This is my personal blog. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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Japan #2 – Food – Ramen
Food is central to life in Japan. Yes, food is essential to life for any human but the Japanese experience is different. Japanese food ranges from the utilitarian restaurants at busy train stations to the exquisitely honed culinary talents at work in a $ 400 per meal Wagyu beef specialty restaurant. It ranges from a…
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Japan #1 – General impressions of the country, my interactions and the infrastructure
Japan is a strange, alien country for a lot of people. Its exports are popular around the world and some generations are more familiar with Japanese manufactured goods and their accompanying, poorly translated text descriptions. Other generations know Japanese cultural exports – anime, manga, J-pop, cinema and video games. Regardless, Japan – from a western…
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Bahrain – Part 1
Sun. Sand. Pearls. Camels. Monarchs, but not that kind.
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Video games, inserts, piracy and misinformation
I opine the demise of video game inserts and general reading.
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Bargains
I love a bargain. I make no bones about it and am often relentless in finding discounts. This regularly turns into trawling Farcebook marktplaats and Kijiji. I usually find several options from which to choose but rarely at a price I am willing to pay. An interesting starting point to this tale is a video…