Far East Cynic

No posts today

No post today. Out of respect for the citizens of London. Watched Tony Blair this morning. It’s been an amazing 24 hours. I am amazed and shocked. More to say tomorrow. Subscribe in a reader

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Greetings from the Lion City!

Just got in to Singers……..No matter how tired I am, my heart picks up when I get into the taxi and ride past the apartment buildings and into the city. This is my favorite place on the planet. Singair was just as nice as ever proving again that customer service

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Maybe I am accomplishing something after all…..

Or it could just fall into the category of: “new versions of the Nigerian e-mail scam…..”. I got the following in my e-mail..clear out of the blue……. “At his Global Town Hall Meeting, on 29 June 2005, the Secretary of Defense’ said he was not aware the Uniformed Services Former

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On the road again!!!!

Off the boat again! I just can’t wait to get off the boat again! So I can go booming with my friends, I just can’t wait to get off the boat again! (Sung to Willy Nelson’s “On the road again.”) We used to sing that back during my seagoing days.

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You don’t see this every day………

Participants in a rally Sunday in Kobe, where the 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific is being held, hold a banner calling for safer conditions for sex workers. I can’t figure out if they are talking about sex work or set work. Maybe these girls are

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Beats me how they keep it straight–Star Wars vs. War of the Worlds.

Here in Japan, Star Wars opens in 5 more days. Since I have already seen the movie, I’m probably not as excited as I should be. However its given me some great opportunities to watch the original movies as one of the TV channels here has been running Episodes 4,

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Happy 4th of July!

I’m 13 to 15 hours ahead of most of my American readers, so I’m a little early for some. Have a Happy Holiday today and God Bless America! Subscribe in a reader

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The brief that the US Secretary of Defense missed. (Part-I)

Thanks to some of the other citizens here in Bloggerville, I had 15 minutes of fame last week. While my little tirade was created as a result of reviewing my finances and coming to the conclusion that handing over 39% of a hard earned retirement to woman who deserved to

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This sounds depressingly like my life with the ex!

BEIJING, July 1 — “Sex just once a week is totally unbearable” . Don’t I know that! Read here for details. On the Conduct and Procedure of the Intimate and Personal Relationships of the Marriage State for the Greater Spiritual Sanctity of this Blessed Sacrament and the Glory of God

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Getting your priorities straight.

I was going to start off on one of my tirades, but I’ve thought better of it. For now. However, soon, I will get back to my ranting and I’ll even be kind enough to warn my intended victim: Donald Rumsfeld, stand by for a (blogged) beating! However today, I

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