In the Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the awesomeness of freeby iPhone dictionary Kotoba!. This time I’d like to shill for an application that isn’t free, but definitely is worth the money! My biggest weakness with Japanese is the kanji. I am rubbish at remembering them, especially the multiple readings. What I really need is a set of JLPT graded flash cards. View Full Article »
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It’s no secret to my friends and family that I am somewhat of an Apple nerd. I went to WWDC 2003 in San Francisco on a student developer scholarship through the Apple University Consortium, I have no less than 5 Macs kicking around my house (spanning 20 odd years of Apple products), a few iPods and most recently, an iPhone. View Full Article »
I was e-mailed by a concerned relative who knows of my trips to and from Japan, and my predilection for zany bars that contain plenty of madcap fun and hi-jinks (ie, ones that have booze for sale). The gist of this e-mail was that they had read on a news site that…
The U.S. Embassy in Japan on Tuesday issued an alert to the American community that Americans in Tokyo avoid frequenting Roppongi bars and clubs in Tokyo due to a significant increase in reported drink-spiking incidents.
The number of reports of U.S. citizens being drugged in bars has increased significantly in recent weeks. Typically, the victim unknowingly drinks a beverage that has been secretly mixed with a drug that renders the victim unconscious for several hours, during which time large sums of money are charged to the victim’s credit card or the card is stolen outright. Victims sometimes regain consciousness in the bar or club, while at other times the victim awakens on the street.
Who cares? Roppongi is a shit hole anyways. And anyone who goes there deserves to be preyed upon for being a tool. I’m sorry if that sounds a little harsh, but–wait, I’m not sorry.
IF YOU GO TO ROPPONGI FOR DRINKING AND CLUBBING THEN YOU ARE A MORON – HERE’S WHY…