If you have snow (or ice) use the chance an go sledding. BUT, take care not to freeze your butt!
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Card jungle
Those of you who live in Japan or who stayed longer may have used the convenient commuter cards (like Suica) which can be charged with any amount of money and which allow quick access through the gates at train and…
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Season’s greetings
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all readers of this blog. Over the last year more than 6000 visitor found its way to this page and I’d like to thank all of you for your interest and hope…
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Where to put the toilet paper
Have you ever wondered where to put the toilet paper? Should you flush it or put it in the basket beside? This page has the correct treatment for each country.
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Worst beaches of the world
Are you looking forward to your holiday vacations on the beach? Make sure you don’t spend your Christmas holidays (or other vacations) on these beaches.
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Rockets of the world
Check this image for a comparison of historic and existing rockets plotted together in their relative size. Japan’s H2 does not rank under the top 5 w.r.t. size, but Europe’s Ariane rockets are not much larger.
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Bad curry in San Francisco
Yesterday evening I went out for dinner in San Francsico with a group of colleagues. Since one of the guys is a vegetarian we selected and Indian curry restaurant which turned out to be my first experience of this kind…
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Boring in the air ….
Yesterday I had a long-haul flight with United after several years travelling with other carrieres and the service was more than poor. The food was below average, check-in a pain (with unfriedly United ground staff – not their Japanese colleages)…
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500kV switch
Did you ever wonder how it looks like when one of the huge switches next to a power plant are opened or closed?
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