Far East Cynic

Miscellaneous things………..

-Profanity Alert!- While I was out studying (fat lot of good it did me!) more than a few things happened. Presented here, in no particular order, are my thoughts about some of these breaking events. <——————————————————————————–> As for the Japanese test, the less said the better. Perhaps the words of

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On this we agree……

At least Mark and I do. Actually we agree on several things-in particular the level of buffoonery that goes on in Yongsan Barracks. (Are you listening BB Bell?). He’s also right about this father doing serious psychological damage to his daughter. When she pulls the Uzi out and guns down

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There is a story here……

And its probably not a good one……….. A nude U.S. soldier was struck and killed by an off-base taxi Saturday night, officials said Monday.U.S. and South Korean officials are investigating the incident in which Spc. Vang B. Her, a 22-year-old fire control repairman with Company B, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion,

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Unbelieveable

The shootings at Va Tech. And I had my bag stolen today-while I was in line at the rental car agency. Yea, Yea, I should not have turned my back on it, but the line was long and I did. At least my clothes and toiletries can be replaced. Who

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Wrecked him?

It damn near killed him! I just can’t escape the idea that a Thai hooker, a broom stick, and not enough Baht were somehow involved…………….. H/T Hemlock! Subscribe in a reader

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Important safety tip…….

Not much time tonight-5:30am comes way to early. However I heard about this today. When briefing an ROK Navy admiral, never say this: “When USS XXXXX XXXXXX arrives on station in the Sea of Japan……..” This causes a strong Hangul reaction-followed by a smackdown from his Korean interpreter………….. So, hey,

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A nice country…….

If I had time to see it. Problem is all of my trips to Korea are for work. Long hours type of work. And I don’t have an international drivers license so they won’t let me rent a car. So, so far all I have seen of Korea is Seoul

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The Watchers……

Working over here in Korea has been smothering interesting to say the least. However, I am constantly reminded that not everywhere has the Cold War ended. I do all of my work each day in a place called the HTACC, which stands for Hardened Tactical Air Control Center. For anyone

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A picture of my world……..

For the next two weeks anyway, Chap found it. The Glorious Leader can die any time now………… Check please! You are 83% ready to get out of Korea   You have them figured out. You know it is a 5,000 year-old shell game and there is no pea. You are

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I'm confused……..

About this whole stock market thing. See, I always thought that for an American, the Chinese market losing 9 percent of its value is supposed to be a good thing. I’m supposed to cheer when Chinese businessmen are throwing themselves off the roof of their skyscrapers. When your enemy loses,

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