Mojave National Preserve

Haagen Dazs - Vanilla Double Chocolate

Yet another limited edition - vanilla double chocolate. This one is not bad.

Pepsi Pink

 Strawberry and milk flavor...

No problemo man. You can always add some vodka to make anything drinkable!

Haagen Dazs - Crepe Glace

Soft crepe wrapping is good.

Sparkling Tomato

If you drink alcohol, I think you like it.

Basketball Street

"Basketball Street". There's totally nothing about basketball on this street. I'm pretty sure people don't stop calling it Center Gai (street).

Haagen Dazs - Mont Blanc

Sucks.

Coke

I don't recall seeing this size in the US. It used to be 90 yen when I was in high school while the regular size was 100 yen. This is perfect for cocktails.

Made In Tokyo

HP desktop machine comes with this sticker on it.

Kichijoji Aki Matsuri (Kichijoji Autumn Fest)

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.