OhioDonna said...

OhioDonna at 11:28 PM JST - 22nd July

Children are amazing. I was sitting in a Chinese restaurant and overheard the owner's young son and niece talking. At times they would be speaking English but would lapse into Chinese with ease. Sometimes they would speak both languages in the same sentence. They appeared to be about 5-6 years…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 11:28 PM JST - 22nd July
OhioDonna at 01:07 AM JST - 22nd July

If you wish to convert then you go to a Mosque and study.

I beg to differ with that comment. Muslims have been known to try to convert outside of the Mosque. Maybe its a new thing.

I just do not believe that anyone should be arrested for trying to…

Posted in Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims at 01:07 AM JST - 22nd July
OhioDonna at 03:21 AM JST - 21st July

Would Malaysian authorities arrest Muslims trying to convert Christians?

Posted in Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims at 03:21 AM JST - 21st July
OhioDonna at 03:18 AM JST - 21st July

Beautiful!

Posted in Odaiba at 03:18 AM JST - 21st July
OhioDonna at 12:35 AM JST - 16th July

I really think that almost any place is a good place to raise children. But we are living in a era that is not a good time to raise children.

Posted in Is Japan a good place to raise children? at 12:35 AM JST - 16th July
OhioDonna at 12:20 AM JST - 16th July

There are quite a fews surveys that would disagree with this one. There are some that acutally rank the Japanese as the worst not because they are impolite but because of the obessessive photo taking. The Japanese tourits have been reported to be quite pushy when it comes to getting…

Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 12:20 AM JST - 16th July
OhioDonna at 12:03 AM JST - 16th July

A little bit creepy however Ei Morisako saves the day. She is a cutie.

Posted in Penguin at 12:03 AM JST - 16th July
OhioDonna at 10:58 PM JST - 13th July

Good photo. Japan's best kept secret? I had no idea Japan had such beautiful sand dunes. They do appear to littered with garbage although cigarette butts are too small to see. (I would hope there aren't any.) I have been to some pretty beaches that were ruined by cigarette butts…

Posted in Tottori sand dunes at 10:58 PM JST - 13th July
OhioDonna at 03:23 AM JST - 10th July

Not a very flattering photo but an interesting one. I think Ken is the better lookin of the three.

Posted in Inception at 03:23 AM JST - 10th July
OhioDonna at 11:58 PM JST - 8th July

I love mono-histories. I have read the history of the pencil, the toilet and most recently one about chewing gum. There are mono-histories for almost anything in the world. They are fun reads.

Posted in Japanese Kitchen Knives at 11:58 PM JST - 8th July