Over at Marmot’s Hole is a semi-recent series of posts about the sex trade, to one of which — Prostitutes need to eat, too! And where have all the Japanese gone? Canada? — I have posted a lengthy comment on what I think (yes, as a foreigner) can be and should be done regarding the sex trade and the status of women in Korea. And GI Korea also has some good thoughts about prostitution and, well, GIs in Korea.
Month: October 2004
Wanna Do Your Bit For Science?
Columbia’s got an experiment going on about how people rate and choose to download music. I wish I could say that the free MP3s it offers are worth it, but I hated most of the songs, which often sound like stereotypical versions of punk rock, metal, and indie-garage amateur attempts at, well caricature. But some people might appreciate the stuff on offer. And even if you hate every track, you should try it out to help those scientists who are trying to figure out how we decide what we like, how we rate it, how we act on our spoken …
Prescription and Pharmacist and A Weird Question
Does anyone know a reason why one would not eat pork or chicken while on basic, normal antibiotics? If anyone can explain this to me I would appreciate it. I’ve been busy, so I’ve not posted much. I appreciate all the comments and emails in hopes of my recovery. I am feeling mostly better right now, but I am being dreadfully cautious about my energy, about sleep, about taxing myself. I am taking relaxation quite seriously these days. Yesterday I visited the doctor and I wanted to highlight the fact that it was an excellent experience. The doc, despite his …
Simon’s Done It Again
He’s done it again. No, not mentioning me, though he did link to my post about AllLookSame?. I mean Simon’s put together a great digest of links from pan-Asian blogs. There are some really interesting things there, especially about Japan’s Rape of Nanjing (and a cartoonist writing about it) and North Korea. Go and take it all in. Because you can.
Oh, To Return…
I’m running rather late on this, but I’ll try for an answer just the same. Dan asked on Friday: In all your life’s travels, what are your five favorite spots that you’d most like to visit again to be able to share the spot with friends/family? Was it the place itself or the experiences you had there? To be honest, I still feel relatively poorly traveled compared to a lot of people I know. So it’s going to be a little difficult to answer this question. But I’ll try my best: Rue Ste.-Laurent, Montreal. I think I’m remembering the name …