I woke up last Saturday morning to the news that Sir Garfield Sobers had died at the age of 89 in his native Barbados. Sir Garry or Sir Gary depending on the writer was the best cricketer I ever saw. And no one has come near him since. Perhaps Sir Ian Botham? Or Jacques Kallis? … Continue reading Back in Asia – Singapore and Malaysia
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Japan – Food, Culture and Respect Part 2
"Fall down seven times, get up eight." Â "Tomorrow, tomorrow's wind will blow."Â "Continuance is strength." "He who chases two rabbits will catch neither."Â Some Japanese Proverbs which define the Japanese ethic of perseverence and practicality. Left - Kinkaku-ji - the Golden Temple It is a 500 km or two and a half hour train ride … Continue reading Japan – Food, Culture and Respect Part 2
Japan – Food, Culture and Respect
Nightlife on the Dontobori Canal, Namba, Osaka Early Japanese life and culture after the sixth century AD was heavily influenced by Chinese and Indian religion and philosophies, Buddhism, Confuscianism and Taoism although Buddhism has traditionally occupied the mainstream of Japanese thought. Japanese history has gone through the phases of feudalism, family wars, the rise of … Continue reading Japan – Food, Culture and Respect