imgold said...

imgold at 09:38 PM JST - 27th August

"I have a business that does $6 million or more in sales."

"Or more" ? You mean you don't know ?

"I'd say this should be taken with a grain of salt" !

Posted in High-level skills abroad don't guarantee job in Japan at 09:38 PM JST - 27th August
imgold at 09:30 PM JST - 27th August

Ashley Simpson, Britney Spears, Marion Jones ? All "individuals" making poor decisions that, yes, cheat the audience and fans. This incident with Sydney was hardly an "individual" decision. The orchestra, broadcasting crews, music directors, television directors, Sydney Olympic heads, the list goes on, and probably includes the IOC. So many…

Posted in Newspaper reveals musical trickery at Sydney Olympic opening ceremony at 09:30 PM JST - 27th August
imgold at 11:23 PM JST - 26th August

WWe broke it, we invaded Iraq. Iraq was held together by a brutal dictator but put aside the morality of getting rid of that jerk and except our responsibilty for what we really did."

According to the NY Times January 8th 2008, "you wanna make an omelette... you gotta break…

Posted in Iraqi leader insists on 2011 deadline for U.S. troop pullout at 11:23 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 11:18 PM JST - 26th August

All the deception, the fraud, the fakery. I for one will take the USA with all it's bravado and "in your face" openness... no matter how the chips may fall ! Another example of how many countries out there can't handle the pressure of the "world's eyes" upon it. Too…

Posted in Newspaper reveals musical trickery at Sydney Olympic opening ceremony at 11:18 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 10:10 PM JST - 26th August

Hontodayo, you seem confused. The Americans won the "overall" medal count with 110 medals. China finished second with 100. And please, don't go into the "values" argument. If the Gold was all that was important then the International Olympic Committee would award only one medal !

The face of these…

Posted in Curtain comes down on Beijing Olympics as baton passes to London at 10:10 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 05:57 PM JST - 26th August

OK I understand why the shinkansen trains might be affected by heavy rains in various regions. But why have the local trains in the Tokyo area been such a mess the past few days. Two days in a row now my morning and, late, evening commute have been delayed for…

Posted in Rain halts bullet train services for 2nd day at 05:57 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 05:51 PM JST - 26th August

Sad day for Australian dairy farmers. And for the nation as a whole, a very risky move to give up a whole domestic industry to an overseas entity, especially the Japanese. Who have a history of driving up prices through cartels and price fixing. Mark my words your dairy food…

Posted in Japan's Kirin to buy Australia's Dairy Farmers at 05:51 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 02:22 PM JST - 26th August

They can't be happy ! They missed their stated goals and were down almost 10 medals from Athens. They lost their stanglehold on the Judo competition and embarrassed themselves on the baseball diamond, as well as in the media booth following the bronze medal game. Aside from a few fortunate…

Posted in Japan's main Olympic contingent returns from Beijing at 02:22 PM JST - 26th August
imgold at 12:01 AM JST - 26th August

Pizzaboy, smart move,

"20,000 comes out of my account every summer. thinking about closing my account now to dodge em."

Go easy on the Americans though. The Hoops team was by far and away the media darlings and fan favorite in Beijing. You want "gloating" ? Look no further than…

Posted in U.S. beats Spain for men's basketball gold at 12:01 AM JST - 26th August
imgold at 11:55 PM JST - 25th August

The highlights ? So many, I can think of 110 to be precise. But of all those, well it would have to be the whole Michael Phelps experience. Out of those probably the mens 4x100 freestyle relay was the epitomy of excitement and national ferver for this American. Considering how…

Posted in What, for you, were the highlights and low points of the Beijing Olympics? at 11:55 PM JST - 25th August