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During my trips to Japan, I always complain about one major thing on the trip. My clothes friggin’ stink of food. No matter what I do, last time I even bothered to brink a mini-bottle of Febreeze to solve the problem, but I come out stinkin’ of meat and onions usually.
While sexy , I know, […]

I hate to write about the same subject again, but frankly - I think it’s worth a little more attentions.
Recently, the French decided to adapt the “Yes We Can” Obama campaign motto.
I find it ironic that despite the years of hatred for Bush, their distaste for general American lifestyle, and their seemingly more progressive perception […]

8 years ago right now, I had traveled to France for the wedding of a close friend. I was worried , sure , and shocked at the recent election outcome. Who is this George Bush guy? Is he just like his daddy? I mean, can he be THAT bad?
Well, I remember being in a manor […]

This past weekend was a treat. As I am graying with age, my gal pal and cohort Marie Lodi got me a treatment and day at the Olympic Korean Day Spa in K-town. Now, as you might have read before, I’ve been to a Japanese Onsen before in my trip to Tokyo  last Spring. So […]

And I thought I was the ugly American tourists, turns out the berets and nasal accents are what turn off most people.
 According to a recent international survey, the French are now considered the most obnoxious tourists from European nations, behind only Indians and the last-place Chinese as the worst among countries worldwide. And it’s not […]

Remember back when I was in Japan and I kept harping on about expensive fruit?
Well, apparently $120 is cheap for a melon. Check out the one that just auctioned off for nearly $6,100!

Here’s the real kicker, though. The watermelon is a bargain compared to the $23,500 recently paid in Japan for a pair […]

I’m getting back into the feel of things lately. This year SIGGRAPH won’t be the hell I normally have to prepare for. While I’m busy cleaning up some more categories (thanks M for pointing this out several times), why don’t you take a nice look at some of the lovely world news I’ve been reading […]

Top Ten Horniest Countries of the World
#1 = GREASE .. I’m mean GREECE

Not LOVE the Eiffel Tower.
What I want to know is, is there nothing here Stateside she couldn’t fall for? I mean, we got the St. Louis arch and the Golden Gate bridge. Is it because the Eiffel Tower has an accented sense of snobbery we can’t compete with?
Oh, I see … she wanted to French.
Friggin’ […]

Ahhh, jetlag … can anything be any more useless in life? On my second day back from German, I crashed out at 8pm and woke up at 5am. I am officially on my grandmother’s schedule.
Stuttgart was an amazing city, highlights including the land of Porsche and Mercedes … and naturally, all things German like beer. […]