Media Slog

BLOG HAIATUS

2011-12-22T04:54:00.005+08:00

This year has been really busy, and I'm rethinking the way that I spend time with social media.

If you care about what I put online, I recommend you try to find me at these services:

Facebook: Things that I want friends and family to see will go on Facebook.
Google+: I use an Android phone so this is convenient for me to store personal information. I upload my entire photo albums with Picasa. I "check-in" to keep track of how often I make it to the gym, and where I go with the hiking club. I use +1's instead of bookmarks. Search for me here if you want inconsequential information about my life.

Steve Jobs vs. Dennis Ritchie

2011-11-05T22:06:00.003+08:00

I stole this from a Facebook post by Sviet:

Without Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) we would have:
No iProducts
No over expensive laptops

Without Dennis Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011) we would have:
No Windows
No Unix
No C
No Programs
A large setback in computing
No Generic-text Languages.
We would all read in Binary..

They died in the same year and the same month but it seems only few notice the death of Dennis Ritchie compared to Steve Jobs.

Japanese Oddity: A Pillow Shaped Like a Toe

2011-10-31T15:43:00.003+08:00

From 10/22/11

WRONG WORSHIP

2011-09-07T14:42:00.000+08:00

GREAT SNO CONES OF AMERICA #1: The John Deere

2011-08-06T12:37:00.004+08:00

The John Deere Sno Cone is available at Jerry's Sno Cones in Memphis, Tennessee. I can't really describe the taste, is didn't seem to be lemon and lime; however, it is the best tractor themed sno cone that I have ever tried.

Moreover, it is one of the only times that I have had to wait in line for a sno cone.

Link,

The Urban Spoon: Jerry's Sno Cones

NAMES OF THE ORIENT: MONEY HO

2011-08-05T06:52:00.002+08:00

This lady is a secretary in Hong Kong. This is her real name. The existence of her name gives credibility to every female character that Ian Fleming ever conceived.

Whale Bacon from Apita

2011-06-07T12:48:00.002+08:00

I finally tried whale. I found it in bacon format in my local Apita. It left an oily residue of fat on my tongue. I'm pretty sure that you could imitate it, if you mixed a bottle of liquid smoke in with a bucket of Crisco.

I probably won't make a habit of eating it. I hope this makes the environmentalists happy.

Double Hearts Dog

2011-05-09T09:53:00.004+08:00

My Japanese friend Yukiko has the cutest family dog. On its side it has two spots shaped like hearts.

Someone needs to shoot a video of this dog so it can go viral.

John Piper Finally Debates Rob Bell!

2011-05-05T11:01:00.000+08:00

WOTD: THEODICY

2011-03-28T15:39:00.002+08:00

Theodicy is a theological or philosophical study which attempts to justify God’s intrinsic nature of omni-benevolence, omniscience, and omnipotence, despite the existence of evil which would otherwise stand to refute God's existence.

Link
Theodicy - Wikipedia

Butter on Fried Cheese

2011-02-28T20:09:00.001+08:00

You know you want to eat this.

Things I Eat

2011-02-27T13:34:00.001+08:00

We ate this Yellowtail!

Oki Onigiri

2011-02-23T10:05:00.001+08:00

This rice ball is stuffed with salmon and pickled vegetables. It is difficult to tell by the picture, but the thing is almost as big as my head. I saw this at a roadside service center on the way to Mt. Minue in Nara prefecture. I bought one to eat for lunch, but it was too large for my appetite.

Japanese word: 大きい　おにぎり

Japanese Children Playing with Syringes

2011-02-22T13:27:00.001+08:00

The concenience stores in Japan sell chocolate in these syringe-shaped containers.

The wrapper reads みずあめピュ~!

Bait Vending Machine

2011-02-20T17:40:00.001+08:00

Proof that Japan has vending machines for everything. I took this photo in Takayama, Japan.

Nintendo DS Game: Convenience Store Trainer

2011-02-17T22:24:00.001+08:00

Check it out! A Japanese video game about the very thing you will do if you play too many video games.

かわいい JAPANESE GIRLS + OUTDATED NATIVE AMERICAN STEREOTYPES

2010-12-06T20:49:00.002+08:00

test

2010-11-10T14:56:00.001+08:00

this blog is having problems...

Tongue

2010-10-04T18:06:00.001+08:00

When I visited Asakusa a few weekends ago, my friends and I ate grilled tongue in a back alley Korean barbeque joint.

The last time I had tongue was almost a decade ago when my grandma cleaned out her freezer.

A Film Made in Singapore about Dementia

2010-10-04T13:35:00.001+08:00

This Can Be Explained...

2010-09-24T17:50:00.001+08:00

Mad merchandise of Japan: Crunky Ball Nude

2010-09-17T17:06:00.001+08:00

It is not an innuendo; it is a candy.

Cosmos Flowers in Japan

2010-09-06T22:19:00.001+08:00

RUNNING COWS IN JAPAN

2010-08-27T21:26:00.001+08:00

The only reason that I bought this brand of さわやか milk is because the picture of the cow on the carton is totally awesome.

JUST ONE: ROY WEECE

2010-08-25T12:57:00.000+08:00