Himajin said...

Himajin at 05:59 PM JST - 30th June

I have TSA locks on my cases and put straps around them. I hope I'm making it too time-consuming to casually open my bags.

Posted in Customs say officers have planted drugs in unwitting travelers' bags 160 times for training at 05:59 PM JST - 30th June
Himajin at 03:20 PM JST - 29th June

http://hellokittyworld.tripod.com/about.htm

Everything you always wanted to know (and maybe a lot you don't ;-) ) about Hello Kitty.

Posted in Hello Kitty rediscovers Japanese roots in growing international merchandising push at 03:20 PM JST - 29th June
Himajin at 06:51 PM JST - 25th June

They are evidently coming out with this type that attach to the bra, but I've been using the ones that you stick onto the inside of your clothing for years now, they are a lifesaver.

MrPudgins, I remember dress shields, my mother wore them. They had to be put on…

Posted in Don't sweat it at 06:51 PM JST - 25th June
Himajin at 08:38 AM JST - 25th June

But kids should be left out of it. Putting celebrities kids' pictures in the paper makes them vulnerable.

Posted in Singer Namie Amuro sues women's magazine over photos at 08:38 AM JST - 25th June
Himajin at 07:23 AM JST - 25th June

Aho ya na....sigh.....what the hell was she thinking???

Posted in Japanese student scrawled on world heritage cathedral in Italy at 07:23 AM JST - 25th June
Himajin at 01:22 PM JST - 22nd June

The baby paracetamol was meant to help with the pain

I see. The pain is build-up from pressure in the ears, drinking will help. Nursing your baby or giving him/her a bottle on take-off and landing(and the approach for landing) helps many times.

Posted in What behavior by passengers on aircraft or at airport check-in counters bothers you the most? at 01:22 PM JST - 22nd June
Himajin at 01:17 PM JST - 22nd June

Average earnings for Japanese women who work full time remain constant from age 25-39 and drop after age 40, significantly after age 50. Their male counterparts on the other hand can expect a consistent increase in earning power from age 20 to 54, peaking between ages 50-54. By middle age,…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 01:17 PM JST - 22nd June
Himajin at 01:08 PM JST - 22nd June

‘‘If there is a sense of urgency to prevent criminal acts by the government and major companies

What 'criminal act'? The whales that are taken are within the quota...

Posted in Greenpeace defends 2 activists nabbed for alleged theft at 01:08 PM JST - 22nd June
Himajin at 10:05 AM JST - 21st June

pinga, that's just an aspirin-like medication for fever etc.I don't see how that was supposed to calm him/her down... I do know that many parents use Benadryl, an anti-histamine. There must be guidelines for it's use, but I no longer have a small child and so don't remember all the…

Posted in What behavior by passengers on aircraft or at airport check-in counters bothers you the most? at 10:05 AM JST - 21st June
Himajin at 08:32 AM JST - 21st June

Breaking wind...the last time I flew back from Detroit someone was letting fly every 20 minutes or so, real purple carpet creepers gag

Yes the window shades! Woman next to me on the same odoriferous flight wanted to do Sudoku for 13 hours. She even ignored the flight attendants. Pain…

Posted in What behavior by passengers on aircraft or at airport check-in counters bothers you the most? at 08:32 AM JST - 21st June