About the Author
Hello, this blog is about my life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile / Koreaphile. Any useful information I can pass along will hopefully make the Internets a better place. Thanks for reading!
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Happy Halloween 2011!
Happy Halloween, everyone! Halloween one of the funnest holidays of the year, and we’ve been busy at our home. This is a Halloween-themed bento my wife made: A closeup of the “Jack-o-lantern” made with nori seaweed: A couple weeks ago … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Literature, Zelazny
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Debunking Buddhist “Experts”
While cleaning out my email, I found this old article a friend had sent me years ago, and I had saved it for a day like this. This is a great article about what makes one an expert and what … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Religion
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A Brief History of Korean Buddhism
Hi all, This is another reference post. Recently, I was curious about Korean Buddhism, and read this article, which provided a nice, concise overview. But I noticed that this, and other sources on Korean Buddhism were somewhat light on details, … Continue reading
Yay
Latest video by Girls’ Generation and their new album, “The Boys”: Even if you’re not a KPop or Girls’ Generation fan in general, the video is pretty amazing visually. I like the intro quite a bit with the falling blossoms, … Continue reading
Flooding in Ireland, Thailand
While at work this morning, I was chatting with co-workers in Ireland online who mentioned flooding in Dublin. Ireland gets a lot of rain in general, but I was quite surprised when someone showed me this video: That’s the Dundrum … Continue reading
Why Pronunciation Matters in Learning a Foreign Language
I found this video on Youtube a few weeks ago, while trying to fix my own pronunciation of Japanese. My wife has repeatedly told me that if I pronounced Japanese better, I could speak Japanese well. I understand what she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Korean, Language, Vietnamese
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Finding That Precious Middle Way
This is kind of an impromptu post. I spent the night watching videos on Youtube. Of course, you can’t just watch one video on Youtube, you start seeing related videos, links etc. So, by the end of the night, I … Continue reading
Be A Real Man
I found this video online from a contact on Twitter and I really liked it a lot. Please take 10 minutes to watch: It’s a shame women are frequently mistreated and relegated to second-class status in our society. When I … Continue reading
Fukushima and Cesium Fallout
(Cesium metal, called seshiumu セシウム in Japanese. This piece of cesium is encased in mercury, suigin 水銀, inside of glass. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) Someone mentioned this article on the Japan Times, and I wanted to post it here. This … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Science, Travel
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Reflections of an Old Japanophile
I had an interesting experience a while back at the local Japanese bookstore, Kinokuniya, here in Seattle. I was with wife and daughter, buying book, and I decided to check out the English-language manga section. I usually try to read … Continue reading
Posted in Japan
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