Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/philippine-president-vows-rebuild-air-force-2016-20130701 To prevent territorial areas, national navy and national air force must be needed. I would like to see reactions of…

Gyudon in my house has many kinds of vegetables, while Gyudon sold in restaurants such as Yoshinoya only include beef, onion, and rice. But, when I consider that I eat out frequently, it would be better for me to eat much more vegetables t…

Citation:http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/obama-will-not-visit-mandela-us-official-20130629I think a leader of a country is supposed to meet active politicians when he/she plans to visit foreign countries officially. B…

He got job offer from a company producing radiators. Because his company is not famous among general people, he trys to let more people know the company.In addition to advertise his company, he expects his friends working or being schedule…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/mcdonalds-urges-public-stop-profiteering-hello-kitty-plush-toys-201306 Now, I think Hello Kitty is not in the golden age. Rilakkuma rather than Hello Kitty is in the golde…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/los-angeles-bans-plastic-bags-grocery-stores-20130626 I intend to refuse receiving plastic bags as many times as I can, every time I purchase something in all the stores. But,…

She had a trouble when she used a copy machine. But, a chief in the school was scolding a student. So, I guess she didn't have courage to ask the chief her question. Then, she asked me how to solve the problem.As a result, the copy machine…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/washington-urges-russia-return-snowden-us-20130624It's not good for China/Hong Kong to ignore surrender agreement with the United States. But, what he leaked is really a secre…

According to a student in that university, there is no smoking area in the university. She said "Because our school is womens' university, smoking is strictly forbidden." I couldn't understand why women must be kept away from smoking. In m…

When I was a high school student in that school, physical punishment which was thought to be good for education was adopted. But, after the problems caused by physical punishment were taken up, my high school also decided to stop educating…

Recently, I have eaten less food than I had eaten until a month ago. One of the reasons is that I became fatter and fatter. Another reason is that I can easily have full stomach, even when I eat little food. I have heard that the quantity …

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/haze-update-psi-falls-231-8pm-thursday-20130620It's similar to the case of haze blowing from China towards S.Korea and Japan. In this case, haze is blowing from Indonesia …

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/taiwans-eva-air-joins-worlds-biggest-air-alliance-20130618 I have been to Taiwan three times(including transit). But, I have never boarded Eva Air. It's because flight fares of…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/money/story/taiwan-take-more-steps-lure-yuan-deals-its-market-20130618Though Taiwan politically opposes to Mainland China, Taiwan has to tighten economical bond with Mainland China to com…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/mrt-try-out-new-way-queue-foster-gracious-behaviour-20130617 I didn't feel that Singaporeans didn't show gracious behavior when I went to Singapore. On the other hand, in …

Citation:http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/myanmar-maids-finding-it-hard-here-20130616Last week, I talked about maid-cafe with Indonesian men and woman only to find that they didn't know the concept of maids. Though…

His high school has more students who can't listen to teachers' speeches without making noise. At first, he thought it was the problem. But, after he recognized that it was impossible to make them quiet, he said "The only thing I can do in…

A friend of mine suggested me to eat out at a Korean restaurant. Another friend was also invited to the restaurant, despite he doesn't like spicy food. Fortunately, there were a few kinds of food which are not spicy.We have to pay attentio…

At an Indian restaurant near my university, the cook serves each customers what they like without ordering. It must be consideration of the cook. But, if customers want to order others irregularly, some troubles may happen.

It's said that professors are forced to do chores rather than researches. Today, my friend said that my professor was absent from a seminar, because the professor had to attend a meeting held by other professors. There seems to be many mee…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/23-arrested-geylang-various-offences-including-drugs-and-immigration-oGeylang is famous for prostitutes. So, as far as I guess, there are many gangs, who might deal with d…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/najib-malaysia-set-be-developed-nation-2020-20130610 I think that definition of developed country is so ambiguous that there are many countries which can be categorized into…

It must be because I often eat oily food near the university every day on weekdays. When it comes to eat out, it is difficult for us to find out a restaurant where food contains less oil or fat.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/lta-seeking-public-feedback-coe-car-ownership-schemes-20130607What's the purpose of this policy? Singapore has already installed ERP systems on roads in the country. So, levies impo…

According to job hunting report on a website of my department, 2 more researchers got job offer from massive companies. But, about half of the researchers in my department still remain unclear about job from the next year.

Today, on my way home, I ate Ramen indicated 'less spicy Ramen' in a Korean food restaurant. But, I couldn't find difference between that and Ramen I often eat in Ramen house. The only difference I found was the dish, which was made of hot…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/10-test-positive-sars-virus-italy-20130604 Resolution of this microscope used to find the virus is good enough? Even when the virus looks like SARS virus, we can't say that ac…

The laboratory has many French researchers, who can't speak Japanese. But, the session had been taken place in Japanese, due to inability of Japanese members' speaking English. On the other day, a professor in the laboratory found that Fre…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/philippine-airport-closed-after-runway-accident-20130603 As is often the case with South East Asian countries, sudden heavy rain hits airports. In many cases, heavy rain may…

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/china-trying-new-form-internet-censorship-campaign-group-20130601 On the other day, my friend in Beijing couldn't see webpages broadcasted from Hong Kong. But, now that most of…