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Emoticakes
Emoticakes, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Available from the bakeshop of the Makati Shangri-la, Emoticakes! Have
you recieved cakes with emotions before?
AFA 09 Videos
All shot with a Kodak Zi6. I really need better gear for this. Actually I do. I didn’t think I needed it. Obviously I do.
Moe Cafe line at AFA 09
Mamoru Hosoda signing at AFA 09
Witchblade on stage AFA 09
Will add more as I edit th...
Anime Festival Asia 09
Anime Festival Mascot
It’s the closest thing we could get to an international festival and it was satisfying. Even before the doors opened, anime fans from all over Singapore descended on the Suntec Convention Center for Anime Festival 09. While I st...
Anime Festival 09
DSC_0481, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
It was a very very tiring day and I have no time to blog other than uploading the pictures on an unstable connection. Will get to it when I get home. But first, Day 2 of the festival is today and the I...
Mentos Cola
Mentos Cola, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Now relaxing in my hotel for the Anime Festival tomorrow. I picked
these up at the convenience store downstairs. They taste like the fizz
on top the soda and very addicting, They don’t have these in...
Baumkuchen from Japan
My family was strolling down Ginza last weekend and wondered why there was such a long line and they decided to line up themselves. At the end of the line was this bakery that was selling these freshly baked goodies.
According to Wikipedia, the “Bau...
Shabu shabu night
Shabu shabu night, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Mind the fish heads and the octopus. It was a great dinner cooked in
winter melon soup with dried scallops. I really need to work out after
all of this.
AFA 09 Event schedule
Event Guide – AFA’09- Anime Festival Asia
Finally after weeks of waiting they’ve released the schedule of events for the Anime Festival. Who’ll be tweeting there?
Tagged: afa09, Singapore
Japanese washing machine and bidet
I’ve been able to do my share of laundry and seen all sorts of laundromats during my time but this takes the cake. I can assume that this is a large heavy duty washing machine where you can select the load on the left side and adjust for time and tem...
Waiting and waiting for a trailer
Players are now waiting in the lobby of the movie theater in Playstation Home eagerly awaiting for the Final Fantasy 13 trailer which is due in less than an hour. Will it finally announce a release date for the rest of the world? Why would Square-Eni...
Freeware PS3 Media Server
ps3mediaserver – Project Hosting on Google Code
If you’re like me who doesn’t own a PC to stream media to the PS3 then this free alternative is a good idea. It runs on macs, PCs and Linux and developed on the Java platform.
It’s fairly simple to use...
Kindle comes to the PC
As more and more ebook services and devices are coming out. Amazon hasreleased the PC version of their famous Kindle. This now allows usersto read their ebooks on their desktop of laptop computer. It makes sensdoesn’t it? There the device and the iPh...
November 13 is important for Final Fantasy XIII
And no, the game will not be released tomorrow. But instead, Sony will fill the ten screens of Playstation Home with a new trailer! Yes, a trailer. But we are all hoping for something bigger than that. It could be the North American (English) release...
Domina Shantoto’s annoying quests
Now that the fall update for FFXI has arrived players in Vana’diel can now play the third add on scenario which deals with everyone’s lovable (sarcasm) black mage, Shantotto.
WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD
FINAL FANTASY XI “A Shantotto Ascensi...
Japanese water heater and rice cooker
How hard can it be to heat water in Japan? Which button would you press? ;P
Or cook rice?…Sooo which is the rice cooker and which is the water heater? I’m so confused. ><
Tagged: japan
FFXIV Music to be performed in Chicago
As 2009 comes to a close, the Distant Worlds concert tour of Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu will end the year in Chicago. They will include new music into the mix particularly the theme of the upcoming MMORPG, FFXIV.
I had the pleasure of attending the...
Seen in Macau: Granite sidewalks
Seen in Macau: Granite sidewalks, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
The old sidewalks of Macau are covered in these black and white
granite tiles. It’s quite fascinating to look at but what heppens when
it rains? Doesn’t it get all slippery and y...
Seen in Macau: Ruins of St. Paul
Seen in Macau: Ruins of St. Paul, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
We took a taxi from the hotel to one of the major landmarks of the
city which is the ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral. According to
Wikipedia, the Jesuit cathedral was built in 1582...
Seen in Macau: LED Billboards
Seen in Macau: LED Billboards, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Not too far from the Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral is this LED
billboard.
Seen in Macau: Astro Boy Credit Cards
Seen in Macau: Astro Boy Credit Cards, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Getting a credit card in this Macao back nets you an approval gift and
welcome gift with Astro boy all over it along with one of three design
on the card. Have you opened a...
Going home
Going home, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Ah yes. It’s been a glorious 3 days of vacation in Macau but all goes
things must come to an end. I will be mass posting as much as I can
before I board that plane to go back to Manila. University cl...
I’ll be away for a few days
I’ll be away for a few days, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
I’m on a last minute trip out of the country to Macau. I’m not sure on
the internet situation there if it has improved (ie: free internet) as
I was unlucky the last time I was there....
Are you eligible for the Nexus Cape?
FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web SiteYes it’s 2009 and I’m still playing Final Fantasy Online. On November 10, upon the release of the third add on scenario “Shantoto’s Ascension” Playonline will reward gamers who have all three scenarios with the Nexus...
Who’s going?
Anime fans in Asia will descend on Singapore in November for this year’s Anime Festival Asia 2009. I haven’t been to an anime event in a long time let alone outside the country but I thought this was the perfect chance. I did have a few conditions be...
Chair art
Chair art, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Seen while walking down Bonifacio High Street.
Super sized Nintendo DSi
Nintendo announced a few days ago a new extra large DSi. It will be first released in Japan with other regions to follow in 2010. It is originally meant for “older” gamers who want a bigger screen to read and more space to use the stylus.
The DSi LL...
A room with a view
A room with a view, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Here’s the view from the office where I’m working. My cameraphone doesn’t do it justice. I’ll bring my DSLR to take better pictures.
Seen this weekend
Seen this weekend, originally uploaded by mdelamerced.
Seen in Duty Free Philippines.




