Farmboy said...

Farmboy at 06:38 PM JST - 15th May

I think people will hesitate to donate to Burma because they are not sure that the aid will get where it's going. I don't think China's stance on Tibet will get in the way of donations, as China is in fact using donations of time, money, and material to help…

Posted in Do you think reports of the Myanmar junta hoarding cyclone relief aid and China's stance on Tibet will make people think twice about making donations to disaster relief in those two countries? at 06:38 PM JST - 15th May
Farmboy at 05:29 PM JST - 15th May

Was this a newsflash?

Posted in TV Asahi journalist arrested for flashing woman in Tokyo at 05:29 PM JST - 15th May
Farmboy at 08:38 PM JST - 14th May

It just isn't fair that women get all this cool stuff... and it's so eco-friendly, Al Gore would be pleased...emissions could be reduced....

Posted in Solar-powered bra at 08:38 PM JST - 14th May
Farmboy at 09:16 PM JST - 11th May

Many foreign men have crossed the ocean to be away from foreign women, so I suppose they're lurking somewhere out of sight.

Posted in Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this? at 09:16 PM JST - 11th May
Farmboy at 02:29 PM JST - 10th May

"are there countries who import this stuff?"

I believe so, as I read they are marketing in Singapore and well, China has a Pokka Four Seas (Suzhou) Food Co., Ltd. in Jiangsu, China., so they don't have to, I believe.

Posted in Insecticide found mixed in canned coffee sold in Tokyo at 02:29 PM JST - 10th May
Farmboy at 02:00 PM JST - 10th May

"On April 1, the Ministry of Health..." Let's hope this was an April Fool's Day joke. This brings to mind images of unformed beef parts growing in vats... Does the meat industry just want to make vegetarians out of everyone?

Posted in U.S. sounds out Japan to consider importing beef from cloned cows at 02:00 PM JST - 10th May
Farmboy at 09:20 PM JST - 9th May

These days, being married for thirty or forty years has become so unusual that it is seen as quaint and interesting...especially if you're still enjoying your life.

Posted in What advantages does married life offer in an era of increasing divorce rates? at 09:20 PM JST - 9th May
Farmboy at 05:54 PM JST - 8th May

PS: The USGS has it at 6.8... http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008rtbu.php

Posted in Early warning system fails again as M6.7 quake hits Tokyo, Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba at 05:54 PM JST - 8th May
Farmboy at 05:51 PM JST - 8th May

So does anyone know if it was a magnitude 7, as it says at the top of the article, or a magnitude 6.7, as it says in the title. Or was it initially estimated at 6.7, and then revised upward?

Posted in Early warning system fails again as M6.7 quake hits Tokyo, Ibaraki, Saitama and Chiba at 05:51 PM JST - 8th May
Farmboy at 05:41 PM JST - 8th May

"I’m trying not to fall in love, because I’m really enjoying my life now.”

Apparently, she believes that falling in love causes people to not enjoy their lives. That's pretty sad...she probably shouldn't fall in love if that's the way she thinks.

Posted in Becky says 'I'm trying not to fall in love' at 05:41 PM JST - 8th May