A Week in Tokyo 37
Late again with this weeks A Week in Tokyo so this one covers the past few weeks.
First up is my talk at Pecha Kucha Night where I talked over 20 slides (each slide 20 seconds) about the Tokyo Stormtrooper to a room of about 300.
So what is Pecha Kucha Night then? Following description taken from the Pecha Kucha Night site.
Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.Had a great time and would like to thank Astrid and Mark for having me and Tokyo charisma blogger Jean Snow for arranging everything - t'was an honor!
But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor.
Pecha Kucha Night was held at Super Deluxe in Roppongi which is where Tokyo CGM Night episode 4 will be held.
Dollfie clothes starting to gain critical mass - need a wardrobe for my daughters.
Many university students recently graduated. While folks in the west wear square hats, folks in Japan traditionally wear something called Hakama [袴].
My mum was sorely disappointed that I didn't go to rent a graduation cloak n hat to take pics. I passed with first class honors - only a couple of us managed to pass out of a group of 30-ish and I was over the moon.
However, graduation was just one piece of the jigsaw puzzle that I was collecting in order to get me closer to Japan and wearing graduation gear didn't seem important nor desired. Did you or do you plan to wear graduation kit when the time comes?
Some lovely girls in Hakama graduation kit below.
Its times like this when I say to myself "I love Japan!"
Japan Post has a service called Shuka [集荷] where they come to your house/office and collect any packages that you want to send to either domestic or international destinations. All I do is make one call and a man comes along in his van with a set of scales. He then weighs the packages and you pay him there and then.
Even if you are sending one shoebox sized package that costs the minimum of 600 yen, they will still come and don't charge extra on top. This saves me from going to the post office to queue up and waste time. Thanks to Tokyo Hunter for telling me about this incredible service. Any services like this in your neck of the woods?
The Gateway had a huge facelift which I needed to do to increase conversion of new visitors to regular users - and hopefully make it more user friendly for current readers too.
If you hover over links in the header/footer and various places around the site, you will notice a #ref_catfish at the end of the link. This enables me to know whether people clicked on the catfish menu, header menu etc to get to /profile/eng/ for example.
Without the ref tags (which we used at Amazon), I would have no idea how users got to that profile page which means that I don't have an understanding of what parts of the UI need to change/be removed in order improve the user experience and thus increase conversion.
Am really pleased with the changes and have been able to increase the conversion rate over the past few weeks. Welcome to all new readers!
And it looks like we have quite a few Korean readers have joined us too. I used to write dannychoo.com in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English but scaled down to JP and EN due to time constraints. While I don't write articles in Korean at dannychoo.com, I do tweet at my Twitter and reply to comments in Korean occasionally.
I still cant touch type but do type relatively fast while looking at the keyboard - which means I need a Korean keyboard too. Apple make Japanese but not Korean keyboards so I need to use these Korean stickers. I usually pick up a bunch of these at the huge book store in Seoul called Kyobo Mungo.
Korean and Chinese content will start to appear over time at dannychoo.com.
Pasta n Focaccia for lunch with Index-tan.
Chuka set with Kagami.
The top folks from Softonic were in Japan recently and we spent a few days with them. Softonic are one of the biggest downloading services in za warudo.
The latest trend it seems - more and more sushi places can be found with the head of a Maguro placed outside. This photo is in serious need of a caption ^^;
The Iron man came with a dud arm - looks like glue was where it wasn't supposed to be which meant restricted movement. Opened up and managed to chip away at the glue.
There is a Mr Donuts thats been in our neibourhood for years but have never really tried it. Went in one day to try their Pon De Ring and got hooked immediately!
There are a great variety of vending machines in Japan - most of them fully functional and due to Japan being relatively low in terms of crime, the machines don't have to be like the ones back in the UK.
When I was in the UK last, the vending machines had no windows, were huge and looked like they weighed 20 tonnes - presumably to prevent people taking the whole machine home or vandalizing it. Did come across many out-of-order ones. When I stick money in a UK vending machine, its like a gamble not knowing whether something is going to come out.
Vending machine tampering does occasionally happen over here however and this sign on the machine is says the owner wont tolerate it and that this machine is being monitored by a camera.
Shirasu Pizza - the white stuff is small fish. Cant remember what the green balls where but they look like rabbits droppings.
A load of development going on at both stations near our place.
The train track used to run through here but is now underground. I heard they were going to originally build a highway through this area.
Somebody moving into a new place nearby. The moving services over here are brilliant. We previously used Ari-san mark twice and completely recommend them.
At the newly discovered Chinese restaurant for lunch.
Mabo Tofu lunch set. 770 yen.
At the shotengai shopping for groceries.
Cheese chicken katsu rolls - so cute you cant bare to eat them.
A visitor from Canada brought some maple tea for us and I got hooked. I was thinking "So this is what Canadians drink every day!"
Tastes lovely. Ran out and managed to find some at Kaldi - cost 800 yen for twenty packs. Didn't taste as good as the ones I was originally given though. Will pick up a load during my Canada trip later this year.
Taiga visits The House at the checkout. Who do you want to see here next?
Luna and Taiga want some sweet n sour pork - called Su Buta [酢豚].
Back at Mr Donuts again.
In the lounge at 10pm. Gaia no Yoake is probably my most fave program on Japanese TV. Its a business documentary program which talks about things like new business trends, how business survive in tough climates etc.
This week they talked about foreign capital luxury hotels and how local hotels are competing with them.
Crackle.com has a whole episode which I watched last year about how consumers are not buying but instead sharing. Sharing is an idea that I would like to explore. So for example, the Classifieds section mainly lists things for sale but could also be used for folks who want to swap their figures too.
Index-tan and some Gyoza.
Index-tan and some ramen lunch. 600 yen.
Mr Donuts Pon De Ring!
At the monthly blog dinner in Gotanda. This dinner meeting for bloggers and IT folks has been going on for years and I owe a lot to it and thank the organizer Drikin for having me. Also thank top marketing man at Mozilla Japan Gen kanai for introducing me as a member. T'was through Blog Dinner that I first met Good Smile Company too.
The folks from Skype Japan were there too giving out 1GB USB memory sticks to everybody.
The Bomberman tin was the container for the Gameboy version back in 1996. I always use this tin during networking events as it holds well over 100 business cards.
Cant find a clip of Bomberman 3 but it was probably something like this...
The place is held at a curry house meaning its the same dish every month.
Bloggers and IT folks who attend showcase what they have been up to every month.
Some veggies stuffed with meat for lunch with Kagami.
A load of pastries from Costco for 890 yen. Recommended if you have not been yet as they got a load of good cheap stuff.
Got a bit of wood to prevent a saggy Mirai-chan...
And this is what you do - the wood simply goes in the dakimakura and is held up by clips - no more saggy young pichi pichi Mirai-chan.
Was on the top page of Hatena which is like a digg.com. Brought in a ton of traffic from Japanese users all over - many who are bloggers and became regular readers too. Of late they have been picking up on my other posts in Japanese too which is why I've been putting a lot of effort in to the Japanese version of dannychoo.com.
If you are learning Japanese, I recommend that you consider writing your blog in Japanese too as it will do wonders for your learning.
Speaking of blogs - been wondering how many of you have one?
Will write an article soon about what dannychoo.com has done for my life and how it can help to enhance and support yours too. I would not be where I am without its existence. It helps me communicate with others, learn new technologies, share my life, meet new comrades online, bring in new clients, travel the world to give talks, makes a modest amount of money and even helped me get jobs at Amazon and Microsoft. And most importantly - free figures and other merchandise ^^;
Pasta lunch with kagami again.
Before the office layout change - some SAFS arrivals.
Sour ramen for lunch with Seto-sun.
After dinner evening stroll - more development going on at the other station.
For folks who don't want to wear surgical masks - Pit Stopper are plugs which go up and act as a filter in yer nostrils.
Picking up some snacks for the office. Love the white chocolate Meiji Almond ones. Check out a retro CM below.
And one from last year below.
Some sakura still blossoming. Previous photos in the Tokyo Cherry Blossom photo article.
BLT Sando with Figma Haruhi. How many of you was able to get hold of this limited edition figma?
Cheerleader Mikuru-chan with some black pepper prawns for lunch.
Arriving at Ikebukuro for a meeting.
London Pub Railway Tavern. Some pubs here do decent fish n chips but no matter how hard you look, one never comes across folks who do saveloy. The first thing I want to eat when I travel back to London is saveloy n chips.
Used to work at Ikebukuro for a while. Nostalgic exploring bits that I used to walk by every day.
Tokyo is gorgeous on a warm sunny day.
This was the day before I decided to pick up my 100 yen Dell Mini 9. All of these cost 100 yen each if you take out an E Mobile contract for wireless roaming high speed (7.2Mbps) internet access.
On the way to the Digicraft offices with Hector to show them progress on the Mirai Gaia Order Pipeline.
Digicraft do most of the packaging for eroge companies which is a very very good thing for reasons to be disclosed soon.
At lunch with some folks at Digicraft. We also discussed production of the Mirai Merchandise. Apart from the dakimakura cover, bed sheet and oppai mousepad, we are going to make some shower posters too.
Chicken Katsu lunch set.
Ikebukuro has a load of otaku related shops. This is a branch of Animate who sells a load of costumes ready to wear. Unfortunately photos not allowed inside.
There is also a Volks store in Ikebukuro too. I has a look through the Dollfie stuff and pick up a few bits n pieces.
At Bic Camera browsing around. Need to get more HDDs for backups. I saw a few members on DC who recently had HDD crashes. Do consider backing up your content. There is obviously an initial cost involved but imagine this - you lost your precious data (family photos/healthcare material/eroge) etc - you probably could not put a price on getting back that stuff - especially the family photos I mean. If only you paid 100 USD to back up your stuff in the beginning.
All HDDs will die - its just a matter of when - just like us humans.
I think this was the West(?) exit at Ikebukuro JR station. Gorgeous blue skies.
Most of the folks in black suits in this photo are a years away from graduating. Its recruitment season in Japan where university students go out looking for jobs. A few interesting facts:-
-Most students look for a job a year before graduating.
-Students who are interviewing or joining a company on the first day have to wear something called Recruit Suits - usually a black suit and at this time of year you will often see hoards of students like this (photo source).
-Because there are so many students applying to get into any one company, entrance examinations are usually held where the main purpose is to filter the numbers down.
The lovely Aibu Saki (Zettai Kareshi) does a commercial below for Aoyama who do a load of recruit suits.
Anybody out n about job hunting too?
Another fave dish of mine - Kaisen Yakisoba.
I have two optic fiber connections coming into the house. I changed one of the providers to LiveDoor who are charging only 1,500 yen per month - they also give you a fixed IP for that price. For my other optic line, I'm paying over 3,000 yen just for the fixed IP! Going to use Livedoor for a bit longer before I completely switch over to them.
This screenshot is a measure of my actual speeds with Livedoor. 58.71Mbps down and 51.16Mbps up.
For those who missed it, you can see how my latest optic fibre installation went.
At Book Off checking out the manga.
One of my fave drinks of the moment Goma Mugi Tea. Check out the most interesting commercial ^^;
Upgrading hardware on the Dell Mini 9 - SSD from 8GB to 32GB and Memory from 1GB to 2GB. Its about the same speed as a MacBook Air now ^^; The next photo article will be the full installation guide of leopard OSX on this lovely machine.
For busy or elderly folks, getting groceries delivered to your doorstep is most convenient. Coop provide a service where you can order groceries online or by phone and they will deliver to you. Everything from veggies, fresh fish, milk and what have you. You need to order over a certain amount for the truck to come to your house so we share an account with our neighbor. Do you have similar services in your neck of the woods?
Pizza lunch with the Dell Mini 9 running OSX Leopard connected to the Internets with the 7.2Mbps E mobile data card. Rather happy about this ^^; Now I can get away the house more often on the weekends. You may find me blogging from the mountains or by the beach very soon ^^;
Aoi-chan looks after the data stick from time to time.
Loving the new office layout.
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I wonder, if the Pecha Kucha night was for designers, then why did you agree on presenting there? then again it's always good to network eh? ^^
about the home service post, there are courier service here that does that as well. My wife often use a postal service name zend, the charge about Php50 (a little around $1usd) to ship overnight to anywhere within the capital region.
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caption: "Take me to the river... drop me in the water"
I'm suddenly reminded of the big mouth billy bass. ^^;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTVXfCbos-o
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Not just designers but folks who do interesting stuff.
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ah, then you do fit the bill. ^^ I don't think anyone there could have topped a dancing stormtrooper. ^^
SNSD Lover
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Danny, I can't touch type either. I read the whole article, and thought it was going to be much longer. I guess most of the time was spent finding the right words to put in, and fixing the site's problem that just happen recently.
That Chinese Restaurant you found look quite tasty if I do say so myself.
average highschool geek
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Maguro head: see no touch, touch no see, see and touch must pay mahney
Wage slave by day, semi-pro blogger by night
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I like the idea of Pecha Kucha Night...It makes presentations more punchy and you have to be succinct (concise and precise) in presenting information.
Think will make use of this idea next time I get back onto toastmasters. :)
Auditor
how I wish Malaysia's connection is that with that price ~_~...
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
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image ID#25682; the green stuff i think you mean are capers
Student
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That pizza looks delicious. I'm sure the capers complimented the fish quite well.
insurance advisor
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Capers are nice! I haven't tried rabbit poo to know how THAT tastes like though... :D
3D artist
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Nice update as usual. Great seeing Ikebukero again - lovely place, and was the where we stayed last time i was in Tokyo.
I dont blog, but there is a mini-blog feature on my CGportfolio page which i occasionally update with news. I wouldnt have a proper blog though, as my life isnt intresting enough to blog about!
Software Engineer
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I highly recommend learning to touch type. I used to be too lazy to care about it but now that i took the effort to learn n practise it, my productivity has increased by a lot!
Also, now I want a mini9 too.... ;_;
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
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Whoa... Now this is tons of photos!! O.O
Thanks for the article Danny... everytime I read your A week in Tokyo article, it always gives a boost to my dream and desire to someday live at Japan, not just for Holiday... ^^
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
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GAH! gonna say the same thing, Well seconded that ^^v
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
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Musta been a long week! Took me a while to look and read through it all!
In my high school graduation I had a friend visit from Japan so I actually changed out of my graduation gown real quick. But my parents were disappointed that I changed because they wanted to take pictures of me in it...
Pon De Ring looks delish! How does it taste? Oh and do you remember what brand of maple tea it was? I'd like to try it too if I can find it here ^^; I'm usually not a tea drinker, but it sounds good.
Oh and I have that limited edition Haruhi figma! You see her often in my Saber Lily vs Haruhi comics. ^_^
Freelance Digital Production Artist
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I love the Pon De Ring from Mr. Donut.
Caption: I didn’t know maguro had a blowhole.
NEET
Reading 'A Week in Tokyo' when you're starving is a real bad idea.... now I AM HUNGRY! RAWR~ *need food* TwT
marine engineer
i am wondering how did you deal with those drill hole on the wall where the shelf for the figurine used to be?
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The shelves use pins - hole covered up by pushing the wallpaper around the hole a bit.
Student and full-time otaku
Such a nice week again. This episode really made me want to be in Japan: great services for whatever you need, tasty food, highspeed internets and Tokyo indeed looks wonderful when its nice wheater ^^
I just recently bought two new cases for my external hdd's. Unfortunately I only use one for backup. I hope to able to get a NAS soon, with like 4-6 slots for x TB of storage. Then all is well
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CAPTION: "Yes kid, Life sucks..."
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^^
Otaku, US Army, Student (Political Science)
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That Pon De Ring looks like a new Tenga product ^^;
Also a caption for that fish and the kid "Fish: Hey kid, I dare you to put your finger in the hole. It won't hurt, trust me...." ^^
Costco here has a membership fee so I never got one ^^;
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that fish is seriously scary, can probably swallow a kids arm if it was still alive
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
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Wow! 300 people in the creative field, the event looks very great!
May you share with us the 20 slides you used during Pecha Kucha Night~~~
I wonder why those sushi place put a fish head there.....
So Danny have planned to visit Canada soon, must be giving a speech at a conference which was mentioned last year~~~
Pizza with maggots & rabbit droppings ^^;
While I dont have a blog of my own, I do blog on DC quite often ^_^
So many 100Yen laptops @_@~~~
Shower poster ehh~~~ So we'll be able to enjoy Mirai & Haruka during bath~~~
The sky is so blue without any clouds~~~~
One of my client came to consult me on starting up an online grocery store which pretty much like Coop, but I advised them the competition will be supremely tough in Malaysia as to compete with all the cheap/affordable Indian grocery stores located just about anywhere.
Can't wait to read your article on setting up a Dell Mini Hackintosh~~~
JR. College Student
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I blog but it's always been under a subdomain and I refuse to put any ads on it. No one really reads it anyway so it's more of a personal log than anything.
Student
So all you have to pay is 100 yen for the laptop and pay the monthly internet fee, how long is the internet contract for? It sounds like a really good deal. Mmmmmm I'm always left really hungry after these kind of posts :P
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2 years contract.
I didn't bother going to my graduation, so no gown and square hat for me.
Dirty Gentleman
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-I didn't go to my grad ceremony. I went to my sis's; it was boring.
-Canada Post cost an arm and a leg as it is. If you wanted pickup service they'd want you dolphin too.
-That pasta and calms looks good, but small portion. I remember finding an italian place in Yokohama, and they had a dinner for 4 pasta meal. I ate it all in the big bowl they brought. Oink.
-Caption: *poke* Uncle Danny says he likes poking eyes. I don't get it the big deal.
-I wanna see Totoro at the house next.
-Never had a Pon De Ring, but I like cruller donuts lately.
-Haha... you got "wood" for Mirai. Booo.
Back to my school project...
Nekophilia
LOL @ the caption and "wood".
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"wood" ehh~~~ There are many kinds of play involve wood ^^
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lol. ^^
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Is there another meaning for the term "wood" that I'm not familiar with? ^^;
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Hrmmm... how to explain it without being banned... wood in your pants? Sometimes referred to morning wood when you're excited in the morning XD
Dirty Gentleman
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BANNED!
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Noooeessss! It wasn't me... it was the one armed man!
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
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i guess job hunting this business season is going to be more difficult that ever - a couple of my friends got retrenched recently
But there is hope! NSW is FINALLY putting in a FTTH(Fibre-To-The-Home)/NBN(National Broadband Network) system which will need 40,000 persons to fill in the jobs - YES I HAVE GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT FOR THE NEXT 6-8 YEARS AFTER I GRADUATE
*do the kirby dance* <(^^<) (>^^)> <(^^)> (<^^)> <(^^>)
Anyone else touch type in Dvorak?
三年せいとオタク
Seems that you always take a picture at the little house near the check out. ^^; I don't have a blog however I'd like to make one not sure if anyone would actually read it though. =/
One man company, visual UI / icon designer.
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I always thought graduation robes were pretty wacky. Here in the Netherlands there's no such thing. I do have a blog, too, and I think you should ask your readers about theirs. Mine's <a href="http://blog.cocoia.com">here</a>.
Student, part-time worker
Danny, is 800x450 the biggest "original size" we can get on images?
I really would like a bigger version of image ID#25716. I think I see someone I recognize on the train, as crazy as that sounds, but I can't tell because it's too small. @_@!!
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For now yes - lemme work on technicalities of posting bigger photos. Its all automated at the moment.
former Emperor of Britannia
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Bomberman FTW! Ikeburo sure has a bunch of good stuff.
Recruit suits or Members of Men in Black (MIB)?
Can't wait to see the guide your going to post in converting Dell Mini 9's OS to Leopard.
Sort of gives me a chance of getting on that OS without getting a huge hole on my wallet and pockets to purchase a MAC since i'm still a student.
Grocery deliveries are also available here although i still prefer going to the supermarket since the thought of getting something unique is the thrill of it.
Student
Internet in Japan is so cheap, costs an arm and leg here -.-
Assistant Director
Shirasu Pizza, from the looks of the green bits, those should be capers(Capparis spinosa L.) usually served with fish. I usually have the stuff with smoked salmon. Personally I love the flavor as an accent.
SOS Brigade Leader
The life of a Celebrity blogger is soo awesome . I dont blog its because Im busy busy busy . Wondering if Danny misses his "kampung" ( place of birth) in London .
Also wondering what is saveloy n chips. Never even heard off .
Self employed
I love Mr Donuts - only eaten it once though - wished I had eaten it everyday during the one week I was there.
Danny you network a whole lot - would you still be writing something about that?
Caption: Wish my head was as big as that.
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I think I have?
Injured
Picture 11 photo caption
"Hay little buddy, yah you hay pull my finger"
Kid "pull your finger?"
"yah kid pull my finger"
Kid "MOMMIE!!!!!"
Injured
For now enjoying your blog is enough to keep me busy Danny!
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
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So much yummy looking food... I wanna try gyouza... And that is one weird shaped donut lol. Pon de Ring hehe.
Loving the London Pub Rail Tavern hehehe.
Otaku / Student in Networking
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What a great deal for the mini laptop ^^
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
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Would really like a Dell Mini. Lugging around a laptop breaks my back >.< especially since it is necessary for me to bring it to school.
I blog now and then, a bit regularly back in the fall during my work term when I had evenings (or mornings, depending on my schedule) free. School got really busy but final exams end today so will be posting again in a day or two.
Will be taking Japanese lessons with my friends during the summer. Plan to post in Japanese, though it'll probably be really embarrassing since I'm just a beginner. Typing stuff is really fun and I've memorized the strokes for a number of Hiragana characters. The strokes actually help me remember them XD
You're going to Canada? When? Which part? Waaaah, I bet nowhere near this side >.< Wah, we're at the far end of Canada...
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Toronto I'm told ^^
Professional Panhandler
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Wooohhh....I should be sleeping now, but me ish wondering how long will your trip be to Toronto? Is it for some blogging convention?
Nekophilia
Me and my friends are planning to cut holes on our long uniform pants at the knee part to make it look like some kinda jeans on the day of graduation xD
That Shuka service is awesome!! Wish we had something like that over here.. Wait no, the package would most prolly be crushed or some other calamity. Never underestimate Malaysian postal service.
Maguro head? Looks like the folks in za market is getting the Megurine Luka madness too :3
One thing bout vending machines at Japan: They're everywhere! And amazingly they all function.
Maple tea? I should get some and try it.. All I have are green tea and some Chinese tea. Would love to try another tea. ^^
Su Buta.. I'm not sure if its the same thing here, but we have those tasty sweet and sour pork here too :3 They do look alike.
Its quite unbelievable how a blog can actually earn you all that figures, friends, money etc. I never thought a blog can do such miracles. I'm planning to start on one after my exams. I'm moving after exams and I will have PC in my own room then. It feels awkward to blog when theres people around.. Yes, I had a blog ^^; Most importantly I'm gonna get myself a camera ^^
I remember you mentioning that 100yen laptop deal before. It sounds great to me. I'd need a wireless internet connection together with a laptop. So its actually a win-win deal! As for the HDDs, I only have a 500GB one.. Planning to get an external 1TB storage later.
The Coop service sounds interesting but any quality guarantee on the groceries you get? ^^; Like, only a true pro in grocery shopping would know which watermelon is good and what not. I still think its better to get them ourselves. Well, could be useful when too busy with work/eroge. Though instant ramen sounds good too.. for a short period of time.
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There actually is the Shuka service thing over her though, the post or courier companies do charge you a little extra for them to come over to your house to pick up the items that you wanna ship.
Nekophilia
Fedex and DHL? Hmm I didn't think of that. But they're not intergrated with Malaysia post system are they?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
the quality of the food over here is generally great.
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Argh! So many food pics! Now I have a craving for things I can't get at this time of the night...
Tried blogging, but I only have two things up. Keep telling myself to just sit down and type anything that comes to mind, but at the same time, I don't want to write anything half-assed. Seriously Danny, I'm still amazed at how you keep up your daily one to three posts. Though I suspect with you writing more for our Chinese and Korean comrades, it might slow down a bit.
writer/blogger/gamer/otaku
http://popgoespj.blogspot.com
I think by now you'll have read through the other comments and found out that the stuff on your pizza's called capers ^^ peppery stuff, good for certain dishes, but it's not a native spice to my area.
I also want to second the other comments saying I want a Dell Mini 9. if I had one of those I might go back to blogging - it's something I used to do. just like you, I also found myself in the strangest places because of the blog. have discontinued mine for now, but would love to open another again. the mobility factor is holding me back....
oh, yes, long time lurker, first time commenter. just want to say I love many of your posts. you're one of my idols ^^
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Welcome!
Kendo Kid / 大学生
http://makocat.deviantart.com
You pretty much support my claim of "it's better to be known than rich (as long as you can support yourself)". I'm always impressed how far your site has gone, and I'm always glad to be here. I don't blog in a blog; rather, I write rants to go with my art posts. =)
Postage service seem great as long as your hobby package isn't ruined. Are you about to pay and print postage online?
In terms of learning Japanese what do you think is more effective, immersion or class/textbook-style study?
Kendo Kid / 大学生
http://makocat.deviantart.com
sorry that's a "can you pay and print..."
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
immersion?
Otaku, Gamer, Collector, Forum Moderator
http://pandatr0nics.wordpress.com/
This was a wonderful week in tokyo Danny!
Maple Tea is really lovely and I have many selections when I'm at the grocery store. I will soon write up on how coming to dannychoo.com and reading your articles and your many motivational pieces have helped me.
While I am really just slowly starting out on blogging I hope to be more active with it and maybe us Toronto bloggers can have meet and greets too.
Medical student
http://www.protocolsnow.com
I am so jealous of your fiber optic connection, especially at that price! Japan has the second highest internet speeds in the world I believe, with South Korea #1.
http://at1987.com
I like Mister Donuts's Pon de Ring too but their donuts taste is quite ordinary. I thought Dunkin' Donuts taste is better.
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
http://discombobulatedyouth.blogspot.com/
Haven't seen the internal of those netbooks yet. Seems stacked. The mechE's must've spent lots of time solving the heat diffusion problem. Are these guys interviewing for financial services? Atleast here, engineering interviews are a bit weird. I've had an interview where just wearing a tie seemed to be overdressed...
POOR IRONMAN !!
Student
http://asianmoviereviews.wordpress.com
caption for the kid and the maguro head
"awww....looks like someone already got to the brains."
not that funny, but its the first thing that came to mind.
cant wait for the leopard installation guide, even though i am a mac user, it may come in uses sooner or later.
宅男军人/otaku soldier
http://otakurean.com
had Mr donuts in taiwan last year. Love it!! Even my mom love it too. Can't wait to eat em again if i were to go Japan or taiwan... hopefully this year end.
http://www.stefkov.com/
In the next few weeks I'm going to start job hunting. I need to bring some money in, it's worrying thinking about how much money I've spent this past year.
I might go to my graduation ceremony. I think I get to shake hands with Patrick Stewart. It's still years away, but in the end I might not go.
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
You always seem to be eating out Danny, is it just easier over in Japan to do that? Also make sure to work off those Mr. Donuts and pastries. Foof, optical fibre wires, Australia is only just now getting them put in with the new main internet administration.
I can't wait for the new Mirai merch to come out ad be available overseas. Also looking forward to your Leopard OSX installation guide.
Is there a video of your presentation? Would love to see it or was it closed off?
GIS Tech
http://hamstercorp.blogspot.com
That fish looks like he's trying to be High Blood Pressue Man from the tea commercial!
I have a blog, but I just sorta recently started it, previously only using a DeviantArt site. I'm not much of a "blogger", though, and I doubt it'll really do anything for me other than being an alternate venue for some of my hobbies.
I remember there used to be a lot of online grocery shopping here years ago, but they all died off when the tech bubble burst before "Web 2.0". Not sure if any ever came back.
pervert
blog at the beach
Website Director, Artist
http://www.mognet.net
We do have grocery delivery in the area from a service called Peapod.com.. but I've never used them. We have a store on the corner so it's hard to justify when you could just drive or walk a few blocks. It makes sense if you're in the city though, since most of the groceries I've seen there charge you to park.
US postal service will do package pickup here but you have to weigh and prepay for postage online. Actually I found out yesterday that the postal workers get some kind of credit for picking up packages, which must be an incentive not to be lazy and leave the customers hanging XD sounds silly but we have some lazy postal workers in this country and I've been victim to a few of them.
Navy Recruit
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=519499924&ref=profile
great A week in tokyo blog today. pics look amazing. food looks yummy too. never really got in to the whole blogging craze but some of my friends have tried to get me into. maybe one day I will. don't have grocery service like that around here, but it would be nice to.
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
"so cute you cant bare to eat them." I laughed reading this, don't ask why^^;
Sigh, I wish we had Book Off here><;
Code Monkey
http://www.johnlawrence.net
Maple tea is great, though pretty hard to get hold of in the UK as well :( Do you know which brand it was you had the first time Danny?
I do have a blog, but it's VERY rarely updated. Tend to focus more on my other site, which I update daily (http://www.shell-fu.org).
Code Monkey
http://www.johnlawrence.net
Gah, messed up the end of that! http://www.shell-fu.org
Otaku
http://imperiomoe.wordpress.com
Danny come to the West, Canadian Rockies are breath taking!!
I need to find and try that maple tea never see one here O_o
project coordinator/translator/editor
http://jeda21.blogspot.com
the green balls on the pizza are caper berries, they're usually preserved in salt or vinegar and used to season or dress up a dish. A little goes a long way. They're popular in Italy in a pasta dish with tuna, as well as elsewhere as a side to cold smoked salmon.
Looking for work again
http://flickr.com/photos/darktek13/
I have nothing to say and no way to say it. I cannot even say it in three languages.
Looking for work again
http://flickr.com/photos/darktek13/
Sorry, my comment was in response to starting a blog ^_^;;
Editor
http://cavalock.blogspot.com/
Pon De Ring!!! so that's what its called! had it on my last trip at the Mr Donut in Akihabara, took a pix of it too on my blog but didn't know what its called.
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
I don't blog because I am too busy and occupied with a lot of stuff lately orz.
By the way, the Dell Mini 9 looks good but there are other netbooks with better design I think.
The Dell Mini 9 comes with the 3-cell battery right? It would be better if there's a 6-cell option so that it can operate longer with having to plug it in to a wall socket for recharcing.
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
I don't blog because I am too busy and occupied with a lot of stuff lately orz.
By the way, the Dell Mini 9 looks good but there are other netbooks with better design I think.
The Dell Mini 9 comes with the 3-cell battery right? It would be better if there's a 6-cell option so that it can operate longer with having to plug it in to a wall socket for recharcing.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I have no idea about the 3 or 6 cell terminology ^^;
University Student
That's a lot of food there Danny-san. And is that kid touching the fish's eyeball? >.<
About blogging, I DO want to start one, it's just I don't know what I would blog about and I'm afraid I would run out of ideas fast =P
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
Maguro tabetai, maguro tabetai, picchi picchi osakana tabetai... is what I would like to say, but I can't after seeing that image.
Some delicious looking donuts there.
Those green balls were definitely capers. They are sometimes used as pizza topping and they are used mainly in Mediterranean cuisines.
I have a blog and regularly post there. I started blogging about two months after I came here, so it's not hard to guess what had motivated me then, right? Now, it's been almost 5 months since my blog was born and I really enjoy it and I'm glad I decided to do it. It's very motivating when you know that people read what you write and like what you post. You know your work isn't useless. At this time, I can say that I don't think I'll ever begin to think about giving up blogging.
Moe Hunter
http://moehunter.wordpress.com/
Awesome article this time, looking forward to see the laptop surgery.
(Costco pastries are YUM)
By the way, postal service in England still sucks Danny ^^;
Kagamin's Waifu
http://moorina.deviantart.com/
I think Nagi or Zange would fit the house at the checker ^^
The weather has been improving here too, makes me happy~ You seems to have a sweet tooth, Danny ^^
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Not as sweet as your avatar ^^
http://www.habitualaddict.com
I love Misdo!! All of their confections are delectable...
Yuubinkyoku no Kaishain
http://www.thecookingdad.blogspot.com
The little green balls on the pizza are capers.
Student
http://www.lesterho.com
Another great episode of a week in Tokyo.
I seriously think that graduating is a step to move forward to a new environment which you wouldn't expect what comes on the next day of your daily life. Even if i did get to wear a graduation cloak, it doesn't guarantee that I would definitely get a good job in the working society.
Wow.. About the Japan postal, It seems that I really need those kind of service since I'm a person who doesn't like to queue up a line where it needs a few hours of my time just to send something.
I will be seeing you again Danny on the next CGM Night this upcoming few weeks. :)
I HAS A BLOG.
anime + games collector
to upgrade a laptop that small is a good thing also installing mac os x on the machine in no walk in the park for some people it will be a great help to them when that article comes out.
College Student
Hi, I lurked around for a while but I finally make my DC debut... Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! ^^
Pecha Kucha night sounds like a well-planned event. 20 min+ presentations on whatever subjects are most certainly challenging in terms of sustaining concentration and brain stamina. Now, if only academic lectures could be cut that short to maintain students' interests in the subject matter...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Welcome!
Otaku-in-training
http://www.flickr.com/people/terrorhunt/
Magoru: Come on. I want you to do it. I want you to do it. Come on. Eat me. Eat me. EAT ME!!!!
Little boy: ARGHHH!!!!!!!!! *run away*
Magoru: HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
^^;
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
A bountiful week i would say...
Computer Engineering Student
http://www.killer-tofu.com
I'm really digging those keyboard stickers. I know of a company called KB covers which has silicone overlays that are pretty nice. They specialize in Apple keyboards so it might be worth checking out. I am thinking of getting a Dvorák one to put the final nail in my nerd coffin.
http://www.ryusworld.com
Nice Photo Article as always.
And every time I see pictures of the city itself I miss the days of my vacation to Tokyo.
I do have a blog but I am writing in german. Thinking about changing it into english and if my japanese self studies level up a few stages thinking about writing in japanese.
And I am looking forward to your Dell Mini 9 checkup and upgrade article. Always thought of upgrading my Inspiron 1525 but I am no good at this kind of things.
Animation
http://clockworkmachina.com
Pon de ring! Those are my favorite donuts. It really sucks when you crave that and there are no Mr. Donuts in the US...
Student & Working
Hehe, there is a store with a grocery delivery service here in Hungary too, and guess what it's called. Yes, Coop.:) http://www.coop.hu/
And it seems like another busy week with a lots of strange but good looking food.:)
Software Developer / Space Marine
Weow, too much MR Donuts and you're gonna be Mr. Danny Fats :P
You do go to a serious amount of meetings and stuff, busy guy.
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
thats a lot of picture 0_o
awww i don't blog at all >__<
Examinee
Graduation... Seems a long time away for me. Now cramming for exams.
Btw is the guest blogger posts archived?
none
Blogging is too hard, better to just read other peoples blog ^~^
Student
http://www.beeg.deviantart.com
Waa! Always a fun time reading what your up to. Maple Tea you say? I will have to look into that, all I have to drink here is green tea, and then what ever I can swipe from other people when they aren't looking. Maple tea may be something nice to try.
Assembly line worker, nationally certified madman
http://urisblog.morbid-sore.de/
A 'London pub'? Can one get a good 'ol pint there? An ale or perhaps a guinness from the tap?
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
非常期待中文版的dannychoo.com! ^^;
picture caption: "You want a piece of me boy?"
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1694/A+Week+in+Tokyo+37.html#image25678
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
LOL.
如果我开始写中文，你会看我写的英文与中文吗？
不过我的中文太差ToT
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
放心! 我一定会看两个版本的，也会在中文版里留言。不要担心写不好，可以请太太帮帮忙。加油丹尼。^^;
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
多多谢！！
Professional Panhandler
http://theinfernoproject.com
Ahhh...simplified Chinese...
Do you know traditional as well? Though I would probably read the English version only ^^;;
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
the input of the character should be the same regardless of traditional or simplified. alternately whichever way u write it, it can be converted digitally easily. ^^;
danny do u use 汉语拼音 （han yu pin yin） to input chinese characters? just curious.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
PinYin - ITABC Input method on the Mac.
Student
http://charlieinwonderland.wordpress.com
你好好加油！
是我的話，我會看兩個版本做對照，而且我想知道如果你寫中文你對卡通、漫畫的名稱怎麼處理？臺灣，中國及香港的翻譯不太一樣，還是你會寫日文原名？
Photography Student
http://hugodeathy.deviantart.com/
Nice post Danny. I'm envious of your internet speed. Over here it's way too expensive for anything, so most people (home users) have a 1mb connection only. And about the blog question, I try to post as often as I can, since it's a nice way to relax and it's nice to share your personal experiences with everyone.
And stop posting so many delicious food, makes me hungry! XD
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
another week filled with interesting photos. The katsu lunch sets looks so good haha
thanks again for another week
m
Anybody know a site where you can get the pit stopper shipped to the united states
Teacher
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandkat/
I love Mr. Donuts so much. I recommend the Choco Fashion. It's my favorite :D
I also try and blog/twitter in Japanese when I can. For anybody interested:
http://twitter.com/sandkatt
http://mixi.jp/show_profile.pl?id=18857156
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Nice photos and desktop!
Student
Crazy internet speeds! ._. 20-30 Mbps connection here :/ But then again there's only one internet provider in my area or something so...
And nice post as usual, enjoyed looking at the pics ^^
Creative Director
Every time I think about blogging myself I tell myself that I would write and develop my own CMS, but after working all day on other peoples projects (mostly web & some video/print) I am just burned out by the time I get home.
btw, great photos Danny.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Delivery to doorstep? Here? Dream on. >< A lot of the convenience of Tokyo comes from the fact that everything is so condensed, I think. It's simply not feasible for that kind of service to exist here - people live too far apart. The gas costs alone would be astronomical.
I actually still have Bomberman 3. The *original* party game, that series - awesome loads of fun, especially since you can drag in people who've never even touched a controller before.
Photographer
I'll back up everyone else and agree those are capers and not alien rabbit turds.
I have to stop looking at your photos until after lunch because my stomach starts rumbling from all those delicious dishes. And, to make things worse, I alread had donuts on the brain. Someone brought in Dunkin Donuts and I didn't get one. Is there a real person named Mr. Donut?
Danny, you've put me on a new quest. I want a Dell mini 9 to Macify!
Network Technician
http://www.myyaruki.com
I try to blog as often as I can would like to be blogging more though, I find it pretty easy to touch type didn't really aim for it just happened probably from all the online games I used to play involved lots of quick typing :) while needing to look at the screen.
Been learning a little Korean as of late find the writing system much easier to Japanese but Japanese will always be my main love.
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/
Just started a blog about 1/144 modeling and anime but will really be a record of my efforts to make a decent 1/144 model.
Got the deliver to your door here and its really good, when shops don't have want you want you get the next one up but only couriers pick post from the house. That would be an amazing service if offered from the royal mail.
Can't belive you like savaloy, never liked them espeacially being a mysterie meat.
武器職人
I'm surprised that E-Mobile can afford to give out netbooks for 100 yen. That's amazing, since their monthly fee isn't that high as all. But I wonder how secure the wireless network actually is.
Any ideas?
Student
Hmm, if you mean wi-fi, then not really secure at all. Well, if you use https://.. then it should be more or less secure to check you email or smth. But if you want security in a public wi-fi network you must use some kind of VPN solution...
Don't really know about the security of the wireless connection through mobile (phone) modem but I guess it is as secure as you mobile calls.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Always force https for things like gmail. There are default settings.
student
http://www.abbeyandaudrey.com
Dude.... apple does make korean keyboards
i guess you'd have to go to a korean apple store / premium resseler
linkage Apple Store Korea: http://store.apple.com/kr/product/MB167KH/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1Mg&mco=NDE5MzIxMA
i couldn't find if the korean store would ship to japan... perhaps pick one up when you go to Korea?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
한글 키보드를 갖고 싶어!
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
Another very interesting article. :)
There are courier services here who will pick up a letter or parcel to get it delivered to any location withing the state or country. Of course, money is paid for the letter/parcel during pickup. Service charges included in the bill itself.
We have malls here that do deliver to our homes if we shop above a certain amount at a time. Plus the local mom and pop stores do give home delivery if we shop too much and buy a lot and its too heavy for a single person to carry alone. All this for free!! heh heh.
Had started blogging after reading one of your articles many moons back. Then i stopped blogging and deleted it too. It was too stressful even trying to find any article to put up on it. blogging is not for me.
This reminds me of getting a 1TB hdd to backup stuff. hdds die too, hope mine live quite long :touchwood:
IT Administrator
That maguro head can be used in Halloween...LOL
Web Designer & Game Developer
http://www.naffworld.co.uk/blog/
Mr Donuts look delicious, me want! Very pushed for decent Donut outlets round here, nearest is Krispy Kreme in Manchester!
Aaaah i could yammer on about donuts all day :)
Applications Specialist for medical imaging
That Kaisen Yakisoba looks beautiful and tasty! Also, I'm so jealous of your fibre optic to connection, we're so behind, It costs me £30 a month for 24mbit ADSL!
Blogger, consultant
http://www.netharuka.com
Thanks for another fun and interesting Week in Tokyo article, Danny. I always come back to read these even if I miss your other content.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
seeing all the foodu, feeling hungwee ^^;
Student
wheeee for book off!
so glad that vancouver canada has one ^^
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com
Nice week in tokyo article, lovely photos as always.
I do blog yes, but I've only started this year so no telling how it will evolve. ^^
Music composer
http://www.chromatic-lab.com
We do COOP but we order just by leaving the paper they give uf the week before with our coop box... then the guy come, take empty box qith or next order on paper and put new boxes full of food :D
Student
>"Did you or do you plan to wear graduation kit when the time comes?"
We don't have that kind of tradition here in Estonia. I wore a black suit on my graduation when I got my Bsc. But we have a specific hat for every university and I wore mine at the graduation.
Student
http://miri.textcube.com/
Subuta... looks very yummy! I should try those one day.
Otaku, Animation Major
http://xlhaseolx.deviantart.com/
I've been job hunting lately. Been looking for somewhere newto work so I can buy things for college. Unfortunately I'm truthful on my applications and as a result no one will hire me since I'll have to quit in less than 6 months. :(
Man Tokyo looks beautiful on a sunny day. Makes me want to take a trip even more.
Physical Therapist
http://www.flyingpussyfoot.com
Wow I still need to get used to your new office layout.
Iz just looks wrong to me.Its like you enter a room after a long time and you know that somethings changed and it feels just wrong.You cant pinpoint whats wrong though.
Yup I do have a blog and do blog regulary.My regular post rhythm got pretty funky after i started my new job. I still need to get used to the new enviroment and the new timeschedule.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
These articles are starting to make me hungry. I miss all the great foods I get when in Japan.
I'm happy that I have started blogging. It is long overdue project for me to learn more, experiment and put what I have learned to use. My tumblr microblog fba genesis http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/ is nothing more than 2D girls and a few photos, but I'm surprised at the Google Analytics data. I also have a blog on posterous funkyblueame's posterous http://funkyblueame.posterous.com/ which needs some love, but has also returned good data. Eventually I want to start a WordPress blog and then move on to coding my own.
I agree about blogging in Japanese. For me it would also be covering where almost all of my traffic is coming from. Looking forward to your article on blogs.
Need to get back to my C# project... @.@;
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Nice Tumblr collection!
I do a map
http://harriken.blogspot.com
西小山か！
それは地下鉄の二階工場中かな＿？
昔々そこらへん住みました。。。
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
ほお！いつ頃？
Metrosexual Narcissist
http://www.michaelflux.com
In reply to the poll, yes regularly, very. Made 42 posts in last 30 days ^_^
Student-Waiter
US postal service sucks, I am waiting for my Bank of America card for weeks and they can never deliver it to me.
I wish we had Mr. Donuts here, I can spent hours in that shop just looking them!
And about your net connection speed; I have 2mb download and 256kpbs upload and pay 36 dollars a month. We're being robbed naked in Turkey.
College Freshmen
I used to eat those Costco Danish stuff too. Same with the huge muffins. I don't think Costco is good for single people living alone though. Buying in bulk doesn't work as well for them.
Art Student/Freelancer
http://jenarwen.deviant.art.com
Come to Vancouver Danny! We have Book Off and Daiso! We are the home of the Olympics!
I haven't had Maple Tea. Have had Maple cookies though. So yummy!
Thinking of getting a second job to save more money.
As for blogging. I'm trying to get my blog set up soon. Been working hard on content and layout first ^^;
Consultant
I have actually had a number of personal blogs over the years that covered anime, politics, and sports, but for one reason or another, I would lose interest and neglect them and eventually close my account. I suppose I just have not found what I am passionate about or that I am still too timid to put out my opinions on certain topics (i.e. - I have thin skin). But, who knows? Maybe, I will finally get over my nerves, find something I love and am knowledgeable about, and start another blog.
Core Analyst
http://tuanvo.jimdo.com/
Good to see you are taking full advantage of your Costco membership. I currently have an executive membership with Costco and I swear the Costco brand items (Kirkland Signature) is very decent from food to their clothing brand. Costco has a petrol station in my area so I get my petrol there too at a good price. I want to say 'I told you so' on the Dell 9, but I'll just let you enjoy it with peace and harmony =P
Student
http://ivan05.deviantart.com/
Can "I" install a OSX on my PC(I actually have PC and a DELL).???I have a lot of trouble with antivirus program, and I heard Macs dont have virus related problems...Can anyone advise me anything?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I only know how to install on the dell mini 9...
Aero Engineer, Harper
Who would I like to see at The House next? You've done Index and Taiga, so I'd like to see Shana. Wish I could get those nendoroids in Atlanta.
No time for blogging. Nobody wants to hear about designing airplanes, anyway.
On graduating - the first five years will get you a "reputation". Wherever you end up, "give it your best". Then companies will start calling you.
Looking forward to the modification of the Dell. As a Mac fanatic, I'd like to be able to tell others "just load OS-X this way".
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Designing airplanes?! Real ones?
Aero Engineer, Harper
Real ones. Led the Aero on the Raytheon Premier 1, and again on the Lockheed C-5M.
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
awesome service picking up your packages, sadly we don't it here in US or at least where i live at, though we do have a Postal service that is quite cheap ^^. I have a blog, thanks to your inspiration, and i love blogging and going to continue to do so! i would really like more articles about blogging since i'm still a newbie ^^;; Also i agree with you about the graduation pictures. I graduated among the top ten of my high school and still rejected the pictures, they were really expensive! I thought that just spending with my family and a couple of pics in the old digital camera would do ^^
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
forgot to add just bought my dell mini 9 today!!!!! looking forward to the article in how to install the leopard in it, that's what i'm planning to do my first mac! boku wa ureshii ^^
Figure Collecter
http://blog.naver.com/manaroanito
Danny is having a very busy but enjoyable days
University Student
http://twitter.com/shikinami
You know, I was getting hungry as usual while looking at Danny's meals photos, but that was just until I read "Cant remember what the green balls where but they look like rabbits droppings." =P
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
I used to do a daily post on my blog, but no one has visited my blog from what I know. So I slowed down my posts, I think I may only do important articles for now. Maybe when I have a lot more free time (currently being spent on Valkyria Chronicles on the PS3) or when I get the resolve to keep blogging.
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
That's cool that you did a presentation in front of 300 people. I have never done such a presentation yet.
Student
There's Costco in Japan? Awesome!!
I get a $1.50 hotdog every time I go to my local Costco.
Great article once again, makes me want to go to Japan even more now
Unempolyed, soon to beEMT
I can't wait to go back to Australia to get a feed of Fish and chips :) May not be like the ones in the UK but still want some. Found some places here in the US that sell it and it's just not the same :( Also want a Kabob and a cheese and bacon pie. These are the 2 things that I can't find anything near them as they are in Australia. God I really want a "real" pie now!!!
Student
http://www.projectharuhi.net
you mean like this pie, the pie that I have right here, in my hand, this steak and mushroom pie that is smelling really good? *eats*
But on the other side, I want to go to the US to find the ultimate hamburger. Ones here are either crap (maccas) or expensive (grill'd = $10 bux for 1. tastes nice but not fulfilling... )
graphic designer, dog groomer
http://www.kilmerhansen.com
I'm so happy to have such a long week in tokyo to read.
???Confused???
Only 1500 yen a month for fiber optics? that's pretty good...wish I had that kind of service around here...
Hoomin
I was recently in Ikebukuro (wife needed to satisfy her need for yaoi); seeing the pictures made me smile.
:)
I have plenty of maple tea but alas, no Meiji chocolate. They make really good milk chocolate and my stash has run out.
:(
I miss the warm Tokyo days - it was over 20 degrees on my last day there in late March. It will be a while before I experience those temperatures again.
Looks like you eat out a lot. Or maybe it just appears that way when posting a week's worth of photos. Japanese food is a far cry from pork pies and soggy chips but if you are not careful, you might have to start blogging about exercising. Especially with all those doughnuts.
Actor, Moviemaker and Blogger.
http://sitedofonseca.blogspot.com
Danny, how much time do you spend in front of the computer?
I would love to work with internet content, although I know nothing about the technical aspects of sites. I would like to make videos, critics and similars and get paid for it. I already do those things, but for my own pleasure, not getting paid.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Many hours - I work in the Internets ^^
Student
A link to your K-ON! wallpaper is greatly needed Danny.
Email & Network Support/Administration
http://badger11.animeblogger.net/
Lame question here, but any idea what the entrance examinations for a company are like? I'm familiar with practical hands on tests (done a few of them for job interviews of the years)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Lemme ask somebody.
University Student
Another good couple of weeks in tokyo. The food looks tasty as usual. I don't blog, but if I land the job I want in the future, I might decide to blog about it and my experiences on getting there and try to get permission to blog about the company as well.
general contractor- remodeling
http://www.curiousjapan.blogspot.com
Good reading, Danny! Thank you. BTW, on the Shirasu Pizza, the little green things that look like rabbit droppings are probably capers.
Student
http://heleth.wordpress.com
You made me want to go out and grab some donuts.
http://vivato.blogspot.com/
all those food are making me hungry again.
A Curiosity
My interenets is 1/50 your speed... haha... I had some mr.donut in taiwan before, i like it better than krispy kreme. krispy cream is too greasy haha.
Poet (not)
- LOL @ 'saggy' Mirai-chan. Had a different thought in my head when I read that ^^;;
- I cry whenever I look at your broadband speed T_T. We'll probably get there in two decades.
Librarian
As a fan of the Week in posts I want to say this is maybe my favorite. It's got everything I follow your site for: business stuff, geeky computer and comm stuff, stuff that goes up your nose, and having fun with figurines stuff. Lovely! Thanks!
Librarian
Oh, I forgot yummy food stuff.
Student
what happen if you accidentally shove the Pit Stopper too deep up your nose can't you get it out? just wondering maybe you have to sneeze really loud to get it off =P
大学生徒
http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/
The Nihonna 日本ん女(?) pictured in the slide on the first pic are quite fetching =P
Drug testing
日本女, 本 already has the extra ん that you added as it reads ほん. ^_^
CG Artist wannabe / Figure Collector / Deadman
http://uselessthoughts.net/journal/
image ID#25737
I lol'd at how you stored your other macbook.
The first time I saw Dell Mini 9 in person, I thought it sucked but now that seeing you installed a mac os, kinda changed my mind. and Atom processor is cooler than my Celeron processor-ed Asus eeepc 4G which is now used as a music machine during sleep.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I thought it looked crap at first too ^^
buffer
I didn't want to spend a couple hundred bucks for a grad suit or limo. And I didn't bother going to prom night as well.
But the pasta and ramen sounds good.
Drug testing
-Hakama clarification: Isn't a Hakama a man's formal divided skirt? I know women wear them too during in aikido and other martial arts, but how is that any special? The YT video under showed women in kimono, didn't show their hakama XD
-Yeah Canada Post prices are a rip off, and the service isn't much better either. The only way to lower the costs that I found was to take the entrepreneur card which is free(thank god) on the behalf of my eBay account lol. Then now I get like 10% off -_- which isn't really much in the long run.
-Damn I must be a bad Canadian, I didn't think that Maple tea existed lol. Although I drink every other asian tea （^ω^）
-Mr. Donuts doughnuts look ridiculously delicious! I want that chain here in Canada lol.
-I wish they'd stock on more Meiji snacks at my closest Chinatown! XD All I got from that picture is the Macadamia, I really like it...but thats all they got :(
-We have multiple Costo in our region, though the only problem I see with buying stuff from there, is that either you need to pork off all those big packages, or freeze them so they don't go bad. How are the Costco in Japan?
-How much is the E Mobile contract for those 100円 Laptops?
By the way nice pictures （・∀・）
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Girls wear hakama too.
Monthly emobile is 6700 yen-ish.
Student / Software Engineer
Hakama is just the lower half. I believe the upper half is called a "Kote", or atleast that's what it was called in medieval times.
Student
http://chappypyon.wordpress.com/
Yes, i am blogging. My blog is about both my otaku life and personal life, basically everything.
Yay if Chinese and Korean start appearing on DannyChoo. Korean is another language i wanna learn after Japanese.
Software Engineer, Hoppyist in ACG, and BJDs
http://acgd.wordpress.com
Wow, your Dollfie accessories are starting to stack up!! I wonder if there's a chance for you to contact Volks to DD-rize Mirai chan...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Need to work on the figma first ^^
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I was going to go through comments earlier but ran out of time. Need to dash to an event in Shinjuku. Will reply when I get back later tonight.
Student
http://himikoo.blogspot.com
nice photos Danny ^^
http://ubie.moose-live.be
I recently started my own blog where I post about my daily life my photography and other random stuff that I think is cool ^^.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Nice photos!
Administrative Assistant
http://bob-san.animeblogger.net
Love the update as usual. I only wish I didn't have to fly through it like I usually do in the morning. Work apparently is blocking your site again as a violation of their internet policy.
I do a little blogging myself, but I've been lax over the months as I'm overwhelmed with the number of spam messages I have to delete. I'm thinking of just buying a Wordpress blog spot so I can mod it. but since I've got posts on the old one, I don't want to just abandon it. I'm trying to shluff my way through deleting 24000+ messages 20 at a time, but it's just a little overwhelming. :(
Student
http://www.lesterho.com
I will start blogging in Japanese after I mastered well enough to write it in a proper sentences and grammar. It will be soon. ( I hope so ^^;; )
introducing SAP to fellow employees.....oh how lucky they are!
I just have to say Danny that I love these photo journals. About 7 years ago I spent one night at a hotel in Japan on my way to South Korea and I had a very strange feeling of Deja Vu; I have been in Japan before but it must have been in another life. This sparked my interest in all things Asian and having your website is a fantastic way for me to relax after a hectic day at work. Being a Scot I wanted to know if any Scots had done good things in Japan and and learnt about a guy called Thomas Blake Glover. So please tell me, is he actually well known in Japan?
Cheers!
Scott
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Not heard of him...
Industrial engineer
http://inotas.blogspot.com
=S
always last on commenting.
I guess it'll help to crop the replies to comments.. or may be not, for example if someone already made the following question (I haven't read all the comments, there's a lot):
What is the mushroom like stuff that is at the bottom of Danny-san's desk in the last picture?
Vielen Dank! for all the great pictures and the nice descriptions. =)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
A foot rest for me ^^
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Just got back from the Hilton. Wee bit knackerd and promise to get through your questions in the morning.
Aviation
those mini 9s are cool, theres not contract deal here, i think they are $400 CDN off the shelf here. tempting..
and being CDN i've never had maple tea lol, i think only CDN ppl in the bush drink that stuff.
Student
http://tijapan.wordpress.com
Japanese commercials have something special, they are so funny, even though they are talking about something serius, they give them something special ^^
IT Slave con Aspiring Graphic Artist
http://bomalabs.multiply.com
Finally able to comment on a nice post:) and just like an entry earlier, long time lurker, first time poster. Hmmm, yeap, I Blog a lot, especially when I see something funny while I'm commuting, I love to share things with people, thoughts, comments, what-have-you.
And that commercial would've probably won the Advertising Awards around here:P
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Welcome!
College Student
Prety much all the big supermarkets do home delivery.
Not sure how much you need to buy though.
Inventory Planner
Hello Danny:
Let us know which Canadian city you are visting? We would love to show you around.
(As a frequent reader, I would really like you to blog about how young Japanese people are dealing with the recession, or what the average Japanese thinks about their future. Or how Japan relates to its Asian neighbors.). In Canada, I watch both the Western News (CNN, etc) and the Chinese (from HK) and it is really different how they see the same issues (for example Tibet)
I know anime and stuff is your focus... but I would like to know how it fits into Japanese environment.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I do talk these subjects from time to time but its not my focus.
Hoomin
I'm a software developer too and also not an accomplished touch typist. I am effective enough with my abilities but I often feel embarrassed by my lack of touch typing skills, especially when working opposite somebody who is a good typist. This kind of sentiment - which I largely agree with - does not help much:
We Are Typists First, Programmers Second
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001188.html
I've been doing less and less coding in recent years, which doesn't help. After many years in software, however, I really should be an accomplished typist. I am currently forcing myself to practice touch typing on a daily basis. Here's the learning link I'm using:
http://www.typeonline.co.uk/lesson1.html
Do you ever feel embarrassed about your lack of touch typing abilities?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Not at all. One should not feel embarrassed about our abilities.
Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
I think I will definitely check out that pick-up service by Japan Post Office next time I visit Japan. I always send tons of stuffs back to states and it was really hard to take 30kg worth of stuffs to post office, I would be dead tired by the time I get to post office. This service will save me tons of trouble and sweats for sure ^^;
Always great photos, makes me nostalgic about Japan, sob T_T
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/
Yeah it is strange. I miss saveloys in London too, and I only just moved to Loughborough in the Midlands for University, it is so weird to walk into the Chippie and not find Saveloys. I eat a lot of them when I go back to London to see my folks though now
Self Employed - Small Business
That Dell Mini 9... how comfy is the keyboard? I looked at a similar sized netbook (HP, a real nice aluminum version!) but decided to think about it for a while. Although I will not be buying a netbook as my primary computer, I still like a nice keyboard. If the keyboard is lousy, the netbook would end up being a paperweight and that's not the best use of my money...
A 10 inch netbook seems much better sized to me but does cost more and weight a bit more...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Keyboard is fine but not efficient for long typing sessions.
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Ah Costco... where I live I think at least 75% of the city are members of Costco. xD
MI Manager, Blogger and Newswriter
http://cutkillavince.com/
Cool article as usual, and nice new computer ^^
http://www.nanyate.biz
Blah, I can't stand all the foodpics: it makes me hungry XD
http://wongtcsg.wordpress.com/
Love your office design.
Phone technician
"All HDDs will die - its just a matter of when - just like us humans."
I hope I live longer than a hard drive O_o
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
LOL^^;
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
I love reading these blogs. Everything is so interesting.
Student
http://youtube.com/ciaela
Long time reader, first time commenter.
I love reading these blogs, they're so thorough and include so many pictures. I don't think I'd be able to read it all if it were just text.
I love your desktop layout as well. Much better than what I'm working with right now..
Jealous of the 100en computer deal, too. Wish I had come across something like that when I signed up for internet..
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Welcome!
And love your Lotte dance video ^^
Design Student
http://wraith11.deviantart.com/
Yes! Architect Rage! =P
Sadly I've still not made it to a Pecha Kucha night... they have this odd habit of falling on work nights or when I've got massive assignments due ^^;
Last semester we had to keep a Blog as part of our assessment, detailing our concept development and group work. Our group took a fairly laid back approach to the whole thing and wound up really enjoying it. I've kept promising myself I'll get one since then but... procrastination rules. Funny how work practices differ from country to country. Unless something comes up I really don't intend on going straight to work after uni, want to go see the world a bit first, get out of the rat race, FIGHT THE MAN! =P
There's a few home delivery services around here. One that we use delivers Australian produced stuff aiming to help support local industry. The other one that was really good was called "Food Connect". It was a subscription service and you had to pick up your box of food from a local depot. Basically it cut out the middle man, so each box you got contained locally grown, organic produce straight from the farm. Everything was seasonal of course, but included was also a news letter with information on how to best utilize what was in the box each week, recepies and stuff. Now though we just go out to the growers' markets at City-Farm on a sunday morning.
University Student
http://emimilove.blogspot.com
Costco does have cheap pastries! I don't have my own membership, but I often go there with my mom. I'll probably sign up once I move out (after graduation). My parents have the Costco American Express card. Is something similar offered in Japan? About twice a year we get "rebate" checks from all of the money we have made by using their credit card. It's a great rewards program.
Ikebukuro looks beautiful during the day! I was only there twice, at night for shabu-shabu and karaoke.
I am about one year from graduation, and I am starting to look for jobs and explore my options. While I am interested in teaching English overseas, it does not seem like very stable or permanent option. So instead I am hoping to find a job doing editing and revising (technical or otherwise) for companies in Japan. It will take a long time until I know enough Japanese to translate, but I have stumbled across so many Japanese websites that use English, but just need some polishing.
IT-Technician, sole proprietor
http://www.chrizu.se/blog
Loving the Dollfie buys! Wondering about the ice blue/grey dress with the white collar, where is it from?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Look in the doll section on hlj.com - forgot what its called.
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.wordpress.com
I wish we had internet connections like that here in my area. I'm currently paying ~$60 a month for a 10M/768K cable connection at the house. I also have a wireless connection through my phone, but 3G isn't the quickest for true high speed data usage. It's good enough when I'm on the road and need to check mail, but it isn't quite fast enough for doing intensive things like photo uploads.
Student
Well, Danny is making me feel guilty for not living over there . . .
I'm just joking, sort of. Amazing posts by danny, the pictures are great.
Chemical Engineering Student
http://flickr.com/photos/daboryuu
Wow Danny, you sure have a busy (but productive and wonderful) life!
Otaku, Gamer, Collector, Forum Moderator
http://pandatr0nics.wordpress.com/
Danny,
I would like to share this with you since you are looking for Maple Tea and this is the kind I have had many times and enjoy it quite a bit. I hope you see this ^^;
http://www.mapleorchardfarms.com/maple-products/21.htm
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Thanks for this!
http://robototoro.wordpress.com/
You wouldn't see vending machines on the streets in the UK like that, they'll get vandalized for sure.
University Student
http://emimilove.blogspot.com
Same with my closest city. Nothing goes un-vandalized in Detroit.
videographer / photographer
http://tune-in-tokyo.com
Danny - all the pics of the food are making my stomach growl. Do you go handheld or do you use a tripod for the food shots. Have a great day!
Student
http://www.projectharuhi.net
not a huge fan of aisaka as a nendoroid...but all the food...gyoza...yuuuummmmm
and then there is kagami, dont know whether to got the vocoloid version of her figma or the original...shes my fav so im stuck in between
Caption for the first photo: "... and that's how I became totally awesome. Any questions?"
Next time you're in Seattle be sure to try Top Pot Doughnuts.
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
woah! that's a big ass tuna head^^
"a week in tokyo" articles keeps getting better and better!
Photographer, Writer and Anthropologist
http://www.ladylarajonesadventures.com
Those Dell Mini 9's are crazy! I'd like to check out one myself. I have to say, the food in your weekly blogs always looks fabulous and makes me really hungry! I've been craving ramen all day and there is no way I'm getting Mr. Donut's again anytime soon either!!!
Keep up the good work!
IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
http://www.crepuscular.asia
I got a lot of Japanese friends who are job hunting since last year, and it seems trying to find a job is so much easier in Osaka/Kyoto compare to Tokyo... two of my friends in Kyoto was able to find a job within 3 months after returning from Australia; while others who had returned to Japan half a year before them are still job hunting in Tokyo, only few are lucky to have a position offered to them, but they still continue to find better positions... but most arent so lucky even though some are from well known top universities like Tokyo Tech...
Btw, danny, you should consider to upgrade your Dell mini 9 to 128GB, it would take some modification, and the SSD cost more than the price of the laptop... but it's worth the money considering the extra space and r/w speed you get from it...
Student
The green balls on the pizza look like capers.
Computer Hardware Engineer
Oh man!!! those pastries from costco are amazing and cheap. yeah i do recommend going to costco as well everything is priced decently so it wont hurt your wallet
Danny, that's not we're drinking in Canada, we're drinking Tim Hortons coffee! haha.
Where in Canada will you be going?
The picture where you said you thought was West side Ikebukuro is actually East...I only know because my hotel is on the east side, so I go there every day for three weeks!
http://www.shadowroot.com
Great stuff Danny.
First time posting but have been reading your "Week in~" series for a while now and love it.
Keep up the good work!!
ell
ダニーさん、、あの魚の頭はたぶんマグロじゃないよ、、、気味が悪いから見世物として置いてあるだけだよ。。その下にマグロ祭の宣伝が貼ってあるけどね。
それと紅葉の季節になったら、ぜひ奥さんとこの公園に行ってみてね、僕も昔戸越に住んでたけど本当にこの公園の紅葉はきれいだよ。。
http://www.ins.kahaku.go.jp/english/english.html
drafting designer,video game tester
~~~Well looks like it was another long week but,good pics like always danny
hope to have another one soon~~~
Shinigami
http://superchan-oktaku.blogspot.com/
Is there any store sell Mirai-chan products ??
Student
one day, I will shake your hand sir. one day.
Myself-finder
say Danny if u need to post stuff up in chinese and english and japanese wouldn't you need some translators? I wouldn't mind studying hard for japanese and restoring my chinese for this!
University Student
Dammit Danny next time I'm in Japan we are having lunch together. You find all the good places >.<
Restaurant and foodindustry student
lots of food right there...
no job right now
Omg that look so cool why cant i live in japan some day you know what i will!!!!!!! dany u have inspired me even more 2 live in japan WHOOOOOo and when i get there im look for ackihabra hope i spelled that right what ev ill learn soon woot
Student
http://benefacta.com
more and more, you make me want to live in japan! it's not fair! WHY COULDN'T ME AND MY FRIENDS LIVE IN JAPAN!? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? that is all.
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
"If you are learning Japanese, I recommend that you consider writing your blog in Japanese too as it will do wonders for your learning.
Speaking of blogs - been wondering how many of you have one?
Will write an article soon about what dannychoo.com has done for my life and how it can help to enhance and support yours too. I would not be where I am without its existence. It helps me communicate with others, learn new technologies, share my life, meet new comrades online, bring in new clients, travel the world to give talks, makes a modest amount of money and even helped me get jobs at Amazon and Microsoft. And most importantly - free figures and other merchandise ^^;"
Enticing ^^;...
PT Supervisor at UPS
I was wondering if you see any UPS delivery service around japan, I know DHL still reigns pretty supreme over the Asia region
Student
Haruhi image 13, was my first chibi :)
Spec Ops Otaku
I'd sure enjoy living in Japan, this is something I could get used to everyday. ;)