stanoue said...

stanoue at 08:23 PM JST - 24th September

The one in the middle has classic bow-legged stance - I HATE how they stand knock-kneed toes in. Looks like a jockey or the wicked witch of the West. My high school friends told me they stand like that to make the 'gap' between thighs look bigger (ie they think…

Posted in Little Mermaid at 08:23 PM JST - 24th September
stanoue at 06:54 PM JST - 23rd September

No surprises here.

Posted in More S Koreans rate Japan as 'most-disliked country:' poll at 06:54 PM JST - 23rd September
stanoue at 08:44 PM JST - 22nd September

Personally, being educated, I would prefer a leader with more education than myself. But there are a lot of voters out there with (a) less education than either Palin or McCain and (b) a complete disregard for the value of education to go with it. So unfortunately, I don't think…

Posted in McCain campaign keeps Palin under wraps at 08:44 PM JST - 22nd September
stanoue at 08:24 PM JST - 22nd September

Kei Igarashii is cute. He looks like he is straight out of a bball anime actually. And I've seen him run rings around some of the tall players from other countries. Go Ebi-chan if true.

Posted in Ebi-chan denies rumors of affair; says she has no boyfriend at 08:24 PM JST - 22nd September
stanoue at 09:52 PM JST - 21st September

yawn its hanazakari no kimitachi e all over again. Time for some originality - almost as bad as gokusen 3!

Posted in Girls will be boys in AKB48's new drama at 09:52 PM JST - 21st September
stanoue at 09:48 PM JST - 21st September

And it could be so easy to make an impact straight away 1) double the price of cigarettes 2) ban all smoking in indoor/public places 3) import those sick cancer ads and photos of mouth disease on the ciggie packets in Au/NZ

Posted in LDP lags behind other parties in anti-smoking campaign at 09:48 PM JST - 21st September
stanoue at 09:43 PM JST - 12th September

hoving your kid on the stage or sending them to after school from the age of 6 is out of order, but the Japanese don't think about those things.

I thought this sort of thing started in the USA? Anyway, I don't necessarily disapprove - hell if my kid could…

Posted in Daughter of Anna Umemiya debuts as child model at 09:43 PM JST - 12th September
stanoue at 09:33 PM JST - 12th September

Haha maybe they could get a cheap and nasty tabloid show like "today tonight" on air which revels in bringing these controversies to light. Shame them into fixing it.

Posted in In view of all the tainted food and mislabeling scandals, what is the consumer to do? at 09:33 PM JST - 12th September
stanoue at 09:30 PM JST - 12th September

Hah - I'm not Australian either but I live there and maybe not trash on the beaches, but I have found syringes. You choose what is worse. That is really sad about the beaches in Japan. I lived for a year in Shimoda next to Kisami beach - never saw…

Posted in Volunteers clean up Hokkaido beach at 09:30 PM JST - 12th September
stanoue at 12:58 PM JST - 6th September

You know, I've seen monkeys do far grosser things in public...

Posted in Wild monkey continues to elude Tokyo police at 12:58 PM JST - 6th September