daver

In light of recent comments made by high profile politicians, one has to ask; are these people utterly insane and totally out of touch with their constituents? Or, do they actually represent the views of the average voter in Japan? I am referring to Abe's recent denial of of comfort women, and the comparison Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Bunmei Ibuki, made between butter and human rights. Notably, too much of either is bad. Of course we have the now infamous Yagisawa and his baby machines. And let's not forget the always popular fascist Ishihara. If

hmmm tough call. if you express your dissatisfaction now, you may be able to get what you want but my experience in japan has taught me that unlike back home, the customer is not always right. in fact very often the customer is wrong. if you make too much of a fuss you might just get their backs up. a good way to achieve nothing. however, if you wait to see what they offer you next time and it turns out to be very little, you can then explain to them that you are very upset with the service they provided, and that it reflects on the whole area. then politely explain that you will not be

ebc, just to be sure, i didn't "come on here with my condescending attitude over an incident you (I) have limited knowledge about via the internet". i simply offered opinion on the venom that this thread is becoming. as for the limited knowledge, that is the whole idea of a TRIP REPORT. share your information. then we can all benefit. i have intentionally left my opinion out of the issue as i have not the info to discuss your mistakes. and if you must know, yes i have made mistakes. and as i have said, have lost close friends out there. have you? when you do you do come talk to me. aside

ebc, thanks for that link. that was wonderful. i'll be sure to pass that on. an old friend of mine volunteered as a teacher in swaziland for a few years. he used to always slip away for a few moments when ever africa was mentioned. it didn't take long before he went back, i don't think has left since.

getou has a meter more in base. go to getou.

Quote: Originally posted by eskimobasecamp: you make mistakes and you learn. just some people on here think that they live their lives immaculately and talk down to others when they mess up. i know mistakes were made, i knew that at the time, as i skied down there..... i don't need to be told over and over again. there's no point in going over it anymore, why we skied it etc, it's done.... and we did live to ski another day. i learned so much that day. first; there is a point to going over this more, so we can all figure out this issue is not funny. somebody nearly died. this isn't coo

i have an old tiled bathroom. it sucks! on cold mornings there has been ice on the floor!

nice!

i don't know, Stoke City FC's "Delilah" comes close.

Quote: Originally posted by daver: samurai cutting up a secret Zao stash:

transorbital lobotomy

that is poor. when you talk to the ski school, which you should soon, ask the qualifications of the instructor you had. a highly qualified instructor should know better than that. you may have gotten a rookie, used to leading little kids down the mountain, on his first private. or you may have just gotten a prick. nonetheless that is poor quality. yup you should definitely complain to the ski school. demand a refund, or at the very least a complimentary lesson, and ask for the ski school director to take you out.

isn't "waltzing matilda" sung for basically every sporting event in australia?

should be dead or, 8 lives

although the new one is small and looks useless, it is fast as hell and light as a feather. i doubted it, then tried it. it's awesome. those folks at black diamond are awfully clever.

kuma, that is an awesome photo!

well if this thread is being poached i will put up my contribution. has been shown in another thread but it may have been misplaced. samurai cutting up a secret Zao stash: and an other: samurai hoping a pillow: part 1, part 2 we got the funk, up here.

i got a pretty good picture of monkey's humping at this place. well worth the trip.

hmmmm, i found that hanging my feet over the edge was enough for me.

you can sign up for demonoid on any friday.

i spent a several seasons teaching/waiting in the canadian rockies, i know cold weather. it is not the going down that will get you, but rather the lifts. how does sitting on a 25 minute long slow open chair in -60 degree weather sound to you? i can assure you it is not fun. any, and i mean ANY exposed skin will freeze within seconds. so here is the deal; you must wear multiple layers of everything. and you must keep any moisture off you body. so a silk layer, then a heavy weight layer of thermals is a good place to start. this is for both top and bottom. next, take an old pair of fleece,

Quote: Originally posted by Creek Boy: I wanna hit Myranmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and the Phillipines for my next long trip controversial travel choice man. i have been as close to myanmar as one can get, can't say i liked the barbed wire fences, imposing military presence, or the land mine-rich no man's land. signs stating "no video cameras" were also rather curious. granted having good friends who are Karen refugees does severely influence my opinion on this horrific situation. as i am sure you already know, most NGOs and even Aung San Suu Kyi has asked for a total trave

Quote: Originally posted by samurai: My wife says the above is a good reason to go to Chile. She's a good wife, and I never did see Tierra Del Fuego. Bring on the fire!!! for all her frugalness she sure seems to know how to spend money! isn't that like the most expensive plane ticket you can buy? i think she spends money just as freely as you do man, only she is much better at justifying it.

hey yeah,tsonda, i owe you one big time!!!!! cheers mate. and samurai, lets testing this weekend.