Ah_so said...

Ah_so at 04:54 PM JST - 6th May

Why does no one seem to comment on quote of the day any more?

Posted in Independence breeds indifference, which is contagious. Only our pets need and love us unconditionally. at 04:54 PM JST - 6th May
Ah_so at 04:52 PM JST - 6th May
Best burgers are the ones I make myself:
- get some beef, pop in the food mixer to make mince
- mix with finely chopped onions, bread crumbs, perhaps some egg yolk
- season with salt, pepper, garlic, herbs, spices, Tabasco, mustard, soy, Worcestershire Sauce etc as per taste -…
Posted in What differentiates a really good hamburger from an average one? at 04:52 PM JST - 6th May
Ah_so at 05:01 PM JST - 2nd May

Capone is right. Japanese financial services remain just that - financial services for the Japanese market. Just as Japan does not consider itself part of "Asia", increasingly neither does the rest of the world, to Japan's detriment.

Japan can still claim to be the world's second largest economy, which will…

Posted in The UK is a role model for the rest of the world for its success in opening and regulating financial markets, importing talent, granting work visas and adopting a favorable tax regime. at 05:01 PM JST - 2nd May
Ah_so at 04:28 PM JST - 1st May

Why bother smuggling it in? Japan is full of uninhabited mountains that would surely provide perfect natural growing conditions for hemp.

Posted in British man cleared of cannabis smuggling at 04:28 PM JST - 1st May
Ah_so at 12:02 AM JST - 30th April

Let's give the woman some compassion

Well said. I cannot understand how this could have happened, but that very same mother would probably have said the same if it had been her reading this story about a different mother and child. No parent is perfect all of the time and…

Posted in 5-year-old boy dies after being hit by train in Wakayama at 12:02 AM JST - 30th April
Ah_so at 11:32 PM JST - 25th April

Just booked a couple tickets!

Posted in Japanese 'Woman in Black' to set London West End record at 11:32 PM JST - 25th April
Ah_so at 04:58 PM JST - 25th April

JR asks mothers to fold up the buggies, but fails to mention what to do with the infant. If the train is so crowded that it is necessary to fold it up, then the mother would be lucky to get a seat, in which case the mother would be forced…

Posted in Pram safety aboard trains a growing problem at 04:58 PM JST - 25th April
Ah_so at 08:12 PM JST - 24th April

Seen the play in English (and the television film). Great ghost story - perfect for the Japanese.

Posted in Japanese 'Woman in Black' to set London West End record at 08:12 PM JST - 24th April
Ah_so at 05:54 PM JST - 23rd April

**Wow - it is really open season on Murakami here. I never had any idea of the revulsion he inspired.

However, it would be nice to have a character who did not listen to jazz for once - giving them the novelist's own musical taste is rather unimaginative, adds little,…

Posted in Japan’s best-known novelist fails to deliver—again at 05:54 PM JST - 23rd April
Ah_so at 05:39 PM JST - 23rd April

Did he jump or was he pushed?

Posted in Man jumps to death from 4th floor of police station in Ibaraki at 05:39 PM JST - 23rd April