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Seattle Executives Association Auction 2

May

23

Here si the picture before the auction.

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Seattle Executives Association Auction

May

23

I just came back from the Seattle Executives Association Auction. It was really fun. As usual, I did my share of contribution ... Look what I got!!!

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This really hurts!!!

May

18

This poster is a good one. No matter how careful you are, sometime it all comes down to a luck.

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Don't let those people occupy Seattle

May

2

It is so sad t see those damages.

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I believe in the balance of power. I do not mind President Obama elected as the President again in November so long as there is Republican Majority in the house and senate. I believe President Clinton did a good job second term when he was facing Republican Majority in the house and senate.

So, am I a Democrat or Republican. The answer is I am neither and I am both. Let's balance the budget first. I do not want to be on the sinking ship. I heard (although I can not confirm it is true or not) the US has bigger debt (15.6 Trillion Dollars) than all the failing European nations combined.

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TRUTH and PERCEPTION

Apr

6

Yesterday, I talked about Pornography in Japan and said what you see is not what the reality is in Japan. In Japan, there is a saying that there are “HONNE” and “TATEMAE” in everything.

HONNE is the TRUTH
TATEMAE is the PERCEPTION or the way you want people to think

So, as far as Pornography in Japan is concerned, Japan has one of the most conservative restriction against it. But the truth is, it is everywhere. I have seen school kids walking in front of the movie theater that has many posters with sexual contents.

You see Japanese tourism advertisements that show Japanese people in Kimono, Temples and Shrines, Traditional Tea Houses and music. Those are the perception that Japan wants to portrait to visitors. But is that what Japan is? That probably represents less than 1% of Japanese people. When I visit there, I rarely see people in Japanese kimono. I will do a double take if I see any male wearing kimono in Japan.

Because of this TRUTH vs PERCEPTION, many Japanese people are very suspicious of things that seem to be too good. Many times, Japanese people believe the bad news and ignore good because they think good news are fabricated. Japanese people (companies too) rarely brag about anything. Because it may rebound negatively.

On the other hand, Japanese do not treat negative publicity seriously. They believe those negativities will go away if you do not react. You can see this in slow reaction to negative publicity by companies like Toyota, Bridgestone and the Tokyo Electric Company that operates failed nuclear power plants.

As the world gets smaller and smaller by the flow of information, companies and people in Japan need to learn how to respond to the publicities whether it is positive or negative.

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Pornography in Japan

Apr

5

Here is a subject not many people talk about. Also looking at Internet, people do not believe there is any kind of regulation in Japan for making and distributing pornography in Japan.

What you see on Internet is quite different from what is legal in Japan. Any uncensored pornography you see on Internet (whether it is made in Japan or not) is illegal in Japan. Payboy magazines are illegal in Japan.

But there is no Internet censoring in Japan. You are not allowed to sell uncensored pornography in Japan, but you can see as much as you want on Internet.

There are many regulations like that in Japan. For instance, gambling is illegal in Japan, but look at all the Pachinko Parlors. Prostitution is illegal in Japan, but when you walk Shinjyuku Kabukicho at night, you will never guess that.

Back to talk about Internet. One of the biggest reason why high speed Internet became popular in Japan is the fact that you watch uncensored pornography. I guess SEX SELLS is true here as well.

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Ignorant Thoughts/Ideas

Apr

5

How difficult is it to create hydrogen fuel cells?
It sounds like much cleaner and safer than nuclear power.
Wouldn't it be great if every city block has a hydrogen fuel cell power generator.

If submarine can be fitted with hydrogen fuel cells instead go nuclear, it would make more sense to replace big, unsafe and costly nuclear power plants with hydrogen fuel cells.

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Do we really need this?

Apr

1

This is a very nice art piece near Eastgate Park and Ride ... When they build the ramp for carpool and buses, those sculptures are added. Considering the tax money they are waisting, are they really necessary?

But they are very nice, I must say.

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It is not what you think or is it?

Mar

20

How many dolphins do you see pained on this pot?

Metaphor: People say don't judge a book by its cover. Well, that is not possible. People see what people see. So, make sure you present yourself as what you are.

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