zaichik said...

zaichik at 07:02 AM JST - 1st May

All that attempted breeding no wonder his heart gave out. That's how I want to go.

The difference between you and the average panda, Nessie, is that pandas have minimal interest in the attempted breeding :-) It's probably because of all the energy they expend attempting to get some nutritional…

Posted in Ueno Zoo's giant panda Ling Ling dies at 07:02 AM JST - 1st May
zaichik at 06:59 AM JST - 1st May

theirs is not **tunnel-vision-pharmaceutical-pill-dropping **approach typical of wester medicine.

On the contrary - Japanese doctors are far more likely to over-prescribe (especially when people run to the doctor for the slightest sniffle and a temperature 0.3 degrees above normal), in my experience. You get the drug to cure your lurgi,…

Posted in Drop-by IV drip service helps stressed Tokyoites at 06:59 AM JST - 1st May
zaichik at 06:29 AM JST - 30th April

You are exactly the type of person that prevents these kinds of horrible acts from being stopped

Really? How, exactly?

Your hysterical post certainly doesn't add any weight to your opinions. Things in life are rarely black and white, and I certainly wouldn't want to judge this woman without knowing…

Posted in Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya at 06:29 AM JST - 30th April
zaichik at 06:15 AM JST - 30th April

I'm not an immense fan of performance poetry, but this is pretty good, I think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukQPOxmEmp0 (Murray Lachlan Young, If you're gonna go, Keith, go)

Posted in The gloves come off in poetry boxing at 06:15 AM JST - 30th April
zaichik at 06:14 AM JST - 30th April

I think dropping the 24 hour thing is the smartest move.

I remember from my student days that Gusto (now absorbed into the Skylark brand) in Kumamoto used to close between 3 and 5am, which was a pain in the neck when you still had 2 hours before the first…

Posted in Family restaurants face uncertain future at 06:14 AM JST - 30th April
zaichik at 06:09 AM JST - 30th April

This book looks like it might be a good thing. There are other books out there that have texts that aren't made up specifically for the textbooks - we had one at university. It was dry as dust, though.

Posted in Read Real Japanese Essays at 06:09 AM JST - 30th April
zaichik at 06:07 AM JST - 30th April

Lunchbox: I didn't realise we had gardeners on JT (other than Cleo, of course) - you learn something new every day.

It's a very impressive display. I must get into the garden today and plant some bulbs before we hit winter.

Posted in at 06:07 AM JST - 30th April
zaichik at 08:48 AM JST - 29th April

Booze (particularly beer) is really bad for your vocal chords - doesn't lead to a good vocal performance at all, in my experience.

Mind you, I'm the sort of person who doesn't need a drink in order to be induced to sing....

Posted in Better singing through chemistry at 08:48 AM JST - 29th April
zaichik at 02:22 AM JST - 29th April

Alpine cretinism in Europe

What does hypothyroidism resulting from iodine deficiency have to do with this case, redacted?

Dreadful case, though - even worse than the other girl in Austria (Natascha Kampusch?) and the lass in Kashiwazaki.

Posted in Austrian had seven children by daughter locked in cellar for 24 years at 02:22 AM JST - 29th April
zaichik at 02:17 AM JST - 29th April

Effectively a haiku blog, then, but without the artistic merit....

Posted in Twitter launches in Japan at 02:17 AM JST - 29th April