GammaGlobulin

Imaginary folding of PROTEINS is important work requiring supercomputers. When I was younger, I could fold proteins in my head, just as some perform complicated math problems in their heads. Protein folding is important work that could lead to new drugs..... And, new drugs, is food for the head, too.

Sure. The young Japanese might be hiking. However, would it not be better if they were procreating? How hard can it be? Even Missionary Style...

The BIG question is... Would it be possible to keep your Wormhole open, if you were to be a time traveler? If you were to read the book, From Eternity to Here, then you might know. Additionally, Sean speaks to the question of Free Will. In other words, why am I now in Kyoto, instead of Thailand? Also, Sean elucidates the importance of LIGHT CONES as we traverse SPACETIME, from the moment we are born. He talks about the Time Arrow.... Concerning the Arrow of Time, Japanese culture is now something of the past. These days, Japanese culture has been replaced by concrete. And so, once a country has lost its culture, then why would young people wish to procreate? Maybe this is why the testes of young Japanese continue to shrivel.

Tim was a nitwit. I am more interested in SPACETIME, actually...

Here in Japan, it's so boring. So boring that I am now reading Sean Carroll's books. This is the beauty of living a solitary existence in one of the most boring countries in the world. I am now reading this Caltech professor's book about Eternity. Pretty interesting. When I get to the Kyoto countryside, I will have more to say. Reading Sean Carroll is pure bliss. He's a mixture of Kurt V., and Slaughter House 5. Years ago, in Japan, I really enjoyed the aroma of nightsoil. But, now, Japan is just too clean for my liking. The culture here is almost completely unrecognizable. Entropy is just so interesting to me, these days... Thank you for your comment, because.... All foreigners feel lonely in Japan.

KYOTO! I'm LOVING it. My old stomping grounds! Not a rooster here to be found!!! But, pachinko, aplenty! The sounds of steel balls, here, is worse than the roosters. Truth be told, I am, already, missing, so much, Thailand. I think that I made the worst decision in my life... coming to Japan. Thailand culture is warm. Japan culture is cold. Also, comparatively, the food here... Stinks! And, my room here in Kyoto is only about 6 tatami. Next month, I will move outside the city... And I hope to find a farmhouse to live in a village with an average age of 78... There are not many children here being born. IMHO, Japan should radically revise its immigration policy to welcome more Chinese people. Being here in Kyoto, at this moment, what bothers me most... is the recent passing of Jeff Beck. 25 years ago, when Jeff Beck performed in Tokyo, Japan was still ALIVE. But now, all around me, wherever you might go, all you here is pachinko. And pachinko is just the sound of old men. I am old enough to recall a far better and more vibrant Japan, over 50 years ago. I recall Yokohama, for example, in 1970. But now, the demographics and the culture has changed. Even the communal baths here are NOT the same!

Japan is not expensive if you are able to be satisfied with mostly noodles. Buckwheat noodles are the best in Japan. In Japan, when dining, portion size is about 0.25 of American dishes. Also, living down on the docks in Yokohama can be cheaper than you might think..

After I arrive in Japan, I will commit more time to my research of Yukio Mishima. Spring Snow is the most beautiful book I have ever read. Cherry blossoms and falling snow. A bridge over a brook. Parasols. Students in uniform. A Japan before The Great War. I will find it.

Not haiku. Please abide by haiku rules. Thank you.

Does anyone know what a snuggle board might be? And, where to buy? I will need one while in Japan. Thank you.

Gorgeous.

Also, I would like to ask. Why cannot I become a minimalist? I am not a pathological hoarder. But, last time I moved from China to Thailand, I was charged an arm and a leg for many boxes and crates. And then, many of my boxes and crates became totally crushed and destroyed in transit after the Chinese guys stuffed everything into one 40 foot container. Maybe I should become more like Gandhi...? Just a wheel to spin cotton, and no more. Plus a few young virgins to lay with me. But only with a snuggle board between.

Thank Goodness! I just found it. However, while searching, I was reminded just how pitiful my life is compared to the great expatriates of the 1920s, living in Paris. Some say that Thailand is the Paris of the East. Paris Hilton

I just lost my most important credit card somewhere in the tons of luggage that I am packing. I don't want to completely unpack everything just to find such a small thing. So, does anyone know if I can use my phone to scan 40 boxes to find my credit card? RFID, is what I mean. Otherwise, I must now begin tearing apart all the packing I have done during recent many hours. I won't name the credit card. But, if you have read about authors in Paris in the 1920s, then they always go to this company to retrieve their mail, and to pick up remittance checks from their benefactors. So, can I use my NOTE4 to scan my luggage to find my credit card? Is there an Android app that does this??? Thank you!!!

Never say die. Herman Wouk wrote an ASTOUNDINGLY great book when he was older than you. Sorry, I meant Roth. But, anyway, Herman Wouk wrote meaningfully until the age of 101. Roth was a better author, by far, as everybody knows by now. Here is a question for you, Sir... WHY did not Roth get the Nobel? Any useful thoughts?

JT, if you put your mind to it, you could write something interesting.

Spring Snow. The Trilogy. LOVE isn't even strong enough..

Nothing but Miso Shiru for me, in my future, from this day hence. Japan is just so much better. I would write more, but I have already disconnected my internet connection, and I am typing using 3G on my NOTE4. I cannot even see what I have typed... As you all know... But.. Who even cares? Concerning who is the best poster on TV, I must say that he is from Scotland, and a devotee of bike riding. I am just suggesting that you watch TOKYO STORY, and get back to your roots. I will not be able to post Topics in the near future, just because I am now using 3G. All the ads cover up the text that I'm trying to write, and so whatever I post becomes guesswork. There are plenty of Genius Japanese Girls in Japan. My minimum is 140. The Mensa girls on this forum mostly bore me with their parochial thinking and comments. Anyway, it's been nice knowing you, if only from a sociologically weird perspective... I intend to write a book about you guys, after I reach my Japanese countryside heaven. Everyday the same. Never a new comment. Don't you guys ever get bored with the same old hash? Give me the Kinks, any day, instead of your rehash of hash. Bye

Are you talking War-discount prices? Peninsula BKK will run you USD500 per night... HK will be higher. This chemist wants to get premium service at backpacker rates. Never Happen! The premium hotels with supersoft mattresses, with Thai people falling out of them, charge a premium. But, seriously, Man.... Have you EVER, in all your born days, ever encountered anyone who was afraid of falling out of bed? Sure. In heavy seas. If you don't hold on tight, You will definitely get thrown from your bunk. With a thud...

Excuse me but... I know that you are not a hillbilly. So, you still can't find a soft bed in Thailand? And then, you make the ridiculous claim that Thai people are afraid of falling out of bed? Didn't any of your teachers ever teach you about the RISKS of making such blanket statements? Maybe this is why you have been, throughout your life, relegated to just benchwork, instead of more meaningful theoretical work. Or, was it the mathematics that kept you behind? The thing is, Sir, that Thailand is a very big country. And, if you are willing to pay, there are plenty of soft mattresses, and enough for you. You just gotta pay for what you want. In my opinion, this is sort of the problem with chemists like you who come to Asia later in life. You come here for a pedicure, but you are totally unable to assimilate in any meaningful way. You just want a young thing to worship the rays from your behind, unquestionably. And... You call your kind of objectification of women, not just Thai women,... LOVE. Go try your tricks in Taiwan, these days, Baby, now that the living standard is so high, and see just how far you get... Most young things in Taiwan, even 45-year-olds, would not give you, a guy 75, the time of day. They would snicker, and snicker, for sure. And, concerning a pedicure, it might cost you more than the price of your suoer-cheap holiday hotel, with your hard bed... I just hope that you don't fall out of bed, while tossing and turning reading this comment.... Maybe you should have practiced sleeping on benches, while doing your benchwork, before arriving here....

This was your first and BIGGEST mistake, my friend. 4000 Baht should have been your minimum amount for a room for the night... Unless... You wanted a room in the manger, Biblically speaking. Personally, I have rarely stayed in a room that cheap. One time, many moons ago, I stayed in a room that cheap at the YMCA in Honolulu... It was as I had expected. My advice to you, Sir, is to stop paying money for your subscription to UTUBE, and then save these dimes so that you can, once per year, splurge on a quality holiday with decent accommodation. Personally, I prefer the Penninsula, either in HK, or elsewhere. Just, please, don't gripe about ANYTHING when you are not even paying the fair price for a flophouse in most countries. For some reason, you seem to expect premium service at flophouse prices. But then, as you have also told us, you expect to get your toenails cut for free, while the woman who loves you... worships the rays from your rear end... Yes. You DID actually say this. I think you used the word... WORSHIP. So, anyway, I think that if you want a first class holiday, then you should be willing to pay for it. Or, are you not only a benchworker, but a backpacker, too? I haven't heard so much complaining in my life, over nothing, since OddJob got cheated at golphing. Money talks. Nobody walks. What might happen to you if you ever needed to visit the BIG APPLE? Nobody, but, nobody, would entertain your complaints there... maybe. 5000 Baht for a cheap room. And no free pedicure, too!

Yes...but....

Bon Voyage! Happy Landings! See you in New Jersey, maybe....?

I don't spend much on omelets. If I were to feel the need to spend more, which I do not, then I really think I might move to Chappaquiddick. Nobody messes with you on Chappaquiddick, if you belong there. There is really nothing here that justifies spending much money on. Mostly, it's bananas and rice, as far as the eye can see. Once you've seen one banana, you've seen them all. The houses are mostly dilapidated and filled with geckos, chirping. What is it, REALLY, that you would wish to spend much money on? I don't know. Maybe I have become a bit jaded after over 45 years. But, there is really nothing here worth a dollah... Maybe, instead of coming here to Asia and the South Pacific, you should just stay at home, and read a few cautionary tales written by Michener. One thing is for GD sure.... Hell might freeze over before you ever become accepted, probably on account of your nose. In my opinion, there is really no place in Asia that the Farang will ever be accepted, completely. Therefore, spend as much as you can, in order to fit in,... for awhile. I just mean, WTF, you might probably expect that I have gleaned SOMETHING after over 45 years here. But, actually, more than 45 years. It seems that I have already lost count! No. I have been here 52 years, with 6 years off, for good behavior, at universities. And so, IMHO, there is nothing here worth spending much money on. But, really... IF I had the cash.. I would buy a Monet. Monet often painted dark and cloudy harbor scenes, which I love. I know that you know the ones I mean. So, if I had Bt.20,000, then I would buy a Monet. Otherwise, it's omellets for me.

Compared to whom? Examples, PLEASE!