...it could be worse...
Always wonder why Marines are so restricted on Okinawa? This is why. A Marine convicted of murder back in 1995 was released from Japanese prison recently. He’ll fly to the US and be seperated out of the service. What makes this so strange is that he only served 11 years for a brutal attack on [...]
Some ( Top 20 ) very, VERY funny and creative Japanese commercials. Hat-tip: To the great Gerald of Goyablog
Google Maps has re-mapped Japan and Okinawa. Now you can see closer to Okinawa, although you can’t get all the way down, you can still make out the streets and buildings. Just one more re-map and they’ll be done. The clouds cause a problem sometimes in certian parts but I can spot Hiromi’s, and places [...]
Crazy video on learning certian english words.
Apparently we had an earthquake last night! I didn’t really feel it, but other people on the island did. I hope this isn’t a taste of things to come.
Gerald wrote a post about the two bombs dropped in Japan during WWII and how justified it actully was, which it wasn’t. He made excellent points about how the morale of killing civilians is the exact opposite of destroying military personal. Just to throw my two cents into the matter, I think they were wrong [...]
flickr: Helo Ride
You’ve all been saying to yourself, “Where the heck is this guy?” We’ll you’ll be happy yo know the photograph above should explain alot. I was training again and like many other times, we Marines don’t get computer access out in the middle of no where. Alot of planning went to shit but [...]
A quick lesson in the Okinawan language, Uchina-guchi, which if your not Okinawa, you call it Hogen. Before Okinawa got attached to Japan, it had its own language. Alot of the older people of Okinawa still use this language and many of the Okinawan music is sung in this language, but this is changing. These [...]
flickr: Goya 44 Magnum
Hiromi showed me this badass store in Jusco that sells Okinawan shirts and other clothing. She took me there because she knows I love the Goya. I also am rockin’ the Goya-wear but my shirt is different. I liked hers but mine is way better. Trust me. I’ll show you guys later. [...]
