In case anyone is wondering, I'm a 30-something foreign guy slaving away as a mid-management salaryman in the corporate world of Japan. This blog will relate wonderous tales of my adventures in work and general life in Tokyo as I try to balance work and family.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
How it is to be a salaryman
As a part in my much appreciated series of tv commercials that realistically reflect how it is to be a salaryman here in Japan I post this great new commercial. Sure, the previous one is still relevant for the good days but this one actually more properly reflects how a normal day plays out...
But hey, it's a national holiday on Tuesday here in Japan!
(Ok, for those really curious, the commercial is for a law office and they're playing on a copy of "typhoons can happen in your personal life, what is important is what you do when it has blown over")
Well, the general content is in the blog, but if you are suffering from a short attention span, In case anyone is wondering, I'm a 30-something foreign guy slaving away as a mid-management salaryman in the corporate world of Japan. This blog will relate wonderous tales of my adventures in work and general life in Tokyo as I try to balance work and family.
Since some of the craziness from work has started to creep into my private life some interesting tidbits from that area will also occasionally be brought up.
Hello Kitty Knife Set
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It’s not often I come across a Hello Kitty product where I’m not sure
whether to hate it or love it. The mere fact that it’s yet another product
depicting ...
Right Wing Protesters Attack Elderly Man
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One of the most viewed videos on YouTube Japan today shows a right wing
demonstration that took place yesterday in front of Shinjuku station. The
right win...
My Foolish Heart
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平野健次 (Kenji Hirano) on tenor trombone. From Sweet Blusette. Seems Blogspot
has suddenly changed all our blogs to become .jp or whatever, to avoid
lawsui...
Encounter The Traditional Face of Japan
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Well, that's what you'd read in Shikoku Mura's pamphlet.
Immediately upon entering the open-air museum, the first showcase is the
vine bridge of Iya Valle...
You Had Me At “Sumimasen…”
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I told myself not to pay them any mind. I hate that spat on feeling I get
when I see Japanese people, clearly eager to sit down, spot the empty seat
near m...
You do NOT need to Speak Japanese.
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Dog update
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After many tears, trips to the vet everyday for IV drips, stress and
general drama, the dog is... slightly better!
I am VERY relieved, I know it's impossib...
Tokyo Surreal Estate - Taking the Pistol
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Recently it has been decided that a House shall be Purchased, and for
reasons of neccessity this house shall be within reasonable commuting
distance of t...
Golden Week
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It should really be called "a couple of long weekends" because right in the
middle were two days of work. Still, it is lovely to be able to take my
time ov...
Ok so I'm not a vampire
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The intolerance to light has turned into a cold/flu. Really shite timing
too. I am in my second last week of work before heading to Japan and have
had on...
Volunteers Don't Cry
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“So what are you going to do tomorrow, at 2:46?” My friend asks me soberly, yesterday morning. "I don’t know yet," I say. Probably, I think to myself, I am g...
I scare small children
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I can count on one hand the number of times I've met Baby Mama, mother of
my future niece. While she seems lovely and is certainly concerned with
getting i...
Fiddling around
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Finally! I've decided what to do: This blog will be going offline for a
while (as in, the blog won't be viewable soonish), while I fiddle with it
and decid...
TBS - Japanese Candid Camera U-ji Kouji
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TBS - Japanese Candid Camera U-ji Kouji
A pretty hilarious segment from the show "Bakushou Panic Face" on the TBS
channel here in Japan. The original non...
The Trayvon Martin Case - My Thoughts
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I, as someone living across the pond from the USA, watched the news this
late evening with empathy for the family grieving the death of their son.
The ne...
excel macros are awesome
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Sure I have heard about Macros before, but just as comments and knew that
Excel had that tool but it was, as so many other tools in Excel, something
that ...
The Sun the Beach and the Nigerians
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Already a few days into summer vacation I have finally found a good app for
blogging outside office. It is still early season here in Spain so there is
n...
PLX2010: Final chance to sign-up!
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. Registration for a malaysian abroad’s Postcard / Link Exchange of 2010
(PLX2010) ends today — which also happens to be Tax Day! — although I’ll
give a li...
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