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Cos at 04:35 AM JST - 8th August

I'm afraid that the police had been checking the couple because they had noticed the two seemed to be into some kind of drug business. Could be they were visiting the wrong persons too often to be mere users. Obviously, they could get the warrant to investigate her house before…

Posted in Police obtain arrest warrant for missing actress Sakai after drugs found at home at 04:35 AM JST - 8th August
Cos at 11:07 PM JST - 4th August

They search your underwear, maybe after taking you to the koban, when you seem to be in a weird state. In Osaka, I often see policemen checking pockets of drunk oyajis, and that often seems to be to know where they should deliver the parcel or if they can contact…

Posted in Actress-singer Noriko Sakai missing since husband's arrest at 11:07 PM JST - 4th August
Cos at 04:06 AM JST - 4th August

Ah, the American statistics... but Shibuya, it's in Japan.

If we lived with nature, we'd still be in caves eating raw plants and animal, with 90% infantile mortality, life expectancy of 25 yr old. It's obvious that development of civilisation had bad effects, but humans have made nearly all the…

Posted in Saving the planet at 04:06 AM JST - 4th August
Cos at 02:51 AM JST - 4th August

@sf2k "you don't need a steak a day."

Who said we had one ? And who said the PETA pin up were real vegans ? We already know they totally false ecologists as we see their queen, Pamela Silicone commuting in the most polluting cars and private jets ever invented.…

Posted in Saving the planet at 02:51 AM JST - 4th August
Cos at 10:21 PM JST - 11th July

Let me get them onegaishimasu !

@Klein ** Then stop feeding them for one day, and you are done. Boil or fry them.** That must be yucky. Either you stop feeding or you feed them fragrant herbs like thyme, the reason is to be sure they have not eaten poisonous…

Posted in Escargot found in large numbers in Osaka apartment complex at 10:21 PM JST - 11th July
Cos at 09:24 PM JST - 11th July

That depends where. You mean in my secondary house in Vietnamese jungle or in town in Osaka ?

Sitting weeks in PET pollutes the water, not much, but we drink a lot over a lifetime. And the whole thing of bottling, merchandizing, recycling is pure waste. Getting glass bottles or…

Posted in Do you prefer tap water or bottled water for drinking? at 09:24 PM JST - 11th July
Cos at 03:50 AM JST - 9th July

Worst of the worst : Paris. Living there was like hell. And historians think that was worse before. 250 yrs ago Parisians died 20 younger than other people because of stress, dirt and pollution. The advantage is I have appreciated living anywhere else after.

Nicer design : Singapore seems modern…

Posted in Which cities are among the best designed in the world and which are among the worst? at 03:50 AM JST - 9th July
Cos at 04:09 PM JST - 2nd July

Oh, I love that kind of marketing !

About 5 yrs ago, we had one in the office, they didn't even ask if they could bring it. I found that unknown girl in the kitchen, asked if she was a burglar, a stalker of whatever. She proudly told me she…

Posted in Munchies for the office at 04:09 PM JST - 2nd July
Cos at 12:10 AM JST - 30th June

In the 30 last years, the frying machines you see in shops in Europe have a thermostat set at the lower temp possible + oil filter + baskets that moves the stuff in and out automatically + a program to fry it twice (that reduces absobtion and it's necessary to…

Posted in Taking the heat off fried foods at 12:10 AM JST - 30th June
Cos at 03:10 PM JST - 29th June

I have oven-fried my fries for years. I bet they absorb even less oil, as I just spray the necessary amount on the food. There is no oil that is heated several times like in classic deep-frying and controling the temp is easy. That process is also widely used in…

Posted in Taking the heat off fried foods at 03:10 PM JST - 29th June