I went to SEATAC today. To get there at 6:00pm, I left Bellevue at 5:00pm. It took little over an hour but the same trip without traffic should take no more than 25 minuets. Traffic really suck here in Seattle. I wish the railway is more developed.

When you say downtown Tokyo, which part of the city are you talking about? Unlike west coast cities of the US, Tokyo developed around the rail stations. So, depending what you are looking for, you need to specify which train station you mean. This is a image of Shinagawa station. This station is near the large offices somet...

I went downtown Seattle today to attend Seattle Executive Association meeting. We have this meeting every week and I am a member for last 10 years.

One thing that most foreigners are surprised when the visit Japan is the public transportation infrastructure. Unlike other countries including the US...

The difference between government and corporations. When government ask you to pay for something, you have no choice but to pay. When corporations set the price, you have choice not to buy. Socialists are against the corporations but the pile should be against government if they want freedom. Remember, corporations k...

Have you ever heard of "Caricature"? It is a form of drawing and I got one made in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature

I walked about 4 miles yesterday from Ashiya to Sumiyoshi. Here are some pictures I took on the way.

One benefit of being in Japan is that you get to eat heat Japanese food for very reasonable price. This lunch was 880yen (about $9.00) and no tipping either. I will miss this when I get back to Seattle.

I arrived at my Hotel just after midnight. I took a train from the airport to Shinagwa station and walked about 10 minuets. Good exercise in the midnight. Train systems are wonderful.

majority of PSPINC's revenue comes in a form of Japanese Yen. When Yen gets stronger, we make more money in currency exchange. Compared to last Februa...