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(Yokohama, Summer 04') |
This year ended with a
disaster, with more than 100,000 people dead following an earthquake and
an ensuing tsunami. Crazy Muslims have been blowing up everyone
and everything in Iraq all year, though I think the Beslan school
hostage crisis in September takes the prize for the least understandable
disaster of the year. Somehow, I feel lucky
not to have encountered any suicide bombers or tsunamis this year.
The new year will hopefully be equally unventful for all of us. |
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I am still working for an American
accounting firm, and I mainly deal with Japanese and American individual
taxes. Following the busiest part of the tax season, Yuka and I
traveled to Kuching in Malaysia. I found Borneo extremely
interesting on my first visit in 1999, and I had wanted to go back ever
since. We did some jungle trekking. In addition, I managed
to get sunburned, developed a few skin diseases, ruined my stomach, and
have generally been mentally unstable since returning to Japan. |
(Malaysia, June 04') |
(Norway, July 04') |
I returned to Norway
during the summer, and also went on a short trip to Liverpool.
Although I enjoy talking crap about my home country, Norway has quite a
few natural sights worth visiting. If the cost of traveling was
not so high, I would recommend you all to visit. Anyway, check out
the pictures, and you will know what I mean.
Also, I traveled somewhat extensively in Japan during
2004. The highlight was a trip to
Yakushima, Japan's first UNESCO
World Heritage Site. |
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enjoyed seeing many of you on my short visit to New York in September.
Unfortunately, I did not have time to meet everyone, and it was all a
bit rushed. I had a really good time, though, and want to thank
you all for taking the time to meet me.
Otherwise, I hope you will give me advance notice if you plan on coming
to Japan. The sushi here is as tasy as ever. |
(New York, September 04') |
(Hokkaido, July 04') |
Finally, I found an interesting message to those of you who
get offended when
someone wishes you a merry Christmas. The funniest tv-series I have seen
this year is definitively "The Office", and speaking of British comedy,
the movie "Shaun of the Dead" managed to make zombies pretty
entertaining.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Propsperous 2005!
Best regards, Jan (Einar) |
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