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nice to see that you keep updating this series. :)

I think free wifi everywhere would be much cooler. Regarding your search for a moesome 2D girl calendar for next year, I have a solution. I took a bunch of Hi res images that I liked and got a professional printing service to make a calendar for me.

It turned out really well and all the pictures are EXACTLY what I wanted ^^ I on;y paid £7.02 including postage for 2 a4 calendars. I thought it was great value.

wow - nice article. so much covered from conferences, a singapore trip, an interview to food in one article.
one q: wont the cooking brush leave scratches on the figures?
about pirated software being used in my workplace - nopes. even it were i wouldn't grass over it cause it would mean trouble to me cause people get corrupted here over a small amount of money.
also think i might have to forgo the next contest, cause i dont want to join youtube. the net connection sucks here bigtime. i'd rather have a 100mbps connection than free wifi (i dont have any wifi enabled devices ;) )

Actually, next year that Wireless@SG wont be free anymore (if im not wrong) ^^; it was free to 'market' it so ppl get used to browse freely with their laptop in starbucks, etc. But once its not free, they gotta paid to surf anywhere ^^;

lol, I never noticed the bars there at the window, because everytime you took photos of your office/room, it's always at night!! XD

Free wifi is only at designated wifi spots not fully island ^^;

I’m sure you will be inundated with more homemade calendars than you can manage now.

By the way, I use a mouthpiece brush or recorder cleaner to dust down my figures. They only cost pennies in UK.

Bean-made coffee is so easy to make, and I agree, is the better tasting.

Loved Guy Kawasakis’ presentation video. Perhaps now would be a good time to remind everyone of the reason for Mirai Inc being in existence?

I see you still have a British passport. Any thoughts about becoming a Japanese citizen?

mmm it has been a quite a while since a weekly tokyo post. :)
Seems like things are settling down at a certain time and then suddenly becoming busy the next day for you. Hope you're coping with that well. 100mbps, since I'm more of a home PC user. Can't stand laptops for some reason...only if its to study, but for gaming...just cant suffice.

Ramen .... shop .... *drool*

Anyway, I'd much rather prefer the fast internet at home rather than free wireless. I hardly use wifi.

Coffee is easy btw, just get youself a small spice grinder and one of these; http://www.kitchenniche.ca/images/bodum%20french%20press%20coffee%20maker%20chambord%20big.jpg

It's as easy as brewing up Danny ^__^

Fast 100mpbs would be better for me, almost all of my net activity goes on at home and I would appreciate faster downloads instead of wireless.

Nice walkthrough Danny. I'd rather have 100Mbps flat rate then having free wi-fi at lower speeds. What kind of connection do you use Danny - ADSL or cable?

Nice video ^^. I'm hoping to work on a few start-ups once I graduate in a few weeks. Both of them I want to make due to I feel that they will fill a void on the internet that I feel nobody has stepped up to do. While I do hope that I will get money out of them eventually, the main reason I'm making them is that I want people to feel connected or help provide information to people in an easy and simple manner. I hope it is something that works out next year ^^i

As always a nice collection of photos. I'm happy with my ADSL speed so free wi-fi would be nice especially since mobile internet is way to expensive here.

100mbps. I don't have my laptop with me all the time, even if I do *most* of the time, and I'd rather have a much faster home connection. I'm not out long enough to really need Internet; there's always stuff waiting to be watched and games waiting to be played.

What a nice Week(s) hmm Danny. A lot of things happening in your life, so much changes on the blog, and a lot of news to bring up to us.

I had a lot of trouble without a Free Wi-fi in Tokyo, so Let's go for a Free Wi-Fi. Coz without internet for searching, its really hard to travel in a different country.

100Mbps please~ Since I'm home almost all the time.. Only that 1 week or 2 when back to hometown... Rural area = no wifi =(

The flowers, I think we have it here too, if you're workin for big companies. ^^

What? DC is flagged as adult site at Germany? O_o

I do make a mean cup of coffee, if I do say so myself. ;)

Definitely best to grind the beans yourself!

Man the inde movie suck compare to the old one... Ahhh I don't like doing contest cause I know I'll never win...

Another nice week love the series! I'd rather have the 100Mbps. =w=''

I think getting a faster net connection would be better thab a free wifi. What if the makers of the Wifi has a conspiracy, then the outcome would be bad. There are free wireless connectivity, but the connection is crappy. LOL, better to get a guaranteed 100 mbps, physically connected. World is moving so many people will know how to make a 100mbps on their own, making it free.

wonderful & meaningful week there ^^

100Mb connection plz~~~~~~~~

Better get a good coffee machine first, which would cost an arm or leg ^^; or the simplest, use a french press pot.

"Got my Indy Jones waiting in the lounge for viewing - how was it compared to the previous Indy's?" Compared to the others it's bad alright. Overall it's ok.

"Are you aware of any pirated software being used at your work? If so, would you grass on your company?" lol, I would never do that... 98% of my software is pirated =/

Free wifi please :) I could live with 7.2Mps if it meant I could stay connected to the internet anywhere in the country.

I don't like browsing on mobile devices; give me the 100mps.

Oooh, you sat at the window right behind the wing? That's my favorite spot. I love watching the ailerons. ^_^

Loving the shots in the plane! I love flying, I stare out of the window the whole time!

I would rather have free WIFI. The only things that I can think of that require 100Mbs are downloading games and anime/t.v. shows.

I have one of those stuffed animals from the crane game that I won. Those games are pretty addictive. As for Indiana Jones, South Park put it best: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg raped Indy.

I want 100Mbps free Wifi ^^. The last Indy movie is really bad in my opinion and really don't like the ending but that's just me though. Previous 3 Indy movies are much better.

shaolin girl looka like good movie.

God, I wish America would get it's act together for some killer internet. Our Idea of Fast is a 10/1 cable connection. 15/2 Fiber if your lucky (which I am not). Then to top it off, cable can often get bogged down hard during prime hours. BOOOO.

Another lovely week in Tokyo huh!!!!!!
Wow, your blogger meet is growing...90 bloggers...WOW!!!!!!
That is a lot of bloggers...sadl there isn't many otaku bloggers here in Canada...

Hmm.... (about this site being blocked in germany), i think generally content blocking is rare in the uk by ISPs.... that being said, nico nico douga got blocked on my ISP (Virgin media) for a good 2 weeks, apparently they thought it was a security risk....

we already have free wifi in Paris in almost all the public space ( garden, museum etc..) and admistration building. it give u a free wifi access for an hour, after that u have to restart a session but u can restart as many time as u want. take a long time to settle that because the internet providers were not really happy and also because there was a lots of legals issue. So that, plus Mc donald free wifi and a lot of restaurants and bars that also provide wifi u can connect to internet almost everywhere in Paris. but not really sure that is usefull since that Two providers annouce that they gonna start WIMAX next year, going first in Paris.

I never did get too far into the practice of making coffee from beans because I can't stand the stuff. ^^;

I do visit interesting, semi-remote places known for their great coffee, though. Right now, for example, I'm in the volcanic region of Guatemala. If you decide to take up making coffee from beans (or would like some ground coffees from interesting places) let me know and I'd be happy to send some along when I go somewhere new!

Watch Indy ASAP
His 'very apparent' age will bother you for the first 5mins
Then if you are a major/super fan, the next 10mins should erase all doubts about the movie...and his age.

tsk tsk tsk
Danny, you know you're not supposed to turn on electronic devices while the plane is making landing..........taking photos like that. Unless i'm mistaken and the laws aren't that strict in Japan?

Do calendars become cheap/half price too in Japan after January? There's a lot of unsold calendars here that made me wish I waited til January... Anyway, I already ordered a Soul Eater desktop calendar for my workplace from Hobby Search already ^_^

Would like to have a 100Mbps connection, but even the university network which I currently use isn't so fast:( And this is still a lot faster than the one I can use at home.

I like japanese airline's dessert :P~~~~~

This is my favourite series of yours on the blog :D Nice to see you are continuing with it!

100mbps???!! We pay more for shaped net that can go up to maximum of 24mbps (if you live at the exchange and no one else is connected).

Seeing as Norway's internet offers plain suck, I want a 100 Mbps connection more than I want free WiFi. Sure, that'd been total own as well, but after being stuck with a 4 Mpbs connection for so long, I want fasssssster naow!

And I'm happy to see this series still alive and kicking. I really enjoy these articles and the photo walks ^^

I love that posts full of tokyo photos, keep it up ! ;)

I'd say that dessert in the 5th picture looks like some sort of a Youkan with a Kinako topping... Am I close?

Love the series. Thanks for updating. Food looks great as always.

My search for a moesome calendar has been fruitless as well. :( Will probably just get a Persona 4 one.

I was wondering when you were going to update ( A week in Tokyo series). it was well worth the wait. another great blog Danny.

Yes i was beginning to wonder what happened to this but it's back.
Good food and... WOW! X-mas items. Japan is starting too feel the holidays too.

100 MBps...just like LAN network, seems like a dream come true o_O
need that, I need more speed than portability.

btw, is this comes with bigger resolution enough as a wallpaper?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3053290638/sizes/o/

Yay, this is one of my favourite series <33 I love how some airports have some terminals with free internet access, nice way to spend my time before a flight ^^

Are those Halloween items suppose to be slippers or just cute little blobs?
DC is blocked at my school, but they block anything that they think is not related to educational. (Youtube, myspace, etc.) I was able to go on to otaku.fm and niconico though. :D

I have follow this series from the start...XD

If there's anything else I love about Singapore besides the food, it has to be the free WiFi everywhere I go. :D

I want to try that ramen shop's ramen too!

you're welcomed danny. never expected the Christmas hat avatar to turn out so well over here. originally did it out of fun. ^^;

Regarding your question about pirated software at work, their's no pirated software being used at my work. And if they even had pirate software in use, I still wouldn't grass the company (you can see it as a benefit actually, in case your boss starts to get really annoying you can threathen to grass him/her).

About the 100 Mbps/free WiFi, I personally would rather have 100 Mbps. Since I'm only online on my desktop (I don't have a laptop yet), free WiFi has no benefits for me.

Bars on windows. Noted. Recon... figure extraction thru west window impeded. Revise and regroup for plan B. Copy.

Hmm... wifi everywhere would be nice, but I'd have to upgrade to something more than just my iPod so I could view it easily.
Indiana Jones 4 was a little sketchy for me, but viewable. The gf kept saying "He sure looks old".

Shall wait patiently for your "week in SG" article. Hope there are tonnes of pics with no censors marks. This is DC.com and your watching FatB.

nice view from the plane window Danny. lovely. i'll be considering ANA in future as their food looks nicer than the ones on SIA.

that rice cake dessert looks oishii. if you ever remember the name, please do tell. also, Shaolin Gril sucks poo, but if you insist, do go ahead and watch it. ^_^

and free wifi wherever in Singapore? not really. there aren't a lot of those free hotspots yet so personally, i'd still prefer higher access speeds at home, but that also means that i'd need tons of HDD space because there's so much to download at a faster speed.

For a pleasant kick, steep tea leaves in fresh coffee. I like doing this when I have some strong-tasting green tea and it's the only preparation of tea I'd take with milk.

That aside, have you ever had any of those habanero chips? They're quite good. As a laxative that is.

Indy 4 has a lot of those unbelievable scenes, but I found it a joy to watch. if you like to watch movies to be entertained, then it's a must watch movie. ^^
wondering about shaolin girl. must find the dvd. ^^

The Wireless@SG is quite slow, and it does not cover residential areas
But then again, its free.. lol ^^;

I rather pay for a 100mbps mobile connect... BTW, the ISP plan you are looking is a mobile broadband meaning you can use it everywhere with a 3.5G network... have Japan already reached 100mbps on mobile broadband already? wow!!!

Further more wireless@SG is not even Singapore wide yet... The connection is still bad and can only be found in certain places... Lastly it's only like a trial... which they are going charge for by 2011... ... ...

I wish I had fast internet connection =[

Cooking brush for the figures? Yummy?

Thanks for the entry danny and by the way "Shaolin Girl" is an awesome movie. I just saw it today.

i rather pay and have the 100mbps connection ^.^ . Haven't actually tried buying the coffee beans , wonder are they nice?

Wifi can be dangerous...when people who studies the net...learns how to hack it....

nice. the food looks delicious yum yum.
but for the internet, the free wifi is not really good.. sometimes it is very slow and you can dc anytime.. probably not good for anything unless you are surfing image light website. So i rather have a 100Mbps internet connection at a lower price >_<

I see you took ANA back home Danny. :] I had the same inflight meal on my way back 2 weeks ago. Wish they had a better selection of movies though.

heh, looks like you had fun Danny

Nice view from the plane...haven't seen pokemon for quite a while...

What I'd prefer?

100Mbps. By far. Heck. I've been dreaming of a line with decent upstream bandwidth for ages. I'd actually start hosting webpages at home then. The main reason I do not own a webpage right now is that I am weary of free providers/dislike their ToS/limitations/whatever, and I am not willing to pay for a shitty webhoster. And good webhosters tend to be expensive. I'd rather have a dedicated box I built myself at home for that. I could also host voicechat servers, or whatever the hell is needed for whatever. As well as a decent FTP as internet storage for friends of mine.

After moving here I got stuck with a shitty 3Mbps down/360Kbps up ADSL line, which fails. The 16Mbps down/1.5Mbps up I had at my previous place was nicer, but alas, the 3Mbps line is as good as it gets over here.

I'd probably kill to have internet per optical carrier at home.

As for WiFi everywhere, I have a sort of irrational hate on everything that works wirelessy, so that's a no-go for me.

It's been awhile since I ate Tempura... damn I miss it XD

Seems like you've had a fun time again, Danny-san! ^-^
I use a paintbursh to dust my figures.. will look into a cooking brush, the bristles are softer ^^

Maybe you've heard turkish coffee is pretty famous, I love it. But more than that I'm just a sucker for the smell of freshly grinded coffee. If I ever notice a grinder like this somewhere, ı can't stand but get close to it even if I won't drink coffee lol, love the scent of it.

http://www.turkishcoffeeworld.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/newslideshow/kahvebuyuk03.jpg

DC was blocked over here in Germany?
In what kind of facility did you try to access it?There isnt anything that makes DC an Adult site from the law view.There was probably some kinda program installed that has a userregulated rating system(if you know what i mean?)

Did you try the new Ramenshop?I absolutely love Ramen Shops! Too bad there arent that many over here^^

Theres no pirated software at my work.We usually just use an OS and scheduling/billing software

Gotta sign up for Youtube now...

i wants to be like you danny

hi danny, i've tried to get in touch with you but i don't know if i got the right email address on linkedin

Jerry

Wow, the new pokemon diamond/pearl movie calendar available at McDee ^_^ And here I thought pokemon is going to end -_-''

Your internet connection is like 100 times faster than mine (only 1mbps lol)
And problems often arise with our internet connection.
Now wonder we always complain about our internet provider..

oh my, the photo took on the plane with the ray of light looks soooo holy!

The stormptroper is really starting to take over the world ^^;

aww that singapore skyscaper shot really goes to show there's nothing that is comparable to tokyo's sprawling skyline! i so wanna have the chance to see it for myself...

Woo more Tokyo! As for me I would rather have Free WIFI everywhere I go, it just feels more convenient.
I met Guy Kawasaki about 4 years back, a truly inspirational man and a great speaker to boot! It was part of a large tech conference for teenagers and he was probably one of the few good speakers where everyone clung to his words. One of the lines I remember best is "Mooch off your parents as much as you can." lol.

Danny, how much is the monthly fee for 100Mbps in Japan?
I remember you mentioned Japan uses fiber optics cabling?

It's bout SGD90/mth for that speed here. And that's the promotional rate.

Thanks for those pics and that video link- quite inspirational. I've been putting something together myself, and that video helped to clarify to me some of the reasoning I should be using and reminding myself of when I wake up in the morning and get started each day.

100mbps is what I would prefer. I don't own any portable devices that I'd be able to connect to a wireless connection with (Isn't that weird?).

100Mbps, definitely. I could deal with here-and-there but not everywhere wifi in exchange for Epic Internets +10 at home. The best you really ever see here in the Phoenix, AZ area is in the 20Mbps range. T_T

As always, you start the post with FOOD! It always make my mouth drool...

Haven't watched the Indy Jones and no money to buy the DVD... Sad...

100Mbps or free WIFI? I choose the first one... Would like faster and better connection to free WIFI...

Gret post as always and I especially like this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3053306264/sizes/o/
I've never ridden on a plane before^^;...

I love how your work involves going outside and meeting folks a lot. Sad to see not a lot of food pics this time around.

I chose the first option but would prefer both even if I have to pay for the latter. :D Getting at least 3mbps here is soo expensive.

I would definitely prefer a 100Mbps wired connection.
Only getting like 1Mbps here and its throttled.

That Tempura Don & the plane food looks SOOOOO good~
Fresh coffee is really good, and you'd definitely taste and smell the difference.
ALSO, That floral shop is so pretty, ALL those flowers~
ahhhhhhh~ -w-

i believe wireless@sg is running at 512kb/s which is really slow. A portable usb modem will be required to even have decent internet speed on the go but i would still prefer 100 mbps ^^

Kagamin as a foodstuff in ANA? D:

Anyway I have to disagree on the supposedly "nationwide" coverage of the wireless@sg. It is usually available in places like libraries, starbucks and such, but not really everywhere.

Add that with a number of people using the same router as you and massive lag ensues. I want the 100 mbps please, takeaway. :D

i really like this "week in Tokyo" series :)

keep posting !

Nice article!

Good to see the WiT series back on again!

Ooh... that poll is a tough one. I'd have to think about that.

And if I do say so myself, I'm quite a master at making a nice pot o' coffee.

It's become more than dabbling... it's an addiction. ^^

Wireless would be cool. Combined with a Blackberry, you could waste time on the internet anywhere. I've never had more than 768k, so even 7.2M would be a godsend.

Man.. My internet is 769Kbps >_>
My internet provider goes up to 21Mbps, but thats $50 a month and the one I have is $150..
And it works for what Im using it for right now.
Once I move Ill shell out for the 21Mbps stuff.~

When I was still in uni, I used to brew coffee using a french press/cafetiere. :-)

When I saw that 7.2 mbps ad, I was stunned, but when you mentioned that Japan has 100mbps, I was like WTF!!! The only maximum speed we can have here is 2mbps.

free wifi every where awsome!!!!

MMM...Lunch with one of the Kagamine twins. Sounds good!

As long as it's not at McDees xD

AWESOME! Good Quote-"Way of The Start" Good Quote.

Thanks for the tour!