— This post (albeit very long) is in reply to a comment left on my post (Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon) on Tokyo Metblogs. Reply to Carl’s Jr. Your reply sounds suspiciously like something my dad would say. I’m half tempted to try and trace the post and see if it doesn’t originate…… Continue reading Reply to Comment on Tokyo Metblogs
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I wrote for Tokyo Metblogs from 2003 – 2004. It is still online but hasn’t been active for over a decade.
Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon
Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon By tok_matthew May 22nd, 2005 @ 9:16 PM Life in Tokyo I’m baaack!! Long time without a post here but I felt a little like an outsider since as most of you know I’m taking a hiatus from Tokyo life and living here in Saigon, Vietnam. But I have often…… Continue reading Life in Tokyo vs. Life in Saigon
Controversy for the Whole Family
Controversy for the whole family! By tok_matthew January 19th, 2005 @ 1:19 PM Uncategorized I just had a chat with someone we shall refer to as “the patriot,” which got me thinking about this subject. Most of us hard core ex-pats who truly try to integrate with the host culture often find ourselves in a complex situation.…… Continue reading Controversy for the Whole Family
Tokyo – Racism in Japan
Racism in Japan By tok_matthew January 4th, 2005 @ 5:06 PM Law & Order, Racism In today’s Japan times there is an article on page 13 entitled “Racism is bad business.” It addresses the issue of foreigners being barred entry to certain Japanese establishments and how this hurts international business in Japan. Over my 3 years in Japan…… Continue reading Tokyo – Racism in Japan
Tokyo – Back in Tokyo
Back in Tokyo By tok_matthew January 1st, 2005 @ 12:00 PM Entertainment I’m back in Tokyo for one week and it feels like a homecoming. I really missed this place and it’s good to be back. There wasn’t much culture shock like going to America and my first experience was interesting. I sat and chatted with a…… Continue reading Tokyo – Back in Tokyo
Tokyo – Nightlife in Tokyo
However, I’ve found that most of the best places are not advertised in the foreigner media and are only discovered by word of mouth. Everytime I look at Metropolis I see a million ads for small dirty bars which while posessing their own small campus bar charm are not up to par for a city like Tokyo. When I first arrived and asked the Japanese where to go
Saigon Stories – Vacationing in Saigon
Vacationing in Saigon By tok_matthew December 4th, 2004 @ 2:10 AM Entertainment As most of you know I’m no longer geographically in Tokyo but now living in HCMC, Vietnam. I must say I get homesick for Tokyo and the order in that society. Here there is no order and is complete chaos everday. I read your entries…… Continue reading Saigon Stories – Vacationing in Saigon
Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards
Throw away your KDDI International telephone cards! By tok_matthew September 16th, 2004 @ 12:57 PM Uncategorized Being the computer nerd I am, I’m always looking for new and interesting programs to help me in my daily tasks. It is not often that I find one worth blogging to the world about but this program will be of…… Continue reading Throw Away Your KDDI International Cards