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eduFire, of Montreal, the Sounds, and Fabio:
My Weekend in Celebrities

That is the short version of everything that happened during July Surpise (aka oM noM noM 2009) or, to the common people, “this weekend”.
Prologue to the weekend:
Thursday night, I went with Joey to try my hand at curling (yes, that Canadian sport, eh) in Fremont, CA. He’s a veteran curler of 1 year, but [...]

The Sannomiya Butt Statue Phenomenon

So here goes my Japan Blog Matsuri virginity… (where jbloggers all over make a post around a particular theme each month… July = WEIRD Japan).
The best weird thing about Kobe, Japan, is, without question, the butt statue, and its associated interaction phenomenon.
Located right beside Sannomiya station in the heart of Kobe, the butt statue is [...]

Buzzer Beat: A series of awkward pictures

Buzzer Beat: The show that seems to think I should take Yamapi seriously (yeah, like that’s happening anytime soon!)
The story of the first episode, told in pictures…
Yamapi is a 24-year old salaryman, on the basketball team (at his company).
Their team colors are delightful and masculine (I promise I did not photoshop this.)

The delightfully [...]

Dandy Daddy? Episode 1

Classy opening quote from this show:
恋を知らない娘は不幸であるが、
娘の恋を知った父親はもっと不幸である。
A girl who is not in love is unfortunate,
But a father who knows his daughter is in love, is even more unfortunate.
What happens when a romance-author-single-dad’s teenage daughter finally finds a boyfriend? Mayhem. And existential crisis.
Dandy Daddy? is one of this summer’s dramas, starring Tachi Hiroshi, and the [...]

4th of July Weekend: East and West

Had a great 4th of July weekend, involving both Asian things (food and gardens) and of course, your classic fireworks, and a really good bagel.
On Saturday afternoon, we decided to go kite-flying! I haven’t been since last May, and Joey is the expert, but I wanted to improve my skills. Unfortunately, there was [...]



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