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Quote: Originally posted by thursday: Some advice I read from an inbound ski tour operator, not hard to guess who. Respect your hosts • Learn a few simple Japanese words before arriving as a little can go a long way. • Remove your shoes when entering homes and some restaurants. • Be polite and courteous to shop owners and accommodation managers. • Rowdy behaviour in public places such as onsens, bars, restaurants and lift lines will not be tolerated. • Chopsticks etiquette: Do not hold the chopsticks between your teeth, use your chopsticks like drumsticks, stand your cho

Quote: Originally posted by rach: Watched Dumb and Dumber again with some friends over the weekend. Still funny! What a classic movie. once watched it 12 times in seven days, including once back to back. was sad when i had to return it to the video store watched LIVE FOREVER last weekend- the story about Brit pop and found it to be quite interesting. Liam Gallagher being interviewed whilst choofing on a splif is a crack up

Quote: Originally posted by le spud: Industry standard is for the base to be 87 degrees. C`mon, you knew that!!

Quote: Originally posted by Goemon: Quote: you need a girlfriend and her bed. I find this advice applies to most problems. ...wax on...wax off...wax on...wax off... aahhh

Good post!! To the average punter it doesn`t make much difference. But the more advanced at riding/skiing you become, I believe it does. It also depends on what you wanna get out of your riding/skiing. I`m believe in giving yourself every chance. Like FT said, "...depends on the type of skiing..." I have my board tuned/waxed after every session. When I enter boardX, my board is tuned after every heat. I`m pretty fortunate that I`ve become friends with the dude who owns the local board store. He sponsors/supports a few riders and I enter the same races he attends. Choosing the right wax ca

yeah nige, think it was part o`tha red bull thingy. he doesn`t give the exact location (other than Wakayama)but i`m tippin it`s no `secret spot`. he did however say, "They`re the biggest waves I`ve ever ridden." and comin from TC, thats a fair call. who cares if they`re not `perfect`. BIG wave riding waves are never really gonna be clean and shaped the way you`re local break is/gets. there`s no way you`re gonna get a nice `glass out` with that amount of water moving around and the winds at near gale force. (the closest thing i`ve seen is Tahiti) which just adds to tha fact that they are FRE

looks like they found what they were looking for- FREAKS!!! http://media.theage.com.au/?sy=age&categ...ate=587&flash=1

quote: Originally posted by Bushpig: ... Came out with you guys at the indian restaurnat in Hakuba 2 years ago Good for you bushy. Congrats on your `coming out`. was it a difficult thing ta do??

Quote: Originally posted by soubriquet: The red I drink is Banrock Station Shiraz Cabernet. It is inexpensive, and I find it perfectly acceptable. You can get it at Jusco. same here soubs, i`ve been hookin into these of late too. if you don`t know much about wine then you`re probly not gonna know the difference between cask wine and some bottled wine. also depends on who you`re inviting to dinner and whether or not you`re out to impress

"If you can`t say anything nice about someone/something, don`t say anything at all." I`m a big believer in not saying anything `bad` about peeps who are no longer in the Breathing Arena. For starters, they have no right of reply. It`s okay to have thoughts or an opinion but what is gained by airing them/it. Found this article interesting: http://blogs.theage.com.au/thedailytruth/archives/2006/09/crocodile_tears.html

Quote: Originally posted by Indosnm: and recently I've learnt that they aquired Al Merrik surfboards. i guess everyone has their price hey? when i started snowboarding i had all burton gear and never had any trouble- its good gear. as i got into it more i realised that there is as good and better gear around- personal taste i guess. i did some riding with a guy who at the time worked for burton- he organised the burton cup- he told me that they had the technology to make gear that lasts way longer than it normally does but if they made it they`d have no repeat sales..and average pun

Quote: Originally posted by le spud: Quote: like i said the above places beat niseko. also the japanese rank shiga kogen snow as the best quality in japan. in december its always hit and miss. 3 years ago niseko had nothing and we were sking waist deep I remember that, it was in the 10 days leading up to xmas. I was at Tsugaike with you, sinking to the waist when post holing out of the trees. Thee days later I went to Niseko and had pure ice groomers, closed pistes due to rocks and grass patches and 3 feet of snow in the trees with 6 feet of sassa grass poking out. But that could e

Quote: Originally posted by frannyo: And I didn't know he wasn't Australian. I thought he was. no aussie would carry-on like he did

i`d say an elephant v&k

Quote: Originally posted by eskimobasecamp: , but pretty windy and a little icy, but good fun anyway CARDRONA = Windy Mountain in Maori!! awesome to hear ya had a great time. i had a ball in Wanaka. just remember if you go to the Cardrona Hotel after a hard day on the hill, make sure you put the handbrake on

thats nah good oo, totally sympathise with your feelings. i think most (non-japanese) people who live in this island nation have experienced something similar at one stage or another. i just try and put it down to `experience`. try not to dwell on it and keep in mind that not all japanese are like him. story: today i went for lunch to a chain ramen shop. it was pretty chokkers. i made me way to the counter and sat patiently waiting to have my order taken. about 5min. had passed when another customer walks in and sits two seats away and waits patiently also. about another 5min. elapsed whe

went to mos burger last weekend. thats not the funny part! but just when i thought i`d seen almost everything... went to the toilet and they had a "Flush Sound" button. gave it a go and the stupid thing went for 25 seconds. apparently its so you don`t get embarassed by `sounds` you may make while `going`. had a good old belly-laugh at that one!!

big N, wots up? i also keep gettin those mails not happy Jan. maybe that 29,000 yen figure is all inclusive- flights, transfers, accomm, meals...

Quote: Originally posted by lin: I have recently read that one too powwwers. what did ya think lin? it took me a bit to get into it but once i did i could really relate. after i finished it, i went and hired `BEAT` the doco. style movie. it shed a lot of light on where he was coming from. would love to live the lifestyle but just can`t bring meself to do it!!

How`s this for a prediction- IT WONT RAIN FOR 12 MONTHS!!!!!!

just finished `On the Road`, Jack Keroac.(sp) awesome read, highly recommend.

... is that a stock in your pocket, or...

hey deebs you`re right- just for fun!! the first time i encountered it though was by another competitor. as we aproached the first hit, he lit rip with somthin, scared tha be-jesus outta me. when i do it now i find it relaxes me and takes me mind off tha race sos i can enjoy it. don`t usually say anythin before i drop a line though but usually let out a yelp when i pull up.

Quote: Originally posted by big-will: I bought some Mentos fruity sweet things today with the intention of having a few and making them last. No such luck. Gone in a couple of minutes the whole lot. were you `regular` shortly after big will? I did tha same thing once. they were my gals mums. she told me they were a laxative. never done it again.