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| September 1, 2008 |
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I was amazed at how clear the air was in Tokyo -- the once-common
cigarette stench wasn't so. I learned about new regulations restricting
sales and public smoking, which is now forbidden on some busy streets.
The right photo was up on a wall, the other below, on the sidewalk.
Another fascination of my travels was in India -- multi-person
pedicabs, for children. Hence a new page on the
bicycle rickshaw
schoolbus. I took up a position one of my last mornings in Delhi,
and watched them arriving at a school near my hotel... snapping the
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Meanwhile, been reading up on the war in The
Fire by Jörg Friedrich, about the bombing of
Germany, leading back to the required
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| August 28, 2008 |
Suddenly so busy, as I have three classes now 'stead of the usual
two. Won't be able to show any trip photos here until the weekend,
but here's a taste, a colorful group of boys just after school let
out, in Jodhpur. They're just leaving that cart, where they'd bought
some snacks.
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| August 24, 2008 |
The fuzzy face, first night in Japan, just before the attack
with razor and borrowed scissors. I'd stopped shaving
in Germany -- got a little bushy after five weeks.
Finally extracting
the trip pics
from my cell (Thanks, G!) There's another scary beard photo,
on the train in
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| August 22, 2008 |
Moving-in almost complete. Advantages of the new place:- It's upstairs, nobody above me, with a view (partially) of treetops.
- Mostly very quiet at night; never hear anything from the next-door unit
- Central location -- very close to one of the schools where I teach
- Across the street in another direction, the gym I just joined
- Has a swimming pool (but see below)
- Great radio reception
- Nice kitchen cabinets
- Window-mounted air-conditioner in the bedroom
- The neighboring complex facing my back windows has a very loud-motored pickup truck but it's started at 7:30AM, an acceptable wake-up time
- Great sunset views out the front door
Drawbacks:
- Too expensive
- Small bathtub
- White-trash mom who hollers frequently lives in the complex across the way
- The swimming pool's lights are dormant (so no evening turquoise glow), it isn't all that clean, and sometimes some kids swim noisily there
- Traffic sounds at all hours from the two main boulevards which intersect nearby
Why do I have so much stuff? After lugging it all up a flight
of stairs, can't help but admire those who've accepted
the
100 Thing Challenge.
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