I went to ascent Mt Fuji Monday and Tuesday with a girl named Lae, who I met on CouchSurfing. I had contemplated the idea to go to Mt Fuji before coming here but when I saw Lae’s post on the CS Tokyo forum asking for people to go with her, I though “let’s do this…” and I posted a response the same way I bought my ticket to Japan, knowing it will somehow force me to do it. Continue reading
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Showing more of your LinkedIn profile with WP-LinkedIn
Since I released the WP-LinkedIn plugin for WordPress I got this same request coming regularly about how to add this or that profile information to the output of the plugin. Here is an example that will show you how to add the headline for the recommender. Continue reading
Image Credits: Jerry Luk
I <3 Tokyo
I don’t know what’s about Asian metropoles that I like so much (long legged girls in mini-skirts might be the answer) but be it Beijing, Bangkok or Tokyo, I love those places. Continue reading
The myths of IP tracking
Now in France there is a flurry of articles about how websites for airlines and train companies are tracking your IP address to raise the prices if you were to come back. And, of course, they all give practical advices to the poor reader so they don’t get scammed. There are several things in those articles that had my bells ringing. Continue reading
If you think your life sucks then it’s most probably your own fault
Most people attribute their misery to someone else, or circumstances, but they completely fail to realize they are the only one person responsible for it. Unfortunately it prevents them to take over and reverse the trend. Continue reading
10 signs that you already spent too much time in Thailand
- You call all white people (and only white people) “farangs”Â
- You complained about British tourists back in the days, then about French and Arab tourists and now you rant about Chinese and Russians
- You stock up beers before election and Buddha days and invite your friends for a BBQ
- You’re on a retirement visa and complain about people on a student visa
- You can spot a LadyBoy with a 99.9% accuracy
- You rank girls based on their skin color (the darker, the lower)
- You already have your plane ticket to leave Thailand for next Songkran
- You go to the Karaoke at least once a month and you know most of the popular Thai songs
- On Facebook, you already posted pictures of you with piles of money
- You don’t confuse Ubon and Udon anymore
On the road again
I though I would give you a heads up on my next adventures. So here it is: In June I will leave Thailand for two months. Destinations: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam then Japan. Continue reading
How to change your WordPress password when you lost all hopes
I had the same problem recently on 4 different WordPress installations: When trying to reset my password the process would stop short at the last stage (when I submit the new password) and the server would return me a “403 Forbidden” HTTP status code.
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The case for Vertical Videos
In The Suppression of Vertical Videos, James Watt makes the case for Vertical Videos and argue that YouTube should be blamed instead of people shooting Vertical Videos. Continue reading
The Bangkok guide to transportation
If you are going to Bangkok for the first time, here’s a bunch of advice about wandering around and using public transportations in the City of Angels. Some of those advice will likely also help you in any other metropolis, asian or else. Continue reading