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New Year Prayer
Dear God, My prayer for 2012 is for - A fat bank account & a thin body. Please don't mix these up like you did last year. AMEN! (Hat Tip to Rabbit) Permalink | Leave a comment »
#60 When someone guesses you’re way younger than you actually are
I have an addiction. Whenever I’ve been hanging out with a toddler for over twenty minutes I always have to ask them to guess my age. I can’t explain this terrible disease other than to say I find their answers hilarious. Sometimes I get the sheepish “I don’t...
Charlie Teo on Australia Day – Be tolerant
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo gave the 2012 Australia Day address. He called for tolerance, asked us to be less angry over unimportant things, and to foster innovation. "My view of an Aussie was someone who was hard working, unaffected, genuine, affable, relaxed, egalitarian, irreverent and charitable. I still believe most Aussies share these appealing qualities, although I am saddened by the increasing incidents of rage in our society. Once there was only road rage but now it seems to have spread into the workplace, the malls and even the last bastion of the laid-back, free spirited Aussie, the surf! I don't wish to trivialise...
#61 Surprise wildlife sightings
I was driving up Neon Light Alley yesterday. Whipping up suburban roads I was high-tailing my way to a greasy lunch with some pals from the office. Photocopier fumes, blinking red lights, and pressing deadlines were scrambling through my brain when I suddenly saw a giant hawk soar slowly in...
Train Travel in Japan
Transfers from Narita to Tokyo Narita airport is 90km from downtown Tokyo. The JR Express train connects the two - stopping in Tokyo at Tokyo Central, Shibuya and Shinjku. (JR - Japan Railways) Whereas you can often save money by ask purchasing unreserved seats when traveling by train in Japan, all seats on the Narita express are reserveds seats. Tickets are ¥3108 - about $39 - children half price. At the airport (Terminal Two), turn right when leaving customs to walk to the JR station. You can use the automatic ticket machines, but if paying by credit card our experience was that it is better to pay in...
#62 Spinning in an office chair for no reason
AWESOME! Illustration from: Monsieur Cabinet ...
Does Your Nodogoshi need Elaborating?
Alex took this photo on the Tokyo metro.You wouldn't want this dude's Nodogoshi to be any more elaborated.Biiru kudasai. Permalink | Leave a comment »
BMW Is Making Cars That Drive Themselves
Everybody’s working on self-driving cars! Google, Ford, Volvo and now even the ultimate driving machine, BMW, is trying their hand at hands free driving. BMW’s self-autonomous system…
#63 Shaving breaks
When I first started shaving I had a brief honeymoon phase where I actually enjoyed it. Yes, The Wolf Man walked into the bathroom and a few minutes later out popped a fifteen year old babyface wearing too much aftershave. It was about six months before I got tired of the whole deal. And...
How Speeding The "Most Important Algorithm Of Our Lifetime" Could Change This Modern World
Math breakthroughs don't often capture the headlines--but MIT researchers have just made one that could lead to all sorts of amazing technological breakthroughs that in just a few years will touch…
Travelling in Japan – Part One – Money
WILT has spent the last couple of weeks on sabbatical in Japan. There are many circumstances when you need cash in Japan, especially outside Tokyo. Most places do not use Eftpos, and many do not take credit cards. This is surprising in such a technological country, and it is doubly surprising tha getting cash while in Japan can be surprisingly hard. Before you go, the Australian Post Office tends to have the best rates for ¥. You need to give them a few days notice. When using our credit card in Japan, most cards seem to have a 3% surcharge plus $8 or so fee when you use them. Let your credit card company...
Seth’s Blog
Years ago, my bosses and I needed to finalize the pricing for a new line of software I was launching. In the room we had MBAs from Harvard (2), Stanford, Tuck and, I think, Wharton. We had three…
#64 Popping a big zit
You know you love it. When those red bumpy mountains erupt out of the ground called Your Face, you suddenly notice them in the mirror and cast an evil eye. “Bastard, I’m gonna get you,” you say out loud with vengeance, startling the girls putting mascara on beside you at the...
#65 Dads
My dad was born in 1944 in the village Tarn Taran in India. He lived in a small clapboard house on a sandy sidestreet and shared a tiny bedroom with his three brothers and one sister. He was only three when his mom died of unknown causes and the family suddenly had trouble making ends meet....
#68 The Honor System
I grew up riding shotgun a lot. My dad was a teacher so summers were spent fiddling with the radio dial as we dropped my mom off to work, took my sister to swimming lessons, and waited in bank lineups. Since bank machines weren’t invented yet those lineups were long and slow ordeals —...
#69 Games you made up when you were a kid
Let’s turn off the TV, put away the board games, and toss the deck of cards in the trash. Yes, it’s time to play all the made up games you played as a kid. Let’s chat about some of the greatest: • Erupting volcano (also known as Snake Pit or Shark Tank). Here’s where you pretend the...
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