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November 25th 2007

Published: November 25th 2007

Drawing so close to the end that I can almost feel the stench of the horrible airline-omelet already. Still, I have one more string to play before the bungy-cord inevitably swings me back across the frozen tundras of Siberia all the way back home to a dreary, miserable and cold November. Still, the good thing about an elastic cord is that it really doesn't manage to keep you in place for long. Any... Read Full Entry

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Johan

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Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

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We're watching the finals!

Kotoshogiku (KomW) dispatches Toyohibiki (ME7)

Chiyotaikai (OzW) withdraws from the tournament...

....earning Kaio (OzW) a walkover victory. Conspiracy believers had a lot to say about the circumstances regarding Kaio's later bouts in the tournament

The end is near!

A special introduction to the last three bouts of the tournament

Introducing Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki

Kensho sponsors

Commercial banners walked around the dohyo during the preparations for the bout between hakuho and Kotomitsuki. I counted a total of 29 kensho, I have never seen anything close to that number before

Kotomitsuki (OzE) defeats the mighty Yokozuna Hakuho

Zabuton a flyin'

The zabuton come flying as per the highly unofficial tradition of throwing out your cushions onto the arena after a yokozuna has been defeated.

The bow ceremony

Getting ready to celebrate the tournament winner

Chalk up another victory for the Yokozuna Hakuho

Enjoy this victory while it lasts

Asashoryou will be back in January, and he will be hungry for revenge

A word for the folks back home?

And now for a word from our sponsors...

What do you give a guy who has everything?

Seriously, this is starting to look like a U.N. Assembly meeting

I award you this award...

Ooohh.. that's gonna sit perfect next to the 60" flatscreen in the living room!

"Whatever, I guess we can let the kids play with it"

Oohh...um, nice... what is it?

Aaah... an owl, the hallmark of great taste!

25th November 2007

Moster Yster
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Might it be so that CocaCola is a sponsor for sumo i Japan ? It is the most absurd trophe I´ve ever seen !!! Hope to meet you the coming weekend when Moster Yster will visit your hometown.

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