Fast Recovery

XBox

Found it during lunchtime walk. 1450 yen. About $19. Hmm, it sounds expensive in dollars. This is too big and heavy. No wonder it didn't get popular in Japan.

Survivors

Typhoon is gone.

The wind was making sound like thunder.

Haagen-Dazs Cripy Sandwich - Green Tea Classic

Fanta Super Fruits Mix

Stag Beetle

Found a stag beetle (Kokuwagata). It's been at least 20 years since the last time I saw this kind.

Rat!

I've seen mice before but I think this is the first time I saw a rat. It gives not a single eff about much larger animals walking around by it.

HTC Evo Camera Test

Replaced Desire with Evo. Quick camera test.

Close up

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Indoor

New Place

It's been two weeks since I moved in a new place and still this mess... I finally bought a fridge. I have to buy a laundry machine too. Moving is so much pain in Japan.

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.