Sunday, February 21, 2010

Paprika

Soundtrack from a great anime (Paprika) I just watched:
Sountrack by
Susumu Hirasawa
(Click here for Movie trailer)

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Monday, November 16, 2009

Bling Cars in Shirokanedai

2 inconspicious outdoor lots house 3 sweet rides below.

Mercedes SL __


Bentley Continental GT Coupe


Hummer
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Flight problems

A bit discomforting when I took my flight to Taiwan, and the emergency breathing supplies kept popping down from above a passenger's seat. Japan was impressive in gettin 4-5 technicians on the plane in about 10 minutes, but it took about 15 for them to fix it...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Taiwan Taxis

Taiwan taxis are cheap and nice. Here's a few examples of a Nissan Maxima (always with leather inside)
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

No Smoking Sign in Japan

Although Japan sadly has one of the highest smoking rates in the world (2nd tier, about a high smoking rate (50-59%, based on WHO report), they pride themselves on being very courteous about their smoking. Here is a sign which reminds people not to smoke while walking in public. How I wish they would have had this behavior in Hong Kong when I was there. I often found myself dodging clouds of smoke there.

That said, while most people don't smoke while walking, they do stand in designated smoking areas outside buildings and in public places. The number of smokers in these areas can vary from just a few, to 5-10, to 30+ (like the one outside Shibya station). You can just imagine the potency of walking anywhere near those areas.
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