House Improvement Update and other stories

House Improvement Update
Vietnam	The beautiful weekend has just flown by and I am exhausted from working on the house. We made some progress and I feel less stressed. Last week I was worrying that we won’t get to finish the house before the little guy sees the light. I was talking to a colleague of mine and she [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 09/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
A Convenient (and scary) Lie
Vietnam	Dear all, I am scared. I am not scared of the apocalyptic visions set out by Al Gore in his scaremongering film 'An Inconvenient Truth'. I am scared by the ever increasing amounts of propaganda appearing in our press and on our TV screens. Whilst my knowledge of climate change and it's political ag...more info>>> Discovered on 09/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/
the lovely hotels
Japan	Valentine's Day is fast approaching, which means aptly named chocolate will be sold by the ton in the coming days. It also means that the nation's love hotels can expect their busiest weekend, with couples - married, not-yet-married, and adulterous - making their way to these popular establishments....more info>>> Discovered on 09/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com
January harvest.
Japan	Kabetsu, known as cabbage in English, grow most of the year. It took me a few years to realize that without using chemical pesticides they all got eaten by butterfly caterpillars. Now I grow them under net :). Grated cabbage is included with many Japanese meals and in this form its called cabbage sa...more info>>> Discovered on 09/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com