PuffinMuffin said...

PuffinMuffin at 11:36 PM JST - 14th May

Jetblue, never heard of it. Seems like they have crappy jumpseats, not to mention service, never mind buddy passes.

Posted in Man sues JetBlue, saying pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight at 11:36 PM JST - 14th May
PuffinMuffin at 09:14 PM JST - 13th May

Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink

fruity/cocktail drinks I'd understand but why mix veggies with alcohol? It'll be out of the market soon enough, much like many other 'experimental' products. I regret that in Japan once you start to like one particular beverage that they start selling, they…

Posted in Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink at 09:14 PM JST - 13th May
PuffinMuffin at 12:17 PM JST - 12th May

"very rare to have a shark attack when dolphins are around"

He thought the shark was a dolphin:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=560947

Posted in Woman saves swimmer from shark in Western Australia at 12:17 PM JST - 12th May
PuffinMuffin at 11:18 AM JST - 12th May

wow, agile, brave woman.

Posted in Woman saves swimmer from shark in Western Australia at 11:18 AM JST - 12th May
PuffinMuffin at 01:12 AM JST - 12th May

by reading the posts, in general it seems that foreign women and men come to Japan for different reasons.

It might be difficult for both if they have issues with their egos and competition, for they are in Japan and stand out in some way or another. I sense external/peer…

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 01:12 AM JST - 12th May
PuffinMuffin at 05:51 PM JST - 10th May

Farmboy, thanks for the info.

Posted in Insecticide found mixed in canned coffee sold in Tokyo at 05:51 PM JST - 10th May
PuffinMuffin at 05:41 PM JST - 10th May

@smithinjapan: "don't think anyone should ban anything Japanese over this, and I realize people who say so are generally being sarcastic..."

uh nope, just ban canned coffee period b/c I agree that you said it yourself that it is simply -god-awful-

Posted in Insecticide found mixed in canned coffee sold in Tokyo at 05:41 PM JST - 10th May
PuffinMuffin at 01:50 PM JST - 10th May

@OhioDonna

hopefully I didn't put it as bluntly as some, but I can understand why Westerners think that the Japanese are better looking in their natural usually black hair, it suits them and it's shinier. Although some Japanese claim to have natural lighter hair (and some even dye it black!)…

Posted in Platinum at 01:50 PM JST - 10th May
PuffinMuffin at 01:03 PM JST - 10th May

lol

Posted in Insecticide found mixed in canned coffee sold in Tokyo at 01:03 PM JST - 10th May
PuffinMuffin at 12:57 PM JST - 10th May

are there countries who import this stuff? Glad that the man survived it (both the coffee and the inseticide)

Posted in Insecticide found mixed in canned coffee sold in Tokyo at 12:57 PM JST - 10th May