ebisen said...

ebisen at 10:07 AM JST - 11th October

Ah yaa - Robert Walters - these guys tried to convince me I'm worth far less than what offers I already got by having interviews directly with the employers. Now they come trying to convince everybody it's far better to work as a contractor and have them as intermediators (so…

Posted in Top 5 contract employment myths at 10:07 AM JST - 11th October
ebisen at 01:59 PM JST - 30th September

MythTV... MythTV... MYTHTV (Are there any bigger letters here than bold? :) ) It does everything better than TiVo and it's free and open-source. Just try MythDORA or other quick install distributions. It works in Japan and with a huge variety of tuners (last time I tried it with Plextor's…

Posted in New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder at 01:59 PM JST - 30th September
ebisen at 08:39 AM JST - 25th September

ogie - a very good pointless point :). The main reason it was pulled out was because it was not fitting the the general atmosphere of the festival - just imagine having a horror splatter movie at a "Children's Anime Festival" - now how would this fit in? - the…

Posted in Japanese director disappointed film pulled from Thai film festival at 08:39 AM JST - 25th September
ebisen at 08:36 AM JST - 25th September

Oh well, at least he didn't killed anyone.. well almost. I hate to think what would have happened if he would have fallen on the couple while in action. There are known cases in which if the girl (lady, etc) gets badly scared/shocked, they cannot be separated for hours -…

Posted in U.S. serviceman breaks into love hotel room at 08:36 AM JST - 25th September
ebisen at 02:47 PM JST - 4th June

Taka - u a leftie or a rightie :) ? And no, I didn't know there was such a thing as a "porn critic" :)...

Posted in Porn producers look for more daring locations at 02:47 PM JST - 4th June
ebisen at 10:27 PM JST - 23rd May

The festival was really nice. I work in Ark Hills, and I'm sure this is the BEST business location on Japan (far more classier than "Ropopongi" Hills and other "trendy" locations).

Posted in Rose Festival in Roppongi at 10:27 PM JST - 23rd May
ebisen at 09:40 AM JST - 14th May

Generally a well written article but please take out the random:

A KFC outlet ran out of chicken and cooking oil.

I am sure those people have far bigger problems than the KFC chickens and oils. It sounds VERY out of place.

Posted in Troops parachute into China quake zone as death toll nears 15,000 at 09:40 AM JST - 14th May
ebisen at 03:24 PM JST - 12th May

Hughgarse - why should it be under 5 years old? Classic Ferrari cars are soo nice (both looks AND mechanically - difficult to find i newer cars nowadays). They are goind to kill you financially though, maintenance and parts must be extremely expensive...

Posted in at 03:24 PM JST - 12th May
ebisen at 03:19 PM JST - 12th May

raymech - Yeeeees, that was it!... in one of the episodes some bad guys put some holes in the body and the windshield of the car... I was really sad :). Well, I was only around 10-12 years old... Interesting that you can actually buy very cheaply these beautiful cars,…

Posted in at 03:19 PM JST - 12th May
ebisen at 10:52 AM JST - 12th May

Hey as a foreign male married with a Japanese lady, I can say that many of you are completely wrong :). For the average foreign female: you should be more open minded about dating j-guys and improve your manners in general. Personally I don't like the j-male way of life…

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 10:52 AM JST - 12th May