Greg & Hoko update
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Personal | 3 Comments »It's been a while since I posted about what's going down in my life, so I thought I'd pop a quick note in here. All is going about as well as it could, but we aren't going to be parents yet ...
Japan: Photo’s of confusionment
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Photos | No Comments »I don't know what the hell this meant, but I saw it while waiting for my train home from work, so I had to take the photo... Looking for a possible definition on the net, I found that some others ...
Check out Mihoko’s new blog!
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Personal | No Comments »If you can read Japanese, check out Mihoko's new blog! It's basically a diary of her exploits in Melbourne, and as she enjoys cooking, there is a big focus on food. But that's not all there is to see. So, ...
Comparison: Osaka and Tokyo
Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Travel | 2 Comments »Tokyo is a bit of a Mecca for some people, especially in regard to technology and video games, and it also has a pretty good reputation for nightlife and fun, but a lot of people overlook Osaka, Japan's second-largest city. ...
Possible consensus on the whaling issue
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Japan, News | No Comments »I don't like to comment on much of the political news that occurs with regard to Japan, mainly because I have vested interests and it may come across as somewhat biased -- which is, of course, perfectly fine, as all ...
Japan: Photo of somethingification
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Photos | No Comments »Well, here is another photo from my time in Japan. I have been slightly disappointed with my photos -- there are not as many as I remembered there being! Or perhaps I was drunk and thought I took more? Who ...
Earthquake in Japan
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Japan, News | No Comments »Quick news brief (quite late, I know): There was an earthquake in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures of Japan on Saturday (both of which are situated approx. 300 km north of Tokyo). It occurred in the morning, and hit 7.2 on ...
Tragedy in Akihabara
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »You may have heard about the recent stabbing frenzy in Akihabara (if not, see this news.com.au article), and I thought I would put a quick note here, myself. There's nothing I can add to the details, of course -- I'm ...
SingStar on PS3: Karaoke at home?
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Games, Reviews | 1 Comment »During my time in Japan, I frequented many a karaoke box. In fact, I was quite the karaoke whore, and found myself at a different karaoke joint at least once a week in my 'on' months, and once a month ...
Japan: Photos of interestmentification
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Japan, Photos | No Comments »Howdy. It's about time for another edition of funny Japan photos. Soon enough I will get to posting some cool photos, but until then, I will just stick to the crazy stuff, and the Engrish.
Japan: Engrish/Funny Photo
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Japan, Photos | No Comments »Well, i had a busy day today, and I'm STILL waiting on my copy of Grand Theft Auto 4, so I'm not in the best mood to be writing today... On top of that, I haven't really come across a ...
Oz Gran Turismo 5 doesn’t work on Japanese systems.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Games | 4 Comments »Well... That was a welcome surprise. Consider me the luckiest lad on the face of the planet! I was hoping to get my hot little hands on a copy of GT5 Prologue, play the crap out of it, then review ...
