I have spent quite a bit of my life living away from the country where I was born and grew up (that'd be Australia). What I have learnt is that living overseas gives you balance - it makes you more aware of the world around you and appreciate where you came from.
I was going to write a long post about living overseas, but I don't want Pinku to get too deep - there's a time and place for all of that. What I REALLY wanted to talk about this morning is how I love peer-to-peer file sharing. When you live in Japan (without cable tv), your television choices are limited. Just to let you know I do enjoy a bit of the ol' Japanese tv (especially food shows), but every now and again I love to download some American tv - Sex and the City, the Simpsons, the Family Guy, and we even downloaded the first four episodes of Paris Hilton's 'Simple Life'. Now I'm not sure whether I would've watched this in any other country BUT here it is fun and makes you feel connected to the 'real' world.
Last night I downloaded the latest episode of 'Sex and the City' which is in its final season. I don't think there's anything wrong with downloading tv - I wouldn't have to pay for it at home, so why should I here!!!
I love you, Kazaa.
yup, kazaa and bit torrent and soul seek keep my sanity.....
pink fix on its way after a morning walk.... i promise... (fingers crossed i'll have time)
Posted by: martine | February 04, 2004 at 12:54 PM
what i wouldn't do for 'will and grace' or 'scrubs'! when we had tv, i noticed only a few sitcoms imported from the us, frasier, spin city. we don't have tv anymore, and i'm stuck w/ kids dvd's and the first season of CSI (crime scene investigator). at the end of the day, i really need a good laugh. where can you download tv shows?
Posted by: rae | February 04, 2004 at 04:31 PM
Rae - if you have a pretty fast internet connection and a PC (not a MAC), then you can download a free filesharing program called Kazaa. Then you just do a search for video files of the tv shows you want to see and then download them. We have an fiber optic connection so I can usually download a 30-40 minute tv show in just over an hour. sometimes, if they take longer I just leave the computer on when we go to bed. You will have to watch it on the computer though - so it's best to do it on a laptop.
There's nothing like a bit of a laugh before going to bed!!
Posted by: kat | February 04, 2004 at 04:47 PM
Hey Pinku!,
You might like this store based in Toronto:
http://www.freshbakedgoods.com/
Desdemona
Posted by: Desdemona | February 04, 2004 at 11:09 PM
You can also try some DC/DC++, but oftentimes you'll need to share some files before you can join a hub...
Posted by: New | February 22, 2004 at 07:29 AM