Archive for August, 2008

It’s that time of week again.  Time to release yet another version of QuickStudy. There aren’t too many big updates to speak of this week, as I’ve been working to get the application converted to run on SymbianOS and Linux-based
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Corvida over at SheGeeks recently wrote a post asking if people have lost their job as a result of technology and it reminded me of several arguments I’ve had with people on both sides of the Pacific. Over the last
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With all the stories that have circulated through the news and in the depths of the internet, it’s sometimes surprising to hear that mistakes that led to the destruction of one company are being repeated by uncounted others. This is
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Cars in Japan are so affordable. This was my thought as Reiko and I looked at the pristine models in the showroom of Gifu Nissan this past weekend where we started the search for our first family car. In Canada,
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Reiko bought a new Tupperware container for our bread last week and I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw the name of the manufacturer. Who would have thought that Unix could make such impossible things as a plastic box
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The weather forecast for this weekend was rain, and lots of it. Luckily for Reiko and I, the meteorological offices in Japan are just as accurate as the ones in Canada, as we didn’t see a drop of water fall
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After using the program for three days, I’ve found quite a few areas that needed work and made the changes with all haste. So far, the initial version of the application has been downloaded a total of 22 times (much
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I have a terrible habit when it comes to studying Japanese in that I spend more time looking at my PDA rather than the printed vocabulary sheets that I have. Unfortunately, this has meant that my study is light-years behind
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This is my contribution to Shane’s Japan Blog Matsuri, where bloggers are encouraged to write about a specific topic. The topic for the month of August is “Impressions of Tokyo,” and you’re free to join in on the fun. Tokyo’s
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What’s the sound of one heart stopping? It’s a question that few want to know, yet a question where few minds go. To hear the beep next to the bed, like sound comfort next to the head. The fearful pain
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Sitting in the crowded room, the candidate is just a number. Yet another who awaits the opportunity to be brought out of the shadows and into the light. Waiting to prove their worth. Waiting to share their story. Having both
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It seems the next time I fly back to Canada, it will need to be a direct flight. I have no intentions of saving a few hundred dollars by flying into Portland or San Francisco, only to run into some
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Time flies when you’re having fun, and this has certainly been the case for the last twelve months.  It was just 366 days ago that I moved from Canada’s Eco-City of Vancouver to Kakamigahara in Japan and, while still a
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