ATMs in JapanI had no problems with cash machines, if you find a 7-Bank machine you can use your UK debit cards fine, and the ATM's in the convenience stores are always open. Forget about the fee's if you are there on holiday, they are that small it's not worth w...
Portion Sizes in JapanNot all Japanese portions are tiny though, I had a few meals like Udon where the portion would have fed me 3 times over. I sat there struggling with mine while watching in amazement at tiny Japanese women downing the same size bowl in half the time.
Tokyo Tower up closeStrangely I never went up there when I was in Tokyo, but I was walking around about 3am one night with my camera and took some photo's:
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iPhone WebsiteWorks on my Windows Mobile phone, the page isn't fullscreen (even though my phone is double the iPhone's resolution) but it's better than trying to load the full site.
Good work!
Lumix GF1 ReviewVery nice!
Currently thinking of a new camera for myself, probably another Pentax (K7) so I can use my current lenses.
Here's my current regular use cameras:
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Firearms in JapanI used to belong to an actual shooting club in the UK (air and small caliber rifles) before it all got shut down after the Dunblane incident (Scotland).
Was a shame as I really enjoyed it, so when we went to America last year I made a point of going...
Rilakkuma at KiddylandI saw him/her in Akihabara for some event at a store, some 14 year old moron kept coming up to him/her and tapping him on the head. Those attendees seemed more shocked than if the kid pulled out an assault rifle and started shooting people.
Dollfie EyesI think this moght be cool if you made a Chobits Dolfie, that way you could do the scanning lines across the eyes when they are doing something computery. That is assuming they can be animated and aren't just one OLED.
YokosukaI'm amazed nobody came out with a Shenmue comment yet!
I swear, if I ever went to Dobuita/Yokosuka I would be so geeked out my brain would fry. I'm not sure I wouldn't be able to resist a "do you know where I can find some sailors?" or "do you remem...
dannychoo.com iPhone verI understand completely mate, I have written sites from scratch before, and don't relish the idea of going back and hacking my code to make it half decent across all platforms.
Japanese Bikini GirlsNew years even 1999, dressed up as a playboy bunny girl. For anyone old enough (and British) I resembled Kenny Everett doing his "Cupid Stunt" act, full on beard, hairy legs, the works.
Self Heating BentoUsually sodium chloride solution and something like sodium nitrate, ammonium iodide, ammonium sulfamate, etc. Relatively harmless stuff (but you still wouldn't want to ingest it). I used to buy cans of self heating Nescafe and they had the reactants...
Figma Replacement PartsCan you order the stands? I have a few figures (non-figma) that would be great with a figma stand, especially my Revoltech Haruka!
Penguin MusumeI won a tenner on the lottery when I was 16... that was 12 years ago and I have not one anything since...
I also won one of about 5000 runners up prizes on Blue Peter of some reflective stickers to put on your bike. The first prize was a bike, and s...
I think I know the one, I walked in, and had to wade through all the loli stuff to get into the main shop. I was only looking for a Toda Erika photobook for a friend, I was expecting the fed's to come swooping in through the windows!
Worst AnimeYeah, like the "suddenly forget the storyline because we have run out of Manga so lets do this side story that has no bearing or relevance to anything for 6 months" thing. I love that... can't wait for this weeks episode though ^_^
Worst AnimeI think it lost it's edge as soon as they started putting letters at the end. The original Dragon Ball was good, but the rest just turned into humdrum homoerotic rubbish. Seriously, how many episodes does it take to power up? it's worse than Bleach i...
Your First AnimeHmmm... lets see...
Mysterious Cities of Gold, probably the earliest I can remember, along with crossover Japanese/European stuff like Dogtanian and the Three Muskerhounds in the early 80's.
Figure GiveawayI think captions minus the contributors name would be fairest, that way a person who hasn't been posting here as long *ahem* has as fair a chance as some of the longer established posters.
