JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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Azrael
He thinks he's the second coming of Simon Bolivar.
Posted in: Morales struggles to control Bolivia amid violence
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Azrael
"Our" is a figure of speech commonly used to engage the audience (in this case, readers) personally. So "our" in this case, is "you." It also means me, and everyone else who reads the article above.
Time is the fourth dimension, and it is very real. Your handle puzzles me, Philosophy187.
Not only words have definitions. Words are used to define concepts, which are not necessarily words. Everything the human mind can comprehend may be defined, but what do you make out of abstract and spatial thinking? Words are only tools, not the concepts themselves.
In any case, I can share a defining moment of my own. When I was a child in Elementary school, the teacher explained a math procedure on the black board; it was one of those "problems" where you are given a paragraph describing a life situation with a mathematical solution, where you need to figure out which mathematical operations are suitable, and in what order. Most of the class reached the same conclusion. Mine was different. The teacher asked, "does everyone agree this is the correct answer?" She asked, after a volunteer completed the math exercise on the blackboard. Nobody said anything. I was afraid to be wrong, so I didn't say anything either. Only one girl raised her hand and said, her answer was different. She took her notebook to the teacher, and the teacher asked her to write her procedure on the blackboard. The right answer was the girl's, which was also the same answer I had reached. The teacher said, "Don't be afraid to be wrong. We are here to learn, and getting things wrong is a step in learning." Those words touched me deeply. I realized, even if my answer is not the same as everyone's, it didn't necessarily mean I am wrong.
In school, there is an intense pressure to conform to certain things. Some teachers prefer to have students repeat their lesson without analyzing it, or conforming their views to that of the teacher's. That simple thing my teacher said in that math class when I was 8 years old showed me it is alright to disagree, as long as I have a valid argument to support my ideas. My parent's teachings and mentors I found along my way through school reinforced that notion, but the math teacher's words were like a flash which made such a vivid impression in my mind I remember that instant to this day.
It's not my only "turning point," "hito," "crossroads" or "defining moment" as any of these approaches the same concept, but it's one of the instants frozen in Time where the learning experience carried a touch of enlightening.
Posted in: Our defining moments
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Azrael
I fully agree with Mrs. Cleo on this subject, and also with Notginger.
Posted in: What is your stance on surrogate births?
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Azrael
Does anyone remotely suspect the photo above is CG-ed? Of course it isn't, and he looks as manly as can be: all the shapes in all the right places. Even the way the shirt hollows at the abs area imply there are actually tight abs there... but as I stated before, I cannot go further into description to avoid getting too explicit.
I concede that the ideal of beauty here in Japan seem to be slightly effeminate and with very little muscle definition, delicate faces and small hands; but well, I exercise my right to disagree with that ideal. I just happen to like manly men, like the fine example in the photo above.
Posted in: Gerard Butler
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Azrael
Gerard Butler is the king of Sparta in 300 - I hadn't realized that! Thanks Triumvere! proceeds to look for photos on Google u.u;
I think the question about what's so manly about his body is, well... I wouldn't know where to start. Plus most likely my post would be censored for being too explicit.
As for the question about what's impressive about the hands, well... I guess it's personal taste on my part. I like men with strong hands; wide at the knuckles, a strong grip and long, elegant fingers. I myself have long hands with long, slender fingers. I like a man's hand that doesn't feel small in mine. Also... a man with strong hands looks simply manly. Gentlemen with strong, manly hands transmit a sense of security. I guess it's something girly of me, but that's my opinion on man's hands.
Posted in: Gerard Butler
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Azrael
He looks like he could use some sleep (and an undershirt), but regardless of his tired face, he does have a manly body and impressive hands.
I just had to say that.
Posted in: Gerard Butler
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Azrael
That oyster must have been very annoyed, to generate 26 pearls @.@;. Oysters generate a pearl to isolate a foreign object, like the human eye sheds tears to dislodge a grain of sand.
Posted in: Lebanon chef finds 26 pearls in single oyster
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Azrael
Nessie: Indeed, that's an excellent question. Perhaps the Australian government should review their wage policies and other work issues that are (apparently) causing "Male Flight" in Australia.
It is always regrettable when the young and talented are forced to realize they cannot thrive in their own country and must emigrate to push their lives forward.
Posted in: Australia suffering from 'man drought'
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Azrael
Frontandcentre: Thanks for the laugh.
Posted in: Australia suffering from 'man drought'
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Azrael
IchyaParadise, the article says the son lived with his parents. Apparently, the son was not married.
Posted in: Man stabs 27-year-old son to death in Okayama
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Azrael
First time I read in this sort of news that the attacked parent survived. It's of course regrettable there's been a loss of human life, but at the same time...
Posted in: Man stabs 27-year-old son to death in Okayama
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Azrael
Based on corn extracts... That sounds like biofuels do/ use of food to feed the machines instead of people/ long-term unsustainable/ human un-friendly/ making my groceries bill higher every month. I don't think I would buy this product. Well, I just won't.
Posted in: Samsung’s bio phone
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Azrael
e.e; Well, the bears are suffering an algae infestation. One would wish the vets at the zoo would do something to help them before the algae has a nastier effect than just color dye. Sloths are symbiotic with a type of algae, which aids them to camouflage in the rainforest, but polar bears are not adapted for such a symbiosis. The algae could give the polar bears at that zoo anything next, from a rash to lung infection, which could be fatal.
Posted in: Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors
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Azrael
No, definitely it's not outdated.
Posted in: Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect?
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Azrael
I have also been waiting like forever to see the movie here! Thanks for the info, Blauereiter.
Buying the DVD from overseas is usually cheaper than watching the movie once in a movie theater in Japan, though.
Posted in: Robert Downey Jr
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Azrael
Gender and sex are unrelated?
Posted in: Transsexual celebrity Ayana Tsubaki introduces Coppola's new film
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Azrael
Well, considering that nearly all of the "sport photos" concerning beach volleyball and their string-a-uniform show everything but the athletes' faces, you may want to reconsider your statement, sarcasm123.
Posted in: It’s time to get rid of a few Olympic 'sports'
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Azrael
I wonder if they will have sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead (November 2nd), or skull-shaped donuts. Mexican style, of course.
Posted in: Halloween donuts and coffee
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Azrael
OgieDoggie, you are welcome.
Posted in: Milk
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Azrael
Mrs Cleo, if the mother is a milking cow the calves are not allowed to drink from them to prevent bacteria natural to the process of lactating to pass onto milk humans will drink. Sadly, it's an industrial safety measure.
ExPrinceska, note the farm was the first "western" style dairy farm set up in 1887. At the time, Japan was actively importing industrial technology from Europe and the "West" in general, and Japanese did not raise cattle as it is so commonly done today. So when this farm was set up in Japan, it was "western style" and a technological advancement in the Japanese islands. This style of farm is seemingly the norm today, but in the 19th Century it was a novelty import, which is why it was important enough for the Emperor to visit based on that main reason.
Posted in: Milk