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Thursday 27th December: Old Japanese Proverb: “Makeru Ga Kachi”

January 1, 2008 David Hurley 0

A pile of boxes covered the floor of the tatami anteroom of the residence of the senior docs. It transpired that the senior doc and the lady wife had been clearing out some cupboards in anticipation of the celebrated ritual of Japanese New Year house-cleaning. They had dug out a [Read more…]

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Friday 9th November: Noda Goes Top & Breaks The Year’s High

November 23, 2007 David Hurley 0

Noda does not manage his game by standing on the sidelines sheltering from inclement weather conditions beneath a massive umbrella and keeping himself warm with a paper cup of coffee. Despite that fact that Noda has not always had its eye on the ball and that his defence was a [Read more…]

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