A Week in Tokyo 24
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Mon 2008/09/08 14:02
Been one of the busiest weeks so far and this is how I felt like yesterday night - absolutely knackered!
If you have not seen it yet, check out the Japan Public Sleeping article. Thanks to Hector for taking this pic.
If you have not seen it yet, check out the Japan Public Sleeping article. Thanks to Hector for taking this pic.
After a packed weekend of Chara Hobby, the week started off at the Good Smile offices for filming and pre-launch meetings of the English Good Smile site.
Quick Japanese lesson - the Japanese use the term "MTG" as a short form for "MeeTinG." Only first came across that term when I started to work for Microsoft Japan.
Quick Japanese lesson - the Japanese use the term "MTG" as a short form for "MeeTinG." Only first came across that term when I started to work for Microsoft Japan.
Occasionally got time in the lounge to open the new boxes of figures that appear.
The beverage is hot milk coffee and this is what happens when you leave the milk in the microwave for too long - it bubbles up and goes all over the gaff.
The beverage is hot milk coffee and this is what happens when you leave the milk in the microwave for too long - it bubbles up and goes all over the gaff.
Katsu lunch set - about 680 yen. Mikuru in ripped sailor fuku with big eyes showing - priceless (literally ^^;)
A load of furniture thrown out awaiting pickup.
The Lovely Tsukasa joins me for some Kaisen don with a bowl of Udon on the side. 900 yen.
Nice (small foldable) Bike.
We be eating at home occasionally served by by Mikuru-chan.
I do try to drop everything and go with wifey for a few rounds of badminton. This is the town gym. 200 yen each for a few hours. Are you the sporting type and get to the gym every now and then?
No we didn't use Tsukasa as an extra shuttlecock ^^;
One of the activities that I devote time to is cleaning up - the pack of liquid on the right is table polish refill for the spray container on the left.
Figures need to be dusted down every few days or they not only get dusty, they accumulate some sort of oil (?) not sure whether its from the humid climate or from the paint.
I also find it difficult to work in a mess which is another reason why I like to clean up a lot.
During the process, I would also throw away stuff I don't want so that I can easily find the things that I do want which is another thing that helps me save time.
My parents have a habit of hoarding crap around their house which they will never use. As I get older, I realize that I acquire the "will keep just in case it comes in handy one day" and then end up with a ton of crap ^^;
What I try to do is keep something that I think I may need and if I come across it within the next x months without touching it then it goes in the bin/gets recycled.
Do you or your parents hoard stuff around the house and find it difficult to throw things out?
Figures need to be dusted down every few days or they not only get dusty, they accumulate some sort of oil (?) not sure whether its from the humid climate or from the paint.
I also find it difficult to work in a mess which is another reason why I like to clean up a lot.
During the process, I would also throw away stuff I don't want so that I can easily find the things that I do want which is another thing that helps me save time.
My parents have a habit of hoarding crap around their house which they will never use. As I get older, I realize that I acquire the "will keep just in case it comes in handy one day" and then end up with a ton of crap ^^;
What I try to do is keep something that I think I may need and if I come across it within the next x months without touching it then it goes in the bin/gets recycled.
Do you or your parents hoard stuff around the house and find it difficult to throw things out?
Bistro lunch - 1,000 yen.
On the road to somewhere I cant remember ^^;
The Wonfes Yuki version - she looks great without her cardigan too. Pasta lunch is 990 yen.
Extreme heavy rain in Tokyo. Very humid too. Yuk.
But then the heavens apologize after with crisp sunny mornings.
Mid week table. Hmmmm. Definitely too many figures ^^;
Tsukasa and Tempura don. 680 yen.
Then towards the end of the week was G4TV filming in Shibuya with Kevin and Olivia.
I've opened up the MBP so many times now that I can now replace the drive in less than 10 mins ^^;
Steps on how to open and replace the drive in the Mac Life 3 article.
Do you dabble in opening up your machines or leave it to somebody else?
Steps on how to open and replace the drive in the Mac Life 3 article.
Do you dabble in opening up your machines or leave it to somebody else?
Been a Metal Gear Solid player since the PS1 version over ten years ago. Only just got my hands on MGS4 as I knew it would be just sitting there if I got it earlier.
Not sure what it is but there is something missing from the game. Graphics are nice but nowhere near as smooth as Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
I usually play for just over an hour while peeking at the clock from time to time - I would only play for as long as I feel that I earned it. An extremely hard day at work would mean I give myself more time. If I feel that I didn't accomplish as much as I wanted then play time would be shorter ^^;
Whats the longest you have played a game for in one session?
Not sure what it is but there is something missing from the game. Graphics are nice but nowhere near as smooth as Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
I usually play for just over an hour while peeking at the clock from time to time - I would only play for as long as I feel that I earned it. An extremely hard day at work would mean I give myself more time. If I feel that I didn't accomplish as much as I wanted then play time would be shorter ^^;
Whats the longest you have played a game for in one session?
Tsukasa n Sushi.
Discovered that I had one too many Maxtor drives - quickly went and ordered a few TB worth of drives to replace them before the Maxtor's decide to suddenly die - one of them did die just after I replaced it ^^; I chose 5400 RPM Western Digital for backups and 7200 RPM Hitachi for my main drives.
The most popular drives over here are Toshiba, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung and Western Digital.
The most popular drives over here are Toshiba, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung and Western Digital.
Now got a 320 SATA 7200RPM Drive in the MBP which is cloned by SuperDuper to an external 2.5" drive daily. Cant afford down time with my work so the external clone will get me up n running immediately if I boot from it.
Also take backups with TimeMachine but restoration will take a few hours - a few hours that I wont have in the event of a disk crash an hour before a presentation.
Also take backups with TimeMachine but restoration will take a few hours - a few hours that I wont have in the event of a disk crash an hour before a presentation.
Setting up more external drives for backups. I keep two copies of everything and irrecoverable data is encrypted and stored on Amazon S3.
Am also stuck with a few IDE cases - need to look for IDE to SATA adapters.
Am also stuck with a few IDE cases - need to look for IDE to SATA adapters.
A few Maxtor drives - currently functional but don't want to risk wasting time when they suddenly go doo dah. Will destroy and dispose.
Just a few bottles of Circus Water left ^^;
Near the end of the week is a party held by Good Smile and Max Factory. Attendees are game manufacturers, anime and other figure folks. Will cover this in another article.
The office this morning. The ceiling Ikea lights died. When I took them back, they said that a few Ikea items are not compatible with the Japanese climate. Due to the humidity, certain lights fail within a short time and shelves drop as the wood expands. Have you had bad experiences with Ikea stuff?
Made a tough decision to store some of the figures away. I felt that having too many made it difficult to appreciate the beauty of them as they were bunched in a corner.
I'm sure this will change after the next batch appear though ^^;
Speaking of figures, Danny's Corner over at the Good Smile site will soon have stuff before its released so keep em peeled.
I'm sure this will change after the next batch appear though ^^;
Speaking of figures, Danny's Corner over at the Good Smile site will soon have stuff before its released so keep em peeled.
The figure shelves next to me get a reshuffle too.
Those Queens Blade bases are so darn big. Need to think about how to make my own figure bases.
Those Queens Blade bases are so darn big. Need to think about how to make my own figure bases.
The figures finally take over the Shelf O Gundams. Kept my fave 3 on display.
The GFF Gundams are currently in a box and will take em out when we buy another house.
The GFF Gundams are currently in a box and will take em out when we buy another house.
All article photos get uploaded automatically to my Flickr account but photos in my news items don't because of the way the system is built. From now on I will stash some of the previous photos from my news items at the end of my Week in Tokyo articles.
Below are some photos previously posted in my News Items.
Below are some photos previously posted in my News Items.
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Hotdog Repairman
That sleeping stormtrooper pic is awesome. Comination Japan quirky pop culture, Star Wars, and Otakuism all in one. Very artistic and thought provoking in my opinion.
(ID #294504) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:20
MI Manager, Blogger and Newswriter
Yes, incredible pic, well done ^^
(ID #295098) Posted on 2008/09/09 04:54
Executor (Registered on 2008/04/24 08:17)
love it! my new wallpaper for some days!!!
(ID #295155) Posted on 2008/09/09 06:40
Full-time student へへ
sounds like you had a prevent eventful week. i tend to accumulate crap. but i keep it in a box. if i don't look in the box for a while, i throw the whole box out ^^
(ID #294507) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:22
rofl that sounds criminally wasteful. ^^;
(ID #295019) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:00
Full-time student へへ
oh yeah.. been a while since i played badminton. you good at it?
(ID #294508) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:23
Full-time student へへ
oh yeah.. been a while since i played badminton. you good at it?
(ID #294509) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:23
CEO MIrai Inc
Not really but we have fun when playing.
(ID #295224) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:40
hey danny you play badminton same here well i used 2 untill my friend with the equipment moved T_T AND U ME TTHE STARS OF ATTACK OF THE SHOW!!!!!! LUKY IT SEEMS YOU KNOW ALL THE FAMOUSE PEOPLE WHY T_T I KNOW UR A CEO AND STUFF BUT MAN!!!!
(ID #590689) Posted on 2009/05/04 14:27
i finished MGS4 within the first day of getting it, the videos are very long and take up a lot of up, but totally worth it, we played for a total of...32 hours or something, very fun gaming day, then i died for like 14 hours
(ID #294510) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:25
student , otaku and awesome blogger
it seems that you had a fun but busy week. my longest gaming section is about 16 hours straight of me playing final fantasy 12.
(ID #294511) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:25
Honestly, I can't fathom why they made it so difficult to change a hard drive. It shouldn't take 10 minutes to change one. Ironically, Hitachi makes one of the worst drives(travelstar) but they are the most popular.
(ID #294515) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:28
You mean for the Mac Book Pro? Maybe cuz they are Apple products and there will be more seams or lines if it was accessible from the bottom ^^. I know notebooks where the HDDs are accessible from the bottom (ie. not having to take the keyboard apart)
(ID #294919) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:43
Perhaps they're popular for the reason that chevy crapaliers and now chevy cobalts are so popular here, they're cheap? I mean both of those models of car are planned-for-recycling-before-being-built POS' but a lot of people still drive them.
(ID #295022) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:01
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Wow Danny, you sure do eat out a lot. And that picture of the GSC party looks interesting, looks like you guys rented out a karaoke bar private room or something. Anymore photos of the party??
(ID #294521) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:35
CEO MIrai Inc
More pics soon.
(ID #295223) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:40
I think he eats just as much as we do, only he takes pictures of them some times. If you think about it, (this is however, considering you eat three meals a day) at the end of the week you would of had 21 meals. I think its just that he has good food very often... I'm hungry now...
(ID #295584) Posted on 2008/09/09 14:44
student
I thought Stormtroopers were supposed to be relentless xD. I can definitely imagine all those activities and events can wear your stamina out ^^;. Danny, how many hours of sleep do you get during such busy times?
(ID #294538) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:52
CEO MIrai Inc
Usually get at least 6 no matter the schedule.
(ID #295222) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:39
Mechanical Engineering student
LOL that sleeping Stormtrooper picture is priceless! I'm really amaze with the Japanese. They just throw their old appliances when they get a new one. Most Filipinos though keep it, sell it or repair it O_o BTW that udon on the 6th picture looks EXTREMELY delicious! Also, badminton is the only sport I'm good at. I have also experienced that oil build-up in my figures and wonder what they are and where they come from. I bet it's the humidity. I do the same with the stuff I have. If I feel that they would be of use someday then I keep it. If I encounter it some months later and haven't used it during those times then I throw it away. My brother on the other hand keeps almost everything he gets his hands on like used ballpens, plastics, empty cans, etc -_-
(ID #294539) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:55
JR. College Student
"7200 RPM Hitachi for my main drives." I think this is your problem Danny. If I recall correctly Hitachi started making drives when they bought IBM's hard drive plant. IBM's sucked, and coincidentally so do Hitachi's. Western digital Maxtor, and Fujitsu are o-k, but the best by far are Seagate drives. Also, IMO for reliability try to get lower storage drives with less platters. 1TB drives might be nice but I don't think they'll be as reliable as 2 well established 500GB drives.
(ID #294543) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:03
Maxtor is horrible when it comes to hard drives, and there is nothing wrong with a 1TB drive. The only thing you run into is a slower seek time. Two drives increases the chance for failures which is more then I would want to deal with.
(ID #294581) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:54
Funny enough I've heard from some computer stores that Seagate can have a high tendency to break down. They've even nicknamed it as "死極" (dying to extremity?). Maxtor (which generates a lot of heat) too was reported to have similar problems, but I suppose it depends on the luck, as some people have no problems with them for many years. For cheap ones some consider Excelstor (but I doubt you'll go for that - no high speed). WD is not a bad choice though.
(ID #294656) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:14
JR. College Student
Oh I've opened up a can of worms here haven't I? I think the confusion comes from the fact that Maxtor and Seagate merged. So I'm guessing you have to pay attention to where what drives come from where -that's always the case with electronics really. Either it's(it being maxtor/seagate) going to come from a maxtor plant(sucky) or seagate plant(good). I don't know the specifics but I'm with time I'm sure it'll reveal itself - just got to take the risk. WD is pretty solid for a midrange product, but Hitachi? Hitachi, from what I hear, is mostly crap. :/
(ID #294710) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:50
website/graphic designer
The advantage Seagate has though is their warranty, last time I checked it was at least 1 year more than any other drive on the market. Seagate purchasing Maxtor definitely confused things, though I'd still stay away from Maxtor lol. My brother and I both use Seagate for our computers, we haven't had any problems in the last 2 years, mine still feels almost brand new. For my second choice, I'd go with WD or Samsung.
(ID #294789) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:55
I wouldn't want to swap something like data integrity for warranty. IMO, warranties offered by HDD companies are just gimmicks to attract customers. I mean hey, your HDD breaks down. Yeah, they will replace it for you but is your data or the HDD itself worth more? Just my 2 cents. I prefer to go with Western Digital drives. They have served me well so far.
(ID #294923) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:50
imho warranty not that worthed... the reason is, first you wont get ur data back when your harddisk corrupt as warranty just cover the hardware. second all replacement harddisk is refurbish one, do you want take risk and using refurbish product? well somepeople might dun mind as long they working, but for me is no no... so warranty means nothing for me regarding harddisk size... i prefer 500gb at best for daily usage... passive backup harddisk (backup all data every months) best with big storage... since you don't use hdd often, i think its reliability enough for active backup harddisk, again i prefer 500gb size....or bigsize harddisk in RAID1 but for me since 1backup enough... then i use passive backup and RAID1 setting for workstation actually hdd platter didn't effect hdd reliability whatsoever.. but you should think that u will lost more data with bigger size rather than smaller size as for reliability 1st WD and Seagate just ok... no winner between them... but somehow i like WDRE series. 2nd Fujitsu... i dunno but fujitsu storage technology 1step behind WD and Seagate and fujitsu hdd price abit pricey compared to WD and Seagate... but indeed fujitsu product have good reliability 3rd Samsung HDD that often get bad comment... infamous maxtor (i also experience same things... around 4 hdd get badsector after 1-2year of daily use) hitachi... while i havent try hitachi myself, but hearing bad experience from other people enough for me to choose other hdd that have better review
(ID #294944) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:28
I totally agree with Quentin. My Maxtors and Seagates both died, but my WD are still going strong. Wouldn't buy anything else now even though they are slightly pricer? Anyone know how to dispose of harddrives properly? Recently found a full sized 4GB hard drive lying around which of course is absolutely useless at this point in time and I'm thinking of chucking it out.
(ID #295727) Posted on 2008/09/09 17:17
CEO MIrai Inc
The Hitachi's do break down but after a few years usage which I expect. Not sure why the TB drives are unreliable.
(ID #295221) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:39
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
I've done all-nighter Halo sessions before... and the price was getting knocked out until the day after. XD
(ID #294545) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:18
Another awesome week eh? Longest gaming session? errr 4-5hrs? I love how by the time I finish reading the entire article, nobody had commented it yet ::refresh:: and bam gajillion comments...xD
(ID #294546) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:19
I bought MGS4 and beat it on a friends borrowed PS3 in one week (though I really wanted to play it longer) ^_^; As for parents having to much stuff, my mom keeps to many boxes up stairs that we can't even turn it into an office/bedroom like my dad wants. Seriously some really old boxes ^_^;
(ID #294548) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:24
Man, now it's getting driven home that I *really* need to get an external harddrive. I can't backup squat on CD's anymore. I'll probably get the drives separate from the casing, though, so I can mod the case and make it all art nouveau prettyful. And then I'll probably still have a Figma hang out on it. =P At any rate, a couple times I've played about 3 hours worth of a video game--once was finishing up Kingdom Hearts; that's got to be the longest span of no-save-point I've ever encountered. And then I might have played WoW that long with my mom, but I always feel kind of guilty after playing that long.
(ID #294550) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:24
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
Woah! I guess Stormtroopers need a little rest too^^ I think my my longest gaming session is when playing FFX about 12-16hrs, the whole day i was locked up in a room~
(ID #294560) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:33
I remember playing Shining Force for 8 hours straight. Also three friends and I did a 7 hour FFCC game sometime last year. Good times.
(ID #294565) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:37
Hope you get a good night's rest, Danny. Oh, and if you have issues with humidity, you might want to shy away from furniture not made from real wood. Unfortunately, a good deal of IKEA's furniture seems to be laminate over particleboard or cardboard.
(ID #294568) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:39
The picture of the sleeping stormtrooper is kick-ass. Definitely saving this:)
(ID #294574) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:50
Danny, you need to take more pride in your Pack Rat side of yourself, I'm the same way. Every once in a while I do throw something out -- although very rare -- and when I find the need for it again, I just hate myself for getting rid of it. You should really check out Uncharted: Drake's fortune on PS3 if you haven't, it's the best game this generation I've played yet. It's still at top for best console graphics this generation, even after MGS4 came out they said it was close but just not there yet. It has an awesome "indiana jones" style story, and amazing gameplay.
(ID #294576) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:51
Pokemon master
I have a terrible habit of hoarding everything. If something been around for a long time, I can't bring my self to throw it away. x_x Longest gaming session for me is 5 hours of Super Smash Bros. with friends before my eyes and head couldn't take any more. How do you guys keep going for 12+ hours!?
(ID #294578) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:52
You don't use any Seagate HDD's Danny? I've always found western digital and maxtor drives didn't have the best reliability. Wish the food choice here was as good! So many yummy looking dishes. Btw, the Japanese version needs more text (´～`)
(ID #294588) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:05
CEO MIrai Inc
Seagate not popular here for some reason.
(ID #295216) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:36
Because it is more reliable and they won't have as much business selling more drive to paroniod server operators? I would choose Seagate over any other brands, but i do have failure on just a few days after installing it. That is probably some kind of consipracy theory...but what do i know...
(ID #295410) Posted on 2008/09/09 12:33
Wannabe Jack-of-all-trades
Yep, as I predicted, Miku-kanu is now a permanent part of your collection (see 4th pic).
(ID #294594) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:13
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Danny that first image can be a postcard! too cute :P my parents hoard *looks around me* I think I do that too ^^; it drives my husband crazy :P I can see why tho ^^;;;
(ID #294595) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:14
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:54)
that GSC party looks like it was fun! Always love peeking into your place also. Looks so modern and neat lol. The glass tables/shelves and the lighting look great. I should get back into the rhythm of running to keep myself healthy again. Haven't ran for 3 or 4 years now... the last serious bit of exercise I've had was preparing for and climbing Mt Fuji two years ago. I also took bowling and ping pong at uni, but those were nowhere near as tiring lol
(ID #294610) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:24
university film student
Ikea products work without problems in moderate Canadian climate. ^^; I'm also very envious of your massive backup operations. I'd like to have more copies of my files, but I simply can't afford the hardware. : As it is, my most important files sit on my laptop, a desktop hard drive that's about to die, and a portable hard drive that's about to die. Some files are on just one of the three. ><
(ID #294621) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:36
Dog of the Country
i wonder how much do you pay for ur electricity bills with so many computers, macs, lights, hdd running about.. And not to forget your TV, ps3, and whatnots.
(ID #294669) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:29
Solar energy from solar panels? ^^
(ID #294924) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:52
with his current income, i dun think electricity bills matters him so much ^^ anyway it should around 20000yen to 30000yen i guess...
(ID #294949) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:35
CEO MIrai Inc
12000 yen but was 8000 yen last month.
(ID #295215) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:35
Dog of the Country
that's.... somehow... surprising.. lol..
(ID #296181) Posted on 2008/09/10 04:44
Longest game session for me would probably be close in the 17-24 hour range trying to get the Guise of the Deceiver in Everquest before they removed it from the game and replaced it with Guise of Deception, which could only be used by Rogues. Got it 3 hours before they brought the servers down to put in the patch to take it out.
(ID #294679) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:43
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
can't really stand playing a game for long periods of time, tends to give me some sort of headache. longest I've been in front of a screen because of a game was 6 hours i think, kingdom hearts on the PS2.
(ID #294686) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:55
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
i do play futsal regularly when I'm back at my hometown. Now I'm away studying, not really having much time to play anymore. Anybody play futsal or football(soccer) here?
(ID #294687) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:57
hmm...i usually play for about 3-5 hours a day and we're only talking about the Dota map in warcraft. ^.^
(ID #294690) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:17
.NET/Web Developer
Wow. that's a lot of backups you have there. How long does it take to clone an entire drive? Is there a windows equivalent of SuperDuper? Looks to me that SD is really easy to use and that's one of the things I'm finding hard to do with backing up my windows machine.
(ID #294691) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:20
CEO MIrai Inc
About 1 hour for 100GB As a windows user I used Ghost for cloning.
(ID #295214) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:34
Student and full-time otaku
Very busy week indeed. I'm amazed by your backup system Danny; I thought I had many drives, but only 4 externals and only 1 copy of everything and no system clones...BTW what's that you say? Too many figures? There are never too many figures ^^
(ID #294697) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:29
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
Another tiring week in Tokyo for you but to me, it looks like you had a nice week!!!!! I want your water Danny!!!!!! So cool!!!!!
(ID #294701) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:34
I probably average about 5 hours gaming in a good session, but when MMO's come into it, they can last a lot longer, and I forget to eat, drink and that kinda basic human need. Not a nice feeling by the end of the day ^_^ Just got Mercenaries 2, if anyone here loves a good action game, explosions, vehicles and general carnage I haven't played a better game for those features!!
(ID #294708) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:45
Very nice pics as ussual. The sleeping trooper pic was funny.
(ID #294713) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:56
hmm, yup i do tend to store items that i might not even see for some years. My room has a lot of such stuff. I'm now thinking of disposing a lot of things that i will never use. but many times times i've noticed that once i throw something out i feel like using it and go out and buy another :| Are those water suddenly acquired too? regarding hdds, i use seagate and HD since i noticed that these drives perform better in tropical and humid climates better than others (avg humidity here is about 95% always since i live near to sea ). regarding the lights, i use cfl lamps which run for about 2 - 4 years max (avg. 6-8 hrs /day usage). And i am the sporting type (or used to be). i hardly get time now to play, and no sports centers here where i live. I was good at badminton, tennis and cricket. currently watching Prince of tennis, and feel like playing tennis very much.
(ID #294718) Posted on 2008/09/08 19:00
CEO MIrai Inc
Suddenly acquired water they are ^^
(ID #295212) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:33
I'm not sure I like the concept of replacing the drives due to age alone. My experience is that drive failures and age aren't that closely related. My dead drives died of the age of a week (mechanical failure... I suspect the factory screwed up), 3 years and 10 years. However I have way more drives that survived 3+ years. My solution (besides backup) is to use raid. That way I can replace a dead drive without losing data (takes a whole day to add a new drive to a raid set for some reason). If the hardware lacks raid 1 support then OSX supports software raid. I never lost data on a raid disk set. The only sideeffect is that all drives on a partition needs to start if it idles before you can access it and it starts one drive at a time.
(ID #294726) Posted on 2008/09/08 19:19
CEO MIrai Inc
My ones tend to die of age - never after a few weeks/months of usage.
(ID #295211) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:33
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
You're very organised, Danny ^-^ I used to keep useless objects but, not anymore XD It drives me crazy to keep them in the room. Oh, the longest I game tends to be just over 17 hours... then I'll sleep for a bit and play once I'm up. I don't get to game much these days though ^^;
(ID #294738) Posted on 2008/09/08 19:49
LOL on those IKEA things not compatible with Japan weather. The only problem with IKEA stuff was my fault, one time I didn't have an ironing board and I was in a hurry so I used a small wodden table covered with blanket to iron my shirt. The heat from iron made some nasty bubbles on the table's surface, luckily it was a very cheap piece of furniture. In a HardDrive business I tend to use Seagate disks, only one of them failed me and it was "kind" enough to warn me that it is going to breake down by making a loud noices. It was still on warranty so I got a brand new one in a couple of days and it was even a newer model. I don't really trust Western Digital, all my WD disk died eventually but I've heard that they made a huge progress and now their disks are very reliable. As for the gaming time once againa I'm sucked to an online golf called Pangya (american Albatross18). I had more than a year break from playing and now I'm back again. I play Japanese version because they have brand new Season 4 updates when Albatross18 still runs on Season 3, not to mention that american servers are full of cheaters and hackers -_-'. I also got a chance to improve my Japanese reading and writing ^^.
(ID #294744) Posted on 2008/09/08 19:59
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
The first pic is cool, it kinda captures how much stress and how tired you are this week. I'm not much of a sport person, I rarely exercise... But I do TRY to some quick warm-ups... I see you have SOME Circus Water left LOL What does it taste like, normal mineral water? As for the poll question, I've played for more than 6 hours before... Wish I had more restraint LOL
(ID #294748) Posted on 2008/09/08 20:11
CEO MIrai Inc
Tired but *never* stressed ^^
(ID #294751) Posted on 2008/09/08 20:21
thats cuz you abso-bloody-lutely love what you do Danny! most of us curse our jobs on a daily basis.
(ID #295164) Posted on 2008/09/09 07:05
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I stand corrected! You're enjoying too much LOL
(ID #296947) Posted on 2008/09/10 21:22
yr shelf looks a lot neater now. ^;^ hey, is it a real pig? hah, there was a real cow and calf outside my apartment last week! took pix on my blog.
(ID #294758) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:00
Longest I played that I can recall was nearly 20 hours. On Katamari Damacy! Na naaaa na na naa na na naa na na naa naa na na naaaa....
(ID #294759) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:04
Online Shop
Nice 'A Week in Tokyo' post as always, especially the food. One thing I regret about my stay in Japan last month is that I did not eat properly while I was there -_- Spent too much money at Comiket and went nearly broke but kept buying more stuffs and ended up saving food money instead... Next time I visit Japan, I'm gonna make sure to stash food money seperately and not gonna go starve again -_- I think I'm the one who hoards too much stuffs in my family. My family recently moved to a new place and while they finished packing within a week, it took me nearly a month to pack my stuffs... We moved to a smaller place so I had to store away half of my stuffs in my friend's garage, it nearly killed me moving all that stuffs to there -_- And because of my recent trip to Japan, I still haven't unpack my stuffs and are unable sleep on my bed currently(all the boxes are on my bed right now). I seriously need to either get my own place really soon or stop going to Japan when every Comiket comes around the corner T_T
(ID #294763) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:10
Even the ever vigilante tokyo dance trooper needs a break sometimes ^^ I think the longest I've played is 16 hours, wicked headaches >.< I found Udon for the first time the other day and it is one of the tastiest things ever. I'd love to try some of the proper resturante cooked meals you show in these posts. They all look delicious.
(ID #294775) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:31
student
I haven't played badminton for almost 2 years... it's good you still had the time to go play a few games. I don't clean very much, but when I get into the cleaning mood, I will go non-stop until they job is done. Strange thing I found out... I tend to clean better late at night, like just before I go to bed. That's also the time when I actually throw more things out. I'm one of those people who don't throw things out often... I've still got some things from my toddler days. I like that long shelf across the wall, with all those circus water bottles on top. It looks like that shelf stretches along 2 sides of the room. I wish I could control myself like you, I hate over-playing games... It's fun while you're playing but then at the end of the day, you look back... "Damn, what a waste of half a day". The longest period I've played a game would be about 16 hours... Those were back in those days when I played MMORPGs, I'm glad I don't play them anymore.
(ID #294776) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:34
OMG I so want that Nogizaka Haruka oppai mousepad!!! It's a character goods area I haven't expanded into... talking of expansion... I didn't recall her being quite so well endowed O_o!!!
(ID #294779) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:37
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
I think I saw that Routemaster in Harajuku. Are there still buses going round with Domo-Kun plastered all over them?
(ID #294786) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:50
CEO MIrai Inc
Not seen the domo one yet.
(ID #295209) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:30
Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot
About the electronics disassembling - I can take apart my PSP in like 5min. Real easy when you know where all the screws are and stuff. Can also take apart my PS2 and Dualshock 2 (had to repair mine about 5 times now, really gotta stop throwing it when I get pissed off playing hard games ^_^')
(ID #294790) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:55
does that pizza-like food you had at home has a name? looks nice ^^ the IKEA tables are mostly made of particle board (my computer desk) and when it gets water then uhh ooh~ its kind of troublesome to need to have a tablecloth or something over it ^^; I think playing for half a day was my best record; was playing FFXIII until my mum sees me as dead zombie
(ID #294809) Posted on 2008/09/08 22:15
CEO MIrai Inc
Its kinda like egg pancake with meat n veggies inside.
(ID #295208) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:30
website/graphic designer
Aww~ that first photo looks so cute, I hope you're getting enough rest Danny =/ Reading the article last time made me realise I can fall asleep anywhere if I'm tired enough ^^; [work, couch, bus, train, in front of the comp, etc x_x;;] My whole family are hoarders (including me), extremely frustrating especially as I like the minimalist look u_u~. Told myself I'm going to throw out half my room soon, but being in that sort of environment at home doesn't help orz... I don't exercise much as I used to walk a lot, as I'm working from home now I've gotten lazy ^^;; I should get out that skipping rope I bought a while back ^^;;; My friend tells me Japan is a lot more humid than Australia, so I haven't had any problems with nay items bought from Ikea... looks like you should stay away from the wood based items (and light bulbs it seems) =/
(ID #294811) Posted on 2008/09/08 22:15
i have always believed that everything has a certain sentimental value to it. Because of that, i resist throwing any thing, no matter how obsolete they may be. heck, i think i still have my old power rangers toys stashed around somehere... to date, i have 1 crt monitor, and two working PCs from the stone age lying around... my mum's been complaining but i just couldn't have the heart to trash them... hurhur i admire your capacity for self-restraint danny. I used to play games way throughout the night, although I can hardly find time for anything these days sigh
(ID #294822) Posted on 2008/09/08 22:28
Answers: My mother is a terrible hoarder and will throw nothing away. I am a short-term hoarder as I'll keep some stuff for a while but will ruthlessly throw stuff out every few months - I definitely will never be as bad as my mother. I build my own PC's all the time, as well as those of my friends who find out about my skills. I don't dare to delve into my games consoles, but if one ever broke out of warranty I'd probably crack it open. For exercise I do Pilates once a week and do a short ride on the exercise bike at the gym. Walking briskly to and from the bus stop is most of my exercise though. For safe data storage, the Drobo from US Robotics is on my wish list. In the meantime, I will rely on my Samsung drives. Very happy with their performance.
(ID #294836) Posted on 2008/09/08 22:44
Navy Recruit
wow danny it looks like you had a busy week (stormtroopers need their rest too). the longest game session I had was about 12 hours playing resident evil 4. I really enjoy A week in tokyo series and tokyo photo walk. great job keep them coming. I am also looking forward to be station out in japan soon
(ID #294873) Posted on 2008/09/08 23:52
my mother hoard stuffs too, to empty shampoo bottles at cardboard boxes (many from amazon)... she says maybe one day it will be useful... the most longest time i played a game is resident evil 4 i think,when i get this game i clear it in one night! hey danny, you carry all those figures whit you? in the photos i see many different figures. is not very dangerous to broken hers?
(ID #294907) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:24
i dun think danny-san worries about his figures, since he will get free replacement hehehehe it really possible he have double of some figures
(ID #294946) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:32
CEO MIrai Inc
I keep the doubles of the ones I really like ^^
(ID #295207) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:29
Nice post Danny, I find myself in need to do some exercises and being doing a little by myself every morning like a little running around the block but don't have much time either. And my dad likes to keep everything in a room and the room ends up full of crap we never use but he insists and keeping those stuff, but once every 6 months we do a little cleaning (usually me and my mom) and we throw most of the things out. And if you need space for you figures you can always send them over, I wouldn't mind taking care of them. Also, Airi base is beyond huge!
(ID #294917) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:38
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
this week in Tokyo looks more busy than usual indeed. glad you are enjoying work, however I really wish you get to spend some downtime as well. after all your health is certainly more important. about the questions, my dad had this habit of throwing out unused stuff as do I. unfortunately my wife tends to keep stuff in case the can be used later on. I would sometimes secretly throw them away though. ^^; about the poll question, I don't usually play that long. although I have to admit, I would sometimes download saved games or cheats just to see how the game ends. not enough time to dedicate and play the whole game through. ^^; one question though, where did you get the cheerleader outfit for mini nendroid mikuru?
(ID #294918) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:42
CEO MIrai Inc
hehe, cheerleader is from the Heroes Nendoroid pack.
(ID #295206) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:28
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
gotta find me some of those, she looks so cute. ^^ thanks for the info Danny
(ID #295286) Posted on 2008/09/09 10:21
CEO MIrai Inc
Just teasing! The body is actually Maho from the Doki Doki Majo shinpan game - the second game came with two nendoroids.
(ID #295304) Posted on 2008/09/09 10:52
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
lol thanks. didn't realize you meant the American TV show up until now. ^^; my head must be getting old and slow these days. ^^
(ID #295621) Posted on 2008/09/09 15:21
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
Lively lively ^^v So far my IKEA stuff didn't fail me but then it's not as humind here as in Japan, now i'm afraid to buy IKEA stuff when i go there... great... might just go for their metal and glass things then. xD That crispy morning pic makes me wonder again why so many wires aren't underground in Japan, easier to restore after a earthquake? o_o?
(ID #294925) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:54
CEO MIrai Inc
Apparently Japan is the most connected (in terms of broadband, communications) country because its quick to set up the cables as they are overground.
(ID #295205) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:28
Programmer, Student
hey Danny, do you find your Macbook Pro's ability to drive that 30" monitor. I was wondering cause I was looking into getting a new mac and wasn't sure which graphics card to get (256mb or 512mb). Any opinions from people would be appreciated.
(ID #294929) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:02
CEO MIrai Inc
Apple does do a 30" display so the answer is yes.
(ID #295204) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:26
I could never sleep in public ._.; Would expect people to run off with my stuff or other such things. But then again, I'm slightly paranoid too... It's nice that you keep yourself busy. I need to work harder and do more things. I think I'm wasting too much time... I need to start exercising/doing sports. When I worked at the book store, I would get plenty of exercise walking around all day and lifting piles of books and games. But now I don't do so much anymore. I need to find some activity to do. I recently moved back to my mum's for a few months to rest up a bit... found someone to take over my so-noisy-I-can't-sleep-there flat, but didn't manage to find another place in time x_x And moving means throwing away stuff. So in the past week or so I've probably thrown away 3~4 boxes worth of stuff, and I still have a bunch of boxes to go through. I'm forcing my mum to throw things away too, but she thinks it's very difficult... And if it's not out of the house quick enough, she's tempted to take back the things she wanted to throw out x_x; I do tend to hoard -some- things... Like food; I'm like a squirrel, gather loads of food but forget I have them ._.; And drawing supplies too, I probably have enough erasers and leads to last me 5 years... And, I'm much more of a game/squeenix otaku than an anime otaku, so yeah... I did play for more than 24 hours on a few occasions... usually when I start playing it's a 6~9 hours block though. But, I don't play every day mind you. Unless I just got a particularly interesting game...
(ID #294940) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:24
Student, Spiral Warrior
We'll have to have a round of badminton if our paths should ever cross, Danny.
(ID #294980) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:18
It's pretty humid where I'm at, and I've never had "oil" on any figures, regardless of what they were painted with, so, um, food for thought.
(ID #295006) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:48
And as far as throwing away stuff or whatnot, I am a total packrat. Recently I went through a bout of going through stuff that I don't use, or that I impulse bought on a whim and figured, "This will fetch some change," and then I ended up selling a giant river full of items on ebay. So far off of crap and anime stuff that I really didn't want anymore, I've made over $500. I used to keep all manner of items that I'd never use again, just for nostalgia value, like old games I'd never play again, DVDs I'd probably never watch again, books I'd never read again, etc, so I've started to thin the closet so to speak. Amazing, since I used to have the attitude of, "Wow, I can't believe someone would sell that NES game, I would never sell <Game X>!" I mean I do enjoy collecting stuff, and I've kept some things, but I'll be finished with school in the next year or two and I plan on moving to a certain island country in the East soon after via JET or something, so if all goes well I won't be back here often, ever again. And yeah, I don't want to have to return to clean my room. ^^;
(ID #295014) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:55
i had a very nice halogen spotlight from ikea once... when suddenly the power supply died. bad luck: ikea didn't sell the lamp any more. and the newer models all had larger ps units. buying a new one from the manufacturer did't work either. they told me minimum sales volume was something like 2000 units (or 2000 euros)? anyway, ikea gave me a full refund, but the lamp i have now isn't as nice as the one before. :(
(ID #295020) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:01
おたくと大学生。
Oh man do my parents hoard stuff. We are up to our asses in trash. The only two clean rooms in the house are my bedroom and my lab room, which is where I work on electronics. When ever a new HL2 game comes out I will sit down and try to play it start to finish set on hard right off the bat. Oh, and Danny, if you ever want to get rid of some figures feel free to send them my way ;-)
(ID #295026) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:06
former Emperor of Britannia
When it comes to gaming there's no limitation for me. Once again, tons of awesome pics XD and wicked setup of your room = speechless.
(ID #295035) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:25
Game Designer & 2D Artist
12 hours!! That was high school ,senior year. Finishing Wing Commander 4 in one sitting
(ID #295057) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:45
Software Engineer / Freak
The Miracle Boober in one of the pics caught my eye. What does it do exactly? The game I played for 12 hours straight is surprisingly Dragon Quest 1. Started it up as soon as my parents left for work and packed it in as soon as they got back. (^_^;)
(ID #295068) Posted on 2008/09/09 03:53
CEO MIrai Inc
Gives the ladies bigger eyes ^^
(ID #295202) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:24
Hmmm, i have played areound 72 hours game session maybe a bit more, i think it was when i got my xbox around with halo release completed both games on both the hardest difficulties and had 4-5 mates over for LAN-party at the same time, pretty intense.
(ID #295094) Posted on 2008/09/09 04:43
I've pulled out many 12 hour shifts of World of Warcraft back whenthe honor system was around. Had to alternate with a friend taking shifts just to hit rank 13...never made Grand Marshal though. Impossible with a job and other RL activities. But i regret all that, for it was a massive waste of time, and i wouldn't not recommend MMORPGs to anyone. Do something more productive with your time!
(ID #295129) Posted on 2008/09/09 06:07
WOW is scary, my brother was addicted to it. We would have to shout at him to come to dinner and eat.
(ID #295522) Posted on 2008/09/09 13:47
Procrastinator, n00b blogger
The longest I've ever played in a single season? Final Fantasy IX: 92 hours, 39 minutes and 19 seconds and 8 saves... It was like 6 years ago, when I had the "fever" (I had recently bought it at the time and was impatient). My mother got angry when she learnt that I "barely" slept those 4 days (it was Carnivals' holydays, so I was free from Friday to Tuesday, whoohoo!)... and she told me "You look like a ghost! Your face's green and your eyes red!". When I looked at me in a mirror, and I didn't have a green face, but really red eyes: I looked more like a demon or something XD I even scared myself *lol* Anyways, I really would like to post a shot with the mark, but I'm TOO lazy to look for the memory card AND the game XD P.S: After that, I limited my gaming sessions to a maximun of 2 hours ^_^U
(ID #295179) Posted on 2008/09/09 07:29
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
WoW + day-off + alterac valley horde victories - girlfriend = 12 hour honor farming binge. T_T glad i quit.
(ID #295185) Posted on 2008/09/09 07:48
I am a pack rat, I just collect everything, lol, but then I my parents live in the country so we have lots and lots of storage space in a fairly large house and then a garage and a shed, plus you can always just build another building to put more stuff in as my dad is a contractor (he builds houses and stuff)
(ID #295213) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:34
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
Im just curious about the "on the road" picture... Who take it?? I mean, Obviously you were driving, right???
(ID #295241) Posted on 2008/09/09 09:20
The longest i played was 11 hours i recall, clearing Diablo2 ^ ^.
(ID #295242) Posted on 2008/09/09 09:21
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Nice first pic, it really depicts your 'tired but happy' aura. My parents tends to hoard and repair things. I also tend to hoard things but when I do a major clean-up inside my room, I throw all the unnecessary things I collected. About the playing time, if parents are around it's usually short(an hour or two); if not around I play around 5 - 6 hours(usually it's because of not noticing the time). In special cases especially with friends, I play around 8-11 hours.
(ID #295317) Posted on 2008/09/09 11:11
the longest have i played a game in one session is 8 hours D=
(ID #295326) Posted on 2008/09/09 11:20
have to admit I am a magazin hoarder ... still have 2006 magazines in my shelves! I also believe that I will need them some day. My wifey's patience is getting thinner by the day :P
(ID #295412) Posted on 2008/09/09 12:33
Gundam Australia Forum Admin
MTG - There is also Appo, for appointment in Japan, which I would usually abbreviate to app't in english.
(ID #295427) Posted on 2008/09/09 12:41
Student/Part-timer
Ugh cleaning figures every few days...I can only imagaine what would happen if you didn't I suppose. Mine are put into enclosed display cases and even only a door crack, the shelves get filled with dust after about a week... =S ?!?! at the ikea part, why sell a product in a market where theres a high rate of failure? But anyways, new lights look brighter, but the old ikea lights looked a lot cozier than these new ones. Maybe its just because I don't like "daylight" bulbs...
(ID #295471) Posted on 2008/09/09 13:10
How in the world do you play a game for 24+ hours?! SO crazy! I have to stop and eat some time~
(ID #295520) Posted on 2008/09/09 13:45
Cook, avid manga reader, avid video game player
i don't remember what game i played i just remember i played it apparently for well over 48 hours. my buddies took turns watching over me 2 make sure i didn't fall asleep. surprisingly i had no need for coffee or any kind of caffeine. i did chug a lot of juice though. and for the recorded im a Seagate person mostly cause they r teh best for drives.
(ID #295564) Posted on 2008/09/09 14:25
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
A figure I want? Danny has it! :P
(ID #295569) Posted on 2008/09/09 14:30
I uhh... I uhh actually ended up breaking my xbox360 for playing it too long.... I have to say, it's a great console and all, but it's unbelievably unreliable.
(ID #295599) Posted on 2008/09/09 14:56
Remote Support Engineer
Danny, do you always eat at the same places? Do you get wierd looks always taking photos of food?
(ID #295760) Posted on 2008/09/09 17:52
I don't get to play games much, but when I do, it usually takes me a while...
(ID #295795) Posted on 2008/09/09 18:15
I can't seem to throw out ANYTHING. So I just burn it instead. :) Old papers/homework, mostly. Longest I ever played a game was about 38 hours straight of World of Warcraft.
(ID #295843) Posted on 2008/09/09 19:02
Nice galleries! You are an artist with a camera for sure. So how was the train trip Sunday? I got stuck trying to see my friend in Kanagawa then got delayed trying to get home.. do you know what the heck happened?
(ID #296029) Posted on 2008/09/10 01:32
tokyo under the rain it's beautiful
(ID #296073) Posted on 2008/09/10 03:03
Looks like a good week to me :)
(ID #296119) Posted on 2008/09/10 03:46
In a single session, I guess my personal is 7 hours, and in company, I mean, vrs matches or similar, is 8 hours, but in a single day can be much more hours. But it was in my old day, now I can`t resist too much time, guess I`m getting old XD By the way, good article, Danny, thanks!!
(ID #296223) Posted on 2008/09/10 05:53
makalaka (Registered on 2008/04/23 08:04)
oh wow your brave. I was too chicken too replace the fan on my macbook pro that I took it to a shop to do it. They charged me $40 for the fan and $60 for service. And ironically they screwed up the left speaker so I had to take it back for them to fix. The hole reason for taking it their was to not mess something else up.... Luckily they took responsibility and fixed it for free but I had no computer for a week because of their screw up.
(ID #296325) Posted on 2008/09/10 09:00
noooo....u got rid of the gundams! looks like u moved on from gundams to figures now >_<
(ID #296329) Posted on 2008/09/10 09:07
I tend to do some rounds in badminton in the garden with my bro. I tend to do the most running ^^; Other than that, I'm not much of a sporty guy. Gaming, 1 hour tops. Haven't gamed like mad since way back in early uni days. Last time I played was like 30mins on my NDS.
(ID #296503) Posted on 2008/09/10 12:36
Danny, I love the food coverage. It's always interesting to see what people from different parts of the world eat regularly. It always looks so tasty! I'm a terrible pack-rat, but I (usually) know where everything is. Gundam X-78 GPO2A always deserves a spot out in the open. Always. E^D
(ID #296512) Posted on 2008/09/10 12:41
Kendo Kid / 大学生
Some of them looked dead in the sleeping pictures, but I thought the sleepy trooper was pretty funny. If I worked in Japan, it would take a long time to wear me down since I'll probably find the fact that I'm in Japan as uplifting and dream-like.
(ID #296536) Posted on 2008/09/10 13:15
We bought a bookcase at IKEA about 2 yrs ago. When we got home and opened the box, the little bag with screws, etc was not included. Went back to the store with the receipt and the guy at the customer care desk just opened another box, took the screws from that other bookcase and gave them to us. Seemed odd that they didn't have extras, but that's what he did. Haven't really have problems with any other items.
(ID #296644) Posted on 2008/09/10 15:48
Otaku-Lolikon-Student
danny i really wonder if u eat 4meal per week outside D=
(ID #296770) Posted on 2008/09/10 17:51
A very fun week you had. I'm gonna get influenced and get a figma tsukasa.
(ID #298306) Posted on 2008/09/12 03:20
part-time professional part-timer
I drown in a sea on envy! :((
(ID #299261) Posted on 2008/09/13 00:34
you sound very British when you say "knackered". heh. will it translate to Japanese with the same flavor?
(ID #300595) Posted on 2008/09/14 12:09
ninja hunter
hmmmmm lol Random comment ^_^
(ID #301466) Posted on 2008/09/15 07:35
WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII YO KIERO IR A JAPON SIII ES MI SUEÑOOO ^^ SERIA SUPER COOL ^^
(ID #305324) Posted on 2008/09/18 10:58
トレイニー: アプリケーション開発者
Nice picstures! And MAN, the woman on that Bomber Cover looks sooooo great. WHat nice pair of legs oO'
(ID #322089) Posted on 2008/10/03 22:22
PLayed 5 some hours for the Rockband I endless track. But then i play FPS games for way longer at a time. I think i played WOW with short breaks for 12 hours in my WoWin days. No more of that. :D
(ID #348827) Posted on 2008/10/28 06:07
takamichi (Registered on 2008/09/13 02:00)
the longest duration I played was about a day and a half non stop XD (well I take CR/food breaks ^w^) It was with Final Fantasy 7 back in the old high school days ^w^ now I can't do that anymore ~ (because no other game could do the same thing to me XDD)
(ID #369666) Posted on 2008/11/13 18:10
Student
Played Super Smash Brawl for a week no breaks, boy that was a dumb idea.
(ID #395847) Posted on 2008/12/02 22:20
Probably one of my favorite DC photos.
(ID #409494) Posted on 2008/12/13 01:28
danny's so lucky to get so much things~
(ID #440006) Posted on 2009/01/08 13:24
University Student
Ikea's stuff are nice and cool but yes they do expand (the compressed wood) due to the humid weather some more in Malaysia...sunny, hot and humid...T_T not really the type to hit the gym but I really ought to...swimming is something I do occasionally and walk my dog around the neighbourhood
(ID #472060) Posted on 2009/02/03 02:24
My parents hoard like CRAZY!!! I think some of it might come from the idea of not wasting anything, and some is just from plain 'not letting go'. I inherited some of this, although I've gotten better at it over the years. When clean-up time comes, the first object/ item is always the hardest to throw out. But then once you've started, it gets easier and the next thing you know you have a bunch of space and you don't miss anything! =)
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The Mirai Suenaga Merchandise project has changed gears and is back on the project timeline. I've be...(more)
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Kotobukiya liked the photos of the rooms that you submitted so much that they want to publish a book...(more)
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