Notes from Thailand
On a mini holiday in Thailand to read, write and get stuff done. A few other things that I've been up to in Chiangmai... Medical tourism I decided to visit…
Recruitment Jobs
How to Become a Recruiter in Japan I believe a career in recruitment, whether that’s internal, agency, or otherwise, can be extremely fulfilling. Japan has one of the most interesting…
Diet Mentality vs. Fuel Mentality
Diet Mentality vs. Fuel Mentality We have contradicting mindsets about food. On one hand, we think too much about it. We’re constantly judging food as good for me or bad…
Apartment Rentals
My Story When I first moved to Tokyo to start my job in corporate recruitment, my salary was approximately $35,000 per year. I began apartment hunting and after being turned…
On the virtues of being a paperboy
It’s barely Sunday and the sound of Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin’ chimes through my room at 3:30 am. For a brief flash of a second I think that I mistakenly set…
11 Documentaries That Will Make You Think (With Questions)
#1. Werner Herzog’s Into the Inferno Herzog’s documentaries often feature ambitious heroes and impossible adventures that always bring us back to nature and what it means to be human. His…
Devil’s Advocates vs. Authentic Dissenters
Appointing a devil’s advocate was a practice originated by the Catholic Church over 500 years ago. When the church was deciding to canonize a priest, they would have another person…
Raveen Gandhi: Ad-tech, Recruitment and the Downside of Psychedelics
Location: Shake Shack, Roppongi Raveen had a delicious-looking pilsner and my boring old self had a coffee with a splash of milk (I'm going through a dry-period). I've known Raveen…
Jeffrey Goldman: Breakdancing, JET, and the Transition to Web Development
Location: 焼き肉 渋谷 Jeffrey quite literally break-danced his way through his job interview to teach English in Japan. After arriving, dazed and confused, he went through all of the highs…
Paul Martin: Japanese Swords and 7 Branched Daggers
Location: Land’s End Restaurant Paul’s site: http://www.thejapanesesword.com/index.php Growing up in London, Paul was a British karate champion back in the 90’s as well as a kendo practitioner. He had a part…