A Day in Tokyo 3
03-04-2009
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image ID#25441 Looks like I need to start blogging about cars if I'm to receive a Nissan GTR - SACS (Suddenly Acquired CarS) soon?! image ID#25442 In a previous poll, most of you said that you preferred having a A Week in Tokyo series than a A Day in Tokyo but there is so much going on in life that I need to start doing the A Day in Tokyo more often - so basically you are going to get both ^^ For me, a blog is not just about writing stuff which brings in the punters and generating page views - the important thing is for me to write about what I'm passionate about and interests me. I also want my photo articles to be a log of my life so that I can look back and see what I was doing a year ago for example. My wish is that the content that I write continues to be of use to folks inside and outside of Japan who share my interests - the formula has been working great so far ^^ I am aware that there are users who just like the Japan stuff and users who prefer the figure stuff so consciously make an effort not to have too many of the same genre posted in a row - which is a pattern you may have noticed that I've been keeping for the past year or so. I beleive that this balance has contributed to the growth of the site. image ID#25443 So, we are starting off at 4PM in Ginza - the snazzy district with a load of brand name shops and department stores like Matsuzakaya and Mitsukoshi. On Sundays, the road is closed off to traffic and pedestrianized in whats known as Hokousha Tengoku [歩行者天国] - Akihabara used to be pedestrianized on a Sunday but alas is no more since the Akihabara stabbing massacre. image ID#25444 I really like Ginza. There is something in the atmosphere - a positive energy that I find difficult to describe. Will be able to muster the words after spending more time there. image ID#25445 Was in Ginza today to have a meeting with some folks at Apple at the Apple store. The main offices are Nishi Shinjuku and they also got some offices above the Ginza store too. image ID#25446 I was contacted by somebody at Apple who came across dannychoo.com from a Google search and has been a reader for a few weeks now. Through learning more about me through my profile page and photo articles, they came to the conclusion that there could be some way for us both to work with each other - their conclusion was correct ^^ Expect to see exciting stuff from Apple x dannychoo.com in the near future. When I presented at Animax in Singapore last November, I talked about how important it is to have a profile page which lists your abilities and experience - without the existence of such a page, folks would have to guess - folks are not going to guess unless you tell them. Without that profile page, I would not have got into Amazon either. If you have a blog/site and want to make something of your career, I urge you to create an online profile which lists your experiences, hobbies, skills and achievements. This will help folks understand you and your goals and will also enable folks with similar interests to relate to you. image ID#25447 After the meeting at Apple, stopped off at the Volks Tenshi no Sumika Dollfie store just opposite Apple. Was looking for the saddle stand which they didn't have. Wanted a pair of glasses for Aoi but they didn't have any decent ones. Forgot to pick up a new wig for Aoi-chan. image ID#25448 Then came across the Nissan showroom at the Ginza crossing - went into take pics of the gorgeous Nissan GTR. image ID#25449 The GTR in action below. image ID#25450 Up until now I've been offered to take quite a few cars like the GTR for a spin by comrades at NihonCar but didn't proactively take up their offers as I haven't really been that interested in the automobile scene. Seeing the GTR today however has ignited an interest in these mean machines. Would you like to see more reviews of cars? image ID#25451 Interior. Wonder what its like to sit inside. image ID#25452 Rear. Nice shape. Color matches well with armor. image ID#25453 Drivers seat. Asked if I could hop in and the nice showroom lady said yes. Meow! image ID#25454 A single red button for ignition. The CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos always told us how he wanted to have a big red button to push which would launch stores - meaning that stores should be built in a way that configurations are all done automatically with very little input from humans. I left Amazon with the same mentality which is why we built Mirai Gaia in a way that instances can be launched literally with a big red button. image ID#25455 The cockpit. Load of buttons and knobs to play about with. image ID#25456 The very good looking dials. image ID#25457 A GTR is not complete without Kagami. image ID#25458 More buttons and rocker switches on the steering wheel. image ID#25459 The design around this area however is a bit naff. image ID#25460 Touch screen panel. Carwings?! image ID#25461 Gear stick. I took my driving lessons back in the UK with a manual stick. After driving automatic machines, I don't think I could go back to manual. I find that I can concentrate more on the road when driving an automatic machine. What is you being preferring? image ID#25462 A new Nissan GTR costs between 8,610,000 yen and 15,750,000 yen depending on what sort of knobs you want on it. Secondhand GTR's don't seem to cost much different either. image ID#25463 Still like the Fairlady Z though which will be our next car - in action below. Will be getting a dannychoo.com orange one ^^; A new Fairlady Z costs between 3,450,000 yen and 4,250,000 yen. Secondhand about 1,800,000 yen. image ID#25464 Forgot to request a look under the bonnet. image ID#25465 Then have a quick stroll before heading back to base. image ID#25466 Akihabara is generally for otaku seeking a new 2D wife for the week. Shibuya is generally for young girls seeking apparel. Ginza is generally for folks who have that extra bit O cash to spend on brand names and expensive delicacies. image ID#25467 Just noticed how odd the head looks in the bottom left corner of the photo ^^; image ID#25468 The main crossing in Ginza. Before I forget, I was required to flag all my photos in Flickr as restricted - will talk about why in depth in a separate post. Do let me know if you are seeing errors or wot not at dannychoo.com regarding these photos. image ID#25469 Picking up some cake for the both of us. image ID#25470 Everything looked so good! Ended up spending quite a bit ^^; image ID#25471 Posters at Ginza station. image ID#25472 I love these guides - I can see which carriage I need to get on at this station so that I can get off right in front of an escalator at my destination station. image ID#25473 Looking for the second edition of K-on at my local book store. Will talk about K-on in depth soon - one of the best anime series I've seen in a long time. image ID#25474 You can just make out the ecchi mags (Dengeki Hime, BugBug etc) to the left of the photo - they are usually bound so that you cant read em in the store. Some game mags are bound too. Most of the other stuff are not strung up and free to read. I've been to a few Kinokuniya outside Japan were *all* the mags are shrink wrapped! image ID#25475 Then its time for dindins at our fave sushi place. image ID#25476 Mmmm. I'll start with this. image ID#25477 Always prefer to take a table at a sushi place as I find it a pain to yell out at the sushi master every time I want a new plate. Folks sitting at a table fill in a form and get handed the sushi all in one go a few mins later. image ID#25478 After dindins its off to look for some stuff that I need to buy. Evengelion gets yet another new pachinko machine. image ID#25479 Lost my previous pocket tape measure - picked up a new one for about 500 yen. image ID#25480 Picked up some wood which I will use to display my Mirai-chan dakimakura on the wall without her sagging - cant have a 17 year old girl sagging now can we? image ID#25481 The messy table a few hours ago. Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)Japan Probe - Japan news and entertainment (Subscribe)Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan (Subscribe) View the full sized images/comments for this item at dannychoo.com Feel free to join/add Danny Choo and see what else the little bugger is up to in his other networks.
image ID#25441 Looks like I need to start blogging about cars if I'm to receive a Nissan GTR - SACS (Suddenly Acquired CarS) soon?! image ID#25442 In a previous poll, most of you said that you preferred having a A Week in Tokyo series than a A Day in Tokyo but there is so much going on in life that I need to start doing the A Day in Tokyo more often - so basically you are going to get both ^^ For me, a blog is not just about writing stuff which brings in the punters and generating page views - the important thing is for me to write about what I'm passionate about and interests me. I also want my photo articles to be a log of my life so that I can look back and see what I was doing a year ago for example. My wish is that the content that I write continues to be of use to folks inside and outside of Japan who share my interests - the formula has been working great so far ^^ I am aware that there are users who just like the Japan stuff and users who prefer the figure stuff so consciously make an effort not to have too many of the same genre posted in a row - which is a pattern you may have noticed that I've been keeping for the past year or so. I beleive that this balance has contributed to the growth of the site. image ID#25443 So, we are starting off at 4PM in Ginza - the snazzy district with a load of brand name shops and department stores like Matsuzakaya and Mitsukoshi. On Sundays, the road is closed off to traffic and pedestrianized in whats known as Hokousha Tengoku [歩行者天国] - Akihabara used to be pedestrianized on a Sunday but alas is no more since the Akihabara stabbing massacre. image ID#25444 I really like Ginza. There is something in the atmosphere - a positive energy that I find difficult to describe. Will be able to muster the words after spending more time there. image ID#25445 Was in Ginza today to have a meeting with some folks at Apple at the Apple store. The main offices are Nishi Shinjuku and they also got some offices above the Ginza store too. image ID#25446 I was contacted by somebody at Apple who came across dannychoo.com from a Google search and has been a reader for a few weeks now. Through learning more about me through my profile page and photo articles, they came to the conclusion that there could be some way for us both to work with each other - their conclusion was correct ^^ Expect to see exciting stuff from Apple x dannychoo.com in the near future. When I presented at Animax in Singapore last November, I talked about how important it is to have a profile page which lists your abilities and experience - without the existence of such a page, folks would have to guess - folks are not going to guess unless you tell them. Without that profile page, I would not have got into Amazon either. If you have a blog/site and want to make something of your career, I urge you to create an online profile which lists your experiences, hobbies, skills and achievements. This will help folks understand you and your goals and will also enable folks with similar interests to relate to you. image ID#25447 After the meeting at Apple, stopped off at the Volks Tenshi no Sumika Dollfie store just opposite Apple. Was looking for the saddle stand which they didn't have. Wanted a pair of glasses for Aoi but they didn't have any decent ones. Forgot to pick up a new wig for Aoi-chan. image ID#25448 Then came across the Nissan showroom at the Ginza crossing - went into take pics of the gorgeous Nissan GTR. image ID#25449 The GTR in action below. image ID#25450 Up until now I've been offered to take quite a few cars like the GTR for a spin by comrades at NihonCar but didn't proactively take up their offers as I haven't really been that interested in the automobile scene. Seeing the GTR today however has ignited an interest in these mean machines. Would you like to see more reviews of cars? image ID#25451 Interior. Wonder what its like to sit inside. image ID#25452 Rear. Nice shape. Color matches well with armor. image ID#25453 Drivers seat. Asked if I could hop in and the nice showroom lady said yes. Meow! image ID#25454 A single red button for ignition. The CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos always told us how he wanted to have a big red button to push which would launch stores - meaning that stores should be built in a way that configurations are all done automatically with very little input from humans. I left Amazon with the same mentality which is why we built Mirai Gaia in a way that instances can be launched literally with a big red button. image ID#25455 The cockpit. Load of buttons and knobs to play about with. image ID#25456 The very good looking dials. image ID#25457 A GTR is not complete without Kagami. image ID#25458 More buttons and rocker switches on the steering wheel. image ID#25459 The design around this area however is a bit naff. image ID#25460 Touch screen panel. Carwings?! image ID#25461 Gear stick. I took my driving lessons back in the UK with a manual stick. After driving automatic machines, I don't think I could go back to manual. I find that I can concentrate more on the road when driving an automatic machine. What is you being preferring? image ID#25462 A new Nissan GTR costs between 8,610,000 yen and 15,750,000 yen depending on what sort of knobs you want on it. Secondhand GTR's don't seem to cost much different either. image ID#25463 Still like the Fairlady Z though which will be our next car - in action below. Will be getting a dannychoo.com orange one ^^; A new Fairlady Z costs between 3,450,000 yen and 4,250,000 yen. Secondhand about 1,800,000 yen. image ID#25464 Forgot to request a look under the bonnet. image ID#25465 Then have a quick stroll before heading back to base. image ID#25466 Akihabara is generally for otaku seeking a new 2D wife for the week. Shibuya is generally for young girls seeking apparel. Ginza is generally for folks who have that extra bit O cash to spend on brand names and expensive delicacies. image ID#25467 Just noticed how odd the head looks in the bottom left corner of the photo ^^; image ID#25468 The main crossing in Ginza. Before I forget, I was required to flag all my photos in Flickr as restricted - will talk about why in depth in a separate post. Do let me know if you are seeing errors or wot not at dannychoo.com regarding these photos. image ID#25469 Picking up some cake for the both of us. image ID#25470 Everything looked so good! Ended up spending quite a bit ^^; image ID#25471 Posters at Ginza station. image ID#25472 I love these guides - I can see which carriage I need to get on at this station so that I can get off right in front of an escalator at my destination station. image ID#25473 Looking for the second edition of K-on at my local book store. Will talk about K-on in depth soon - one of the best anime series I've seen in a long time. image ID#25474 You can just make out the ecchi mags (Dengeki Hime, BugBug etc) to the left of the photo - they are usually bound so that you cant read em in the store. Some game mags are bound too. Most of the other stuff are not strung up and free to read. I've been to a few Kinokuniya outside Japan were *all* the mags are shrink wrapped! image ID#25475 Then its time for dindins at our fave sushi place. image ID#25476 Mmmm. I'll start with this. image ID#25477 Always prefer to take a table at a sushi place as I find it a pain to yell out at the sushi master every time I want a new plate. Folks sitting at a table fill in a form and get handed the sushi all in one go a few mins later. image ID#25478 After dindins its off to look for some stuff that I need to buy. Evengelion gets yet another new pachinko machine. image ID#25479 Lost my previous pocket tape measure - picked up a new one for about 500 yen. image ID#25480 Picked up some wood which I will use to display my Mirai-chan dakimakura on the wall without her sagging - cant have a 17 year old girl sagging now can we? image ID#25481 The messy table a few hours ago. Akihabara News - Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)Japan Probe - Japan news and entertainment (Subscribe)Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan (Subscribe) View the full sized images/comments for this item at dannychoo.com Feel free to join/add Danny Choo and see what else the little bugger is up to in his other networks.
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