BNE in Japan

Posted by in Humor on 06. Jun, 2007 | 9 Comments

Has anyone heard of this “BNE” sticker phenomenon? If you Google it, you’ll find lots of hits for sure. Apparently some graffiti artist has become world famous, by getting his mysterious “BNE” stickers posted in major cities around the world. There is debate as to what it stands for, but I have heard that it [...]

Kamehameha Contest

Posted by in Humor on 04. Jun, 2007 | 3 Comments

Kamehameha contest. Click to watch a video of people summoning all of their energy to throw massive balls of energy to incinerate their enemies. The little kid is pretty awesome though. Pretty incredible stuff. – Harvey

Like a Rolling Stone

Posted by in Culture, Language on 04. Jun, 2007 | 5 Comments

In Japanese an expression exists which goes 「転石苔むさず」tenseki koke musazu’, which translates to ‘a rolling stone gathers no moss.’ Native English speakers have probably heard this before at one time or another. This expression can have two very different meanings in Japanese, one being more traditional, while the other being more progressive. The first meaning [...]

Be Flat Bike Shop

Posted by in Humor on 01. Jun, 2007 | 6 Comments

Look, a bicycle shop in Kobe, Sannnomiya. Does anyone else find the name funny? – Harvey

Heroes

Posted by in About on 01. Jun, 2007 | 12 Comments

I just watched the entire first season of Heroes in 3 days. Good stuff. Now I can return to my regular life. By the way, Hiro’s friend, Ando, is actually played by a Korean guy, and his Japanese has a pretty thick accent. On another note, I would love to have a jacket like Hiro [...]

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