I’ve been thinking often about life and humanity recently. We have a relatively short time in existence in this place and time and at the death of a day the memory gradually fades into a dream. The only thing that separates past dreams from past reality is that the effects of the past linger and…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.3.2004
Category: Journal
My life journal.
My Move from Tokyo to Saigon – 10.11.2004
Hello from Saigon! As some of you may have noticed, I’ve been MIA for the past two weeks due to a crossroads in my life. One one hand I was offered a position at a trading company in Tokyo and on the other, I’ve been invited to interview with a few companies here in Saigon.…… Continue reading My Move from Tokyo to Saigon – 10.11.2004
Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards
Throw away your KDDI International telephone cards! By tok_matthew September 16th, 2004 @ 12:57 PM Uncategorized Being the computer nerd I am, I’m always looking for new and interesting programs to help me in my daily tasks. It is not often that I find one worth blogging to the world about but this program will be of…… Continue reading Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards
Tokyo – 英会話について。。
英会話について。。。 By tok_matthew September 16th, 2004 @ 12:29 PM UncategorizedAh, the 英会話 (Eikaiwa = English Conversation School). Their bright neon signs decorate buildings from the major centers of Shinjyuku and Ikebukuro to the smallest countryside town. The ubiquitous English language school has served as the entry point into Japan for foreigners innumerable. Sometimes loved, sometimes detested by…… Continue reading Tokyo – 英会話について。。
Tokyo – Gaijin Complex
Gaijin Complex By tok_matthew September 15th, 2004 @ 12:10 PM Uncategorized When I first came to Japan I lived out in Saitama along the Tobu Tojo line somewhere between Shiki and Kawagoe. Out there in the “country” it’s often rare to see an unknown gaijin (since we all taught for Nova) and if you should happen to…… Continue reading Tokyo – Gaijin Complex
Tokyo – First Post in Tokyo Metblogs
By tok_matthewSeptember 13th, 2004 @ 11:56 PM Uncategorized Hello Everyone. Is this the first post in the blog? Anyway, here in Mejiro we finally had our neighborhood festival and I thought I would share a picture which is below. Also, can anyone explain to me why so many otherwise sweet looking young Japanese girls are now sporting…… Continue reading Tokyo – First Post in Tokyo Metblogs
First trip to Vietnam
From the Bach Dang Hotel – Ho Chi Minh City Met Axel at 9:30. Was not in good spirits because of money situation and was a bit nervous at the prospect of being in another Morocco. All of a sudden I missed my girlfriend and was a bit nervous to leave Japan! We got to…… Continue reading First trip to Vietnam
We are too arrogant
We are too arrogant. We believe we know what is needed to be known, yet we wallow in our ignorance refusing to admit to ourselves that we are insignificant beings with a barely a fraction of all knowledge that there is to be learned or discovered. I cannot know without being shown or taught. Until…… Continue reading We are too arrogant