Anime Festival AsiaIf I ever get one of those notebooks with built-in webcams, I'd probably cover it up with a sticker as well. "You can never be paranoid enough." - A moral I learned from watching too much X-Files. ^^
LOL at the Mugi-chan barley tea. (With the tongue...
Narita AirportHope you enjoy your stay in the tropical equatorial sunshine of Singapore, Danny.
BTW, did you have to pay a 500yen security levy when departing Narita? I heard they recently applied it on all international passengers entering and leaving Narita.
Japan TimesAye, I agree. But to be fair to Danny, since he's just beginning this venture, starting with Tokyo is a no-brainer, really.
Still, Danny, do you intend to eventually cover other main hubs all over the country as well? Especially Kyohanshin?
Japan TimesBesides the usual BBC, CNN, Reuters and wikipedia. I now treat DC as my Japan news portal. lol
(Sankaku I treat as entertainment. :p )
Though if I want more in depth stuff, like during the general election back in August, I'd mainly look up the Ja...
Tokyo Phone Numbershttp://homepage3.nifty.com/GREAT/kotoba/telgoro.htm
If you know your Japanese, here's a great page listing all the phonewords in Japanese, that is, phone numbers that pun with meaning so that it's easier to memorize. Not unlike those 1-800-DANNYCHOO...
Japanese CommercialsCheesy, but it did what it intended to do. Though I lol'ed at the way her hair fluttered like crazy as she played the violin. Wouldn't some of her hair get in the way of the strings if she swung too much? XD
BTW, even the villain girl who attempted...
Japanese CommercialsWow, they really do come up with all sorts of dramatic commercials in Japan. From the cinematic (the shampoo one featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones comes to mind), to the tearjerking (the Panasonic one), and the epic-comedic (the typhoon lawyer one).
Japanese CommercialsWow, what a dick that person was.
I admit my EQ is probably not as high as yours, and would probably give in to the temptation to satisfy my ego just to see justice, sorry, vengeance meted out to that jerk. No matter how much it would cost me.
So I...
Japanese Love HotelsForgot to add, LMAO at the Hello Kitty S&M Room, and I thought the Hello Kitty vibrator was extreme.
The Kitty plushie in bondage wear reminds me of those grotesquely disemboweled plushies from Kampfer. ^^
Japanese Love HotelsGotta LOL at the "Alibi Channel". But wouldn't the wife find it strange if there's still a traffic jam during the very late hours of the day? :p
I think those costumes are either disposable or they're utterly and obsessively sanitized (especially in...
Tokyo Trooper FigureWow, must've felt strange to take a picture on a figure BASED ON YOURSELF. lol
So can you remove the trooper mask to reveal Danny's spectacled face inside? :D
(Or better still, CAST-OFF DANNY! XDDD )
Though I wonder whether LucasArts is gonna come...
Windows 7 Japan LaunchAh yes, Madobe Nanami-tan. I hear they're giving out software playing her voice to those first batch of buyers. Maybe it's a good thing I was a miser that I didn't have to get stressed out by Vista, there's just too much bad press on it. Though I'll...
Cycling in TokyoGrowing up in a city with decent public transport, while not as insanely well-covered as Tokyo, I am ashamed to admit that I too never got the knack to ride a bike. The last time I rode a bike was when I was 8 or 9, and my bike had 4 wheels. lol
I r...
Illustrator KurotAh, I see Kurot-sama's still around. I remember noticing her artwork back when I was playing RO and there's plenty of impressive RO fanart by her, she is so good that I have to open a specific separate folder just to hold her artwork. Seems like her...
Gatsby TrooperWhile Danny isn't the first to do the KimuTaku Gatsby dance, Gatsby Trooper still manages to make me LOL hard.
I never knew the real guy dancing was actually the guy in the Gene Kelly remix VW Golf commercial. I too thought that was KimuTaku. xD
Tokyo Typhoon AftermathWhat kind of typhoon warning systems does Japan have? In where I live we have a sort of 800km radius warning, with different warning levels assigned for the distance of the typhoon. The closer the typhoon, the more severe the warning level.
Besides...
Japan Train ServiceAh, that's the Northern Line train in London, I see. I know because I used to commute on it to my school there every day. Brings back the memories.
As far as I remember, the London Underground wasn't really that bad on a "normal" rush hour, at least...
Akiba:FHoly smokes, that has got to be the most futuristic looking blood donating centre ever. All we get are dull clinical looking centres here.
Makes you wonder whether there's some sort of sinister conspiracy to harvest otaku blood willingly given under...
Japan Unattended BagsIn my trip to Tokyo last year, while stopping by to a Starbucks to relax, I remember going around looking for any empty seats where me and my friend can sit down.
When I saw a bag on an empty chair, even though it's obviously a woman's bag, upon see...
Breakfast in JapanLOL at that older brother not having breakfast, and as a result, he's already having hallucinations of her sister constantly badgering him to have breakfast at once.
Shibuya Station ExitYou do realize there are search sites called Google and Wikipedia, no?
Anyway, to answer your question, Shinjuku would be something like London's Oxford Street, New York's 5th Avenue or LA's Sunset Boulevard.
New Narita Express E259The NEX is all seater only. Your ticket is designated to a specified seat, just like a plane ticket. This isn't your everyday commuter train where you can just hop in and hope it gets crowded so you can grope the first girl you see. :p
Edo WonderlandI always wondered why guys in the Edo period prefer to shave their heads and tie a thin roll of hair on top.
It was the same in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). While I know this was because the Manchu conquerors forced that ridiculous bal...
Mirai GaiaI miss the member posts. More often than not, the posts do provide some interesting detail, and serve to kill time between Danny's articles. So I'm for keeping that section.
If the amount of rubbish post do bother you, I agree with undyingSoldier a...
Japan ElectionsYou'd be surprised to hear that there are actually plenty of communist parties running in democratic countries around the world, and even legitimately elected. Even Italy has a communist for its president (though his role is mostly ceremonial).
Of c...
Japan ElectionsTrue that. Though the matureness of the political situation is also vital, to use an obviously infamous example, Weimar Germany's electoral system had too many flaws that it allowed You-Know-Who-with-a-ridiculous-moustache to take advantage of in 193...
Japan ElectionsBTW, this Happiness Realization Party that's everywhere is giving me the creeps.
They remind me of Aum Shinri Kyo, who sent candidates to run for the 1990 elections and lost pathetically as obviously no one took their ridiculous ideas seriously. An...
Japan ElectionsDon't be so down about not missing your photo-op with soon-to-be EX-PM Aso. :p
IMHO I don't see much wrong with decent law-abiding foreign nationals like Danny being given the right to vote, compared to other countries with huge immigration history,...
SapporoWow, I didn't know it's that cool up there. Is it just like going up to Scotland back when you're in the UK?
BTW, I wonder if you'll pass by that impressive indoor stadium that converts between a baseball field and soccer field, most famous for host...
Akihabara MeetupWow, Danny on the News at Ten.
The CNN was one thing as it's an international broadcaster. But as the BBC is from Danny's home country, this means his dad would have a better chance to brag to his folks back home "That's my boy!".
While I know thei...
