 24 hours - yes those trans-pacific flights can be a killer (foreshadowing, no pun intended). As is usually the case, I took the Keisei Express line backwhich left […]
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(Written back around 2002)
Hello,
Well it’s been exactly 1 year to this day since I last reflected on my life in Japan. While the year seems to have been an eventful one with so many things happening; it also seems that in the overall scheme of things, not too much has changed. […]
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(Written back around 2001)
Hello,
Hope everything is going well. For those who have written or called, thank you. It’s nice to be updated with what’s happening back home — your trials, tribulations, troubles, and joys. It’s nice to know that no matter where someone may call home even if it’s on the other […]
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Filed under: Japan, Personal