Comments for Michael Weening: via Tokyo http://michaelweening.com Wed, 15 May 2013 21:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on NORMANDY DAY 2: CIDER by I WALKED A TOKYO ALLEY – Michael Weening: via Tokyo http://michaelweening.com/2009/07/24/normandy-day-2-cider/#comment-2369 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:17:34 +0000 http://michaelweening.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/normandy-day-2-cider#comment-2369 […] Reminds me of the wonderful sparkling cider that we happened across in Normandy. […]

]]> Comment on A FEW TOKYO FLOWERS ON THE STREET by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/15/a-few-tokyo-flowers-on-the-street/#comment-2368 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:00 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10481#comment-2368 It must be the translation.

I still have this photo on my iPhone of this fellow with something written on the strong around his neck holding his work ID card that made me burst out laughing. He did not understand why.

One day, I will post it :)

]]> Comment on A FEW TOKYO FLOWERS ON THE STREET by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/15/a-few-tokyo-flowers-on-the-street/#comment-2367 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:45:02 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10481#comment-2367 Why I ask? (Smile)

One of the city’s mysteries that we gaijin will never figure out …

]]> Comment on A FEW TOKYO FLOWERS ON THE STREET by Brent http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/15/a-few-tokyo-flowers-on-the-street/#comment-2365 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:20:58 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10481#comment-2365 my favorite is the hair salon called ‘Fanny’… they changed it to ‘Aphrodite’
the one down the street is called ‘Pooooo’
(i don’t even want to know!! lol)
There’s a good bread shop called ‘Bicci’.. pronounced like ‘bitch’ tho.. lol

]]> Comment on A FEW TOKYO FLOWERS ON THE STREET by Kevin http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/15/a-few-tokyo-flowers-on-the-street/#comment-2363 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:43:51 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10481#comment-2363 I saw a shop called Titty and it sells young female fashion in Odaiba. Perhaps an unfortunate translation.

]]> Comment on SEINFELD AND THIS GENERATION by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/09/seinfeld-and-this-generation/#comment-2362 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:48:33 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10342#comment-2362 Very funny Dave. And the downgrader was very funny (although I might be getting old .. as that was new to me .. funny topic)

]]> Comment on SEINFELD AND THIS GENERATION by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/09/seinfeld-and-this-generation/#comment-2361 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:47:47 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10342#comment-2361 Fredrico, I would agree. Plus, it “looks” dated. If they don’t see it in ripping high def, they get suspicious. Plus, high wasted acid wash jeans are a bit of a give-away.

We watched the “magic luggie”, and while it got the laughs (as we had just watched JFK), it got the thumbs down.

Bye bye Jerry.

]]> Comment on THE FAKE WORDPRESS LIKE: A LIKE FOR THE WRONG REASONS by sgrmse. http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/19/be-geniune-like-for-the-right-reasons/#comment-2356 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:59 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10054#comment-2356 Well done! I hate try-hards. The more people plug, the more I DON’T want to “follow me, I’ll follow you?” / “visit my site!” (read: pay attention to me! me! me!) Eww.

No thanks. Gtfo. Lol.

]]> Comment on SEINFELD AND THIS GENERATION by Dave Powell (@ShootTokyo) http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/09/seinfeld-and-this-generation/#comment-2328 Fri, 10 May 2013 07:17:58 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10342#comment-2328 You should check out Modern Seinfeld (https://twitter.com/SeinfeldToday) on Twitter. It is awesome. He tweets the topic of episodes of the show was on today:

Jerry’s gf won’t stop talking about her selfies. “As if taking pictures of yourself wasn’t embarrassing enough, you have to call them that?”

Elaine’s bf reminds her of Don Draper. Turns out he’s just an alcoholic who didn’t tell her he was married. Kramer discovers twerking.

Jerry swears off texting women. “I’m back to the phone! With the phone, you worry once a day and you’re done. With texting, it never ends.”

Elaine’s bf is a “downgrader.” “I call, he texts me back. I text, he emails. I’m scared if I email, I’ll have to look for smoke signals.”

]]> Comment on SEINFELD AND THIS GENERATION by Frederico Ribeiro http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/09/seinfeld-and-this-generation/#comment-2308 Wed, 08 May 2013 21:59:54 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10342#comment-2308 Well, how old are your kids? Seinfeld is a very hard candy to taste, in my opinion, not everybody gets it, you know…i mean the humour is easy, but the hole “composition” of the show…i dont think, depending on how old they are, is hard to receive, not to perceive, but to receive.

]]> Comment on ONLY IN TOKYO: SERIOUSLY by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/08/only-in-tokyo-seriously/#comment-2301 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:16:19 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10297#comment-2301 Well said. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have a similar experience. The female “fashion” alone is enough to leave you scratching your head at least once a day (depending on where you are). Where else does every other woman ride a bike in 4″ heels and a ridiculously frilly dress?

If there ever was a city that marches to it’s own drummer blissfully unaware of the shocked onlookers, it is Tokyo.

Everyday, a new surprise. Enjoy while we can. North America will seem quite mundane in comparison.

]]> Comment on ONLY IN TOKYO: SERIOUSLY by Brent http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/08/only-in-tokyo-seriously/#comment-2300 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:05:27 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10297#comment-2300 funny how you can go out and have a ‘normal’ day, but it turn out to be a little more ‘disturbing’ than you think after you take a few pictures and really ‘think’ about what you took. With or without the context of Japan, it’s often the case of the ‘disturbing’ side.. isn’t it?
So many times you walk in/out/through some place and just think, “WTF was that??” I think it happens every day. My adventure is today.. I’ll be in Ginza, which is usually a bit more tame than the rest of Tokyo (usually!) lol.
So I typed in 「がーる 」 in Google, and the autofill/complete for the search did the rest. 「Girls und Panzer」 is an animation that has been out for more than a year… crazy. Three first year High school girls that take an elective class about tanks? ….wtf? Then they make a ‘club’ (like after school sports/activities called the ‘tank club’) …i guess they are learning how to drive/shoot a tank.

]]> Comment on KOPI LUWAK: THE MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE IN THE WORLD by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/16/kopi-luwak-the-most-expensive-coffee-in-the-world/#comment-2277 Sun, 05 May 2013 23:25:22 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=9974#comment-2277 I was wondering about that. There were two in a cage (a large cage) but obviously tramping through the jungle doesn’t scale. A mink farm type of scenario comes to mind.

]]> Comment on KOPI LUWAK: THE MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE IN THE WORLD by Eloy Christensen http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/16/kopi-luwak-the-most-expensive-coffee-in-the-world/#comment-2271 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:27:42 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=9974#comment-2271 Initially civet coffee beans were picked from wild civet excrement that was to be found around coffee plantations. This unusual process contributed to its rarity and subsequently, its high price. More recently, growing numbers of intensive civet “farms” have been established and operated across Southeast Asia, confining tens of thousands of animals to live in tiny cages and be force-fed.

]]> Comment on SEIKA DORMITORY HAIKYO (Urban Exploration): OUTSIDE by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/02/25/seika-dormitory-haikyo-urban-exploration-outside/#comment-2268 Sat, 04 May 2013 01:24:46 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=9065#comment-2268 Sorry. No idea. Would seem logical. It is a waste of prime real estate.

Let me know!

]]> Comment on SEIKA DORMITORY HAIKYO (Urban Exploration): OUTSIDE by miwashi http://michaelweening.com/2013/02/25/seika-dormitory-haikyo-urban-exploration-outside/#comment-2267 Sat, 04 May 2013 00:45:52 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=9065#comment-2267 I heard that demolition has started on this place. Is it true? I was thinking of visiting 2 weeks later!

]]> Comment on THE FAKE WORDPRESS LIKE: A LIKE FOR THE WRONG REASONS by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/19/be-geniune-like-for-the-right-reasons/#comment-2262 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:15:14 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10054#comment-2262 People do it so they drive traffic to their own site. What’s the fun in that?

]]> Comment on BESIDE A BALI ROAD by Kevin http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/02/beside-a-bali-road/#comment-2260 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:47:57 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10219#comment-2260 I am sure!!

]]> Comment on THE FAKE WORDPRESS LIKE: A LIKE FOR THE WRONG REASONS by Suze http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/19/be-geniune-like-for-the-right-reasons/#comment-2258 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:03:41 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10054#comment-2258 I’m writing on a post about this right now. It’s great to hear that people actually care (many go like: so what, I don’t care..) I just think it’s unfair to like everything and stating they get so many likes and comments because people like their blog. I mean.. wtf?

]]> Comment on BESIDE A BALI ROAD by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/02/beside-a-bali-road/#comment-2254 Fri, 03 May 2013 02:25:22 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10219#comment-2254 I did.

I would not have thought of the Balinese as voracious Vodka drinkers.

There is a culture story there somewhere.

]]> Comment on BESIDE A BALI ROAD by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/02/beside-a-bali-road/#comment-2253 Fri, 03 May 2013 02:22:39 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10219#comment-2253 Arigato Lizzy.

]]> Comment on BESIDE A BALI ROAD by Lizzy http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/02/beside-a-bali-road/#comment-2248 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:45:38 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10219#comment-2248 Some really lovely photography, I like the black and white one.

]]> Comment on BESIDE A BALI ROAD by Kevin http://michaelweening.com/2013/05/02/beside-a-bali-road/#comment-2245 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:24:30 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10219#comment-2245 Did you notice Absolute Vodka has got a near monopoly on the supply of the petrol bottles?

]]> Comment on STRETCH GOALS THE GE WAY by Millie http://michaelweening.com/2007/10/26/stretch-goals-the-ge-way/#comment-2235 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:47:27 +0000 http://michaelweening.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/stretch-goals-the-ge-way#comment-2235 Thanks for creating this type of great submit which can be really very well written.
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]]> Comment on A BABY ELEPHANT by yinyin http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/29/a-baby-elephant/#comment-2217 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:59:47 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10100#comment-2217 Wish her a sweet and peaceful life ^ – ^ !

]]> Comment on AN ELEPHANTS EYES by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/25/an-elephants-eyes/#comment-2189 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:03:07 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10092#comment-2189 Thanks Shawn. You been there yet? You need to grab yourself a good camera and start documenting you explorations .. Local style!

]]> Comment on NORMANDY DAY 2: POINTE DU HOC by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2009/07/23/normandy-day-2-pointe-du-hoc/#comment-2188 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:01:36 +0000 http://michaelweening.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/normandy-day-2-pointe-du-hoc#comment-2188 Glad I could help.

]]> Comment on AN ELEPHANTS EYES by mycogdistort http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/25/an-elephants-eyes/#comment-2176 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:09:55 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10092#comment-2176 Almost Betty Davis like…. ;) Thanks for all the great photos and stories Michael!

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]]> Comment on THE FAKE WORDPRESS LIKE: A LIKE FOR THE WRONG REASONS by michaelweening http://michaelweening.com/2013/04/19/be-geniune-like-for-the-right-reasons/#comment-2121 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:21:58 +0000 https://michaelweening.wordpress.com/?p=10054#comment-2121 Your spam box is full of them ….

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