belachan said...

belachan at 03:45 AM JST - 5th July

Yabits, I am completely with you. Sarah Palin did nothing. As an individual, she is OK. I am scared, though, about the potential damage of a nation behind an idiot (like after G Bush. ) And I am not American so I am even more annoyed about having to think…

Posted in Palin resigns as Alaska governor; keeps plans secret at 03:45 AM JST - 5th July
belachan at 02:38 AM JST - 5th July

Am I the only non-American who is panicking about another Bush-era threat to the world?

Posted in Palin resigns as Alaska governor; keeps plans secret at 02:38 AM JST - 5th July
belachan at 01:42 AM JST - 5th July

I refuse to read the (now) 136 comments. America, haven't you got over yourself yet? Leave the rest of us alone! 8 years was enough!

Posted in Palin resigns as Alaska governor; keeps plans secret at 01:42 AM JST - 5th July
belachan at 12:42 PM JST - 19th June

I, for one, would be glad not to have a clergy member in the jury if I was ever on trial. Religion taints objectivity. Or rather, religious people tend not to be objective.

Posted in Catholic council urges clergy to refrain from jury duty at 12:42 PM JST - 19th June
belachan at 02:00 PM JST - 18th June

goldsounds, I disagree with the part of your mixed feelings that thinks that "Possessing an image of any kind should not be illegal in itself."

As long as someone is contributing to the demand, they are feeding the supply. Possession should be illegal and prosecutable because if the demand can…

Posted in NPA sets up team to help victims of child pornography at 02:00 PM JST - 18th June
belachan at 11:17 AM JST - 4th June

How do you know the story migrated East from America; and not from East to West?

Posted in The occult world of ancient Kyoto at 11:17 AM JST - 4th June
belachan at 12:26 PM JST - 10th March

I have been to the Ritz in Singapore. The security to go up to rooms is pretty tight. And like most good hotels, they have CCTVs in the elevators and corridors. The police should be able to determine pretty quickly if anyone else had gone into the room. Also, the…

Posted in Japanese man found dead in Singapore hotel room at 12:26 PM JST - 10th March
belachan at 11:52 PM JST - 5th March

This is very tragic and I feel very sorry for the kid and the family.

Posted in Mie high school student commits suicide, leaving names of seven classmates in note at 11:52 PM JST - 5th March
belachan at 04:22 PM JST - 5th March

aj201, I completely agree with you. I have been in Asia for many years now and have realized the same point you made. It unnerves me when Caucasian Westerners take it as Asians thinking that Caucasians are superior and therefore imitating them.

Posted in Koyuki chosen as 'most attractive person with white skin' at 04:22 PM JST - 5th March
belachan at 11:43 AM JST - 7th February

Knowbetter - it has been a rule on every plane I have been on too. In Asia, Europe, US. On different carriers.

Posted in Flight attendant uses cell phone camera at takeoff from Honolulu at 11:43 AM JST - 7th February