I am an airline buff. As a kid, I wanted to be an airline pilot for Japan Airlines. I think young airline pilot enthusiasts have it lucky these days. There are all sorts of games, flight simulators, and available online videos to push them in their career paths. If I hadn't injured my knees in the Marines, I may have become an airline pilot myself :-) All Nippon Airways, … [Read more...] about ANA Airbus A320 Flight Documents
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Yearly August Exhaustion – My Remedy
Well, it is a start of another week tomorrow. Last week was quite long for me. I was always tired and exhausted and had no idea why. I slept most of the night and ended up sleeping most of the day as well. I told some friends it was probably related to the weather changes. Well, I just happened to read a post I wrote nearly a year ago. On August 20, 2008, I wrote a blog … [Read more...] about Yearly August Exhaustion – My Remedy
The Samurai (History Channel)
Just watched the History Channel's The Samurai hour-long documentary. Very interesting at the Samurai. My ancestors from my mother's side were Samurai. [youtube width="333" height="250"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjduob4Fri0[/youtube] After you watch The Samurai, enjoy some Taiko, the traditional drum music from Japan: [youtube width="333" … [Read more...] about The Samurai (History Channel)
News from the Former Soviet Union
As many of you are aware, I lived in the Former Soviet Union for over two and a half years visiting the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan. Thanks to Facebook, I still can keep in touch with my former students and friends from the region. I was offered a job in Almaty, Kazakhstan, that would have started next month. I decided against it so I can focus … [Read more...] about News from the Former Soviet Union
Three month guarantee in Vietnam…
...only lasts 3 days in reality :-( (I bought this on Monday, 3 days later it disappeared) … [Read more...] about Three month guarantee in Vietnam…