Zenigata2 said...

Zenigata2 at 03:45 PM JST - 3rd October

It's easier said than done. Last time I tried to get a Diet Coke from the vending machine on the North Wing departure lobby at Kansai Airport (the one who takes only $1 bills) while waiting to board my flight to SFO, and the damn thing took my money and…

Posted in 8 essential tips for your next flight at 03:45 PM JST - 3rd October
Zenigata2 at 10:06 PM JST - 10th November

Anybody who watched the military parade on July 14th in the Champs Elysées knows that, in every group of five frenchmen in uniform, at least three of them have their skin of a darker hue. Yet the presence of non-white among French elected to public office is almost negligible, and…

Posted in French say 'Yes, we can!' too, to ending racism at 10:06 PM JST - 10th November
Zenigata2 at 08:34 PM JST - 24th September

I remember a case, happened over a decade ago, in which a customer who was picked up one night in Kobe sweet-talked the driver into giving him a ride all the way to Tokyo (600 Km. for a fare of around 70,000 Yen). After arriving in Tokyo at dawn, the…

Posted in Sex and the city: Tokyo's taxi drivers see it all at 08:34 PM JST - 24th September
Zenigata2 at 05:58 PM JST - 7th September

Pot calling kettle black...

Posted in Cheney accuses Russia of using brute force, intimidation over Georgia at 05:58 PM JST - 7th September
Zenigata2 at 05:05 PM JST - 7th September

I feel sorry for Japanese children, who are groomed early to face a life of sleep deprivation. Anytime I board a train in the evening full of half-asleep zombies I wonder why nobody seems to have the will to break this old and cruel custom to consider sleep "wasted time"…

Posted in Academic ability higher among children who go to bed early: study at 05:05 PM JST - 7th September
Zenigata2 at 05:21 PM JST - 27th August

I wonder why nobody here would think about setting up a network of "food banks", just like "Second Harvest" in the US (http://www.secondharvest.org).

Posted in The agriculture ministry estimates 22 million tons of food get thrown out by consumers, restaurants and supermarkets each year in Japan. What are your thoughts on this? at 05:21 PM JST - 27th August
Zenigata2 at 10:39 AM JST - 19th August

Take some Melatonin one hour before going to bed for three straight days after your arrival. Works like a charm on me...

Posted in How do you deal with jet lag? at 10:39 AM JST - 19th August
Zenigata2 at 10:34 AM JST - 17th August

"Oh, I see you don't want it. Maybe the guy over there who finished 4th behind you will like it..."

Posted in Swedish wrestler stripped of bronze for throwing medal at 10:34 AM JST - 17th August
Zenigata2 at 10:27 AM JST - 17th August

20 years ago I made the mistake of marrying a Japanese woman that was 10 years older than me (I was young, stupid and lonely at the time). After a few years of marriage, she started showing signs of obsessive jealousy. She kept sniffing my suit jacket and checking it…

Posted in The do's and don'ts of having an affair at 10:27 AM JST - 17th August
Zenigata2 at 05:23 PM JST - 14th August

"Superior stabat lupus..."

Posted in Russia envoy urges Japan, others in G-8 to condemn Georgia's 'genocide' at 05:23 PM JST - 14th August