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Ring – the novel
Ring by Koji Suzuki Translated by Robert B. Rohmer and Glynne Wally (Originally published in Japan as Ringu in 1991.) My motivation for reading this book was seeing the film Ring (released in 1998) directed by Hideo Nakata. Notes from the book dust-jacket: Kazuyaki Asakawa is a dedicated journalist who has worked his way up…
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Sandwich Board Spelling
I had a chuckle reading this sandwich board in the streets of North Sydney. There were sufficient spelling mistakes to warrant taking a photograph with my camera phone. I wonder if the signwriter couldn’t spell, or was his customer spelling-challenged as well? How many mistakes can you see? News Papers should be one word, newspapers.…
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One Day in September – Book Review
After seeing the film of the same name, I wanted to learn more about the events of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. The film focused on the kidnapping and the Germans’ abortive attempts at freeing the hostages. The book by Simon Reeve, journalist, writer and author of “The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin…
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One Day in September – Movie
I borrowed the DVD of “One Day in September” from the local library. The subject of this documentary (released in 1999) is the kidnapping and later murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. I was 14 years old at the time of the events and my strongest memory is the image of…
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My name in Japanese
This is my name in Japanese, written in the Katakana character set. Charles becomes “cha-ru-zu”. I chose the name of Charuzu for my blog to highlight my interest in learning the Japanese language.