ronaldk said...

ronaldk at 03:59 PM JST - 21st April

He did not know how to caress the dough, or the dough simply would not rise. Must be one of those reasons.

Posted in Supermodel Ai Tominaga announces divorce from patissier husband at 03:59 PM JST - 21st April
ronaldk at 03:10 PM JST - 21st April

I like kids... and supermodels, I think this can work!

Posted in Supermodel Ai Tominaga announces divorce from patissier husband at 03:10 PM JST - 21st April
ronaldk at 01:56 PM JST - 21st April

I think the whole infatuation with whether capitalism will fall is misguided. Capitalism is the best economic system to harness our technology and investment for the greatest good; the problem now, is the dark side of the reliance on fiat money, money that is printed and printed and printed with…

Posted in Communist party surges as Japan's economy withers at 01:56 PM JST - 21st April
ronaldk at 12:23 PM JST - 15th April

Willib:

I am not convinced by platitudes. If you consider the entire population of Muslims in the world and the entire population of other religions, the vast majority of these people live in peace (not everyone lives in the West Bank). We are simply programmed by propaganda to believe certain…

Posted in Can Islam and the Western world coexist peacefully? at 12:23 PM JST - 15th April
ronaldk at 10:57 AM JST - 15th April

The two religions do peacefully coexist for the most part.

Posted in Can Islam and the Western world coexist peacefully? at 10:57 AM JST - 15th April
ronaldk at 06:19 PM JST - 14th April

and all he ever needed were ‘three sho of rice [a small daily portion] and a bundle of firewood.’”

Well, in my case, it is three cold beers a night and a lay once a week. I guess I have a bit of the old man in me.

Posted in Recession a good opportunity to return to Japan's core virtues at 06:19 PM JST - 14th April
ronaldk at 03:19 PM JST - 14th April

Lived here almost 10 years and find the newer supermarkets in Jusco or places like that you go to by car, very high quality. The local supermarkets near small stations or Daiei are hit or miss and generally not well kept up.

Posted in Supermarket investigator exposes slipshod quality management at 03:19 PM JST - 14th April
ronaldk at 05:04 PM JST - 13th April

Well, I went to a really good high school in the US, and had a very good education so I am biased in that sense. After graduating university I got a bit of experience teaching in the US and Japan. A good school in the US beats the average Japanese…

Posted in What do you think of Japan's school education system? at 05:04 PM JST - 13th April
ronaldk at 12:33 PM JST - 13th April

Thanks!

Posted in What do you think of Japan's school education system? at 12:33 PM JST - 13th April
ronaldk at 02:24 PM JST - 10th April

I once sat through an 11 hour meeting that started in the morning and was planned to last 1.5 hours. As the hours progressed and I started to think "WTF is going on, did I land in the Twilight Zone?" the Japanese said nothing and continued following the lead of…

Posted in Univ of Tokyo to increase number of female researchers, ban evening meetings at 02:24 PM JST - 10th April