Jogging in Inokashira Park at Night

Now I have like 30 seconds access to the park, I go jogging at night (mostly walking for now). I have to be very careful so I don't stomp on them. Too many beetles and cicadas to avoid killing them without paying close attention.

66th Anniversary of End of WW2

August 15th is the noisiest day every summer and it's the party day for non-Japanese self-proclaimed patriots. I was too busy enjoying my lunchtime walk so I missed their "performance".

Tartar Sauce

Rice one bowl 150 yen, Rice half 1oo yen, Miso soup 50 yen, Chicken cutlet 80 yen, Japanese style fried chicken 2 pieces 80 yen, Tartar sauce 120 yen. Wth is tartar sauce so expensive? Isn't it supposed to be free?

Smoking in Japan

Very mild warning specific to pulmonary emphysema. It doesn't say anything about cancer, birth defects, passive smoking or anything. Law makers smoke so this takes time to change.

Pepsi Carribean Gold

White sapote flavored pepsi. I had never heard of sapote and believe most Japanese don't know what it is. My guess is they just mix random flavors and then later they go like: "Hey, this tastes like sapote I tried in Mexico." "Oh, really? Then let's name it Pepsi Sapote." "But I don't think Japanese know sapote." "What about pepsi gold from the color?" "We want to reserve that name for special occasion." "Hey, I watched Pirates of Caribbean last night, let's add Carribean in front". Voila! I already forgot how it tastes like.

Melon Ice Cream

Melon flavored ice cream. It was my favorite as a kid. The container didn't have this perfect round shape back then and looked way cheaper.

Giant Dom Pérignon

Gin Rum Vodka

How come I didn't know these exist?

Beer Since 1769

Since 1769, really? I thought beer has much longer history. Wiki says the Sumerians were drinking beer...

Lunchtime walk

Random street pictures

Cat

Oh, hi. I'm just taking a few pictures.

Saving Energy

This is how office hallways look like in many places.

Camera Test

Looks like the lens is ok...

Major Shxt Happend (almost)

Thought going out to take some pictures and noticed the cap doesn't come off. When I removed it, this is what I saw. I dropped the camera from the bed last night but didn't pay much attention.

Only the protector lens was broken. Not a single visible scratch on the $1000+ lens. Phew...

Kit Kat Zunda Flavor

Found a new flavor of Kit Kat - zunda. Unfortunately, I don't know what zunda is. Google tells me zunda is a Tohoku area's local food made from edamame. Well, no edamame flavor but white chocolate with green food color.

Calpis Soda

Sold as Calpico in the US. They changed the original name so people don't think you're drinking cow piss.

Kit Kat Big Little

It's even smaller than the regular Kit Kat. It's Little Little.

Dust inside the screen

I got lots visible dusts inside my android phone. Ok, I don't think I would try.

Mello Yello

I don't remember when was the last time I saw this. It must be almost twenty years ago. Maybe I saw it in the US, don't know. Well, today I learned it's Yello, not Yellow.

Energy Cola

Contains royal jelly, caffeine, ginseng, arginine, guarana, etc. Tastes like redbull + diet Pepsi.

7-Up Clear Dry

I couldn't tell the difference from the regular 7-up when dry Pepsi was very different. "Dry" is simply abused. I guess real men drink dirty dry.

Haagen-Dazs Banana Milk

I guess I never liked banana something. One star.

Summer

It's already so hot outside. It seems the rainy season is gone much earlier than usual. What sucks most is ACs are set at a bit higher temperature in most places.

My favorite kid

You want him to do you so much you could do anything? What?

Haagen-Dazs Coffee Milk

Plain coffee is much better.

Cats

Saw them in front of the restaurant I had lunch today.

Lunchtime walk

Found this old street less than five minutes away from the center of Shibuya. Now it's my favorite street for lunchtime walking.

Cat

Manekineko? Saw it at a bistro I had lunch today.

Synergy Cafe

GMO opened a cafeteria for its employees. Free food and drinks. Open 24 hours. Alcohols on Friday nights.

Synergy Cafe Opening Party

I was excited about the news but I guess this is the last time I use this cafeteria. Tables are too small and crammed. I don't want to eat with random strangers. Open 24 hours? How nice. Free vending machines are good though.

Haagen-Dazs

Strawberry Tiramisu

It's regular strawberry flavor with coffee flavored cookie(?) crumbles at the bottom. Nothing special but a bit more expensive.

Creamy Annin

Almond jelly (annin) flavor. It's ok. Better than actual almond jelly though.

I tried one more flavor but forgot to take a picture. It was something like Orange Cream Brulee and is the worst Haagen-Dazs ever. I didn't even bother to finish it.

Beetles

Every single year... My guess is after I take care of female beetles (they are kept in different boxes), their pheromone is transferred from my hands to one of those guys I picked up first and the other boys got confused.

I don't know what happened to his horn but he looks like a different kind of beetle now.