TheNewZen said...

TheNewZen at 09:24 PM JST - 5th September

I don't mind the kids so much, what gets me are the old guys/gals peddling down the road a high speed ringing their bells and expecting everyone to move out of the way. Quiet a few times I didn't move deliberately, they lost the argument afterwards too.

I live fairly…

Posted in 60-year-old woman arrested for threatening to kill all students at Tokyo school at 09:24 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 09:13 PM JST - 5th September

In my last job I have had to travel quiet a bit. We been to all the corners, never mind the annual company trip that went as far as Cuba.

I can do without United and AA, their food and service was bad. Same of the stewardesses scared me and…

Posted in United drops planned meal charges on Europe flights at 09:13 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 03:26 PM JST - 5th September

CavemanLawyer.

I agree, but it is too late now to say "what if ..". Like I said we can only improve for the future soldiers.

Side-note: For the "What if crowd":

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=hrnLkd3UFo8

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4G2iKDzHrs

Posted in U.S. Army suicide rate may hit new high at 03:26 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 01:23 PM JST - 5th September

DenshaDeGO.

That won't work as the article states many of the suicides are related to problems back home. Relationships breaking down, divorces, job-related, etc.

Read it often a soldier gets back home, wife and kids are gone and he is divorced now or similar. Those types of problems.

Stopping the…

Posted in U.S. Army suicide rate may hit new high at 01:23 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 09:39 AM JST - 5th September

Edgar2.

Chinese characters were developed to create a free exchange of information, etc. China always had lots of tribes and thus many languages and dialects.

The Goverment created a unified writing system that was/is used by all, readings/pronounciation is regional but everyone can communicate using the written word. As the…

Posted in No longer lost in translation at 09:39 AM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 04:12 PM JST - 4th September

Actually I used to struggle a lot with Kanji till a friend recommended the J.W. Heisig Books and Study method.

Once I started on it I threw out a lot of my study aids and books.

Posted in No longer lost in translation at 04:12 PM JST - 4th September
TheNewZen at 02:15 PM JST - 4th September

I find trying to read japanese in all romaji makes my head hurt. Especially with the spelling used on that site.

Once I also thought that kanji were a waste till I learned more Japanese and found that they have their uses. Japanese has many words with the same pronounciation…

Posted in No longer lost in translation at 02:15 PM JST - 4th September
TheNewZen at 12:57 PM JST - 4th September

Not sure if Japan has it, but in my country you can make a "Citizens Arrest".

Works well too.

Posted in Man slashes two men with cutter knife after attempting to steal 91-year-old woman's bag in Tokyo at 12:57 PM JST - 4th September
TheNewZen at 12:40 PM JST - 4th September

I would go for a downhill board, myself.

Used to have a very nice wooden one, got some wicked speeds with it. The carver should work but I would change the suspension rubbers & Tires to make it a bit more responsive.

I often had to start weaving to prevent…

Posted in Adventurous Brit plans to skate down Mt Fuji for charity at 12:40 PM JST - 4th September
TheNewZen at 12:36 PM JST - 4th September

They been doing similar stuff for decades in Italy, etc. Drive by a tourist snag the bag of the shoulder and go on.

Posted in Motorcyclist snatches handbags from three women cyclists in Chiba at 12:36 PM JST - 4th September