The RoggBlog

After months of noble service, striving valiantly against the Lovecraftian demons of UselessSoftwareUpdates-am Sharrathoth and LousyBatteryLife-Brahurgh, my Zune finally developed a headache, and despite shouting some of my finest obscenities at it for daring to die on me (it survived a drop on the road from my scooter, believe it or not), I was forced to retire it.

So there I was, Googling idly for a suitable replacement when Cam suggested the iPod Touch. (more…)

For a while now, I’ve been reading the Korea News Service. They’ve toned it down a lot over the last couple of years - when I first started reading it was a dollop of frothing-at-the-mouth batshit crazy - but it still has enough moments for me to keep reading the official voice of the Little Nation That Could (Starve Around A Million People To Death).

Today, I found out that an organisation called Koryo Tours can take you there.

OMG, ZOMFG, etc.

Rog is a swollen-headed lackey!

A friend of a friend is doing training for her new job.

we started our ‘business manner seminar’ today and we learnt the 3 different types of bowing, 5 different types of keigo, and the 100 million ways you can present your business card.
laughing and learning at the same time is quite tricky…!

But as we all know, Japanese business is a highly ritualized affair, where the slightest gaffe in handing over your business card can sully the future working relationship and blah. Blah. BLAH.

I tried to come up with some more amusing methods of handing over your business card. (more…)

Well, not actually. But I had my first traffic stop on my way to work today, and it was actually a relatively painless experience. Dialogue may not be 100% accurate.

Baby blue (from car): Oi, you on the bike!

Rog sighs inwardly and pushes bike over to meet him, while BB steps out of the patrol car to reveal himself in full jumpsuited glory.

BB: You know that scooters have to do a two step turn when turning right?

R: Yes, but this isn’t a crossroads. Plus, that’s a no entrance sign, so there’s nowhere to stop.

BB: But you can’t turn right like that. Even when no-one is coming. It’s dangerous. (more…)

More on that tomorrow. Maybe.