Tacky Japanese culture ... but in a good way

What do you mean by that?

 

Daughter and SIL, traveled four hours from Ho-Chi-Min to a hotel somewhere in the middle of the Mekong River Delta - Vietnam. A short stay of 24 hours enough to relax in the middle of silence.

Here, he is blending in with the local people.

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Was it the "Victoria Can Tho Resort"?

 

Shrimp and bacon ... that's my kryptonite ...

I can relate. Bacon is my kryptonite.

 

 

Was it the "Victoria Can Tho Resort"?

Sorry, no idea. Their pictures.

 

Duplicate posting, kind of... but... a new kind of photography (for me).

Watch it on YouTube, it's 4K/60​

 

Duplicate posting, kind of... but... a new kind of photography (for me).

Watch it on YouTube, it's 4K/60​

It's blocked, at least for me.

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A lost soul. Hope they enjoyed the ride.
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Most of the East County law is here.
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I can relate to that lost soul. I once got lost driving around Ft. Meade in 2005 when I was stationed there in the Army Reserves. I mistakenly ended up at the NSA entrance gate because I had no idea where the winding road that I followed led to. What is meant by 'the East County law'?

 

What is meant by 'the East County law'?

I live in a small city. The sheriff's and local police from other small cities cover each other. I think it was a slow night, so they followed that guy like OJ's Bronco.

 

 

It's blocked, at least for me.

Is this still the case?

 

Is this still the case?

Not anymore. Thanks!

 

 

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Congrats! Have a beer with her.

 

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Nice! ... tell her that you have friends you've never met that wish her a happy birthday!

 

~We had a serious fire in the downtown area here yesterday that was visible from 120m (~400ft). At ~4700m (~3mi) away, it was a serious test of the Mavic 4 Pro's 168mm lens. (the drone has three cameras—the main is 28mm wide angle the, the telephoto is 70mm, and the super-telephoto is 168mm)

The resulting footage is impressive, not only for the performance of the camera at such distances but the extent of the fire, which destroyed the historic building and required about 2.5 hours of defensive firefighting to knock down.

https://youtu.be/y-Np_OCPn7E ​

 

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I wrote this quite a while ago (originally in 2011) after I found out about the history of Chinese involvement in WW I—your post reminded my of it. Like all nations, China has its strengths and weaknesses and its current government is certainly far from ideal. But there is a lot of history in China, and if WW II has already become "ancient history" built on mythology for most of the world, WW I is even more remote—basically forgotten.

History is Written by the Victors
the tragedy of the Chinese Labor Corps​

 

I wrote this quite a while ago (originally in 2011) after I found out about the history of Chinese involvement in WW I—your post reminded my of it. Like all nations, China has its strengths and weaknesses and its current government is certainly far from ideal. But there is a lot of history in China, and if WW II has already become "ancient history" built on mythology for most of the world, WW I is even more remote—basically forgotten.

History is Written by the Victors
the tragedy of the Chinese Labor Corps​

Excellent essay, Ya'akov. Thanks for posting.