Thursday, March 13, 2003

AHHH .. It's the BIG one There was a 5.1 earthquake in Japan today. I was freaked. I froze for a moment .. then looked around the office. Nobody else seemed that fazed. Maybe Tokyoites are numb to it. What was kind of kewl about this jishin was that I was posting a comment on Tokyo Tidbits when it happened. A few minutes after I posted my comment Mie posted an article titled Earthquake. The earthquake posts on blogs in Japan ... pretty neat-O stuff watching news flow through blog sites: - Tokyo Tidbits - Domo Domo Weblog 5:44:17 PM    comment []

The Control Panel for the starship ... Guess what this is? It's the control on my toilet. I haven't tested out all of the FEATURES .. and I'm not sure if I want to. Give me some time. The text over the knob on the right says "Oshiri Zoom Zone". Don't ask me .. I haven't tried this yet, but looks pretty maxed. 1:46:05 AM    comment []

Arcade Video Games in Tokyo (part 1) I finally got around to sifting through my photos to post some stuff I find interesting. See .. u need to moBlog! Ahhh .. virtual Vegas. I didn't get a chance to play any of these games, but Stay Tuned and I will. I wonder if this is another form of pachinko like gambling. Let me explain about pachinko .. if you win you don't collect at the pachinko parlor. Well, you can either receive plastic blocks or there are items(DVD players, rice cookers, cigarettes, etc.) you can trade your winnings(balls) for. Gambling is illegal here in Tokyo .. so if you win and want CA$H you got to leave the pachinko parlor to visit the change booths nearby. Change the plastic blocks for CA$H. 1:08:55 AM    comment []