A Week in Tokyo 45
Going to try to do these as they were meant to be done - every week ^^;
So much happens every week that the only way to keep track of my life is to take pictures.
First photo taken last Thursday at the Good Smile Company offices - will cover that later on in this post.
New daughter head compared to Saber and Nanoha. Shes in need of new blue animetic eyes asap. This is what she will look like with blue eyes.
The black patch is double sided tape which keeps the wig from falling off.
This mornings office. Like to keep a photo record of how my office has changed through the years - its interesting to see what it looked like a few years ago.
Not using the iMac at all - was originally going to use it as a server. Will try to flog it this week.
At the moment I have 2 Mac Mini's, a Dell Mini 9 (with Leopard installed), 1 15" G4 PowerBook, 1 MacBook Pro 15" and this iMac - all unused - must try to sell them off this weekend.
How many unused computers do you have in your household and what do/will you do with them?
Having a gander at the posters at the train station.
Lovely Thai food for dindins. Took ages for them to prep it though.
I ate this after this guy handed over his change to the lady who served me...
Was wondering why my chicken had corn in it.
I love our local shopping mall - the longest indoor one in Tokyo.
Keep Watching You.
Many theft prevention signs have eyes like this. Wonder if they will be more effective if they had a picture of the lower pair of eyes instead?
My previous office on the 3rd floor. You can see what this room looked like in A Week in Tokyo 5 nearly 2 years ago.
The room is mainly used to stock samples and lovely relatives.
A dish of Thai curry at a new place near us.
Really cute traditional Japanese garnments for kiddies. Probably too big for a Dollfie though.
Some gorgeous weather of late.
Whenever I'm at this Korean place, it reminds me of the time we spent in Los Angeles. Would love to visit again sometime soon.
Mikuru finds a new chair.
Tokyo has a lot of choice when it comes to international food - something that I didn't really notice when in China or Singapore - maybe I wasn't looking hard enough?
Do you have a good choice of international foods in your kingdom?
Picking up some stuff from the 100 yen store. One can get bargains from here. When we first came to Japan, we got all our cutlery from a 100 yen store and still use them today - have lasted 10 years so far.
Love this - a Mc Flurry from Mc Dees - its like ice cream with spearmint and crunchy chocolate.
This weeks Mc Des freebies - they transform into Ironhide, Rodimus, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus, Starscream, Soundwave and Bumblebee.
Cherry Blossoms at this time of year?
Aoi-chan munches on some Maizokin cookies at tea time.
Maizokin [埋蔵金] is a term used to describe treasures, money or gold that has been buried and lost.
Katsu - mince meat n potato coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried.
Need to clean the back of furniture more regularly. Dust like this around electrical wiring can lead to fires.
What happens is that the dust that gathers around electrical points absorb moisture in the air and when that comes into contact with an electrical flow then something bad happens.
Scroll down a bit on this page to see a photo of what happened when a mound of dust caused a fire. Over 1000 accidents with fire are said to be caused by dust like this in Japan every year.
Has anybody had any bad experiences with fires? Many moons ago back in the UK, wifeys bathrobe caught fire when she was cooking something. She rolled around on the floor to put out the fire and was unharmed ^^;
While not cleaning dust around electrical wiring can lead to fires, not dusting down figures can lead to oily surfaces - not sure why though. Had a few figures which I failed to clean regularly and after a while they became oily. Must be something to do with the moisture absorbed by the dust which causes some sort of chemical reaction with the paint?
Get to clean the figures more regularly as I don't need to shift around furniture. Used to dust them down every week but do it twice a week now.
A cooking brush from the 100 yen shop is used for figures and I have another bigger brush for table and shelf surfaces.
Notice Nanael and Sonico with their tissue-bra-symmetrical-docking-action.
Dust gathers on the girls too which I usually remove by blowing at their hair or clothes or by patting their heads ^^;
Have not had the need to wash their clothes yet. How do you keep your daughters clean?
There's another set of shelves on the other side of the room that needs dealing with too.
All dusted down and back in position for another days work.
The set of shelves near me are spanking clean too.
Some Japanese style omelette with mushrooms on rice.
Discovered another Indian restaurant near us recently.
Mmmmmmm! As much as you can eat for 980 yen.
Chris Gaunt - fellow Brit from the UK who works with me. The best hire I have ever made in my career as a hiring manager.
Chris has a story to tell which I am sure he will do one day.
He saved up a load of moolah and came over to Japan on a working holiday. He decided he wanted to stay in the land of the rising sun and then started to look for permanent work and while doing so, his funds were being depleted fast.
Been through a few stormy seas to get to where he is now - will leave the rest for him to tell when his site launches on Mirai Gaia.
The bicycle is a common form of transport in Japan. Most folks are required to ride on the pavement with the rest of the pedestrians. Here is a sign asking riders to giveway to pedestrians.
Would prefer that bicycles go with the rest of the cars. Where do bikes ride in your neck of the woods?
That stone looking thing has water pumping out the top which trickles down the side - really nice to look at. Would be great if they had a USB version.
Omelette stew with rice for lunch.
Strolling back to the office after lunch while taking in the gorgeous blue skies.
Japanese fast food in the form of a bowl of udon at Fuji Soba.
In Matsudo for meetings with the Good Smile team.
Case O Nendoroids. This display was previously used at the recent Gift Show. Looks like there was some demand for the actual case too ^^
This weeks GSC office display case is mostly filled with Nendoroids and Figma's.
Leeku Miku.
This weeks promo posters. GSC spend a load of money producing and sending these out to retailers across Japan. When I heard the amount I was like @.@!!!
Meeting with the web team done and time for lunch at the Indian Restaurant Indo Tei that GSC and Max factory run together.
GSC and Max not only know how to make the best figures - but they make the best curry in Tokyo too.
I still need to get round to doing a tour of the GSC offices with dannychoo.com readers.
A gatcha machine at the entrance.
Then its off to another building for the afternoon session of meetings.
Meetings are with Poken - the electronic USB social networking business card.
Hmmm. Wonder why I, GSC and Poken need to be in the same meeting...
Meetings done. Having a look round the rest of the office. They just moved into this building so theres not much to see right now.
Meeting up with the other members of staff.
A quick group photo before we leave. The settings on the Lumix were completely off for this timed shot.
Matsudo station. Most JR lines have signs in English, Chinese and Korean too. Which reminds me of something interesting I was when arriving at SEATAC airport in Seattle - there were signs for the exit in Chinese, Japanese and Korean but no English.
Back at the office after the GSC Meetings in time for meeting with Cospa.
Hmmm. Why has Cospa brought around that doll from Dacapo and why does the Mirai mark need to hide something on the table which can only be announced after mid October?
Another new restaurant in our neck of the woods - Okonomi yaki.
Wondering if I've been eating too much health food of late.
But we do eat at home from time to time too ^^;
Wifey is a great cook. I'm a bad cook. I remember once back in the UK when I couldnt be botehred to fry bacon, eggs and tomatoes so I blended them all and tried to make some sort of pancake with horrifying results ^^;;;;
Do you cook and would you like to participate with posting photos if I launched a recipe site on Mirai Gaia?
Tis festival season in Japan. Today is the last day. Will finish up taking pics and post them separately.
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As I told you in Facebook if you need to get rid off of some figure I can accept some ^^
OMG how many food!!!
Box Boy, Gamer, Otaku
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wow that's a lot of pictures
Oh yeah, did you said something about some feedback for your new figma?
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Yes - will get back to you on that one.
To Aru Tenki Rain
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Sakura's 2nd time blooming XD !! wish some sakuras here also have the same genes ^w^
was Leeku Miku officially released (in an event or something) XD? Loved the GSC office pics ^w^
Nekophilia
>Has anybody had any bad experiences with figures?
I think you mean fire instead of figures ^^;
Leeku Miku? Is that what they really call it? Been wanting her since I saw her on Mikatan's blog!
Huhuhu Danny spotted holding Miku plushies. Could it be that they gave you some of that awesomeness?! xD
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What a waste with the iMac... I have an old HP computer (500 MHz)... nobody wants that PC... I wonder why ^^;
Student
Wow, did not know that about dust leading to fires and oily figures (*_*) I've got to really start cleaning up now (;_;)
Student
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Oh how I would love to visit the GSC offices in person...
And Leeku Miku do want!
eternal student
Here in Honolulu you are not allowed to ride your bike on the sidewalk. You have to ride it on these tiny bike lanes (about 10 inches across) that are on the road with the cars. Very spooky and one of the reasons why I tend not to want to bike to my office downtown. In fact if police catch you they can give you a ticket ><
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I have my recipe book ready danny !!
Guess
Great pics Danny.
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Wow they must really love Indian food. Now I feel lucky I get to eat it everyday. ^^
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I don't have any unused computers, but I have a lot of unused parts. Lots of video cards, power supplies, CPUs, memory sticks, all laying about. I'm not planning on selling them though, because I always end up using them somehow, especially when I upgrade one machine or start a new build and re-use parts.
I daresay that I am a very good cook. If I didn't get an engineering degree, I probably would have gone into the restaurant industry or into catering, as I really enjoy cooking as well. A recipe category for figure.fm would be neat.
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I never knew that dust can cause fires, I need to dust ever more now. I would love to own those glass shelves you have, they look so nice.
sleep.
o.o needs to dust more as well!
I'd also enjoy a recipe category. I can cook well enough to not kill myself ^-^
???Confused???
ah wish my weeks were eventful in a fun way like yours...the double tape on saber and nanoha's heads look like mini mohawks...lol...and blue eyes would definitely look good...
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Hmmm... many covered things in the photos with Mirai face and again meeting with other companies and the idea for the recipe site .... you're really expanding your horizons! ^^ Good Luck!.
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Dust is such a bother, I clean out under my desk every few days. I've yet to invest in a glass cabinet though so my figures will stay all clean and still be visible!
I really enjoy Korean food, probably because of the experiences i've had at their restaurants, generally nice people. I've seen quite a few 'otaku food' posts on figure.fm so maybe it would be worth to invest in a cooking/recipes branch. I also enjoy doing some cooking, most of the time it's only when I have to though.
Riding bikes around here, people usually ride them on the road. Although a few times when I was in the city, I spotted some people with bikes being pulled over by police, I assumed it was because they were riding their bikes on the footpaths.
I wouldn't mind a few GSG promo posters, they look so good. Is it meant to be Fillet-o-Ebi or Ebi Fillet-o?
Grinder
Fillet-o-Ebi is a Shrimp Burger ~ so many regional treats that you will never seen in North America. I would settle for some 24/7 breakfast menu in North America like they have in Asia ...
Student
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Ahh yea, western McDees just don't have those awesome menu choices, although not sure about other parts, but Australia is heading towards healthy choices.
So it's Fillet-o-ebi, thought so because it sounded like filler-o-fish. It's just that the wrapper was confusing.
always enjoyable to look at your pics :-D
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Wow too many food pics today, lovely daughters Danny.
There are some food postings on Figure.fm
So.. regarding having to introduce certain food recipes "Do you cook and would you like to participate with posting photos if I launched a recipe site on Mirai Gaia?"
Why not ?
Student, part-time slave
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I really love all the combination of dishes, business shots and meetings and the "casual tokyo" pics thrown in the weekly posts, it's always entertaining!
lol at the brekkie blending disaster, it reminds me of all the anime girls who can't cook and go around blowing pots and exploding the whole house XD
Well if you don't pots blowing up and stuff...
you have people turning pale after one bite XD.
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Not just turning pale, some faint, go running at time record to the restroom and even challenge you to a duel XD
All round good guy and musician
I think I've found a problem with your idea of theft prevention having 'lower eyes' on. People would steal the posters!
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lol
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Awesome week as always! I really shouldn't be perusing the net atm... should be getting ready to hoof it back to uni...
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Used computers? We have a recycling program here for all electronics. Unfortunately, it means we're also charged a environmental fee for any new electronics purchased.
I have to admit. Our KFC actually looks tastier and bigger. Must be the steroid plumped up chickens.
We have tonnes of variety when it comes to food here. That seems to be people favorite pastime to go out to eat.
Cyclist here are suppose to ride on the road and obey the same rules as automobiles, but they never do and some a menaces on the road doing whatever they please. I respect their right to ride, but they have to respect the laws.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
Yes! Looking forward to Mr. Gaunts experience of going to Japan and what it's like.
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i'd love to have a recipe section! :D
i dun have much to contribute in terms of anime or japanese content, but if theres a recipe section i'm sure i can fork out something to share with the danny choo-tizens :P
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Another nice article, lovely photos. ^^
I try to dust everything once week at least. For figures also use a brush or compressed air, once in a while a damp cloth with some mild detergent, nothing abrasive if a figure has a speck on it or so. Try to get rid of dust in corners around wires too since it's just not good for your equipment.
Student
Interesting article. And about riding bikes in my kingdom - actually I am not sure where should you be driving, but I am sure that whatever the right answer is, there will be a lot of exceptions to the rule as always.
Student
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If you launch a recipe site, I'll be there posting my pics :P
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Dust can make fire oO
WTF
I didn't cleaned behind my TV since I painted the room white some years ago.
It's heavy and isn't easy to clean. But there is only the wires.
The electrical deiveses are on the desktop.
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I was just wonderin...when you do the twice a week dust removin thing, usually you end up doin that and only that, right? I mean, when I have to do that, I noticed it's kinda time-consumin...and they arent too much, too.
Also, the oily question, an Hong Kong guy once told me it's caused by humidity, could be?
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Time consuming but enjoyable at the same time and needs to be done.
Otaku
I love a week in Tokyo! i hope you continue to do them every week. Every time i read them it makes me want to go there more and more.
Student
Ahh, you've inspired me to dust the figures.
Also I would love a recipe site!
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Dust is really the number killer of IT n electronic device no matter how hard we try to get rid of it on daily basis.
BTW, I do cook *simple dish* and sure would like to participate with posting photos. Not sure bout "I launched a recipe site on Mirai Gaia thingy" since some item,ingredient make not available or too expensive here at Malaysia ?
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I need that Good Smile Case.
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Leeku Miku! ^^ Waaanntt
And why are so many things covered up with Mirai's face?
Hmmm I'm thinking Mirai Poken.
Student
Nice week in Tokyo post. Love the food and scenery as usual, as for bikes they are ridden pretty much anywhere here road sidewalk take your pick.
Network Security Specialist
Danny! I would luurrrve to post recipes!! I'm actually quite a good cook. My g/f and I love to cook!
By the way, agree with the hire of Chris-san! Hes a cool dude, gave me some sound advice on web dev awhile back.
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"image ID#78461" Whats Mac DS?? Got something for DS for eating MacDonalds?
初音ミク命
Another nice Week in Tokyo post. It seems you have a lot of secret projects that you're working on right now. Looking forward to when the curtain is pulled back and all is revealed. ^^
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All this food and i just crawled out of my bed... arrr *drool* ^^;
Computers... to much for a girls room i supose. :/
Right now i run a MacBook Pro 17" for work and communication apps and ofc being mobile, a big gaming PC, a 4,7TB RAIDZ2 OpenSolaris Fileserver, a DELL PowerEdge ESX Server which is mere calculating power to run virtual machines as i have their data on my fileserver via iSCSI, a old Laptop i used beofrei had the MBP, the battery is dead (i think the winter cold killed it) though other then that it's still fine and lastly a old box with WinXP on it so i can still use that Minolta GDI laser printer (driver issues)... not gona buy a new one till i move next year.
That makes 6 machines, of which 2 are hardly used.
That dust issue is really nasty, all my cables are pretty think and "bunny secure" stored, it's hard to dust those areas off but so far i have been lucky. Never had any fire issues due dust, but i can imagine it can happen rather fast.
I usualy do the dusting thing of the troublesome areas once a month along with opening my machines and dusting them off in the inside as well, despite filters on the cases dust still gets in. :s
Student
All those mikus... a great post once again
student- university servant
food in japan was great and i avoided mcdonalds and such like the plague!
when i got to kyoto- i wished i had my longboard- from what i saw of it, the place looked very ideal for skating, but tokyo not so much
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Love the festivals in Japan. And so many nice foods in your post! It's making me hungry =((
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Only one computer here. My friend has about 15 though and uses them daily @_@
Mint Choco-chip Mcflurry^^
I dust the figures out in the open once a week and my detolfs are very dust resistance so haven't had to dust any inside there. My daughter is in a display too so she doesn't need dusting ^^ I've notice when I've had her outside though she attracts dust like crazy ;;
Bikes here have their own lane. If there is no lane(which is extremely rare in this city) then they ride on the street with cars.
lol @ blending bacon, eggs, and tomatoes XD
Love the pictures and information Danny! Thanks!
Student
Always enjoy reading your 'Week in Tokyo' articles, and I lol'd at the blended egg, bacon and tomato pancake. Also in Australia bicycles are ridden alongside cars on the road with a (I think) 1m gap between one another.
Student
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Lots of meetings and networking... I am envious.
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need to dust my figures too. been months since i cleaned them. regarding recepie site on mirai, i'm sure there are a lot of people here who can cook well. so it will be a success.
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Great outdoor pix! yup, i do cook/bake a little (wifey is the better one too) n i think all otakus should learn to cook too. its soooooo easy and fun!
argh, don't get me started on pavement cyclists, we get them here too. Hate them, they are mostly foreign workers.
All right, I guess I'll dust my huge collection of 4 figures in a week or two. It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with them at the moment, but still, they do need more care.
That doll/figure standing in front of the screen on those bricks (or how do you call them) looks great. I wonder what that is..
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Will post photos soon.
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ha a bacon and egg milk shake lol
You got both of Asakura sister's form Cospa... Nice for you! Haha~ Nice "A Week in Tokyo" articles - a loot about the foods. >< Lovely daughters Danny, and can't wait to see the next. \ >< /
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Nendo Kaito on a shelf by himself xd
Leeku Miku want :o
First time i'v heard of a shrimp burger
I haven't needed to clean my dollfies yet. Scared of getting them dusty D:, They live in my Detolf and wardrobe for now.. i just give their clothes a flick when they do get a little dusty.
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Dust is a collector's worst nightmare. I keep my anime items in their respective boxes, or else covered with a plastic bag or else displayed in a display case but never out and uncovered.
University Student
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 that i don't use the last 3 years but i keep it in my wardrobe because it was my first computer so i am emotionally connected with it.
Although,to tell you the truth in general i don't like to throw things away even if i don't use them.For example i keep all the boxes from the things i buy(figures,pc parts etc)
Japanology Student/Jedi Knight
Here in Germany there are separate roads for cars, pedestrians and bikers, you can sometimes even encounter traffic lights extra for bikes
Reading this article made me think whether I should dust the back of my desk once in a while too since I don't really want to have a bonfire in my house ^^;
Gorgeous pictures as usual ;-)
Student and full-time otaku
These things seem to be containing more pics as time goes on ^^;
We don't have that many unused pc's at home... I do have a laptop that came with the internet subscription that I haven't used in ages though.
I'd love to get me one of those Miku plushies, are they hard to find?
Oh and to the final question: yes I do cook, but not good enough to post my own recipes....since they're all my mum's ^^;
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I think many of the plushies are limited editions?
Student and full-time otaku
Too bad....or maybe a giveaway? ^^
i wonder how does the blended breakfast taste like
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Hell.
Copywriter
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innovative though. i've tried mixing orange juice with milo (don't know why)(prolly cos i consume them both daily). i didn't make it through the second gulp
Student
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You have so many computers Danny, so which one do you use for maintaining this site, edit photos and everything else?
You can fit many more figures on the table when some computers is gone ^w^.
My win 95 with big monitor went to the junkyard, win 98 with bigger monitor as well.
Now I have a pc from 2004 or 2005 and imac ^w^, and I use them :D.
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Everything done on a Mac.
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I can't believe how many computers you have you don't use. I only have a laptop which is unused. It was my main computer for about 4 years before I went back to desktop PCs. My next computer is going back to laptop, a nice macbook. I also want a notebook, they seem really convenient for stuff like HTML and other small tasks.
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I wish MCD had anime meal !
I.T. Technician
Danny
YES!!! MORE!!
PLEASE PLEASE keep doing more "a week in tokyo"
I LOVE seeing the photos of "normal" day life in tokyo. It brings back so many memories and also fascinates me to see the places you eat at and the “day to day “ things you do and places you go to.
I love the photos of the little local shops, its just SO nihon!! I love it!
ps: That Okonomi yaki looks great, never seen one with noodle in it before, have to try that!
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Flurry in spearmint? That would be pretty minty for me. Mc Dees in PH is stuck on Oreo flavor X_X
OOH~ katsu is one of my favorite dish. Really like it if it really has a good amount of potato in it.
I still dust mine once a week. The only problems that i end up incurring is with my Banpresto Figure Feldt from the anime Gundam00 for it seems dust loves to hang around her more often.
I'd surely love to visit GSC Offices someday. Is the office open to the public or do they have this museum thingy where visitors get to view their stuff (aside from TFS Event).
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hey, there used to be a coffee-flavored McFlurry too, remember? I ate tons of it when it was available.
Student
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All those Tohou plushies...So much want.
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interesting lens attachment on the xacti you have there. ^^
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^^;
Need to review it soon ^^;
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the lens or the xacti? ^^; if it's the later, no worries. but I do hope it's working well for you.
Leeku Miku is a cutie, nice to know I wasn't the only one to think up that name :)
I like that display case too, gives each nendoroid the individual attention it deserves.
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Ahhh Danny i love your Week in Tokyo posts! Awesome photo as always!
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wow so many suprises around the corner
mouth watering food as usual - Food is pretty multicultural here in the Aussieland
in a regular food court you'll find anything from indian to all asian types, italian, german, american... ANYTHING
level 1 cook, shifty eyed and fuzzy
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Recipe site sounds great! scary about wifey, glad it was not too serious O_O that gsc nendoroid case is awesome!
Nendo Exhibitionist
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Cooking + figures + photos would be pretty exciting! Would love to contribute and also see the different stuff and ways the other comrade cook!
Nyoro-n...
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haha yep, that would be great! my foodie and figure passion's burning! :3c
Alchemist in training
Oh , Danny you always make us very stressful with your constant Surprises .
It seems Indian Food is common in Tokyo ^_^ . Here in KL , International is easy to find , if you know the way . Indian and Chinese Food is common in Malaysia .
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I love McFlurry too, always order it with triple Oreo bits~~~
Didn't know dust that gathered on wires will cause fire, thanks for the info ^_^
Bad experience with fire? Not quite yet, but do had some surprise element. I was cooking with my bathrobe on, then suddenly a burst of fire spread through the sleeve, it was caused by the tiny cottons' thread on the first layer. Uninjured but was caught on surprise ^^;
Dusting all your lovely figure collections twice a week sure is a bit time consuming~~
Will be very interested to listen about Chris Gaunt life experiences ^_^
Over here, there's no bicycle lane....
A & P expenses in every businesses or production fields are not a small sum.
DC theme Poken soon? I'll make that my first Poken~~~
DC Cooking section? Will be looking forward it, since there are members who love to cook here ^_^
University slacker
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Leeku Miku s CUTEEEE ;o; Also love the Touhou and Miku plushies! 8D
image ID#78416 - that sky is absolutely gorgeous. It makes me feel so happy :D
Pre-U Student
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Oh noes... the back of my computer desk is filled with a whole bunch of tangled cable mess and there is a lot of dust too ^^;
Need to clean it up soon.
Student / Free Thinker / Otaku
http://www.google.com/profiles/SeanSigloch
*Stares at food.* I need to go eat breakfast. lol At my apartment we only have one computer, though plans are floating around that we might get a new one sometime within the next 6 months. (Funds providing.)=] Leeku Miku looks so cute.
Meteorologist
i love all of your photos! ^m^
i dont have any old computers since im currently on a 15" MPB (unibody)
Part-Time Blogger of Moderately Useless Jibberish
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Needing a calendar of festivals leik this in tokyo.. anyone got any links? ^^;
Core Analyst
http://tuanvo.jimdo.com/
I'm actually in the progress of switching computers, picked up another mac mini (3rd one) so I can say I am about to be PC-free for the first time since secondary school.
Student artist
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Danny make your dolls do the Charlie angel pose ?!?!?!
CEO MIrai Inc
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Good idea!
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
lol.. i cook occasionally, prefers western than eastern.. some stuffs on me flickr: http://bit.ly/3z6woV
http://bit.ly/10Rp86
http://bit.ly/zvzW2
all are vegetarian cos me is vegetarian. Can't wait for chris stories. hope it will be inspiring.
Medical student
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Have you ever been to Korea? L.A. has the largest Korean population outside of Korea and so definitely has great Korean food, but you're closer to Korea than L.A. =)
CEO MIrai Inc
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Been to Korea a few times. Not been lately though.
한국 사람 이세요?
Student!
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O.O!! Recipe.fm. Singapore has alot of international food... =/
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
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Doesn't the double sided tape stain? Or did you spray top coat on them already? Btw, she's looking lovely, looking forward to her new eyes, got a name for her yet?
We've got plenty a selection of food here too. We'd love to take you around should you decide to plop down here in Metro Manila. ^^
Just washed Rin's clothes after being rather dusty and her visiting con's. As for the girls, I use soapy water and a sponge then rinse them off with a wet and dry sponge.
Looking forward to Chris' webby.
Wants Leeku Miku.
CEO MIrai Inc
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Tape has not stained so far but even if it does I'm not too bothered as its below the wig and they will always wear a wig.
Web Designer
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Been a while since my last comments.. Anyways, noticed that no green leaves veggie for you? lols.
The dusting down figurines and dolls is one of the main reasons stopping me from getting them - too time consuming and it's really not my thing. It's really great that you have time for them with your prolly very busy schedule.
Cooking is kinda fun, but not the kitchen cleaning part. Ah, house chores.. ^^"
unemployed gamer and anime watcher
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We have a lot of computer hardware unused here at home. Otherwise we tend to get new computers when one of us changes their own computer. So we trade parts and such :p
How much are you going to sell the iMac mini for? And are you going to sell it international? Or only in Japan?
Cause I´m a bit interested in getting a imac mini to try out the OS since I don´t think I can just switch, but with the prizes that Apple sells their products for then I have no way of getting one since they are to expensive in regards of the hardware that you get.
Nice post though. It gives of a feeling of jealousy from me since I´d love to spend time in Japan and experience it. But alas, no money for that.
Tasty looking food as well.
CEO MIrai Inc
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Only selling it in Japan.
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
Aaah, I'd like to eat something now. Maybe something with leek, or a fish, or that mint McFlurry, which doesn't sell in my country... *shiku shiku*
Student
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"keep watching you"
Thought Big Brother is now in Japan... ^^
Design Student
http://wraith11.deviantart.com/
Either that or Japan is about to be re-designated "Airstrip One" =P
sure! about cooking i learn pretty fast
love the yume figure. Mirai mark is hiding otome's face and maybe something else too =x.
Nyoro-n...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuki-to/
wow GSC runs a curry shop too! awesome ^^ Kareee~
Student
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Kitchen on fire twice this year. = = My dad was boiling water, forgot and went to sleep.
Medical School Student
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gg I want to join if you make a recipe site of mirai gaia >.<
Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
Would love to visit GSC office and also try out the curry restaurant as well :) Many great photos as always!
Student/Blogger
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Wow the weather is looking good in Tokyo! All we had was Typhoons and rainstorms here in Hong Kong :(
Student
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okonomi yaki! in both ya restaurant and the festival! have yet to try that out *drools
it seems like grant has come a long way like you danny. looks like i have my work cut out for me ^^ fighto!
apprentice otaku, collector of figures, sometimes sysadmin ^_^
http://www.giusepped.com
As good of God in this lot of photos!!! *_*
I can only admire!
a small room with the windows arranged so is a dream!
Another Otaku Shoujo
http://otakuhimesama.blogspot.com/
Hey Danny,
You always eat various kinds of food, but you have never tasted Georgian one! :D ( not talking about USA Georgia, it's another one - ( gurujia in jap ) country )
If you have even a little chance to taste it, I really suggest you :D
It's one of the best!
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Will look out for some ^^
writer/blogger/gamer/otaku
http://popgoespj.blogspot.com
Lots of food in this post and figmas and nendoroids too! How lovely that your daughters are starting to multiply. When will you post the first completed pics of the fifth? :)
image 78419 - Yes, we have a good wealth of choice for international food in the Philippines: restaurants aplenty and the hotels also do food fests from different cuisines regularly. My own favorite non-local cuisines are Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
image 78421 - A McFlurry with a square straw?
image 78437 - Looking forward to reading Chris-san's tales....
image 78453 - Giveaway soon? I hope! XD
image 78459 - Who is that pretty doll in the gorgeous kimono? Oooh, great news is coming soon....
image 78463 - Kagamiku is so cute, peering around the bowl! I cook from time to time and support the call for a food and recipe site in your portal!!!
CEO MIrai Inc
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The square straw is actually a spoon which they attach to a machine to mix the flurry.
writer/blogger/gamer/otaku
http://popgoespj.blogspot.com
you're still lucky. we just get normal plastic spoons here XD nothing so interesting as that.
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/
Another great looking week in Tokyo, seems like a lot of eating out which would worry me about the amount of salt eaten.
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Wow...so much events happening...well...i have been kept busy as well...finally it is dying down...
that Leeku Miku is absolutely adorable - how do they come up with things like that?
Student
http://mattmac.vox.com/
I absolutely love your week in Tokyo posts Danny. If you can put them out more regularly that would be awesome! Really like this post and especially all the food pics. *now hungry* Can't wait to see what you announce in October. ^^
CEO MIrai Inc
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Will try do do once a week ^^;
Otaku University of Toronto Student
Man, so much food! So... hungry... arghhh....
Comic Shop Owner
i dont know about you guis but NOW IM STARVING!!!
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http://www.animoe.net
I loved to see the green Miku nendoroid and Miku's plushes. Lol :)
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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image ID#78405 - that tape you have on the Dollfie heads looks like a traditional Japanese samurai hairknot or something. ^^;
I'm not going to try and guess what's in store any more. x_x There's too many surprises and I never get it right. Do like Leek Miku though - not even sure why since I still prefer the original. ^^;
Graduating University Student/Full Time Otaku
GSC always has nice displays. Especially the glass-covered wall displays o_o;
Student, part-time worker
I spot Ohno Satoshi and Sho Sakurai....boy they're short. XD *gets shot at*
My computer stuff gets dusty way to easily. It's too much of a hassle to haul the vacuum all the way up here. Maybe I should buy a little one just to save myself from fires. @_@;
Omelets look soooo good in Japan. I need to learn how to make 'em that way. *drool*
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
When riding my bike, I usually aim for the route where there isn't many people and ride on the pavement. I do sometimes ride on the road but tend to get nervous when there are fast moving cars behind me.. ^^'
Student
I love to cook! But most of the time my food tastes better than it looks... I guess I need to work on presentation.
I'm also glad I don't have so many figures. I don't think I could handle all the dusting.
broke college student
http://www.shoutlife.com/bloodboughtsamurai
Over here bikers ride where ever they can get away with it. Street, sidewalk, parking lot, yards, dirt.
I am interested in seeing what the hidden figure on the desk is.
Star Gazer
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I was actually wondering how people kept their dollfie clothes clean... I would imagine you don't put them in the washer with your own clothes, but I'd be afraid of breaking the delicate fabrics if I hand washed the clothes...
I'm so excited to hear what you have planned for us Danny ^.^ Lately there have been a lot of pictures with you collaborating with other companies, it could only mean great things!
CEO MIrai Inc
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How about putting the clothes in a stocking net first?
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
you can hand wash gently with mild soap, or use a laundry net and put in gentle cycle. Lay flat to dry on a dry white (or light coloured) towel ^^ I usually wash when it's really dirty, say from outdoor shoots ^^;
Student
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I live in Holland and bikes are the most popular way of travel~ Usually bikes go on the same road as cars, but some roads have a special marked side in red, or just special cycling roads, next to pedestrian roads.
Also, is that a KPN Pokon? I thought KPN was just a Dutch company?
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25092/A+Week+in+Tokyo+45.html#image78453
W-Will we see Pokon in Holland? :D
CEO MIrai Inc
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Called Poken over here.
student
http://listlessink.wordpress.com/
Love the food pics. If you ever consider a change of career, you could always go into food photography. ^ ^
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
A lot of photos for this Week in Tokyo. Must of been a lot of fun that I wish I could be there.
Retired engineer
The weather here is WARM, I'm looking forward to the Fall. for the last three months its been in the 90s somtimes triple didgits. I would love to see Japan but I must be content with Danny's photo album. I.ve been cooking for years, every holiday wifey gets the day off and I cook the holiday feast and clean up after, she loves it. Thanks for the website Danny it is awesome.
Video Game Industry
http://www.mtomczek.com
I'd love to see a recipe sight where people can share their cooking! I love to cook, and am always looking for new things to make. :)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
always love the food pics. how long does it usually take you to dust down all your figures danny?
CEO MIrai Inc
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30 mins or so?
Copywriter
http://blog.poperror.com
dusting is very painful and time consuming.. i really try keeping all my figs within the detolf to keep cleaning to a minimum. do u see yourself eventually building a custom glass shelving unit? or u find dusting a long term and therapeutic practice? :)
anyway, i recommend this http://www.kao.com/sg/magiclean/mcl_wiper_handy_00.html
works great on toys, but would be better if they had a smaller version. dust pick up rate: 99%!!
Student (Programing, Streaming, Gaming)
I should probably dust... or get a non-dust cabinet. Hehehe!
Miku, Miku, Miku!
Software Development Engineer in Test
http://anime.greywings.net
Would love to hear more about Chris' story. The more I hear about all these awesome stories about moving to Japan only makes me want to move there even more.
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
Huh, didn't think dust would make figures oily - I should probably watch out for that.
You can never eat too much "health" food. ^^; Just exercise it off!
Web Developer, Designer, ALT
http://8bitplus.blogspot.com/
Nice pics, looks like a great week.
University Student
http://izyclover.livejournal.com
a recipe place?
I'm on it!!!
I have a foodblog myself...
not so many recipes yet (I've been procrastinating...T_T)
mt blog is
http://cloverfreak.blogspot.com/
tell me what you think
:D
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
*feels hungry after looking at pics*
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
*Drool* XP
"A Week In Tokyo" is my favorite thing to look at on your website! I really want to visit and one day possibly move over there. Seems scary though to move to another country but looks amazing over there!
Student
A recipe site on mirai gaia would be awesome. I like to cook, because the better I get at it, the better my meals are.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Another super productive week I see. Should be interesting to see what announcements you have in store for us.
Also, leek Miku is adorable.
高専生
http://umedaizu.blog.shinobi.jp/
フルーリーまだ食べたことない。
はしっこのゴルゴがおもしろいです。
NEET
http://tangerinetango.wordpress.com/
image #78421 - Awesome square straw for the mcflurry o.o here in the Philippines, we're stuck with teeny tiny spoons ><; it's kinda hard to scoop up the remaining mcflurry because the spoon is so short >>; ... awesome flavor too! We only have oreo flavor as a staple ;A;
image #78426 - wow. Thank you for that bit of information! O_O I didn't know that dust does that to electronics ><; I've only been more clean about my stuff since I've started displaying some of my figures and had my new pc
image #78453 - So many Mikus! And colorful poken! Is there a custom poken about to be revealed/given away? XD
image #78455 - I find this photo interesting... do all Japanese companies remove their shoes and wear slippers in meeting rooms?
I LOL'ed at the pancake. I think you could've sliced/diced the tomatoes and bacon and made an omelette instead. XD lolz
Recipie site... sounds awesome XD I'll just stare mostly at the photos thoguh ^^;
Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcadacio/
Your "a week in tokyo" posts are always so interesting. I don't blog but doing something like this once a week would probably get me motivated. Also a great warning on those dust fire problems, and the amount of indian food you're having is making me crave it.
Systems Engineer
http://haroldsimon.blogspot.com
Man that Okonomi Yaki looks Great!! Never had it with soba, how was it?
Navy Recruit
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wow so much food. can't wait to try it when I get to japan late next year, great blog. I think I am a decent cook. alot of great pics.
You certainly have an abundance of good food. That Thai dish looks so yummy!
neet/single parasite
again im munching for the foods! looks good, if i can only taste it
never dusted my figures its behind a glass cabinet
IT Crowd
No spare computers here, just my iMac.
We have lots of international food in Brisbane, particularly Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian.
Bicycles here are mostly ridden on the road and on dedicated bikeways where possible, but you are allowed to ride on the footpath too. Always have to give way to pedestrians. The bikeways can be a small lane on the side of the road or a pathway through parks etc.
I like the sound of that recipe site ideal. I would used it and share recipes when I learn some. ^_^
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/
I'm seeing some interesting food to try next time I'm in Japan. Which will be during New Year ^^ (maybe you could do the GSC tour then? ^^;)
Injured
Now it looks as if a eye glasses display case like deal would help you display the figmas and smaller collectibles. Old computers, 2 working 1 dead Atari 800xls, 1 working Atari 130XE, my 1st 'PC' computer the IBM PS1 Consultant which came from a floor display in 1992 and even included viruses on the tiny 20 Meg HDD. Its in pieces naturally and the old slide metal cases are very heavy and can cut you all over the place. It was a IBM DX25 with the DX50 chip added. Doubt it works since back then unplugging the computer before changing out parts wasn't a way of life. Still have both the boxes too. Anyway, they stay in heaps and piles, here and there, under that table and over there. Only computers get pitched when they totally fail, do have a recycler collector here but sometimes the fried motherboard gets torn to pieces and direct to the trash because of the rage of it frying.
The Mc Flurry looks like mint chocolate chip ice cream whipped.
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
wow, now I know dust is so dangerous. Need to clean it frequently.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
I cook and I'll post food pix! LOL when I got my first digital camera, I would stop my friends from eating when I go out to eat with them so I can take a photo of the food :P After a while they would wait for me to take a photo before they start :P
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Me am no cook >.< Wish me could... Health food at McD's... Of course it's healthy, look at the picture of the potato on the packaging of the fries! Negi Miku looks awesome!!
Curious... when you go out around shopping or whatnot, do you see everything to see if it fits on a dollfie? XD
maintenence
http://joey1058.wordpress.com
In my home, I'm the short order cook. My wife makes the holiday meals. I run a fairly basic menu varying between pasta dishes and rice dishes all week long, and alternate with eating out when we go into Escanaba for shopping. I close the kitchen on Sundays. We eat leftovers or sandwiches then.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
I must admit I'm reading this for the food pictures, if nothing else...
http://robototoro.wordpress.com/
"Indian Restaurant Indo Tei that GSC and Max factory run together"
That's pretty cool.
general contractor- remodeling
http://www.curiousjapan.blogspot.com
Thanks for the long and interesting post, Danny. Regarding dust, you're right it does cause a lot of fires with the right dust/moisture ratio. Fortunately, haven't had any fires from it here except for the occasional power supply flame out. But the recent US electrical code requires arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI)on bedroom outlet circuits. Last year the code was further modified to include other dust prone areas like the like the living room and dining room circuits as well. They work similarly to ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) (commonly seen in wet areas-baths, kitchens, exterior locations) but instead of sensing small differences in current flow and tripping the circuit before someone can be electrocuted, the AFCI senses arcs and cuts the juice to prevent dust fires.
Don't know if they are required or available in Japan, but they can be retro fitted into existing circuit breaker panels.
Here's a good description: http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/afcifac8.PDF
Photographer, Writer and Anthropologist
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OOO definitely launch a recipe site!!! I am moving to Japan soon with my fiance to go to Temple University and (hopefully) get a job soon after in marketing and media/communications.
I WOULD LOVE to learn some recipes to cook while I'm there so I'm not just eating out all the time and completely lost when I'm at the grocery store. Last time I was in Japan for a few weeks I just ate out all the time and I know that can be bad for my wallet.
In fact, a lesson about the best things to buy at the grocery would be fantastic too. You always have fantastic photos and I know it would be great.
http://www.eyecatcherpublicidad.com
Mmmmmm....so much food has made my hungry..^_^ By the way, I can't imagine bike on the footpath. Here in the "Kingdom" (it really is one, actually) of Spain, there aren't any rules or regs., but the most usual thing would be for bicycles to use the road, along with the cars, motorbikes, vans, lorries, etc...(It tends to be easier for the person on the bike and the pedestrians, both)
Oh! I have a question for you Danny, or for anyone else who can answer me: What exactly is that extra button to the right of the space bar on Japanese keyboards for?
(It's something that has been at my curiosity for to long... ^_^)
PS: If anyone wants to lend me a hand on raising the views on this video, I would be eternally gratefull: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o5qyxR_6sc
(It's in Spanish, but it's really the view counter I'm worried about. But those of you who understand Spanish, or more importantly, live in Spain, you might be interested)
(If this is considered Spam, forgive me. You may erase it without piety ^_^)
I'd appreciate an answer about that button next to the space bar ^_^.
Thanks!!
Love your room Danny! =)
Designer/Artist
Hi, anyone knows what type of Gundam is that at the lower right of image ID#78444?
Student
love the lighting in your office - looks really comfy :3
Always making me hungry with those pictures hehe.
Screenwriter Wannabe
hmm, needs to dust my compys now.. thanks for the tip.. no room for figs at the mo' but scary with the oily.. i'll hafta remember that..
i has 2 desktops and 1 lappy i use.. 1 extra that i'm gonna make into a htpc..
ur week is def more fun than mine!
Slacker
Awesome promo posters by Goodsmile. They never pull any punches when it comes to advertising. Hoping they strike a deal with Cospa or something and give us some Goodsmile Company logo t-shirts. Would love to own some.