I became bilingual at age 14 when we moved from Germany to Australia. In our family, we now speak a mix of English and German (lazy, if a word is shorter in one language, we use it). Of course, this confuses our german relatives to no end. Became ful...
I have recently had to curtail my reading, as my workplace introduced a new firewall system, and DannyChoo.com is listed in its blacklist... v_v So I can only browse after work, and there I mostly limit myself to the general Japan posts (I've lived i...
Had a Wii since it's debut. My stepson played lots of games on it (he's 21, I'm 40). I used to use the Wii about once a week... However, since we got the WiiFit about three weeks ago, I've been on the Wii almost daily doing exercises and just having...
That actually looks like one of the guys from the comedy due Rahmens... For those who haven't seen them in action, search Youtube for "Rahmens" and/or "Japanese Tradition". ^_^ These guys are hilarious.
Just because the aussie media is having a bloody feeding frenzy over this whole art vs. child porn issue doesn't mean that you have to go overboard. The whole thing is just nuts, and if you agree to tape your eyes shut and flush all your caches if yo...
Actually, the Daleks had basic floatation since the 7th Doctor's Remembrance of the Daleks. Of course it's a lot better now. I'm not too crazy about the new Cybermen, though. They are just too different. The Master was excellent, though.
Danny, You should catch up on Doctor Who, it's even on Japanese TV now. The revival for the last four years has been amazing, Christopher Eccleston completed one season, followed by three seasons of David Tennant. Kylie's even been on it (last year's...
Just like with anything, there's a certain amount of low-quality in anime... I stopped watching ToLoveRu, primarily because I just had so much else of a higher interest for me to watch. But I do love the well-done moe anime, especially when it's not...
Easily buy. I would be very surprised if a seiyuu like Saori-chan would have to hawk her DVDs like this... I am very surprised she's not getting mobbed.
Five years ago, credit cards were still relatively rare, but this has largely changed by now. Many businesses, including Gamers, *DO* accept credit card nowadays, but the take-up rate by people is still pretty low. Credit cards seem to be more a thin...
Well, kill or cure, like they say. I think my record (unintentional, I was reading a rather "gripping" story) was about two and a half hours or so... And boy, did my dolphin's errrr... "two round friends" suffer from cramp after that...
Born in Germany (lived in Hamburg for 14 years), now an Aussie for 26 years and lived in Japan for five of those years... I've been around a bit... ^_^;
Go Danny! And you're even visiting my old hometown where I spent my first 14 years growing up. I haven't been back (26 years later) but all my relatives are still there. Hope you enjoy it. I managed to overcome my shyness/fear of talking in front of...
I bet all this political correctness is coming from the "new" residents of Akihabara, the invading large corporations and universities who have changed Akiba's skyline and, in my view, started ruining it. I mean, sure, some people went a little overb...
But where to get the really good original images for these? Especially the "car" related ones, like the ones for the fuel tank. I don't think I can afford a big one for a while.
Does anyone know where/how to get such jobs done? Are they decals or actually painted on? In February I tried to find some information through a racing league friend of mine in Tokyo, but he had no idea and couldn't find any info (he is not an anime...
For those saying good riddance to her, what about the scammy chess player who's been praying on people's charity to pay for his obvious travel funds? THAT guy deserves arresting. Has he been reported to police?
I agree. For everything positive, there will be something negative. I haven't personally come across any anime haters in my local area and/or travels, but they're out there. Although you can see from the URL for the petition the title of "animesucksa...
As for Sony products, I'm an addict. Own(ed) over the years (and never a problem): CD walkman, PS1, PS2, PSX, PS3, PSP, VHS/Hi8 VCR combo, Trinitron TV, stereo, HD camcorder, and Bravia LCD. The only one of those that died before its time was the PS1...
On my February trip to Japan, I bought the Sony HDR-UX7 camcorder, and I *did* use Kakaku.com to find the cheapest price. Had to walk through a remote part of Tokyo to find the really small shop that sold it, but I got it for about 55000yen as oppos...
Bother... I bought a couple of standard Tengas last month while visiting Tokyo, but these ones weren't available yet. I've only used one of them so far, it definitely does a good job of putting a shine on one's dolphin with a minimum of mess... I'm k...
After watching Azumanga Daioh back in 2002, about a year later, I managed to have a long weekend trip to Iriomote Jima. While we didn't see any cats, except the stuffed ones in the Wildlife Centre, we discovered so much else about this really remote...
While living in Japan, I frequently got such little fliers in my mailbox. While most were harmless enough, there was one that disturbed me, as they used a photo of Matsuura Aya (who was only barely 16 at the time) for their "services".
Wendy's were closest to my office in Ebisu, but their food is comparatively fat laden and greasy, in my view. I prefer Maccas or KFC if I'm in the mood for chicken. Their teriyaki burger I do like very much, however. Now that I'm back in Australia, I...
