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    choiwaruoyaji

    Could it be in a week or a century.

    I have a strong feeling it will be this year or next... just get ready for it.

    Posted in: Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause 1,800 fatalities on Izu and Ogasawara islands

  • 1

    choiwaruoyaji

    This is coming... and much sooner than any of us think...

    Posted in: Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause 1,800 fatalities on Izu and Ogasawara islands

  • 0

    choiwaruoyaji

    ...where women can get just about anything they want these days.

    Apart from, in most cases, a well paid job.

    Hence the male will most likely be picking up the tab at this joint...

    Posted in: Emporio Armani Caffe - exquisite food and good-looking waiters

  • 9

    choiwaruoyaji

    Too bad Cynthia wasn't here when Charisma Man was around,

    He's still here!

    Posted in: Five things I like about expat guys

  • 22

    choiwaruoyaji

    I really like this article.

    It's funny, well-written and also it's very nice of Cynthia to take a positive spin on us expat-guys.

    As a fully paid-up "Charisma Man" I've often felt that "Western Woman" despises me and had kind of given up even trying to have any contact with non-Japanese females.

    Cynthia's article has inspired me to at least try to speak to western woman again.

    But, damn, I don't know if I can...

    "What is your hobby?" probably won't cut it as a satisfying conversation...

    Posted in: Five things I like about expat guys

  • 3

    choiwaruoyaji

    Kids grow up so quickly these days.

    Posted in: Pub owner busted for serving alcohol to sixth-grader, friends

  • 1

    choiwaruoyaji

    I might have known... Jaguar drivers are so arrogant and selfish...

    Posted in: Expensive parking

  • 16

    choiwaruoyaji

    I think I met her last week...

    Posted in: Women use smartphone games to lure men into paying for their food expenses

  • 3

    choiwaruoyaji

    Things just snowballed and then it was all downhill from there.

    Posted in: Fight on Everest sparks police probe

  • 6

    choiwaruoyaji

    As the bitching between the ladies on this thread shows, you can put a group of women OF ANY NATIONALITY together and, in not time, the claws and venom will be unleashed...

    Nevertheless, it's always entertaining to watch a catfight.

    Posted in: Mama-friendships can be deceptive

  • 2

    choiwaruoyaji

    Don't stay unsafe people

    Posted in: M5.8 quake strikes off Miyagi

  • 1

    choiwaruoyaji

    She can dress any darn way she wants... good for her...

    Posted in: Seeing green

  • 1

    choiwaruoyaji

    I don't know.

    It's always useful to "miss the last train" when on a date with a lovely Japanese lady.

    Posted in: Tokyo to try 24-hour bus service, but no 24-hour subway service yet

  • 3

    choiwaruoyaji

    I've got a bad feeling about this...

    Posted in: Miyake Island rocked by 30 quakes

  • 12

    choiwaruoyaji

    Look how quickly this thread descended into vitriol...

    Imagine if we were a group of mama-tomo...

    We'd be even worse!

    Posted in: Mama-friendships can be deceptive

  • 4

    choiwaruoyaji

    Not for 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel and 3 Falkland Islanders, it wasn't.

    Some people forget what kind of regime ruled Argentina at the time.

    They don't seem to be aware of the history of Argentina's 'Dirty War'.

    Look it up and find out what Argentina's 'leaders' did to their own people.

    Given that reality, I think it was perfectly understandable for the Falkland Islanders to vehemently oppose being ruled by Argentina... and understandable for the British Government to go to those lengths to protect their right to remain British.

    Posted in: Former British PM Margaret Thatcher dead at 87

  • 3

    choiwaruoyaji

    It would hard to find a role for 'Brains' in an SDF version.

    Posted in: Thunderbirds, SDF all systems go

  • 0

    choiwaruoyaji

    When you need a backpack to hold your 'phone', it's not a phone but a pad.

    The Galaxy Note 2 fits nicely in my jeans pocket.

    The docomo staff at my local Yodobashi Camera let me borrow one of the mock-up models and I kept it in my pocket for about an hour as I browsed around the shop.

    It worked out fine.

    It will also be fine in a jacket pocket but shirt breast pocket... hmm... maybe no... but I think I can live with that.

    The huge screen just beats the tiny iPhone screen hands down (as do the big Galaxy S3 or S4 screens).

    Every time I look at the iPhone I marvel at how the users can bear to use that tiny screen.

    One other thing... the Galaxy Note or Note 2 are THE phones to use for kanji input. If you're studying/using Japanese everyday, this is incredibly good. The stylus allows easy input and using various apps/dictionaries you can find an unkown kanji in seconds. Wonderful.

    Of course, if you're not studying/using Japanese then I suppose it's not a deal-breaker.

    Posted in: Review: Tech in Galaxy S 4 doesn't come together

  • 0

    choiwaruoyaji

    HTC products are all garbage.

    My first smartphone was a docomo HTC HT-03A... at the time it was a really good phone and I was very satisfied with it.

    They seem to have stumbled more recently but the HTC One is getting rave reviews so maybe they are back on track.

    For me, my next phone will be the Galaxy Note 2 or 3.

    It's all about screen size... those huge lovely Galaxy Note screens are amazing and I've realized that, even though the phone is bigger, it will be fine for me to use as my phone.

    Posted in: Review: Tech in Galaxy S 4 doesn't come together

  • 0

    choiwaruoyaji

    Overall, I think, in a very short time, smartphones have matured to a point where they already have most features the average user could want.

    Features-wise, it's impossible for any manufacturer - Apple, Samsung, whoever - to produce a revolutionary smartphone.

    As the article notes, some new features have the potential to annoy, such as this hover feature.

    What the manufacturers should really really be doing, instead of wasting time on useless features is IMPROVE THE BATTERY LIFE!

    We need smartphone batteries that last a week...

    Posted in: Review: Tech in Galaxy S 4 doesn't come together

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