December 2009
29 posts
“During one secondary inspection, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, I...”
– The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November 2008)
“A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country’s way of life;...”
– Bruce Schneier
Is aviation security mostly for show? →
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Der fliehende Banker →
Als die Weltwirtschaft zusammenbrach, hatte man in London den besten Blick aufs Desaster. Eine Reise nach England zu den Schauplätzen der Krise – und zu den Theatern, die aus dem großen Niedergang Kunst machen.
Martin Wolf - How the noughties were a hinge of... →
Eyewitness: How China sabotaged climate talks →
A writer and environmental activist who was present at the final Copenhagen climate talks says China sabotaged the deal and ensured Barack Obama would shoulder the blame.
Stranded in London
I was only supposed to change planes in London. That was on Sunday. Now I won’t be home before Wednesday…
Headache
One of the guys yesterday claimed that sake doesn’t give you a hangover because it’s, I don’t know, more pure or higher in alcohol content or something. Not. True. :-)
It was a fun night but my heart goes out to my colleagues who have to work today…
Learned how to write my name in a Japanised version … ニクラス
Sensory overload
That was more excitement in a day than I usually get in two weeks. Okay, so maybe me life is usually a bit dull, but still… Mornig coffee at Dean & Deluca, a bit of electronics window-shopping in Akihabara, a tempura lunch in Asakusa followed by a visit to the Buddhist temple, a quick raid on Uniqlo in Ginza plus drooling over classic cameras at three used camera shops there, and ending...
A slice of New York in Tokio
There is a Dean and Deluca at Shinagawa station
Sweet, sweet culture shock
At 5pm, the speakers on top of the streetlights that line this little alley in Shinagawa where I am staying play a little tune. The street itself is a marvel —no building taller than two or three stories, lots of little shops, including the ubiquitous convenience stores and vending machines. That something like this can exist in the middle of Tokyo, with it’s crazy real estate prices,...
The politeness in this country is overwhelming. No matter how hard I try, I still feel like a rude, uncultured hick.
I’m so jetlagged I don’t know which day of the week it is. My watch claims it’s 2pm but that can’t be true. Arrived in the hotel, took a shower and feel partially human again. May risk closing my eyes for half an hour…
The adventure begins
I am about to spend 12 hours in a plane. Urgh. Not looking forward to that. But the reward will come at the end of my incarceration in an aluminium tube — Tokyo. My first time there, my first time in Asia, in fact. There is a plan, of sorts, which includes a trip to a hot spring in the mointains (yay!) but what i look forward to perhaps the most is aimlessly wandering the streets. I count on...
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November 2009
24 posts
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