by isaokato | Sep 21, 2007 | Post
I bought Po Bronson’s "What should I do with my life?" three times and read it at least five times. I am sure no one will feel he has wasted his time reading this book. Awesome documentation of people confronting the "Who am I?" question of...
by isaokato | Sep 20, 2007 | Post
Leaving the instant noodle cup (+ the soup), the lifeline during the typhoon, at the corner of the room generated a makeshift cockroach killer: 8 total, all drown in the red sea. Nothing like this was seen before.Looks like the Japanese miso flavor had a special thing...
by isaokato | Sep 19, 2007 | Post
A typhoon hit Taiwan yesterday, strong enough to raise the "schools & offices out" flag but weak enough to keep the water, gas, DSL, and 7-11 up. Extra holiday with all the lifelines kept intact? Pure luxury. The internet was snail-slow (looks like it...
by isaokato | Sep 17, 2007 | Post
Watching his works coming into another life as a blockbuster movie is a delightful experience, as one of his readers who spent a good amount of time reading his short stories, originally published as part of pulp sci-fi magazines. An article says his children have...
by isaokato | Sep 14, 2007 | Post
Is there a negative correlation between the richness of content and the sale of character goods? Goods-oriented (high sales figure) Mickey Mouse Peanuts (Snoopy) Hello Kitty Contents-oriented (low sales figure) The Simpsons Tom & Jerry Dilbert Disney did not...
by isaokato | Sep 13, 2007 | Post
I was exposed to this custom first while visiting a company called ZTE in southern China. At precisely 12:00, lights are shut down and everybody goes to the dining room, and after coming back, crawls into their own desk. Some just slumps over the desk, some cover...
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