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The Talentless "Talents" of Japan that Force Us to Watch Them Incessantly
I have recently realized that Japanese TV stations are more evil than they seem (well, even more evil than they seem ( Read more... ) -
New Discoveries About Japanese Companies
...for me, anyway. Actually, they are more like oversights that I should have noticed before. But anyway, just a few MORE indignancies about working in Japan ( Read more... ) -
Tokyo Game Show 2007
Well, I went to a game show for the first time in my life, since a friend got free tickets (and gave me and my wife some). There were... lots of otakus there. So, what was it like ( Read more... ) -
The Evil that is Square
So, further research into the Square plagiarizing all that is AD&D has led me to further discoveries, notably that basically the entire game of Final Fantasy (I) is based on the old Monster Manual (and just a little bit of the Monster Manual II). Hah! I knew it... ya sad sobs ( Read more... ) -
Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest plagiarized Dungeons & Dragons
Reading some recent articles in Famitsuu, I have revised my theories about Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest plagiarizing Dungeons & Dragons in their so-called "RPGs ( Read more... ) -
Piles of Vomit Every Day
Lately, I have noticed, that there is always a pile of vomit (or two) on the train platforms every day. If you don't see a pile of vomit, that just means that it is on the other side of the platform that you didn't walk to. Obviously, some stupid drunk middle-aged man delivered it, and noone wants to clean it ( Read more... ) -
New Bagua Books
So, I was lucky and found three very nice baguazhang books that have made it to my own personal library. These books, however, are all in (late) classical Chinese! So I will have to polish up my rusty skills to read them ( Read more... ) -
When I Miss the Good Stuff
It seems like every time I cannot make baguazhang class, they always learn something really good/important! Arrgh. Last weekend my parents were over, so I entertained and such... missing baguazhang class. Of course, they learned all sorts of cool, interesting things that I unfortunately missed...
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Yang Zhenji, 1921-2007
Yang Zhenji, second son of Yang Chengfu (楊澄甫), died on March 27 in Handan City, Hebei Province in China. Yang Chengfu, grandson of Yang Luchan (楊露禪) the "invincible" (who made Taijiquan famous, teaching it at the Imperial Palace in Beijing), taught the "large-frame" version of his grandfather's art, ultimately passing it on to his children ( Read more... ) -
Kung Fu Videos
So, they haven't updated Street Fighter the Later Years for a while, so here are some nice things to watch in the meantime ( Read more... )