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Good Ideas Salon Tokyo #pureliving
I went and listened in on the Good Ideas Salon panel conversation on “pure living” last night. The 6 panelists included, from the technology, Peter Rojas of gdgt and Danny Choo, from architecture, Mark Dytham and Rie Azuma, and green visionaries Marc...
Lounge Music
At Tsutaya today, I saw a poster that read "4 CDs for ¥1000". Something snapped inside and I just went.
"Time to work on my lounge collection".
I’m not an expert on the Lounge genre, but I do know what I like and what I don’t. It’s a good thing Tsut...
Mount Tateshina
The road up Mount Tateshina begins here as we left the comfort of our abode. The last mountain I climbed was Mt. Fuji and that took many long and sweaty hours. Standing at just a little more than 1000m shorter than Mt. Fuji, from this elevation, Mt....
Tateshina
So last weekend, I was out in the Japanese countryside (Nagano) with my research lab. It was a long weekend and we had plans to do sports Saturday, Sunday and Monday. We stayed over at the university lodge in Tateshina.
As with all long weekends, l...
Back in Tokyo
Just arrived back home from a weekend of sports in Nagano. Was disconnected for most of the trip. Did I miss out on anything last weekend?
Our research group spent the whole long weekend out in the countryside playing basketball, tennis, badminton, v...
Reiko Kiuchi
Meet illustrator Reiko Kiuchi two nights ago. Was on a secret mission with the Tokyo Stormtrooper in Omotesando when she pointed him out! It’s always an adventure when you’re on secret missions with him. ^^.
She graduated from Musashino Art Univers...
Google Chrome Japan
Last night I attended a birthday party. Well… it was more like an anniversary party. Google Chrome is already 1 year old!
Security was provided by Tokyo’s very own stormtrooper. When Steve Nagata and I failed to show our invites, he pulled his out h...
After Typhoon 18号
The weather was perfect once Melor went passed Tokyo. It was cool and the air was extremely clean. Trains schedules didn’t apply for most of the day though. The typhoon stopped many trains and created quite an inconvenience for morning commuters. Fro...
Typhoon 18号
Hijacked this photo from weather.yahoo.co.jp. It shows the path of Typhoon 18号. Namely the 18th typhoon that Japan has encountered this year. It’s been named Melor. I always thought natural disasters were always given female names. “Hell hath no fur...
Japanese Autumn Moon
Tsukimi (月見), literally moon-viewing, refers to Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon. Think of it as a Japanese version of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Tsukimi parties usually happen between September and October. During this period, Mcd...
Yakiniku
Meat. Glorious meat. My favorite, beef. Can’t believe beef was once prohibited in Japan. The Meiji Restoration in 1871 changed all that.
I want to go for yakiniku (焼き肉) again really soon. Who’s with me?
Reminiscing past work desks
今懐かしいムードにはいってしまった。。。Just felt like reminiscing a little tonight. My excuse? It is the first of October. 0110 or 1001 whichever way you look at it. Just zeroes and ones. ^^. Looked through my photo library for photos of my research...
Lupin Station Tokyo
Took this at Tokyo Dome City. There’s quite a number of Lupin collectibles available at this store. I like Lupin and his gang. Although my favorite anime is Castle of Cagliostro, my eyes always light up when Fujiko’s on screen. ^^.
Beats by Dr. Dre – Tour
I have a problem. Apple standard issue earphones never fit my left ear. It slides and totally ruins the listening experience. Do you have the same problem? In the past, I used those black cushiony things that wrapped around Apple standard issue earph...
My PhD Graduation
Finally earned my Ph.D. in Engineering! Woo hoo!
Was a little late for the general ceremony in the main hall. The President of the University gave us all an inspiring commencement address before we were all sent to our respective graduation ceremoni...
Obama Figures
Saw these on the shelf recently going for ¥3980 each. So what do you reckon?
Is POTUS Barack Obama a Jedi or a Kryptonian? Mace Obama or Obamaman?




