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So, the Smart is due for it’s road test today. Last week, just to be safe, I went round it to check that all was tickety-boo and found that I...
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I finally have a spare tenner to be able to visit my physio. I haven’t been since May, and my back and neck is in a God-awful mess. I hit...
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…or: Take a hugely popular PS2 game, give it a relative budget and tell the scantily clad female lead to chop her way through hoards of zombies. What could be...
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I’ve finally committed (mentally) to the vacation of a lifetime and will hopefully begin my Japan Tour in Spring next year. I’ve been saving a little cash and I hope...
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A combination of Fairy Tale and surreal terror is what’s in store if you feel up to it. A man who was abandoned by his mother at an early age...
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Back in June, Oriental City closed its doors for the last time. No amount of intervention from local Chinese groups, celebrities (Ian Wright) and petitions could stop the then Mayor...
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Just got off the phone with a guy from the massive publishing house — New Era in Denmark. During our conversation, I mentioned to him that I had previously worked...
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In 2007, a movie was released in Japan called Sakuran [さくらん]. This amazing flick made an impression on me on a few levels, mostly the Anna Tsuchiya level but then...
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A few notes from various peeps have discovered an issue when clicking on the YesAsia link/banner in the sidebar (near the bottom of the page at the moment). If you...
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You know when you get a song in your head that just won’t go away? Well, I’ve had the same song going over and over and over in my mind...
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Lo is suffering… Came back with a bug … In bed with Man Flu… you know, the really bad one that only men get and only men can understand how...
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One of the main reasons for coming over to Blighty this time was to help out whilst Dad recovered from his leg operation. Today, we went along to the ACAD...
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The flight into the UK was pretty uneventful. Actually, it was an empty flight – the emptiest I’ve ever encountered. So why every seat in my immediate vicinity was occupied...
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Dave arrived on Thursday afternoon and the weekend was spent doing various tourist related stuff, including the obligatory visit to Skansen. Unfortunately the Wolverines were not playing but the new...