A Week in Tokyo 22
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Thu 2008/08/14 19:18
Missed a week so this week contains stuff going back to the Wonfes at Tokyo Big Sight.
If you are not attending the Wonfes to get hold of any exclusives then there's no real point in queuing up for hours - arrive at 12 noon and you will be able to walk straight in with 5 hours left to drool over the figures.
The enterprise booth areas looked kinda sad in the small area that they had allocated to them this year.
Not sure if I'm going to the Comiket this Sunday. The next show I'll go to is probably Chara Hobby or the Tokyo Game Show.
Not sure if I'm going to the Comiket this Sunday. The next show I'll go to is probably Chara Hobby or the Tokyo Game Show.
In countries like Germany, these empty bottles can be exchanged for money which encourages folks to proactively recycle. I'm sure Japan can be doing more on the recycle part.
Mikuru gets a new weapon.
Bibimbap lunch - 890 yen.
Park your bike at the cost of zero yen for the first hour, 100 yen for the second. If you leave you bike in an area where you are not supposed to park it then always be under the assumption that it may be impounded when you get back.
Out getting groceries.
Tis the Summer festival seasons where lanterns are lit at Matsuri and these Happi are worn.
Mos Burger wants you to eat their spicy hot chicken burgers.
An Ultraman show at Minato Mirai.
Charging my Suica pass which I use to travel on the trains n buses. Suica can also be used to pay for goods and services at many places.
Sea O bikes.
Sexy Moe Mini Skirt Police make it to a Pachinko machine.
Gathering the girls for a dusting down.
How often do you dust down your figures?
Do eat at home from time to time - served up by Mikuru-chan.
BLT Lunch n cheerleader Mikuru. Speaking of cheerleaders, cant wait for Heroes next month. Any other American drama of late that you recommend?
Picked up some speakers for the office - Logicool LS21 - 3,153 yen. Sound is pretty decent.
Looking for somewhere new to eat at during lunch.
Lunches typically cost 1,000 yen for a decent meal. How does that compare to your region?
Colorful vending machine. The bottles here cost 150 yen but depending on where the machine is, you can find some as low as 90 yen.
Mikuru faints from the mosquito incense.
Haruhi tries on Mikuru-chans frog suit and likes it.
Exclusive to Mc Dees - a pink diamond studded Hello Kitty hand bag costing 650 yen.
Mikuru gets a new set of clothing.
Took this last week and the place looks different already what with the new stash of SAFS ^^;
Trying to grow a Mikuru.
The latest To Love Ru manga 10 is out.
And Rito gets up to what he does best - pretending that he does not like his hands on LaLa's eyes.
Just noticed that the girls closet to me all have weapons. Ringo's weapons are mounted on her chest ^^;
iPod Touch and Mikuri accompany me during a healthy meal at Mc Dees. Speaking of the iPod Touch, was looking for an alternative image viewer app (could not find one) but stumbled onto an app called pennies which helps you keep tab of how much you spend per month - thought it would be interesting to see how much we all spend and on what.
I used to spend quite a bit of money on figures but... not anymore ^^;
Of late, I tend to spend my money on food and commuting. The only things I recall buying lately is the new lens, Ringo figure, speakers and the To Love Ru manga.
How much money do you spend on yourself per month and on what?
I used to spend quite a bit of money on figures but... not anymore ^^;
Of late, I tend to spend my money on food and commuting. The only things I recall buying lately is the new lens, Ringo figure, speakers and the To Love Ru manga.
How much money do you spend on yourself per month and on what?
Lovely blue skies in Tokyo - but very hot.
Electronic payment card Pasmo introduces a feature that will send mail to designated email addresses when the card is used at a ticket barrier. They are marketing this for parents who want to keep tabs on their kids.
They also have a device which can be installed at home so the kids can let their parents know they are home just by touching the Pasmo to the sensor. The fee is 525 yen per month - details from hoiku-press.
They also have a device which can be installed at home so the kids can let their parents know they are home just by touching the Pasmo to the sensor. The fee is 525 yen per month - details from hoiku-press.
Lunch with the GSC team at Indo Tei.
First time we stayed all day at the GSC offices but looks like we will have more long days ahead.
I should have posted these photos of Pixie Hiyori in Mondays article - will move these photos to that article next week.
Do note that this is the Decoration Master and that the final version wont have the joints that you can see on her legs.
Strategically placed tissue box?
Yet another week blazes by in Tokyo. I need...(more)
Thu 07/31 10:14 comments (110)
Starting this week with a pic that I took at Kamakura last week. The young and the old.
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Wed 07/23 11:51 comments (139)
I think my daughter would love the Hello Kitty handbag...^_^ And I miss Mosburger...
(ID #265560) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:35
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
I think most girls love that one! I want one for my friend too. =D
(ID #265885) Posted on 2008/08/15 06:29
MOS burger was definitely underrated. did you ever try CoCo Curry? i miss that more than anything!
(ID #266185) Posted on 2008/08/15 13:40
Heh, I only spend about $200-300 a month
(ID #265563) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:40
ONLY?? ^^ LOL
(ID #272391) Posted on 2008/08/21 12:36
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
lol , i liked the picture of the bibimbab. . . looks tasty. pixie hiyori is cute as ever too lol. but you have to pay in order to park your bikes, man thats pretty strict <.<
(ID #265567) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:46
Full-time student へへ
i bought pennies. pretty useful app. i've got myself down for 40,000yen/month. personal expenses (figures, travel, eating out, iphone bill etc). let's see if i can live within that. you bought the app?
(ID #265568) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:48
Not counting necessities, but purely recreational spending. I'd say it's about 700-1000 per month on eating out, gas, venue expenses, random items, etc. It would probably be alot less if I were single, but then all those prostitutes would cost an arm & a leg. Especially when they steal your wallet in the morning.
(ID #265572) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:54
Otaku/Computer tech/Student
I think I've said it before, but I'll say it again, I always love your week in Tokyo posts. It's quite nice to see things from your perspective every week. As always, I'm envious of your figure collection. :p Hmm, long meetings at GSC... I wonder what that could mean. ;)
(ID #265574) Posted on 2008/08/14 19:58
I can't wait for Heroes next month. I've seen the first 15minutes and I gotta say, don't spoilt it for yourself!
(ID #265577) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:03
Heroes went on hiatus for quite a long time right? Season 2 was rather short compared to season 1.
(ID #265749) Posted on 2008/08/15 02:21
Arg, I wish someone would bring To Love Ru across the Pacific. I've been keeping up with the anime and really enjoying it.
(ID #265578) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:06
Student and full-time otaku
LOL at all the sweet Mikurus in their new outfits. And Hiyori looks soo cute....it's just that the huge pumpkin on her head makes it look kinda strange. My monthly spendings vary extremely, and as I see a peak from sept.-nov (Haruka, Hayate and Ryogi releases), I'm trying to reduce it to 0 until then (one of the advantages of still living with you folks I guess)
(ID #265584) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:11
Physical Therapist
When you have to to pay 25 € Cent a PET Bottle/Can youll start to recycle like us germans really fast^^ The Bottle/Can is often more worth than the drink inside. Youre one lucky dude Danny...No need to spend money on Figures because the Figures get to you for free most of the time.I spend around 200€ a monh on unnescesary things.The rest of my money goes down the drain for living expenses. I love the mikuru in the plant pot
(ID #265589) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:20
Telecommunications engineer
Ah, the Big Sight. Last thing I heard, I saw it was, like, humongous. As in, the size of Expo Guadalajara, or some shit like that O_O
(ID #265593) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:28
Secondary Student~
I had only eaten a shared bibimbap once with my friend, now I feel like eating again ;_; I always takes the chance to clean a few figures here and there whenever I'm waiting my pc to startup
(ID #265596) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:40
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
I spent 2 weeks in Tokyo last year and I'm pretty certain I never saw two vending machines with exactly the same selection of drinks. Perhaps a mathematician otaku can calculate the number of different combinations that are possible. Oh and not a single vending machine ate my money. I never use vending machines is London as there's a 30% chance it will eat your money and not give you anything in return.
(ID #265597) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:41
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
I've already spent my ten bucks this month, I am soooo hungry... =_= Usually, I tend to keep spending below fifty per month, but since I'm between jobs, it has to go to things that will help me out. My last big buy was a ten dollar bag/basket for my bike so I can go shopping for smaller things without using gas. Couldn't afford the huge basket that I could fit a gallon of milk and loaf of bread in, but I'll save up for that some day when I get hired somewhere. About the recycle bit, there aren't many people who jump on recycling here in the states. If they do, they have to pay for municipal pick up or take it to a scrap buyer. College campuses tend to have many recycling bins, but people just as much toss their bottles and cans. Personally, I find no shame in dumpster diving to get more cans to redeem... I once knew a guy that saved up and bought a car just by recycling cans. O.o Inspiration!!! :D
(ID #265600) Posted on 2008/08/14 20:51
woah, burgers again! how on earth do you maintain that excellent figure of yours? ^^ let's see now with the exception of the previous week, in which i was forced to partake in frivolous activities for uni orientation i would say my expenses on anime, manga,transportation and food amounts to about say... 300SGD for me? the most of which were spent on manga to love ru was one of them ^__^
(ID #265606) Posted on 2008/08/14 21:09
Receptionist/ Accountant/ Junior Designer/ Illustrator
Nice article, Danny. Every time I wonder how you manage to put away all that food XD Hmm... converted my amount and I have a budget of spending around $60 per month. Is it a lot or little, I can't tell anymore ^^; I tend to buy one or a mixture of these: Art supplies, manga, figures, books, pc supplies, games, living goods and airtime; this isn't a consistent list as I buy less than $60 at times. Around here, it's anywhere between 250-700 yen for a 'decent' meal. You could pay less; it really depends where you buy.
(ID #265611) Posted on 2008/08/14 21:32
resident caffeine junkie
That Pixie Hiyori looks mighty interesting. :) As far as expenses go, I've been spending at least $100 on my figures and models a month, and give or take another $200 on my daily expenses and my coffee expenses. Total monthly, I'd say $400 - 500 give or take.
(ID #265614) Posted on 2008/08/14 21:38
Medical Research and Design
Hehe, those Nendoroid are cutely versatile. I can just see Haruhi going 'Smells like Mikuru~' in the classic costume exchange style. Personally I have to admit that I spend a rather high amount of cash on myself and hobbies. Though now that I've bought all my 'to blog' electronics, things should be getting a bit more relaxed. Which only means that I'll end up using more money to buy figures. orz
(ID #265621) Posted on 2008/08/14 21:54
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
I've been craving for mosburger for weeks now. ^^ the last one I had was in Singapore. ^^; btw nice nendroid headswapping. ^^
(ID #265623) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:00
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
btw Danny, you misspelled month on the poll. ^^;
(ID #265624) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:03
Director/代表取締役
^^; thats how they spell it in mombia
(ID #265633) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:35
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol. ^^
(ID #265644) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:05
Dyslexic Social Studies student, struggling gundam modeler and gamer
LOLZ! It had to be in Mombia huh? XD
(ID #265685) Posted on 2008/08/15 00:17
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
most of my money all spent on figures and gundams. but these few months i have been cutting down on my spending as i just bought myself a new gadget and armour.
(ID #265628) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:11
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Gordon must review new gadget. *waves hand for jedi mind trick effect* ^^
(ID #265646) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:07
Mechanical Engineering student
I have NO idea how much I spend every month. But I do TRY to save a total of $50 every month from my savings -_-
(ID #265634) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:45
Upstair ...addicted to anything related to chibi
Ur desktop...it's full of icons O.o
(ID #265638) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:55
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
Yeahh!! Mine too!! 0_0
(ID #265668) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:46
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Danny's back with my weekly dose of "I want to live in Japan"... ^^' Some classical pics on this collection... the bike sea, Suica pass machines and vending machines, which I just love! I miss so much being able to buy hot green tea, coffee and other stuff from a handy machine like that... Vending machines are still kinda rare in Brazil, and even when you find one, it's for cold soft drinks only. When they became famous around the world, people did try to introduce them in Brazil, but I think it didn't work so well... Loved nendo Mikuru-chan with the new clothing... fits her well. Haruhi is too cute with that frog suit. Well, I already said I want that Pixie Hiyori... so there you go, one more time. I'm curious about something... Danny, how many meetings you go per week? Maybe it's because of the Weekly updates, but sometimes it seems almost everyday you have meetings with figures and other companies...
(ID #265640) Posted on 2008/08/14 22:58
Danm Danny, you already have Pixie Hiyori!? AAAARGH!!!. Well, to the question. In a month normally spend 100-300 euros(150-480 USD, I think), but only in me and my things. I also must pay stuffs like water and internet in the house, know I mean... He already have her... What the...? Why is he so... Oh, never mind, Danny, jajaja, you are good guy, continue with your work... KILLING US BY PURE ENVY!!
(ID #265655) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:22
Online Shop
Doh, you are not going to Comiket this summer? I thought maybe I get a chance to run into you but guess not >_< Say, in that case, can I have your press pass lol ^^; Anyhow, the hell begins for me tomorrow starting at 4am(shudder)...
(ID #265658) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:30
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
I dont dust my figures often enough... I'm a bad person.... US drama/TV..... I'd say Lost...but its been going downhill since the first 2 seasons. Gilmore Girls is always nice. Very much so Comfort TV lol, so much fast, witty talk lol. And lots of esseteric references. Love it. And I know its a movie, but if you haven't already, watch Cloverfield!!! It's soooooooooo awesome!!! I spend literally ALL of what I earn, I'm crap at saving... its usually over £120, more if I've worked more.(Obviously lol) I wish we had Hello Kitty handbags at McDee's..... but we do have funky can-shaped glass cups being given away with the large meals. I want..... at least 2 to bring with me to Uni. I almost always have nuggets. I like McNuggets. And even though I've been working there I haven't ballooned in size lol. You are on your feet the whole day I spose... so it works out ok...
(ID #265662) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:34
I don't really dust my figures too since I don't have much spare time to do so. Everyday seems a busy day. But its kinda dusty in my place/country with the haze and all. My figures will probably get very dusty in less than a week.
(ID #265753) Posted on 2008/08/15 02:27
Programmer, otaku, shinigami
Hate dust...
(ID #265949) Posted on 2008/08/15 09:21
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
I mostly spent it in food (for survival...haha) and accesories. >> Lovely blue skies in Tokyo - but very hot -- I like this pic.
(ID #265667) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:43
eh, you have to pay for bicycle parking. About Chara Hobby, I might attend it on sunday, It depends how hard jetlag will strike...
(ID #265671) Posted on 2008/08/14 23:49
besides Heroes, i watch all 3 CSI shows too.
(ID #265684) Posted on 2008/08/15 00:17
Dyslexic Social Studies student, struggling gundam modeler and gamer
"Trying to grow a Mikuru" was the cutest part XD I don't really spend much money every month, since I save up and go on an all out shopping spree when I save enough money. And in those shopping sprees I usually spend about 3,500 pesos which is equal to 78.0205 USD, and that includes a Master Grade Gundam, some paint and art supplies, and if I find an interesting new version of the Asian or World map I tend to buy it..Asian maps are updated every now and then BTW. And maybe a game or two for the PS2 (don't ask, games are really cheap here in the Phil. XD) And usually 50 pesos is already capable of giving you a decent meal, which is equivalent to 1 dollar
(ID #265689) Posted on 2008/08/15 00:26
Student Engineer
Spend on.... anything and everything per month? maybe 100-300 USD. I am glad you asked- this puts my spending needs into focus and I can analyze what my caps are- $50 for hobby stuff and $40 for food. Throw in the cost of gas and I am spending money! things should die down when I get back to school though, so I will be able to save more money rather than spend it.
(ID #265724) Posted on 2008/08/15 01:41
today for my launch i've spend 8.50 euro. I've eat in a chinese restaurant in milan. The launch was: chinese ramen with vegetable soup, beef with chili souce and a bottle of water (50cc). Totally 8.50 euro, 1300-1400 yen c/a. In that restaurant i was the only one that wasn't chinese, and i eat at a collective table with some chinese guy. After i take a coffe and a tipical italian pastrie in a cake shop. This was 2 euro and 10 cent, but he didn't has the change so i pay only 2 euro
(ID #265743) Posted on 2008/08/15 02:07
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Mosquito incense. Does that really work? If so I sure could use some during these summer days. I hate those friggen mosquito's so bad. Oh and a decent meal here around NYC you can get around for around 5-10 USD.
(ID #265754) Posted on 2008/08/15 02:27
Director/代表取締役
They do work - get some!
(ID #266179) Posted on 2008/08/15 13:37
i spend around 300-400usd per month including figures, bills, travel, eating... i've stopped buying figures cause ran out of space in my cabinet. I make it a point to dust my figures every week or two.
(ID #265757) Posted on 2008/08/15 02:31