{"id":5140,"date":"2012-02-01T17:15:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T08:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2012-02-01T17:17:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T08:17:18","slug":"january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/archives\/2012\/02\/01\/january\/","title":{"rendered":"January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5140 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1635.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1635-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1635-120x160.jpg 120w, 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width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1624-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1624-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1624-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1624-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1624.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1630.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_1614.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Amidst the work, chaos and <a href=\"https:\/\/unknowngenius.com\/blog\/archives\/2012\/01\/25\/rape-japan-internet-mobs-couchsurfing-an-epilogue-of-sorts\/\">queasiness<\/a>, a few snapshots of fun and loveliness:<\/p>\n<p>Gavin doing his best impersonation of a mid-90s Ibiza DJ at some improbable makeshift rooftop thai bar in Tokyo, Fang-chan&#8217;s enthusiastically taking on a bucket of Hoegaarden at Pig&#038;Whistle&#8217;s, 5pm sunset near the house, schnappy crocodile, playful lemurs and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcb.uwc.ac.za\/envfacts\/facts\/penguin.htm\">jackass penguins<\/a> at Ueno zoo, remnants of snow in that small cemetery tucked in the back streets of Akasaka&#8230; oh yea, and the good ol&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/profile\/intro\/symbol\">camphor tree<\/a> wishing me \u304a\u3064\u304b\u308c\u3055\u307e after my defence last week<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000002d50000000000000000_5140\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000002d50000000000000000_5140-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000002d50000000000000000_5140-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">don&#8217;t rush with the congratulations: I do not have the title yet, and I still have to hand in the final version of my thesis in two weeks<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the work, chaos and queasiness, a few snapshots of fun and loveliness: Gavin doing 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