Tokyo Spring 2010 Day 3 (SHO ver)
Day 3 of the spring break in Japan with MJ. Today was the day for our Morning Musume Pika Pika concert in Tokyo. As usual we woke up earlier for breakfast before heading to our first destination. Since...
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Day 4. Didn’t make plans for today so after breakfast in the morning, we headed back to Harajuku. MJ was still high after last night’s Morning Musume concert and wanted to return to the ticket store to...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 5 (SHO ver)
Sunday morning, we had some plans for this afternoon but the evening was once again free. While I wanted to, we couldn’t visit any particularly touristy places because Wilson would only arrive tomorrow...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 6 (SHO ver)
With plans to head to Tsukiji Fish Market, we woke up extra early this Monday morning. Wilson would be flying in later this afternoon so till then it was more shopping ahead. With Tsukiji and Ginza a...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 7 (SHO ver)
I woke up this morning feeling under the weather, my throat was killing me and I was rather disappointed at the past days of fruitless shopping. All our troubles would soon disappear though when we...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 8 (SHO ver)
Today, we would be seeing AKB48 live for the first time at their concert in Yokohama. If not for the static plans, we probably would had returned to the Disney Resort. Instead, we decided to push...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 9 (SHO ver)
According to our plans, today was the day that we were to visit Hakone. Unfortunately, the hurricane carried over to this morning and the heavy rain continued to fall. Our only consolation was that the...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 10 (SHO ver)
The plan was to visit Hakone yesterday and Fuji Five Lakes today. Unfortunately, yesterday’s weather conditions didn’t allow so now we could only afford to go for either one. We eventually, decided to...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 11 (SHO ver)
This morning, we were to head for the Tokyo Anime Fair 2010, the largest anime trade fair in the world. The fair was held this year at the futuristic city of Odaiba, the reclaimed off shore island...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 12 (SHO ver)
No one wanted to attempt to visit Disneyland on a Sunday. So while MJ and Wilson wanted to spend another day of shopping, I decided to spend the day exploring elsewhere. I never would had guessed what...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 13 (SHO ver)
It turned out that while I was in Yokohama yesterday, MJ and Wilson had spent a whole fortune shopping back in Tokyo. So on the excuse that they were broke, they bailed on our prior plans was to visit...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 2 (SHO ver)
We woke up at 8 am today on what was our first morning in Tokyo. Fresh from last night’s sleep and bursting full of touristy enthusiasm, it was to be (what I feel) was one of our more fruitful days....
View ArticleHalcali
One of the lesser known artists constantly on my playlist is the hip-hop duo known as Halcali. I was first introduced to Halcali some 4 years ago when their fresh sound and quirky antics instantly...
View ArticleShinoda Mariko Turns 24
AKB48 member Shinoda Mariko turns 24 today. Fukuoka born Shinoda is the group’s oldest member and one their most popular. She is the only member to have joined outside of auditions. Previously a...
View ArticleBath Bomb Maker
Banpresto, the gadget and toys division of Bandai Namco has recently uncovered this curious conception. With the Bath Bomb Maker, one can combine readily available materials to create spherical bombs...
View ArticlePikachu Cosplay
The English release of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, remakes of the successful 1999 Game Boy Color games will hit stores in two days time. While the craze has died down over the years, Pokemon...
View ArticleAngelababy In Tokyo
Though she may lose first place to Janice Man as the top grossing model in Hong Kong, Angela Yang seems to be really going places in Japan. Her more Japanesy looks have earned her a modeling contract...
View ArticleMarimo
Marimo (which literally means moss ball) is a very interesting aquatic plant. It is found within Lake Akan in Hokkaido, Japan and has been a protected species/national treasure in Japan since early...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft Plush Toy
When Blizzard announced that they were going to produce collectible plush toy pets with in game codes, I knew that eventually they would end up as one of my collections. To be honest, I wasn’t that...
View ArticleSupermerlion goes to Japan, Again!
Every so often, the stars and moons align, resulting in both AKB48 and Morning Musume holding their major concerts in close proximity and within a 2 week time line. To the people at Supermerlion, yes,...
View ArticleTokyo Spring 2010 Day 1 (SHO ver)
After months of delay, MJ and I finally set off for Japan. Our last trips were in Autumn and I was hoping to return in Winter to see some snow but due to year end events, he couldn’t take any leave in...
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