rudyamid on August 13th, 2012 at 9:39 pm

My family and I visited Mt. Fuji, for the first time. It was about 83 miles west of Tokyo. We took a Gray Line tour bus, complete with a tour guide.1  We were dropped off at the “5th Station” which was 2400 Meters high.  People stopped here and hike their way up Mt. Fuji, hoping […]

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rudyamid on August 3rd, 2012 at 5:38 am

I just got back from a vacation in Tokyo, Japan, late last week. I haven’t visited Tokyo since I was 12, so obviously my view and impression of it has changed, quite a bit!  There are so many wonderful, interesting, and unique memories. Let’s start from the beginning. I arrived right before midnight at Haneda […]

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rudyamid on September 16th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

We went to Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks.  It was a cool cloudy day when we talked about: Getting kids involved in a team sport, like soccer.  I’m worried about the time commitment, but we generally agreed it’s essential for a child’s development. Creating a team web page. Facebook Page is more popular now. However, […]

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rudyamid on June 18th, 2011 at 6:50 am

Here in North America, I’m blessed with the availability of clean water. It’s still relatively safe to drink water from the tap (in most cities) and if I’m paranoid enough, I can go out and buy a bottled water. The rest of the world, unfortunately, have no access to clean water.  It actually kills more […]

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rudyamid on May 2nd, 2011 at 12:51 pm

I remembered the day of September 11, 2001.  My mom called me at 5 AM and asked if we were alright and told me the US was hit by a terrorist attack. I was too disoriented to even give it a second thought, so I told her we were fine – and went back to […]

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