{"id":4296,"date":"2009-03-20T06:52:47","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T06:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=4296"},"modified":"2009-03-20T12:15:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T12:15:46","slug":"jetwit-blogbeat-by-crystal-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/20\/jetwit-blogbeat-by-crystal-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit BlogBeat by Crystal Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"..\/..\/2009\/02\/13\/category\/jetwit-blog-beat\/\"><strong><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><em> by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/crystalw\"><span><strong><em>Crystal Wong<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><em> (Iwate-ken, 2002-04)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As she job hunts while at work, current Fukui-ken JET <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jodygodoy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jody Godoy<\/a><\/strong> reflects on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jodygodoy.com\/archives\/132\" target=\"_blank\">why she is leaving a secure job<\/a> with great benefits during these unpredictable times.<\/p>\n<p>Missing your J-TV? <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avoidinglife.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Patterson<\/a><\/strong> shows us <a href=\"http:\/\/avoidinglife.com\/index.php\/2009\/03\/16\/key-hole-tv\" target=\"_blank\">Key Hole TV<\/a>, a way to get your lo-fi Japanese TV fix online.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting <a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/16\/global-warming-by-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Robert P. 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