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“Do You Believe in Destiny?”
This was a bizarre question that this one Japanese lady asked me when I was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Roppongi/Tokyo my first time. I believe it was the winter of 1999, early December and it was my first major vacation away from the US. I stayed at a backpacker’s lodge called the New…
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Movie Review: Wolverine 2013
Since I don’t have anyone to hang out with for seeing movies, I tend to be a little late to the game when it comes to the blockbusters and such. As a result, I end up waiting until they come out on iTunes so I can pick them up. Unfortunately, that tends to bulk up…
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World of Warcraft: Mist of Pandaria’s Philosophy, Reflections on Postmodern Society and My Own Life
“Slow down” and “enjoy life” is the constant message you’ll hear from the Pandaren folk in World of Warcraft. The oddball conspiracy theorists (including that personality quirk inside of my head) might be quick to point out that this is some Illuminati/government/elistists tactic to pacify the gaming masses. Or is it a reflection upon how…
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How I Should Have Never Left Japan in the First Place
Only in retrospect can we clearly see. And at this point, I finally see the whole picture. My whole picture. What I should have done in the first place. And that thing is not leaving the first time. Back when my dad had his stroke, I panicked. I feared for him. But honestly, the damage…
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Norika Fujiwara, Do NOT Date That Chode!!!!!!
To Norika Fujiwara, Do not date that total chode stock analyst for my sake. Do you realize that you’re dating a crook? People in finance are for the most part crooks. That guy doesn’t give a crap about you. You’re a token wife to him. You’re just something that he can show off, but he…