Consulting is a great earner ... if you can get the regular gigs, might be a little tough in the current economic situation with many companies reducing their spend on external consultants .... i'm seeing this first hand with my employer and the curr...
When i first came here in 2002 i was a smoker and paying 150 yen on average for a pack, they were AU$10 at the time back home. I think they're up to 300 yen here on average and well over 12 bucks back home .... haven't taken them back up though, desp...
With all these guys bowing out it just makes it easier for me .... i LOVE living in Japan and having so many girls keen for a relationship and so few blokes willing to give it a go!
Great concept Danny, i'm sure it will work well .... looking forward to seeing how it goes. The 'moving to japan, need some furniture' is a great usage example.
I want to add that my point is, sometimes what you would ask for actually comes back X 10 because you gave in the first place. There's times to exercise both approaches and of course, taking photos from someones roof top can only be done by asking, t...
Great article, i enjoyed reading it. It's also good to just DO things for others too, not just always ask. E.G Danny putting together the Japan Bloggers Dinner was a selfless act that got others involved and connected, there was more to benefit from...