Basho

Member Since August 15, 2006 , From London London, United Kingdom

About Basho:

Basho likes nothing better than good discussion/debate about philosophy. He also loves sports and regularly practices Airsoft, fencing, Taekwondo and biking through the wild in the Epping Forest.

He loves film, painting, art and cooking with his wife Cesca who has forced him to actually spend time with her and go to Italian lessons and learn to Salsa!

He also loves Computer gaming and owns many PC games and has a very long history of playing MMOs such as Everquest, Everquest 2 and SWG.

Basho is a graduate in Philosophy who works as the IT Manager of a merchant’s bank in the City of London. He has been writing of one kind or another for years and has had stuff published in various magazines and websites. His previous website hosted on halflife.net received 50 thousand visitors.

He is currently hammering out a novel while travelling on the tube and playing the Sith Lords.

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Answered: Apocalypse now- true story?

It is based on "Heart of Darkness" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_darkness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_now: The film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by Coppola ...

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Answered: 9/11

At work at a bank. I watched the second impact on TV.

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Answered: A question to ponder...

Living? How boring! I would be me. Simple. I don't see any value in wishing to be anyone else while I am alive. Historically, I would want to be Sir Francis Walsingham

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Answered: Martial art for self defence

The answer to this question depends on two factors: 1. Your age. 2. Your philosophy regarding combat. Now, someone young (say under 18) should study (IMHO) a classic art such as Judo, TKD or Karate ...