Rémino is the personal Web site and journal of Rémi, a trilingual Acadian Web developer and Japan enthusiast in his 20's from New Brunswick, Canada who resided in Ottawa and is currently in Saitama near Tokyo. He publishes photos and videos and writes here about anything. He also writes a lot on Twitter and about his life in Japan on Edojin.

Personal policy and conditions on the publication of photos and videos of friends online

Mon 6 Apr 2009
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This may be extreme, but every time I take pictures or videos of my friends, they are always worried that they will end up online for the public to see.  I often get “OMG!  Don’t put it on YouTube!” or “Don’t you tag me on Facebook!”  It’s odd, because the times I’ve pictured someone in an embarrassing moment must be rare.  For your information, here are some general guidelines I follow when I post photos or videos of my friends online.  (From this point, when referring to photos or pictures, the same usually applies to videos.)

Why Would I Want Hannah Montanna?

Mon 6 Apr 2009
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I was browsing a music store’s Web site yesterday.  Their front page has a boastful way of recommending me music.  Here’s a screenshot of the section in question:

CDs You Need to Own

How can they claim I need to own the above albums?  Lady Gaga?  Hannah Montanna?  Clearly, they have no idea who I am.  I suggest a better headline to reflect their suggestions:

Crap You Want To Burn Down To Hell Which We're Paid To Promote

Will somebody please stop acting like children?

Fri 27 Mar 2009
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Ottawa Xpress Remgeo Cartoon 2009-03-27

So a show on Fox News broadcast at 3 A.M. hosted by, let’s say, a comedian mocking the Canadian Forces.  While I will agree the comments by Greg Gutfeld are condescending, let’s face the obvious — it’s Fox, and it’s 3 A.M!  Why is there anyone up at 3 A.M. to watch such a show?  An apology has been made since a few days already. They’re sorry (or maybe merely sarcastic).  Either way, the cartoon pictured above I found in this week’s edition of Ottawa Xpress reflects perfectly my feelings toward this “tragedy.”  Our troops have better things to do than to listen to insults from a lowbrow show.  Now, let’s move on.

Totoya

Sun 22 Mar 2009

Sushi and chicken teriyaki bento

My coworker and I went for ramen, but instead we ended up with a whole chicken teriyaki bento, since they only serve ramen at lunch time.  It doesn’t matter what you eat, you know you’ll like it.  The restaurant also has all-you-can-eat sushi, served with a bowl of miso soup, on Friday and Saturday evenings.

(Totoya, 297 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa.)

9/11 on Bank Street

Sat 21 Mar 2009
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9/11 on Bank Street

Some people have too much time on their hands…  No wonder the mayor wants to get rid of all graffiti in town.

(Picture taken on March 19, 2009, near the corner of Bank and Somerset in Ottawa.)

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