Lost for words 2

Japan is a country of paradoxes. The fact that a kiddy/cutie brand can add condoms to their range without backlash is just one. I can only explain it away as a difference in culture and attitude. Imagine for a moment … Read More

Lost for words. 1.

We are back in Japan. And I’m here to work for myself for a change.

Last time we ‘turned Japanese’ I wrote a number of articles that I turned into a book, albeit a book with one copy as a … Read More

Bad sport

I’ve always been bad at games.

As a child I could never win playing snap with my father, even when he did the fatherly thing and tried to let me win. At school I avoided playing team sports because I … Read More

Life is like my Mother’s videos

There is a very unique and unusual set of video tapes in my parent’s holiday house down south. My mother recorded them in the early 90s to watch while on holidays because the reception was terrible down there and she … Read More