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blodeueddMasa, you know I love you, but that colour looks better on me than it does on you.
And in the spirit of linking, here is some random stuff for you to click on:
Top 25 Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians: I couldn't help it, this made me snort with laughter more than once. Especially #8, "Inventors of the 1980s". *snerk* Cracked.com's lists of top 5/6/15/22 are a way to very easily waste whole evenings away, but damned if they aren't entertaining!
No Sex in the City: While I imagine it must be very frustrating to be putting yourself out there and not getting any takers, this line seems to encapsulate this woman's problems: "and even construction workers, who could usually be counted on for a leer, regarded me with bored, blank expressions, (...)" Seriously, what country did you think you were in? I don't know much about Japanese dating practices, but she seems to have been going about it all wrong. Oh, and having curly blonde hair doesn't mean that all guys will think you're hot, either.
101 Places Not To Go To: Reading this much negativity really annoyed me, especially the bit about, "OMG, Korean monks don't just sit around all day contemplating the mysteries of the universe, they actually have to work to get food on the table!" Get your head out of your ass, woman. I find myself getting really annoyed reading travel articles such as this one, because it really boils down to, "Hey, foreign people are weird and stuff in other countries is not just like it is back home!" Well, of course it isn't. Isn't that why you travel? What's the point if you're just going to seek to recreate the life you had in your native country? I clicked the link to her blog, though, and I liked the tone there much more; she's going off the beaten track, and has a good sense of humour about it, for the most part.
All right, enough complaining. Here's some fun stuff!
Seal of Approval: Approve-o-rama! *squeal* ^_^
Big Cats on Catnip: They're the same as regular cats, just on a larger scale.
When Kimberly called me up this morning to ask if I wanted to come over for a pancake breakfast, I realised that never before have I lived so close to a good friend, or to any friend, really, since childhood. The only time would have been back when I was 13, and my friend Melanie moved two streets away, but she changed schools at the end of that year and we grew apart, so we stopped hanging out together. It's nice to be able to just pop over whenever, bring my knitting and chat for a while.
And in the spirit of linking, here is some random stuff for you to click on:
Top 25 Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians: I couldn't help it, this made me snort with laughter more than once. Especially #8, "Inventors of the 1980s". *snerk* Cracked.com's lists of top 5/6/15/22 are a way to very easily waste whole evenings away, but damned if they aren't entertaining!
No Sex in the City: While I imagine it must be very frustrating to be putting yourself out there and not getting any takers, this line seems to encapsulate this woman's problems: "and even construction workers, who could usually be counted on for a leer, regarded me with bored, blank expressions, (...)" Seriously, what country did you think you were in? I don't know much about Japanese dating practices, but she seems to have been going about it all wrong. Oh, and having curly blonde hair doesn't mean that all guys will think you're hot, either.
101 Places Not To Go To: Reading this much negativity really annoyed me, especially the bit about, "OMG, Korean monks don't just sit around all day contemplating the mysteries of the universe, they actually have to work to get food on the table!" Get your head out of your ass, woman. I find myself getting really annoyed reading travel articles such as this one, because it really boils down to, "Hey, foreign people are weird and stuff in other countries is not just like it is back home!" Well, of course it isn't. Isn't that why you travel? What's the point if you're just going to seek to recreate the life you had in your native country? I clicked the link to her blog, though, and I liked the tone there much more; she's going off the beaten track, and has a good sense of humour about it, for the most part.
All right, enough complaining. Here's some fun stuff!
Seal of Approval: Approve-o-rama! *squeal* ^_^
Big Cats on Catnip: They're the same as regular cats, just on a larger scale.
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When Kimberly called me up this morning to ask if I wanted to come over for a pancake breakfast, I realised that never before have I lived so close to a good friend, or to any friend, really, since childhood. The only time would have been back when I was 13, and my friend Melanie moved two streets away, but she changed schools at the end of that year and we grew apart, so we stopped hanging out together. It's nice to be able to just pop over whenever, bring my knitting and chat for a while.
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Date: 2010-09-12 10:19 am (UTC)Masa's hair that colour really doesn't suit him :/
I found the No Sex in the City article interesting - I noticed this a little, but I certainly didn't feel invisible while I was there. I had a few guys hit on me, and male servers in Starbucks or wherever were often quite happy and amused to be talking to a foreign woman. Granted this was more in Mito. But on the other hand, guys were certainly more shy in Japan than the Western men. Interesting. But I still have no idea what her curly blonde hair has to do with anything :/
I agree about the negativity in the 101 Places Not to Go - ok, perhaps I'm with her on the Gum Wall, but the Blarney Stone is a huge culturally significant place in Ireland. Don't diss it just because it's not really hygienic. Yes, don't travel to Ireland just for that, but if you're in the area anyway it's a must-see tourist experience.
And finally... big cats on catnip FTW XD
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Date: 2010-09-12 12:04 pm (UTC)It really doesn't. -__-;
My annoyance with it was more the fact that she seemed to assume that the guys would be more than happy to be approached by a (foreign) woman. I'm turned off by guys approaching me in random places, even more so in Japan, where that isn't really done, so why would they be any different, especially with the cultural differences? If she were so serious about dating, she should have asked to be introduced to people, or gone through a dating service, or something.
As I've replied to other people, her blog is much more enjoyable, so I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt. I guess "101 Places Not To Visit" is a better title than "101 Places That Sound Kind of Interesting But Aren't That Great".
Cats = win.
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Date: 2010-09-13 11:41 am (UTC)Cats always = win. Oh, I have to show people the art my friend Vicki did of our two mogs for Mum's birthday. Her pic of Benji is priceless XD