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Woot! Mac happy post =)

P.S. I drive the Z's fatter cousin Skyline and I must say... its amazing.

The index nendoroid is super cute!! Nice chicken rice and laksa too ^^
My handwriting is also kinda poor, have to write slowly to get out clear words...
Moesome ipod icons, I'm still using the iPod touch cover as I don't wanna dirty the back of it with fingerprints ^^;

I always enjoy reading your weekly tokyo articles. Thx again

is there a wallie for the last pic?? it's uber nice!!

I currently have a 3rd gen iPod nano. I got it as a gift after my 1st gen died. But seeing how the current iPod nano looks, as well as the iPod touch... as well as specks of dirt getting under my iPod... I plan to find a way to get a red next-gen iPod nano. Maybe an iPod touch.

But I definitely want to upgrade to the latest iMac since I have a G4 and a Sony Vaio laptop. Not happy with the laptop due to numerous issues. I mean... LOOK! They are giving out Dragon Ball Z toys at McDonald's!

Wow - I can't believe most people don't have fire detectors.
We have some scary adverts in the UK about not having them...

I lol'ed at the commercial XD

Mac kicks butt!
so does Canon. i wish i had a 5d MKII. i'm so jealous of all the people making cool vids with it.

Some great pictures you got there. Good to hear about job openings with the economic slump hitting hardest in America and affecting the rest of the world, making job hunting difficult for otakus.
Hm... the food at home looks quite delicious.

That bishoujo skirt app makes me want an Iphone! lol

KORAAAAAA

:D and thats why boss has exclusive rights to tommy

Ugh I hate ear buds, I don't understand the appeal or why people would pay more than $5 for any pair... that's just me though.

...and no I don't have an ipod miraculously.

I love the 'week in tokyo' posts. Nice to see the day to day goings on.

Cool post. Btw, I also want a Nissan. Over here its just called the 350Z, but now theyre changing it to the new 370Z.

Really want one -_-'

those foods make me hungry !!!! >_<
had an iPod a long time ago

omg! that plain metal tube cost 30,000 pound?!?!

What a fun and busy filled week. i really want to try that dessert with ice cream.

Also i agree with NPC, why would one pay for earphones that cost around $148 that's pretty much day-light robbery, it better be able to do something special heh. But getting free is a different story ^_^

i own a ipod shuffle, and to be honest, Apple could of designed the docking charger abit more sturdy, the metal part, i think its called a 'jack', bends easily. Gonna be staying away from shuffles >_<

Haha... I own those exact v-moda earphones except mine are chrome silver. Great bass and very clear, but I wish it had a legit case instead of that pouch. Heard good and bad things about them, but so far no problems for me.

Use to house my ipod touch in a nice leather case, but the humidity in China totally wrecked it. I dropped my ipod before, so it has a ding in the corner, but no internal damage. Now I just have it in one of those silicon cases which does a good job in protecting it casing, and allows easy access to the screen.

Also, your new mouse looks eerily similar to my Logitech mouse. Weird.

I kindly suggest LiveScribe: http://www.livescribe.com/

Can't wait for the exciting announcement in April ^_^

Did your wife cook the Laksa? The color of the soup look more like curry/hokkien mee or is it because added coconut milk?

£30,000 pounds price tag from an auction for a genuine movie equipment is quite common among wealthy bidders.

You may use decoration LED for CPU casing as it only need 12V battery to power up.

Nice cottage for Index-chan~~~~~~~

That looks like one hot bowl of curry Mikuru served up. About hand writing. I can't even read my own signature lol. Was a self automechanic changing out transmissions, engines, rebuilding so I busted my hands up when wrenches and pry bars slipped a lot. Then forever I did tree trimming every house we were owned and wrapped rope around my hand to pull it tight, the cut wood, pulling the branches from a big pile into a small deal that would roll easily. Well ended up cracking my hands down the center in a way. I can type but hurts to hold a writing pen for a minute.

I can suggest what I also am trying, get a tablet pc / pen deal and practice your signature and some words daily till you can sign your name like a professional race car driver... :D

I really need to remember to eat before reading your Week in Tokyo posts, I always end up feeling hungry after looking at pictures of all the tasty looking food. =P

Congratulations on your success of Mirai Inc. hopefully it'll continue to grow, although I am curious about the pictures on the glassboard behind you two, is that a picture of oppai in the upper-left in the 'detail' box?

Also I was never really satisfied with my handwriting until I started writing in all upper-case letters and then just changing the size of the letter to denote if it's upper or lower case, it's probably a bad habit but since it makes my writing legible I don't really mind.

Congratulations on another productive week.

"Disposing of some ancient drives - I usually physically destroy them before throwing them out - zeroing out the drive takes too much time sometimes."

T_T how'd i wish i could do that too... my oldest HDD is 6 years old and its still inside my pc becus i do not have cash to replace it...

just had chicken rice for lunch over here in Singapore too ^^;

Laksa looks nice over there!!

Lets visit Danny's office as the unwanted SAFs goes to the people next ! @.@

Hmm.. Don't you think thats too much cucumber for a dish of chicken rice... ^^;

Japan have their own calendar? I only realised this NOW! They hardly mention that in anime, maybe thats why. >.<

Bad handwriting? *high-5* I get a lot of recognition among teachers.

That moesome iPhone.. I think I found a reason to long for one. Still, I wouldn't have nuff cash. I'd get figures instead. As long as my phone works.. ^^

Those headphones? I always thought they're called earphones if they're stuck to the ear o.o

And uhh, thats one awesome local park...
The parks here... (._.)

Whats that prop Index's living in? Nendoroid Puchi fits in perfectly! o.o

The purpled hair grannies fad was popular 2 years ago, here in Finland. And if I'm not mistaking, it's required to have a smoke detector in the house, at least in appartments.

I really enjoy reading your weekly stories, and also the other stories of your daily life/happenings in the land of the rising sun. Makes me nostalgic ^^'

Thanks a bunch for that!

I've been hiding in the closet, debating whether or not to sign up, but after Danny's comment on one of his pictures, I knew I just had to say something to set the record straight...

The reason some old ladies have purple hair is that cheap black dye doesn't hold to white hair properly.

whew, I said it. Now, back to being a closet otaku.

I bought the first iPod (5 GB) a month after its release back in 2001. It was an impulse buy to celebrate my job offer from another company, my second job in Manhattan with a much better salary. My second and current iPod is the forth generation (20 GB click wheel). It was an eBay second hand purchase which had j-tunes, that was the main selling point. It was my first introduction to Japanese pop, rock, etc music, that was in 2004.

Now I just noticed that there is a new Iphone coming soon. No wonder Softbank is putting the current Iphone to 0 Yen. ^^;;

My current apartment has a smoke detector being put above my celling facing downwards my table just in case my PC suddenly burns while I'm gone. orz

Will be going to view the Hanami this end of the month.

FAIRLADY Z WUHUUU~!
Running my own server is a dream of many IT professionals XD
Cherry Blossoms.... Wish i could see one personally when the time comes.

I have a storage server at home for all my data ranging for anime, images, photos, documents , mp3s , etc. I was kind sick and tired of failed hdds where I lost all my data so I setup a raid 6 storage server which allow me to have up to 2 failed HDDs before I lost all my data.

It's a pricey setup but it's worth it for the long run I think. I also use it as my media center so I can just watch my anime from anywhere at home ^^

Hope the food was nice...makes me kinda hungry...

oO Mac Pro overflow in this office! Still a long time until I can afford my 8 core Mac Pro ;(

That's how an otaku-iPhone should look like. The skirt lifting app is called iDollViewer btw.

hey Danny

was in Tokyo last week too, just back last nite. Yup, was freezing. didn't expect it to drop to as low as 2C. had to buy a pair of oversized gloves at Lawsons. ;)

while i was in Tokyo, i realised how hard it is to get wifi while out on the streets, i ended up twittering on 3G from my phone. Wanted to use my itouch to surf in Tokyo but couldn't. Closest i got was an internet cafe in harajuku. stood outside while i tried to get a wifi connection. wanted to check out some plum blossoms but didn't.

日本には「紫ばばあ」という言葉があります。

many Bruneian so crazed about that 370Z ^^

I can see that your laksa is so oily so I recommend you squeeze some lime juice into your laksa to reduce the fat content, thats what Malay do (I guess) so stay healthy Danny-san

Wait, that Vader lightsaber, is that an original flash lamp? I would suggest your friend to just get the MR Lightsaber LE, Danny. But if your friend intend to mod into vader, that's cool :D

And V moda earphone, 14.800 yen?! Woah, Japan market do pricy. Last time I check at Amazon.com, I can get this earphone for 53 USD. But I think it doesn't matter right, since you get it for free, hahahahaha... XD

I some how, ALWAYS end up feeling hungry after reading the week in tokyo articles...

I'm using some swedish model earphones at the moment after my others packed in, they're awesome, come with filters and a leather pouch, splitter, foam and plastic inserts in 5 different sizes and half the price tag of the ones above. Price tag seems huge >__< but I must say they look awesome.

Hopefully the new iphone should be out in July here also, I'm planning on getting one then too like Danny.

Whats the Japanese for chemist by the way?

great pics like always danny. yummy food too. don't own a ipod or iphone but plan on getting a Ipod soon though. another great week in tokyo blog.

That's some hot curry stew but it's good when the weather is cold. It's make your body totally hot and warm.

I though your trooper empire were growing but now your mac mini is also growing in size. The more the merrier!

I have totally no idea on hosting a server in home. Any article that cover on this?

I have the same mouse, it's called the Logitech MX Revolution in the U.S. Best mouse I've ever had! ^_^

Older ladies usually end up with purple hair because they used too much purple toner (it's like hair dye that 'takes out' yellow tones in white hair, but if you leave it in for too long... BAM, purple hair.)

ohlala danny does some pseudocoding too...

thx for inspiring me danny ^__^... *goes back to assignment*

Nooo, there's no Shibuya pictures this week!? J/K aside, many interesting photos as always~ I've always eat at Matsuya rather than Yoshinoya since Matsuya has the vending machine for ordering which makes it super easier, plus we have Yoshinoya in USA as well and I don't think their taste is really different.

Wow, is those home-made Chicken Rice & Laksa? so niceee... I can only make chicken rice 'rice' but dont know how to get the chicken steamed like that haha.

The yakisoba looks more like Crispy Egg Noodle to me than 'soba' ^^;

Don't worry, I have horrible hand writing as well. One of my friends suggested that all smart guys have bad hand writing and I kind of confirmed this by examining fellow engineering classmates and professors' writing. Its just a sign of being a smart guy! :P (note: I'm ignoring my eng friend that writes like a girl. hes just odd...)

So much food yet again..... *drools*

Incidentally I've been shopping around for a mouse to go with my new laptop I'll be getting. Would you recommend that Logitech M-RBQ124?

Love the pictures. You get so many free things it saddens me, but it's awesome at the same time.
My first ipod was my ipod touch. It's only 16GB but it holds all my music I listen to, and the apps I have. I have it in a Belkin case but the back of it is still scratched, even though I tried to take care of it.

I want an iPod Touch so bad just so I can get the Eva clock app...
The Mark II takes BEAUTIFUL footage.

The purple dye in the hair of Japanese grandmother, old, from Japan's most prestigious was the color purple. Purple class and the twelve-layered ceremonial kimono made of Prince Shotoku and color are important. Italy red, some countries have an important and purple colors of Yamato Japan is interesting.

That last picture is too horribly cute for words alone!

As always, amazing pictures. So nice to step away from my world for a bit and peek in on something totally different.

Nice photos! Now I have a nendoroid to buy ; ;

I have the iPod Touch 2G and just use a clear hard plastic case and screen protector. I want those apps that guy has! Wonder if his device is jailbroken.

I run a server with Server 2008 Pro. While Mac OSes are nice and easy to use they actually are the least secure OS. You don't hear about it because Macs only have like 5-10% of the market so people don't actively attack it like Windows. I'm not as crazy as a friend who runs server 2008 then runs virtual machines for server core, linux, unix and sharepoint.

I have my sights on the Nissan 370Z. She's a beauty...and the fact that it has a body style reminiscent of a Porsche -without the price tag of one- makes it all the more appealing.

wooo nice week :D I love the home cooking features :D your waifu is goodo cook ^^;/ Will discuss in detail about ahem outfit ahem lol!

Another beautiful week in Tokyo. I got a hardshell acrylic case for my iPod Touch. It's nifty because it comes with a built-in stand on the back for easy viewing and use while I eat.

Oh and that app where you can interact with 3d characters, i.e. blowing on mic = panchira, is called iDollViewer by JETMAN. Fun 5* app.

Funny how the whole world appears to be collapsing in the business realm, yet Danny is chugging on like nothing has changed. I wish i was in a area of business that was virtually unaffected by this poor economic climate. Not only is your business growing, but you still get all sorts of free items every week!! Danny i hope you count your blessings every day, because it's pretty rough for lots of folks out there now. ^_^

Never owned an ipod/iphone they are out my price range. I'd like the phone, but the ipod would be pretty useless for my lifestyle.

Lots of good stuff to see in this week's article ^^ Logitech mouse is spiffy, I use a Microsoft Sidewinder mouse and larger seems to be more comfortable. Just need a suitable mat to go with it! Index-chan's house looks great :3

Everytime i read these, i want to eat food and go to networking events.

that curry is huge man.... like absolutely huge

Danny now has connections to Mac people, even if it's not Apple. o_o I'm...quite interested to see what's going to happen next.

I've got an older model 30gb ipod, but I'm annoyed with Apple. Not 3 months after I buy my 30gb when they announced they were phasing those models out and dropping the 80gb ones to the same price point. I'm tempted to buy an ipod touch but I can't help but get the nagging impression Apple will end up doing the same thing less than a month after I get it if I do. >.>

Aww that Kino nendoroid ;_; Want so bad! As for the food and stuff, do want as well! That ice cream dessert-stuff looks pretty good... <<

I was looking at Danny's handwriting and I noticed he wrote, "dolphin boat". I wonder what that means....

Danny, here's a nice scale model of Z34: http://www.hlj.com/product/HPR08430. HPI Racing makes really good quality models. I have some of them too.

By the way, why don't you get some Olympus voice recorder? They're small and that USB connector makes them easy to use.

I'm still unsure as to whether to get an iPhone. I'm waiting until my current contract for my mobile finished, way in July. Only problem is, I've already got an iPod classic 80GB and an iPhone costs quite a bit of money. For every reason I can think of getting an iPhone, I can think of another to not get one. Hopefully its true about a newer model with possibly more memory coming out in the summer.

Keep the Weeks in Tokyo coming Danny. Some of the food looks brilliant.

I love the table in this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3334073059/sizes/o/ . I wonder who is the designer.

Nice post Danny. :)

I have the same mouse! I love how configurable it is with the software. Not sure if the logicool version has the drivers and preference app that allows you to configure all those quick launch and function buttons on the sides but the app toggle and finder search button works wonders for me.

Also is that Fairlady Z your interested in the 370 Z or an alternate 350 Z? If its the 370 Z then we may be pursuing the same car, though I am waiting for a Nismo edition if one is made. :)

Oooh the MX revolution is an awesome mouse. Once you get used to it, you won't go back.
I dont own anything relalted to apple. Other than the forced quicktime, I have almost no contact with apple haha

iPod Touch here! In fact I've got all the Moe Apps in that picture that are on our iTunes here in the States.

That "Rubber-ey" Pizza just sounds nasty.
(x_X)

Index fits in that little house perfectly!

wow very nice as usual danny, seeing the pictures wants me to go to japan asap!

Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a nice camera still looking around for my new camera hope my 4 year old sony 5mp cyershot breaks down soon. gives me another reason to buy a new camera!

That curry looks great. What are the ingredients?

Us deaf guys laugh at your iPod fixation....

then again, I am looking at a smart phone this summer, iPhone or Android, so if I do get one then you can laugh right back at me.

hello Danny, a comment for the photo:
I regret that the Italian style pizza made in a rubber like Daikanyama and apparently only the style that resembles.

pc or mac high power (for its class) are always a bit of noise you can make to resolve fan with lower rpm but you should know that the average temperature increases of work.

My website on the web / ftp server in a garage pc P3-1ghz, 512mb ram, 200GB hdd, Wakeup-on-lan enabled, windows xphome.

The new seat "Italian", around the corner .... beautiful,
but you know that garlic is very good but without exaggeration;
it seems that that type of bread or Focaccia with oregano and olive oil, but I do not know what we do with the "pasta".
The "pasta" is fine by itself, no need to accompany it.

I like both the ramen, yakisoba, and that one photo must be delicious.

good work Danny

5th Gen video Ipod owner here ^^ just bought Waifu a shuffle last month.
I'd be super keen on getting an Iphone but will need to wait until it is officially launched in Malaysia... was thinking of getting one of those officially unlocked versions when I visit Europe soon but since everybody more or less expects the new Iphone in the next few months I'll wait and see first.

LOL what is 'dolphin boat' doing in your notebook Danny? ^_^ Looking forward to the exciting announcement(s)!

Sure had a great week, huh.

Can`t wait to experience "a great and productive week" T_T

Love the new pose!

Loved the way you answered the sushi master. Did you say it with a smile on your face? What was his reaction?

Have no idea why, but in Burugaria elderly ladies have their hair dyed light blue...

Didn`t quite understand what the 30,000 UK pounds were for. Was it the original? (as far as an original lightsaber goes^^;)

30,000 UK pounds =~ 90,000 BGN ^^;

Would love to hear more about all the moe iPhone apps ^o^.

Broke my headphones for my mobile a couple of weeks ago. . . Am a sad panda right now T_T

Anyways, great job! Wish you the best of luck!

PS: Bought a japanese dictionary today...Ureshiii~

I got the iPhone and the iTouch and i love em both, but i don't use the iPhone for music.
The battery is almost empty after a complete day ... if i would listed to music with it, then it won't make the day for me.
But hey, thats what i got the iTouch for lol. :D

I have a 60 GB iPod and 1st gen iPhone. Both of them have been pretty good to me and have no complaints. I am interested to see what Apple has planned next for iPhone. Passed on 3G because I didn't see the point in "upgrading" it just for a boost in data transfer.

As far as hosting my own server at home, I wish. Been researching it for a while, and have seen the articles about minis being able to act as servers. Interested to know how much of a load they can handle, not that my little site is that demanding. Certainly thinking of getting one soon just to play around with the idea.

Maybe Danny can share some pointers or direct us to some good resources =D

I thought having neon lights on your vehicle is illegal. Well at least I think it is in the U.S.

Too many photo of food first thing in the morning! This is a torture.

My handwriting is terrible too, I rarely write on paper anymore, but sometimes I quickly jotted down some plot idea in sketchbook. Not sure if it did me any good since I barely able to read it after a few months later XD

My handwriting varies, depending on if I'm speed writing or not. Printing is all about the same with me. iPod Classic 80 GB here, to replace my (acting wonky) 40 GB 4th Gen.

Thx Danny for another awesome article ^^. As for the handwriting, sorry but, i have a really neat handwriting! Don't know quite sure how but I remember having an awful handwriting when me was a kid, I was living in Colombia back then. Mom was, and continues to be >.<, really strict so she make me do "planas"(that is write over and over the alphabet)remember how my wrist used to hurt after all that. But i'm grateful now because everyone says i have a neat handwriting, i should post it one day as news. Something else, i tend to play with the way i write ^^, i know it sounds weird ^^; but i like to create new "handwritings".

Wonder how well they did the coffee at that second new Italian place.

The food looks delicious as usual.

Your handwriting isn't that bad, I have seen way worse. As for mines, its usually quite readable except when I'm tired and in a rush to jolt things down, which never seems like the case.

Love the whole shape of the Fairlady Z, its one of my favourite cars.

Subarashi pictures desu!! Like always, an amazing Week in Tokyo post. I really like that Canon Japan video. Thank you Danny-sama!!!

A great week, I would say (except by the Mango Mix stuff, it reminded me of the day I tried Fanta World China, with melon flavor =X ).

And, I just have to ask, am I the only one that thinks Japanese pizza has way too much tomato sauce on it?

I myself own an iPhone 16Gb Black. I just got a replacement as there are no repair center in Singapore. My iPhone went kaput on me during CNY 2009. My iPhone looks kawaii without a cover, so why dressing up one for? For accessories, I bought a belt pouch, a 3rd-party USB to iPhone connector and an anti-glare screen protector for my iPhone. Also bought an Apple Universal Dock to charge and sync.

The laksa looks great and I love the prawns un-shelled and the stock looks the perfect colour. The cucumber for the chicken rice are a bit elongated. Is that cucumber a local produce? Never seen one like that here. As for the rice and chicken, it looks like its from Singapore. As I'm just join dannychoo.com recently, I just want to know is your wife from the same locale as you, British Chinese?

If you are rich, there is no point buying and keep more that one car.

Yesterday I went to KKnM @ Sunshine Plaza to collect a prize that I won from COSPA lucky draw. I also book a few figures and I will post a few pics once I gets them and when I'm eligible to upload in this website. Also bought Shakugan no Shana DVD collection, Slayer Gorgeous DVD and Fruits Basket -Four Seasons- Audio CD from Ani-Play. Also bought U/C PS3 Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition and "super rare" Fate/unlimited codes SP-BOX Figma SP-004 with PS2 game, the elusive "Saber Lily". Now waiting for U/C PS3 Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition. =)

By the way, Logitech and Logicool may be the same company, but the other company is called Logitec minus the "h". Any problem with the Business Registrar in Japan? Weird...

d@@b

Our job relies on trying to read and decipher people's handwriting... but a lot of people just have the WORST handwriting ever. Your handwriting is easier to read compared to what this guy had on Thursday >_<

Ewww, rubbery pizza. My school had those and it was one of the worst things I've ever eaten

First of all the Iphone moeadds that he have are awesome!! That kind of adds make me wonder why i din't buy one in launch price here last year...
Second, the oyakodon looks really really great and delicious...!!!

A nice week i have to say, thanks to share it with us :)

Great Week of photos and comments once again, Danny. ^__^

Used to spend hours on G5s when I did my Masters at uni. Probably the most volatile Mac machines I've ever used IMO, as they actually crashed/restarted quite often during my uni days. We were running 1st gen G5s on 2gb of memory doing heavy graphics stuff like After Effects, Maya and the Adobe suite.

Me a sucker for tv ads, too. New ads on KFC Tower burger back, we went and had a meal of it!

Love Hainanese Chicken Rice (when done right)- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainanese_chicken_rice!!

Drool XP~~~ @ Focal's production room equipment.

When I got my iPhone, I quickly and regretably picked an EXO silicone case for it. Didn't like it much as it had a weird rubber texture and would pick up any type of lint or fluff from my pockets (it was black). Then my waifu found a Griffin Wave (black & clear) case (http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/wave3g) and it's the best one I've seen for the iPhone. It hugs it really nice and doesn't add any bulk to the size or weight. Feels great & doesn't slip on any surface. Has a semi-clear back that lets you still see the shiny Apple logo. The design is kinda of reminescent of the original iMacs.

MMmmmm, love a good bowl of hot spicy laksa myself, too. I like how they have the 2 different noodles in there.

My hand writing IMO is pretty awful but legible if I'm not in much of a hurry. Although female friends have said that I have pretty nice hand writing for a guy! Don't know if that's a compliment or an insult!?! : As for voice recording or taking audio notes, I'd recommend you hold off until you get your new iPhone, Danny. Since the currently 3G version have voice record and you can always get the Evernote app (http://evernote.com/about/download/iphone/) for it. From what I've read, it's a pretty cool app for taking any sort of notation including audio/voice recording.

Hmm, why do elderly Japanese ladies have purpled dyed hair?! Is it a latent anime fetish??? I've noticed a lot of elderly Asian (pardon the stereotype) ladies here and in HK have red or crimson dyed hair a lot.

We call them Chemist or Pharmacy here in Australia.

The new Italian place looks and sounds good. They even have a traditional woodfire pizza oven!

*Is extremely jealous of Suddenly Acquired -Blank- Syndrome*

Danny, I can't understand how you would call your writing bad. I mean sure, I guess it could be improved, but we can read it, right? In Grade 7, I had to do hundreds of those letter-tracing sheets that teachers give to kindergarteners to learn to write. It helped somewhat, but my writing still resembles a continuous line when I am in a hurry.

"Disposing of some ancient drives - I usually physically destroy them before throwing them out - zeroing out the drive takes too much time sometimes."

Such a waste... but considered the privacy though....

LOL Tommy lee Jones, my have we fallen

Great post, thx

I suddenly remembered there was this speaker who came to our school to help students discover their right career and there was this question, "Is your handwriting legible?" The students then go yes yes yes and the speaker replied, "Oh no, you can never be a doctor." ^^;

I really love your "A Week in Tokyo"-Series. I am so looking forward to go to Japan in April... YAY ^^'

Actually me and my mate, runs some home server, just for the fun and education. Coding some apps to read location of IPs etc, fun like that. Reminds me, Danny you should consider hosting an IRC server, or have an IRC channel at some public server, you got a good grip at all the anime fans.

d-(^_-) Respect +

the nendoroid in the last picture is just wayyy too cute!

as for your pen-device thing, check this out. Quite an affordable solution for just an amazing piece of technology. MacWorld 2009 best of show so it must be pretty good. Thinking of getting it myself when I start school in a few months time. Pulse Smartpen:

http://www.livescribe.com/

Review from gizmodo

http://gizmodo.com/349511/livescribe-pulse-smartpen-digitally-copies-notes-records-3d-audio

I don't own any Mac items to memory... though if all the moe apps keep coming out... I might hafta get an iphone sometime soon...

Ahhh I've seen that video before. Epicly good quality.
I didn't know you had a Makoto.
Dammnnn you know alot of rich people... scary rich.
14800yen for headfones???? I spend like... £10 max.....Thats only like, not even 1400yen lol.

Why go for the Fairlady Z (350Z/370Z here in the U.S.) when you should shoot for the Nissan GT-R?

You could be a docter with your hand writing ;o I'm told that I have girl handwriting which I take as a compliment ^^ I have an Itouch but sadly no moe related apps on it T.T

Wow, what's with all the Singaporean/Malaysian meals? Hainan chicken rice followed by Laksa?

Great to hear your company's doing well despite the global economic downturn, though it's always good to stay vigilant and have contingency plans, just in case. ^^ Come to think of it, does Danny have any idea how the anime industry is affected by this credit crunch? And what ways are there to adapt to these challenges?

LOL at Tommy Lee Jones going "Koraaa!!!" in an alien face. When did he go from MIB to alien?

And finally, I could never imitate "doctor's handwriting" no matter how hard I try. I just figure out how they could join all these letters together. FYI, my handwriting's extremely ugly, it's not something I brag about, but at least I can read 'em. xD

I hope those figures find some nice owners. I feel sorry for them.

Haven't owned any Apple products so far. Like my Symbian powered Nokia phone more than iPhone:)

Use an iPhone/iTouch to record audio. Check out this webiste by Brando:
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/03/mini_capsule_mi.php
I haven't tried it myself. Anyone else?

I've got a whole box filled with accessories for my iPod touch, cleaning cloths, a small speaker, a stylus...

Also, didn't know there were that many moe apps for iPod touch, I've got the Hachune Miku one, and I've use Ah Moemory, heard of the iPhone port of Gift... but the rest! Never seen any of those.

1GB iPod Shuffle (2nd gen, which I bought as a Boxing Day present in '07) and a newly acquired 8GB iPod Touch (which is awesome)

i love japan series

Danny, we have the same mouse! :D except mine is easier to remember (MX Revolution) ^^;. I should put "Italian food" on my to-try list when I go to Japan. It does look like it's made of YUM.

Can't wait to work in japan. Everytime you put up these posts the determination in me grows bigger and bigger! Love the food pics as always. That's one of the things I always look forward to these articles. hahah.

Love my handwriting and most people can understand it but its not as good as it used to be. Spending too much time typing makes you forget how to write sometimes. ^^ I also find that my handwriting is better on certain types of pens. heheh! No idea why.

Danny, I've got the 5D Mk2 as well, it really is excellent.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3334072393_4727cb2558_o.jpg

but I must say, while not the caliber of a pro-camera, your Panasonic PAS Camera takes excellent images for your blog. I'm continually amazed at your image clarity here (you need expodisc for white balance, but that's easily fixable) and since you bracket every image you always have clarity too.

Your camera has a Leica/Zeiss glass, it shows. You must get the new Canon, it would suit your needs on this blog perfectly.

I had to sign up for an account to comment on this: what an amazing post Danny. I've never wanted to go to Japan so badly. My Gunpla photos would look better with that 5D than my 30D (as it is now), and so would yours!

Seriously though Danny, thank you so much for these kinds of posts.

Awesome photos.

I like it.

Question about iphone/ipod.
My Dad had the new Iphone, and he is very proud about his expensive electronic toy ^^

I have a Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone K530I. Don´t need more ^,^

But i have a Ipod 2G in Metallicblue.

Very nice Mp3 Player for my Car :-)

I don't know if there's any laws requiring smoke detectors over here or not (there probably are, and it's probably left up to individual states), but I've never even been in a house without one. Even that scary old house from the 1940's with the lead pipes that was on the tick's knickers that sucks the back end of nowhere I lived in ages ago had one.

As for portable voice recording devices, I do know that there are some that connect to iPods and the like, though I don't know the details of them. It would be a good idea to look into one, I think, since you're looking to get an iPhone which you'll probably be tethered to anyway. =P

Danny, you really need custom Mirai and Haruka dollfies. Get your sponsors to get you a couple blank bodies and heads, and commission someone to do the face-ups and/or wigs. (I would love to, and think I could pull off the faces, but I won't be able to say whether I'm up to doing custom wigs until I make the one for my mom's 1/6 scale blood elf dollfie next week. ^^; )

Those foods looks absolutely delicious!
The nendo at the end is awfully cute along with the shrine like structure.

Man, seeing these Week in Japan posts always reminds me of how much I want to visit. Though I'd probably be arrested as Danny calls the police for some crazy stalker outside his house ^_^ j/k

As for an IPod, I've been meaning to get an IPod Touch for some time now. I'm happy with the piddly phone I have since my service has been good to me. But I'm hoping a Touch would help me stay a bit more organized. I'm sure shiney tech is easier to remember and look at frequently than trying to remember a note or small notebook shoved in one's pocket.

:O i have that mouse too XD awesome thing the mx revolution hahaa

hello to all,
not possess ipod or iphone,

I prefer to do origami like this, sorry for the 'offtopic',
see this post "X-wing en tickets de métro step by step"
http://www.cfsl.net/?forum=viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D22455

just wondering how much cost n easiness to setup server using mac mini compare to normal server??

I love the iphone xDD
all anime-ish lol and all the food from this post looks sOoOo Good!!! >.<

Danny, need a UXdesigner? I would be happy to fly over ;)

Looks like your haveing a great time.

My writing looks like a spider fell into an ink pot and ran across the page and here in the UK we call older ladies with purple hair, rock grannies.

Ah.

For a pen that has a voice recording tool, I think it was called a SMART Pen. basically when you write a note and talk it records your voice and takes note of the location of the dots where you wrote. So touching what you wrote with the tip of your pen will playback what you said.

Pretty cool technology.

Lots of pretty pictures....I got hungry

Recipe for the curry stew, please ... :)

I have a 3rd generation 20GB iPod in white, a 5th generation 30GB iPod in black, a 8GB 1st generation iPhone, and a 16GB iPhone 3G in black. Great music/photo/video player and phone.

Nice pics as always, I have a iPhone 3G now, and a retired 2nd gen. nano. My dad won a 1st gen. nano the week after I got mine. Last christmas I got the new iPod nano's for my sis and her hubby, happy faces all around XD.

I also like the Logitech mice, had a MX 580 for a long time and now use a G5 with the weight cartidge fully loaded. Also have a few Mac mice but they are a bit too sleek to use for fast paced Photoshopping and programming.

Handwriting... I can feel your pain, I can hardly ever read what I wrote down. My handwriting is much worse than yours Danny, I actually think yours looks kinda neat, and I usually doodle around and straight through the notes I take.

Now I'm going to seek out some of those apps, my iPhone is tragically devoid of games and fun apps...

Hey Danny did you capture a UFO on photo #24975?

bad ass car!!!!and beautiful tree

LOL!! love the BOSS commercial
I only have an iPod 3rd Generation 4GB, silver

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3334069431/sizes/o/ Wow, that's a BIG mouse... And is that a Kino nendo? WANT!

Alot of the gadgets shown in this post has alot of zeroes in their price tags... Know any place where a student can get the same thing but at huge discounts?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3334069431/sizes/o/ I would really like that application^^;...

Great pics, congratulations!
Japanese food is so organized. I was hungry only looking this photos.