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| The weather's been amazing these past few days. It's no wonder that many have forgotten about global warming, blue crab population has exploded, economy has partially regained a shadow of its former self, and North Korea is threatening to further progress its nuclear program.
Speaking of which, the international community has gone willy nilly on North Korea. Consider this, they have one of the largest conventional armies in the world. Yes, the world. I believe the CIA factbook placed them in the top 5. And yet, we helped feed them when there were reports of famine. What the hell?! The key was to take advantage of the situation for the better good and take control of areas of interest, distribute food, and come out like liberators. You fed 4 million of their soldiers to do what? Kill 4 million of your own... smart. Ok, so I trivialized the process a little too much; imagine this then: a more stable region (extremely hard, but can be done with the help with strong leadership and a large capable staff). Tricky part is to take North Korea over fast, and deter China from reacting fast enough. When was the perfect time? During the Chinese olympics (for many reasons... think about it). Thanks to Korea's corrupt (let's not rule out idiotic) politicians, who knows when the next opportune time will come to pass. Soviet Union? They're still having difficulties managing their own and trying to establish business partnerships, it won't be that hard to keep them sidelined. Why not just seek U.S. aid especially considering they have a base in Korea? A little reminder: a huge chunk of the U.S. deficit is from the massive loan that China has provided. Yeah, if you're not careful, you may be stepping on a nasty little landmine. Of course, South Korea will be receiving aid indirectly, but that can only be the cause of speculation.
Damn, if I only had a war chest, 50 capable staff members, and adequate equipment... I'd have taken over a peninsula by now.
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| I've had a a guy my age pick on some high school kids that haven't filled out their frame yet. The gym master couldn't care less and didn't bother to check if one of the kids was ok after he took a punch to his lip. I'm not anyone of real consequence, but I'd be damned if I let that slip. So, I challenged the blowhard to a 'sparring' match. It was only sparring in name: we didn't have any pads on, and it was obvious that he wanted full contact. Great, he fell for my trap. He tried to bully me as well, only I countered his grab with to a punch that stopped just short of his eye. Taken aback, he then tried to kick me in the leg, except I blocked and kicked hard to his forearm knowing he'd block it. Every time I lifted my leg to feint, he backed away. I haven't seen him pick on the smaller kids anymore since. All of a sudden i have a small group of 14-16 year olds sticking around me... bleah.
"Me and my friend"... it's unbearable as to how many times I've heard that phrase. Maybe I'm over analyzing, but it appears to be a very good indication of our youth, regardless of ethnicity . Me, myself, and I appear to come before anyone else. It's blatant as to where they've gotten this self gratification and superiority complex: from the adults. Needless to say, I've started to correct their grammar. The only issue is that some of these kids can't differentiate between a video game and actual fighting. I mean c'mon, who does a "shoryuken" and "hadoken" in a fight? I had to show them why those moves aren't really practical in a fight. The openings were too many to count: i threw them, kicked their ass (literally), tripped them, etc... sigh, are parents teaching their kids anything anymore?
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| What the heo? I'm told that it's a play on sounds - it's pronounced similarly to what the hell (for non-Vietnamese speakers)? Translation - What the pig?!
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| I was told yesterday that I had a "boxer's break". Essentially it's where you screw up the last two knuckles on your hand. Looks like I have to ease up a bit until my hands heals. What really sucks is that your hand can take an eternity to heal at times.
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| And they said Japan was trying to reform to be a bit more tourist friendly...
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/106964/Japan-Pays-Foreign-Workers-to-Go-Home
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