Wed 2008/11/26 00:12
What do you when you are bored waiting for a train or bus? It seems what the Japanese (some of them) like to do is to pretend that thier mobile phone is a guitar as the lady below demonstrates. Some Japanese mobiles come with an accelerometers just like the iPod Touch or iPhone and applications like Chokkan Band allow folks to make good use of their time waiting for a train. if I know I'm going to be out n about and waiting for a train or bus or person, I make sure I have my iPod with me as I use the notepad to write blog posts. Via Cscout.
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Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I always have my mp3 player while waiting for and riding on the bus. I can't live without it. I get claustrophobic without music to distract me.
(ID #385339) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:18
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
That's pretty good that the player can distract you from claustrophobia. I would be overhearing people's conversations all the time if I didn't have my player on me... Interesting stuff, but not to me XD
(ID #387889) Posted on 2008/11/27 15:16
Pori Student
Thats a seriously cool app, but playing the air guitar would be something i do in private... Well when i'm waiting for a bus or train i listen to the radio on my MP3 and zone out XD
(ID #385342) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:21
Otaku-in-training
I like killing some time by listening to music but air guitar might be a little too much for me. It's a cool app, though.
(ID #385346) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:28
No more NEET, engineering student now...
I prepare some anime episodes and put them into my ipod if I know I'm going to go out of the house. I remember watching Sekirei episode 1 and laughing in the train once ^^;; No music or anime to accompany me while traveling is the most boring thing ever D:
(ID #385348) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:28
amatuer bum
I have had my g1 for about 5 days now. It has not left my side once. In fact as we speak I am loading up mp3's and OGG's on the new 8gb micro sdhc card I got for it. I may not rock out on some air guitar with it though, but there is an app that makes "Mario sounds" when you jump or something. I should install it and have fun with it. It also makes the coin sound when you press a button.
(ID #385350) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:32
I wonder what about sound quality on G1 thingy? Can it compete with iPod?
(ID #385353) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:35
when i wait or ride on bus/train always have my mp3player with me but thinking about buuying mvp player like ipod touch for also watching animes or somthing like that.
(ID #385352) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:34
Simply plug earphones into my ears.. No mp3 player, using a phone for economical purposes ^^;
(ID #385356) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:37
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
Same, I use earphone. Mainly because my phone sounds better than my MP3 Player. And my MP3 Player is damn slow..
(ID #385370) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:45
No more NEET, engineering student now...
I used my phone to play songs for the past 3years, was fun listening to songs and messaging people at the same time ^^;; Until I got my first ipod ><
(ID #385378) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:50
me too. the more reason I chose W-type Sony Ericsson
(ID #385375) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:49
Self Employee NEET
WAIT WAIT WAIIIIIT...! Am I just seeing... Flandre Scarlet and Marisa Kirisame having weight problem...?
(ID #385361) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:40
I... do not think so.
(ID #385439) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:37
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
lol that is one thing I noticed first too...^^
(ID #385462) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:01
Student & Part time worker in a Day Care
LOL that was what I was thinking too
(ID #385847) Posted on 2008/11/26 11:00
王オタク ｘ 天才様
I almost never leave home without my Creative Zen... I'd die of boredom :(
(ID #385365) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:43
I usually listen to my iPod or play sudoku on my phone.
(ID #385374) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:49
Mechanical Engineering student
I bring out my iPod whenever I'm riding the bus/jeepney. I make sure that there aren't any suspicious looking people riding with me first before I bring out my iPod since there are a lot of cases of hold-ups here, especially this season with Christmas nearing x_x
(ID #385386) Posted on 2008/11/26 00:53
Looking for work again
And here I just take a book with me. Like made from paper and stuff ;)
(ID #385401) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:04
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I used to do that, but I keep lots of stuff in my handbag and the book would get creased and crumpled.
(ID #385442) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:40
Looking for work again
^_^ I keep a folder/portfolio thing or two in bag so that I can put my book between them if I have too much stuff in my bag. I usually manage to keep most of my stuff out of my bag or in pockets of the bag away from my book :)
(ID #386901) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:00
ugly fatty ! my screen just blew off in my face :(
(ID #385411) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:10
Arein (Registered on 2007/09/30 21:11)
Got something against fat people?
(ID #386551) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:33
Studio Bleach founder/owner
I agree. And froggy reminded me of why I tend to avoid French people. They tend to be snubby snobby. 3: And with froggy's case... Not cool to say that. 3:<
(ID #387418) Posted on 2008/11/27 10:52
Anime on ipod = easy way to waste hours of time :P
(ID #385420) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:16
I NEVER leave without my iPod nano. It's my baby and goes with me everywhere. I tried the link in the video but the website told me it doesn't support my AU-KDDI phone :(
(ID #385429) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:27
i always go out with a mp3 player.. if not i won't know what to do when i have to wait for something or someone. but playing air guitar in the public is not something i would do ~_~;
(ID #385435) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:35
College Student
That video made me smile ^^ Also I think that is the first time I've seen an over-weight Japanese person (outside of Sumo).
(ID #385443) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:40
She definitely has a _massive_ sumo talent XD
(ID #385447) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:44
Studio Bleach founder/owner
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(ID #387422) Posted on 2008/11/27 10:54
Anyone knows where I can download such game apps for Japanese phone? Using a Softbank 923SH now.
(ID #385444) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:40
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
LOL I can't believe she actually went into the male's bathhouse... It would be a scary expereance if a girl in a Touhou-like costume came into the room whilst I was still nekkid^^;...
(ID #385450) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:49
reminds me of that mimi girl from the drew carey show
(ID #385451) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:49
NEET (Desktop Support / Admin)
I was just thinking that too.
(ID #385454) Posted on 2008/11/26 01:52
amatuer bum
haha, i thought that exact thing myself
(ID #385885) Posted on 2008/11/26 11:33
i just stand quietly observing people run towards the exits and jump in and out of the trains.
(ID #385466) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:09
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
I always have my PSP&DS with me, so I guess I'm always preoccupied with something to do ^_^
(ID #385469) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:12
There's practically no trains and buses here, so I'm good with my car. :3
(ID #385475) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:14
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
lol, an alternative way to use iPod..^^a Well, I definitely won't do it. Too embarrassing..>.< what do I do in idle times? sleeping if possible ^^
(ID #385480) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:20
They have some cool electro-music synth programs for the iPod Touch/iPhone. If I had one thats would I would probably spend alot of time on. For now I just read books or magazines that I have been meaning to read.
(ID #385486) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:28
Student artist
lol the guy is the bath is like wtf
(ID #385487) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:28
bidaum (Registered on 2008/04/24 01:00)
It's just a damn shame Jack Black is already married, 'cause she looks perfect for him...
(ID #385491) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:31
it's better for mankind she stays single ^^ don't let her make babies
(ID #386534) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:14
Studio Bleach founder/owner
froggy, I am starting to hope the same for you. Because it is pathetic and sad that you have to flame somebody behind their back. 3:<
(ID #387419) Posted on 2008/11/27 10:54
lol @ the public bath scenes XD
(ID #385492) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:33
iPod or some sort of MP3 player has not left my side since I first started using one in around 2002ish, filled to the brim with Anison. Don't think I could stand watching anime on the tiny iPod screen tho >_>
(ID #385512) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:52
I just listen to my MP3 or talk with my friends. If I'm alone, I just wait. The wait is usually 15 minutes max. Not a big deal.
(ID #385514) Posted on 2008/11/26 02:52
DCX001-Prototype
Music will never leave me~~~~~~~~~~~
(ID #385523) Posted on 2008/11/26 03:04
Hotdog Repairman
Eh? I always though you'd just start dancing randomly waiting for the train or bus...
(ID #385540) Posted on 2008/11/26 03:17
I always use my n95 to play mp3's or podcasts on long bus rides, sometimes when walking to somewhere or when waiting for something. Time moves faster:)
(ID #385605) Posted on 2008/11/26 05:49
Student
I have my PSP for music and video player. I sometimes bring that to school when I know not too much things are gonna be covered in class. It's fun because I have a 4-in-1 gadget. I can browse, mp3 player, mp4 player and game. :D That's why I made sure I got a high enough memory card for all of those apps. "D
(ID #385659) Posted on 2008/11/26 07:32
That was peculiar. XD When I'm waiting for something, I either listen to my headphones, doodle on something, or daydream, sometimes all at the same time. For me, daydreaming is usually plotbunny tending and grooming.
(ID #385666) Posted on 2008/11/26 07:49
student
why is that so cute? :D
(ID #385680) Posted on 2008/11/26 08:20
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
I always listening to my mp3 integrated in my cellphone...
(ID #385719) Posted on 2008/11/26 08:57
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
For me either listening to iPod Shuffle or playing PSP, usually both, if the 2 gadgets are in fine condition... I'm just bad with electronics, especially small gadget... just last month, i broke my headphone and suddenly my iPod Shuffle failed to sync with my laptop... has to resort with the classic one for a while.... Sometimes, when i play PSP while waiting for a bus, i failed to notice that the bus i'm waiting for has arrived, and almost always, the moment i notice that the bus is here is when it just closed it's door and start to sail away....
(ID #385762) Posted on 2008/11/26 09:39
oo i so want to try doing that in front of lots of people
(ID #385764) Posted on 2008/11/26 09:40
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
That's so randomly weird... Anyways, since I bought my first Sony Ericson cellphone, I've been using it as mp3 player. Better than most mp3 player I had. My cellphone has accelerometers by the way... but I don't think I really want something like that. :P Air guitarring in the middle of the street in Brazil is asking to be mocked, robbed and even jailed.. :P
(ID #385788) Posted on 2008/11/26 10:02
Always have my iPod on hand, can't live without my music.
(ID #385804) Posted on 2008/11/26 10:21
Kawaii Pink Stuffs FanGirl, Cat Lover, Otaku, MP3 Hunter, Matcha & Afternoon Milk Tea Addict.
why not the japanese just play Guitar Hero on Nintendo DS Lite instead doing this? ^^;
(ID #385833) Posted on 2008/11/26 10:44
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
I have heard none of the Guitar Hero games are available in Japan. I don't know about the DS though. Konami has a monopoly thing in Japan with their Guitar Freaks game.
(ID #387900) Posted on 2008/11/27 15:19
university film student
The problem of this ad is that you can barely see the phone it's advertising most of the time. x_x
(ID #385915) Posted on 2008/11/26 11:52
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Don't have an mp3 player anymore, so I just space out and think of my next art project or just observe my sorroudings ^-^
(ID #386285) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:51
I usually have my mp3 player with me or think of random topics and go deep in thought...
(ID #386321) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:14
Student.
(O_O)! I want to dance with her... him... Hug maybe? lol Awesome video, Maybe some one might do the same in Toronto.
(ID #387433) Posted on 2008/11/27 11:02
Studio Bleach founder/owner
Sorry Danny... But this topic went from fun to insulting. The fun was the topic itself, and the insulting was some of the replies... especially froggy's. Anyway... I still have my iPod nano. 3rd gen, I believe. And whenever I have the right music on it, I tend to try to kill time imagining crossover scenes and how they might happen. Such as Haruhi Suzumiya/Doctor Who... and so on. So something like that looks fun, but I am more the physically silent type so something like that is not something I would do. XP
(ID #387441) Posted on 2008/11/27 11:11
Haha the girl's pose is cool, and come on, no more attack to her okay, not everybody is born the way they like it, how about some respect
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