w00kie's ramblings

Category: Crazy shit

  • Airline ticketing bullshit

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    I was supposed to go to Paris with my girlfriend next week, but I suddenly have to cancel for various reasons. Checking the calendar, we decided we could report the trip to August and match it with a friend’s wedding in Rome. So I cancel her ticket first, which was an award ticket so it…

  • Obama at the Pachinko – YES WE CAN

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    Took a photo of a sign for a pachinko in front of my train station: It says: Official Declaration – YES WE CAN WEEK Obama comes to New Daiei!? (that’s the name of the pachinko) The token black dude posing as a fake Obama in the photo reminds of Eddie Murphy’s sidekick in “Coming to…

  • U.S. Elections impact on Japan

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    I don’t know if we will see any real difference here with Democrats instead of Republicans at the helm over there. All I know is this made me laugh right after lunch. A friend of mine who works in a cargo ship brokering firm forwarded me a market report written by another broker: Following the…

  • PikaPika stop-motion genius

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    Today, while reading Candyland, Remka’s blog about graphic design in Tokyo (careful, it’s in French), I was introduced to the absolute best stop-motion video I’ve ever seen. It will melt your face with awesomeness: Check out their website for more of the same and even a making-of.

  • Deep Purple on the shamisen

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    Shamelessly stolen from Japan Probe, but it’s too mind-blowing not to spread the word about it.

  • More tax fun!

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    January sees its share of administrative tasks for the new year that just started. So I received some new forms from my office’s executive assistant and as usual the English information sheet is of great help: Special Tax Credit Inform of special tax credit (deduction of housing loan) system like house loan etc. of residence…

  • Another tip about teeth

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    I just received the new Health Insurance Bulletin from my company and we have a new installment of my favorite healthy advice series about dental hygiene: A tip about teeth Winter is here. Do your teeth feel sensitive when you bite into something cold? It might be a gapalong the line between your teeth and…

  • A tip about teeth

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    In exactly 4 days I will officially become a fully local employee in my company. My salary will be in Japanese Yens, I will pay Japanese taxes, be under a Japanese pension plan (although I still retain an extra pension plan in France as a bonus) and be protected by a Japanese health insurance. Although…

  • Cameo French license plates

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    Could someone explain me why I see so many cars in Japan with French or German license plates under the official Japanese plates? I might understand that car maniacs who import the cars from Europe might keep the plates for style, but this is a Mazda Premacy with the wheel on the right!

  • S-Air summer ski jump

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    What to do when you really want to snowboard in summer and you like stupid crazy activities? You find a place where they built a big-air jump on a hill with a pool under it. The place is called S-Air and is located in 所沢 in southern Saitama. You can get there from Tokyo in…

  • Japanese standups

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    Here’s this month’s Japanese TV comedy craze. I see him on TV almost every night. I have to admit it, I laughed my ass off the first time.

  • Best 24 commercial ever!

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    Shamelessly stolen from Japanprobe, I present you the latest hit on Japanese television, the commercials for the DVD release of 24 Season 6. It’s stuck in my head since last weekend, I love it! Check out the Japanprobe link for a translation of the lyrics.

  • I rode a Pokemon plane

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    On my way to Hiroshima, I flew on one of ANA’s Pokemon colored 747. I didn’t get any toys though, I guess they don’t give them out to bearded gaijins…

  • What’s in my brain?

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    Today, a colleague of mine introduced me to the latest viral website to hit japan: 脳内. It’s a simple form in which you type your name and through a certain algorithm, it gives you a sliced-up image of your head with words inside. Here is mine: And for those no familiar with the Japanese language,…

  • Cursed business trip

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    I’m in Detroit Metro airport waiting or my flight back to Tokyo from my 1 week business trip to the US and I hope my troubles are over. Here’s a quick list of the problems so far: In NYC on the first night, my friend got strangled by a crazy drunk jock as we were…