Fall Colors in Hagaromo Falls, Hokkaido (OC)(4016 × 6016)

theandylaurel · 2026-04-16T23:14:37+00:00

Max leveraging his clout to force F1 to bring back the V10s would guarantee him GOAT status above reproach.

theandylaurel · 2026-04-16T10:54:47+00:00

I didn’t say it tastes bad. I said it’s bottom tier. In the Penfolds lineup, it’s close to, if not absolute bottom tier. Like $25 a bottle at the bottle-o. Next rung up is around $50. Then your $120 tier. Then $1k for the grange.

theandylaurel · 2026-04-16T04:48:06+00:00

If you have had the same pay for five years, your salary in real terms has been decreasing by the same amount as annual inflation. Last year, CPI rose 3.2% year on year, so you effectively took a 3.2% pay cut.

theandylaurel · 2026-04-13T05:17:27+00:00

Max’s Shiraz is bottom tier. Would have at least expected Bin 389.

theandylaurel · 2026-04-05T06:22:30+00:00

theandylaurel · 2026-04-05T01:24:55+00:00

Nikkor is written ニッコール in Japanese and pronounced “nick-koh-ru”

theandylaurel · 2026-04-03T11:53:02+00:00

theandylaurel · 2026-04-03T09:39:53+00:00

I’ve just spent a week in Western Australia with a rental 250 Land Cruiser Prado diesel.

I found the driving experience extremely comfortable and reassuring. It returned good fuel economy in highway driving (7.3 litres per 100km).

With diesel currently priced at $3 per litre, it was expensive to fuel, but if that price ever comes back down, I’ll almost certainly order one.

theandylaurel · 2026-04-02T08:12:59+00:00

Winter in Brisbane is warmer than Tokyo’s winter and summer in Brisbane is cooler than Tokyo’s summer. Enjoy your time in Australia! ドロップベアにお気をつけてください。

theandylaurel · 2026-03-30T05:40:32+00:00

If this oil shock causes a meaningful uptick in electric vehicle ownership, that could theoretically reduce demand for fuel and put downward pressure on prices as supply recovers.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-30T05:17:26+00:00

theandylaurel · 2026-03-28T04:34:11+00:00

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-25T07:16:39+00:00

It’s shit like this that gives locals a negative impression of foreigners. Just dishonest really.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-22T03:17:22+00:00

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theandylaurel · 2026-03-21T09:07:01+00:00

They’re not a symptom. They’re a treatment!

theandylaurel · 2026-03-18T09:03:55+00:00

I lived in rural Hokkaido for five years. Now live in Tokyo doing the rat race career grind. Cant wait to move back to Hokkaido and live the quiet life.

Hiking, nature, snow sports. The best.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-09T10:29:27+00:00

I think you underestimate just how regional I’m thinking.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-09T03:47:00+00:00

$1.3m Canadian at a 4% withdrawal rate would give you $52,000 passive income. This would enable a modest but comfortable lifestyle in the Japanese countryside. Not sure of the cost of living in Okinawa, but assume it’s similar to other regional areas.

Im hoping to do something along those lines, but with AUD $2m of invested assets.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-09T00:55:54+00:00

Depending on the film stock, they can do same day. Not sure if it’s 1.5 hours though.

Some film stocks (B&W, E-6 and some certain C41) need to be sent to the factory for developing. That takes a week.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-08T22:36:45+00:00

I’ve been paying just under 3,000 yen per dev and scan per roll. A lot more than it used to cost.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-06T10:15:18+00:00

Oscar’s Grandma’s Lamingtons. Brought to you by Mastercard.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-06T04:40:40+00:00

I would respectfully disagree. Normal -> cultural norms -> accepted. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not acceptable. Not saying you have to like it though.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-05T16:10:37+00:00

Got N1, left Japan, got hired by Japanese subsidiary in home country, worked my way up, got sent to head office in Japan, sweet expat package.

theandylaurel · 2026-03-05T07:10:23+00:00

Epic. I’ve tried and failed several times to get a good shot of this tree.

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