Some friends have been telling me about their dreams of taking a time off to go and pursue their fantasies, even “at the risk of losing what they’ve achieved so far”. Asking for my advice, I try and let them know that they are not alone and that it is a fair dilemma that isn’t [...]

I ran into the Danwei blog by accident, through an article I've been forwarded about Muzi Mei (link). Muzi Mei was a sensation a few years back when the Chinese authorities have declared war on her blog detailing her sexual experiences, and DanWei has decided to just go over and chat with the girl, who [...]

(Previous post about the first day of the conference can be found here) – After spending the night over at my friend’s house out in the countryside (Givat Coach), I drove back to Tel Aviv for the second day of the Tel Aviv University far-east conference. I got there just in time for a panel [...]

It's the first time I got to really experience what Asian studies are all about. It's not all studying Chinese/Japanese and hearing history, after all :P – I arrived a bit late, after a long high-tech style lunch in Hertzelia Pituach's Odeon with a friend who – as other friends before him – has failed [...]

I’ve been seeing so many Asian movies lately, and I almost forgot about this one. It took me a while to get to it, but I finally did and it’s… overwhelming. –   – With other movies I might go into a deep investigation of the Japanese culture, think out loud about the nerd/geek phenomena [...]

It makes perfect sense. I admit it, I could never quite understand why the rest of the world does it any other way. Take, for example. The graduation ceremony in America is right after the last exams of the last year. That’s not fun, is it? People are still excited about their graduation, people still [...]

I’m on the high-way, I’m in my car. The rhythm of the engine pounding beneath me, sound of the wind blowing in my ears, the wheels are in my hands, and I’m dead tired. Out of no where – I hear a loud noise and I suddenly realize the horrible truth that I fell asleep [...]

Here are some videos of the Far East day held at the Hebrew University (Link). – [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/vgV2hVxTEYw[/video]  [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/npujHMpy5rw[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/yV9frbsVnts[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/u1B3ixNXorM[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/fIrr1msELZk[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/Hnez_LFO4G0[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/kKuixsRQe2k[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/MoNpbAsGXhk[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/v/z3bTaKYr_wc[/video]