[Questions about full-time work in Niseko]

Or perhaps even better - 10 years ago!

[poll: How many days ski/board this season]

Grand total of 8.

[Japan ski resorts that won't make it to the 09/10 season?]

Any resorts either announced they have closed or won't be able to make it for the next season?

[Cho-yummy things]

Raw onion.

Love it.

[This is the 8000th thread in Off Topic - General - make a request pop pickers]

100 billion dollars

 

[Other than Japan - consistent snowfall]

Looking at the other thread about Thredbo and wondering, apart from Japan, which other countries offer consistent good snow on their resort mountains?

[Ill-advised organisation names]

MILF

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

 

TERD

Tangible Evidence, Real Discoveries

 

PRIC

Polar Research Institute of China

 

PIS

Public Information Services

 

TOOL

Tennessee Organisation of Locksmiths

 

AAS

Austrian Spine Society

 

GIT

Georgia Institute of Technology

 

SNOT

Sino-Nasal Outcome Test

 

CRAP

Canadian Reform Alliance Party

 

Any others?

[TV > Movies]

I couldn't find any of the older threads that had discussions of tv series, so I have started a new one.

 

Anyone seen The Wire? Excellent TV series, well worth a checkout. These days, I hardly ever watch a movie, they seem too short and too surface after the excellent tv series out there now.

[Good movies you've seen recently]

Hot Fuzz was entertaining.

 

Going to see Wall E tomorrow.

[Blofeld's volcano lair]

Way too clever to be caught was Blofeld.

Lovely location though.

[Diana was very obviously a human being]

For all he knows, she might have been a Fembot.

[47 vs Goryu]

I start and end up at Goryu, middle is 47

[STICKER DESIGN - Vote!]

It's a dead heat!

[Satan]

Oops, I registered after you...

[Satan]

Who are you then??!

[Good things about staying in hotels]

A couple of days. My limit in one of them is 1 nighr definitely.

[Snow quality at Shiga Kogen]

I went for a few days mid-season, it was great. Weekday, hardly anyone there and great snow. I'll be back.

[Least favorite month]

August. Too hot.

[How many days off you getting for GW?]

Working today, but all of next week off.

[Japan Times v. Daily Yomiuri]

They are both rubbish but my local town office gets the Yomiuri (god knows why!) and I often read that.

[So, how much is this season costing?]

Nearly 200000 yen, a fair bit of that taken up by travel and stay.

[As disillusioned as Clive Sinclair perhaps]

And more for those who didn't work it out

 

http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/sinclair/sinclair.htm

[Larmenn]

Lots of ramen places look downright dirty, I wouldn't go in them.

[Still going out, or finished for the season?]

Pretty much just starting!

[So, how much is this season costing?]

I've been out of Japan for a while and so not much of a season for me, doesn't cost much! I'm hoping to go out a few times this month though.