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Archive for March, 2006

31
Mar

An interesting man

I know a man who as a child, lived along the train tracks in the countryside of Japan. Next to the tracks was a cliff […]

29
Mar

CASA 1

I got sworn in as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) after 3 months of weekly three hour training at a down town office in […]

27
Mar

Luggage check

I have unresolved frustration that I would like to share with you, that takes us back to the airport in Tokyo. My frustration revolves […]

26
Mar

Friends in Tokyo

I am back in San Francisco after two and a half days (or more like 3600 minutes) of full, sensational good times.
Tatsumi and Yuki got […]

24
Mar

Samurais and cowboys

On a train in Tokyo, I saw a familiar scene of a quiet passenger crowd, largely consisting of middle aged men. Then, a thought occurred […]

23
Mar

On an airplane to Tokyo

From San Francisco to Tokyo in 11 short hours; a flying metal machine bridging together two different realities. While I was idly standing […]

21
Mar

Japan, WBC and having no TV

Japan won the Word Baseball Classic yesterday, yes! I got a glimpse of the match on TV while I was babysitting, but my time was […]

18
Mar

Orange tree

I arrived too early at the destined station of Atherton without breakfast. Stores were still closed as I walked the main road in search for […]

17
Mar

Cities and what’s at the centre

The central architecture of a city says a lot about it’s culture.
For example, there is a zocalo at the centre of most cities […]

16
Mar

Cereal diet

Back of cereal boxes are fun to read. This morning I discovered ‘3 simple steps to losing 10 lbs. in 12 weeks.’ According to Post’s […]