frontandcentre said...

frontandcentre at 09:51 AM JST - 13th August

rjd jr - I'm afraid I'm one of those people. He's entitled to a celebration, and he is doubtless one of he best swimmers ever (especially since Thorpe gave him the chance by retiring) but he sounds like an arrogant thug to me. I'd respect him a lot more if…

Posted in What do you think of American swimmer Michael Phelps' long victory yell after he wins a race? at 09:51 AM JST - 13th August
frontandcentre at 07:23 PM JST - 12th August

Sex and the City? Argghhhh.... the thought of seeing that film is like 2 hours of psychological torture. The cast are old enough for free bus passes, too

Posted in Celebrity Waka Inoue says 'I want lots of people to attend my wedding” at 07:23 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 02:52 PM JST - 12th August

Far better to lie about a private matter than to lie in order to illegally invade other countries leading directly to the deaths tens or hundreds of thousands of people - which is what Bush did.

This criticism is coming from the same type of closet gay Republicans who oppose…

Posted in Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate at 02:52 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 02:28 PM JST - 12th August

I think it's pathetic that anyone should choose to study a language so that they can continue to read comic books as an adult. It should be studied as an academic discipline and for its practical applications in business.

All of the weirdo stuff - cosplay, manga, lolicon etc. -…

Posted in Popular culture helping growth of Japanese studies in Britain at 02:28 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 02:21 PM JST - 12th August

...and to add to that, shows what a confused old man Fukuda proves he really is when he criticises a relatively mild comment like this and yet refused to condemn his previous Justice Minister, Hatoyama, for publicly declaring that he had terrorist connections and was aware of the Bali bomb…

Posted in Fukuda criticizes Ota for calling consumers 'noisy' at 02:21 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 02:19 PM JST - 12th August

Sounds like a statement of the obvious to me

Posted in Fukuda criticizes Ota for calling consumers 'noisy' at 02:19 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 02:17 PM JST - 12th August

“The girl I play has a totally different sense of values from mine..."

What that means Aya only follows her parents instructions to the letter and will marry whichever rich, childless man they choose for her?

Shame - and how on earth does this storyline compare with the real Paris…

Posted in Aya Ueto to play Paris Hilton-like celebrity in new drama at 02:17 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 01:50 PM JST - 12th August

When Ogura and Shiota were playing (and got defeated), the crowd didn't know how to behave. They were shouting and yelling throughout the points, which may well have distracted both pairs, not just the Japanese. Some parts (not all) of the Chinese crowd should learn how to behave. Shouting and…

Posted in Japanese duo upset defending champs in badminton at 01:50 PM JST - 12th August
frontandcentre at 01:09 PM JST - 8th August

I quite agree that China should be criticised for its poor record, and exposed for the childlike bully it is when it comes to trying to stifle embarassing news and block criticism of its unelected (and thus illegitimate) goverment. The point is that Bush can't make such claims without people…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 01:09 PM JST - 8th August
frontandcentre at 10:21 AM JST - 8th August

The operator of Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib criticises China for its human rights record...?

The United States of Double Standards under Bush once again

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 10:21 AM JST - 8th August