Monday May 28, 2012

seaforte03's past comments

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    seaforte03

    Since the islands are dispute - I expect China will eventually arrest Japanese fishing boats in the region - just to be fair - although that's rather immature. Regardless - all this mucking about makes Japan a political risk for doing business with Japanese companies in China.

    I wonder if the EU countries are interested - at least they haven't ticked off China in a long time (aside from the Nobel clowns).

    Posted in: Japan coast guard arrests captain of Chinese fishing boat

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    Wow - I just learned a new trick - how to legally siphon off USD 700 million into an offshore account so you don't have to pay shareholder dividends or re-invest into the company. Amazing trick.

    Posted in: Olympus chief Kikukawa resigns amid reports of FBI probe

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    seaforte03

    Wow - they legally siphoned off USD 700 million - I think they learned this from Carly Fiorina and Leo Apotheker's playbooks.

    Posted in: Olympus says it did nothing illegal in controversial deals

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    seaforte03

    I'd rather buy via internet...waiting for Tokyo Hands, Marui, etc to go online in China...now THAT would be extremely cool.

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    So, I suppose in retaliation - China will just quit investing into US Bonds and instead send the money to Mexico, Latin, and South America (and MAYBE even Canada) and thus "encircle" the USA. Funny thing about this is - the USA is using money invested by China to do all these interesting things.

    Posted in: Planned naval base on Jeju Island has security implications for Asia

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    Thank God the USA still has the Neutron bomb - at least that's not being protested.

    Posted in: The Japanese protest boom

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    seaforte03

    Um...also radioactive free?

    Posted in: Lawson, Radish Boya team up to offer online groceries

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    seaforte03

    Okinawa should be looking like a great place to relocate right about now - aside from the US military bases. Personally, I prefer Miyako-jima - slower pace of life.

    Posted in: Stringent tests planned to map radiation spread after hotspot found in Setagaya

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    seaforte03

    No danger of carbon monoxide (or other chemical contaminants)?

    Posted in: Portable gas heater

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    We have a defense agreement with Taiwan - but don't base troops there. So, why are we continuing to spend billions to "project power" in asia - simply because we have a "defense agreement" with Japan. It's time to quit this ludicrous government expenditure of manpower and tax dollars.

    If Japan doesn't want us there - have some class and just leave. If Okinawa doesn't want us there - have some class, have some pride - just leave.

    Posted in: Clinton, Gemba discuss U.S. base relocation issue

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    I follow indy car racing and cricket - assuming DOMINOS PIZZA and anything drinkable (soda, water, beer) is within reach. And the buy 1 get 1 free is a great deal - especially for the humongo size...and watching F1 on TV is better than experiencing it in the tokyo taxis...

    Posted in: Castroneves blasts IndyCar race officials

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    seaforte03

    Doesn't the Australian government have more important things to do and spend taxpayer money on?

    Posted in: 'X' now a gender option in Australian passports

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    seaforte03

    Wow - lot's of people commented about hot day - but she left the engine running with the AC ON. Very quick to point fingers around here eh? Although...leaving a two year old in a car with the engine running is an accident waiting to happen. Would this be considered a violation of the unlawful leaving a child in the car unattended law?

    As for kids - we don't let our kids out of our sight OR reach. If we're in the grocery store and we're looking at something - our hand is ON the child - just for safety.

    Posted in: Police continue search for baby girl feared abducted from car in Oita

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    seaforte03

    Much ado about nothing. Noda is playing the China panic card early. This is merely an extremely abused, but apparently still successful political trick to keep people off-balance so they won't focus on the real domestic issues at hand.

    As for fear of a surprise China attack - Pearl Harbor.

    As for fear over China's growing "defensive" force - the USA invaded Iraq on the extraordinarily false pretense of WMA - yet nobody squeaked about that one - including Japan.

    Noda is merely positioning himself as a potentially tough cookie for the upcoming China Japan bilateral meetings.

    As for China's aggression - China is more worried about it's 1.4+billion people than mucking around with Japan and other nations.

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    seaforte03

    The recession is officially over?

    Posted in: Bernanke offers no hints of further aid to economy

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    Solar power requires maintenance?

    Posted in: Sharp begins solar maintenance business in Asia

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    seaforte03

    Guess I'm kinda late on this string - but as for paying a person for their company - you're NOT paying for their company - you're paying for them to LEAVE when you're done.

    Posted in: New Zealand's legal brothels gear up for busy World Cup

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    seaforte03

    I thought Miso was a bit on the salty side - so if you're older and in the heart risk high blood pressure high stress group - take the miso idea with a "grain of salt".

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    seaforte03

    We tend to psych our kids up for major household changes - moves, going to school/changing schools, adding new family members (new baby), etc. Kids are usually susceptible to propaganda - so we work on getting them ramped up - make a big deal about it in a positive way so they're excited.

    The reverse advantage - we can tell when something's not right - such as our daughter or son suddenly not wanting to go to school (bullying), etc. Makes identifying behavioral changes much easier.

    And...we also teach our kids how to identify propaganda and manipulation (which makes it more challenging for us to manipulate them - they get so sophisticated at such a young age these days).

    Posted in: Tips for helping kids settle into a new home

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    seaforte03

    To be unceremoniously dumped implies Ms. Yuko was a fair weather friend. However perhaps it would have been more prudent if you'd asked her "Why?". That said, congrats on attaining fluency.

    I'm not Japanese, I'll never be Japanese, don't want to be Japanese, will never be accepted as Japanese - and don't particularly care - I'll always be an outsider, regardless of how close our friendships are and I'm quite comfortable with that. And I'm asian and can blend comfortably (the GM of my former famous brand multinational employer once made a seriously illegal comment about getting rid of all the gaijin in the company - at which point all of the Japanese staff looked at me - the only gaijin in the meeting - guess I blended too well that day - but kind of amusing).

    Posted in: Was I a date, a friend or just a potential English teacher?

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