Yearly Archives: 2005

Exclusive Invitation

Pffft. Who cares about Gmail invitations anymore. I received an commenter invitation after much begging for the Gawker Media network, which includes blogs like Lifehacker, Gizmodo and Kotaku. You’re invited to sign up for Gizmodo Comments. It’s as easy as … Continue reading

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NHK ni Youkoso! Vol.1

I finally bought the first volume of NHK ni Youkoso!. Man, it costs ï¿¥560, which is ï¿¥170 more expensive than those standard Kadokawa shounen stuff. To this day, I have yet to figure out how this pricing system works. But … Continue reading

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Re: Singaporean Netflix

I was at SITEX 2005 for most of the day. Picked up at GeForce 6600GT. Anyway, as some of you might remember, I blogged about Video Ezy, a new online DVD rental service in Singapore, sometime ago and also sent … Continue reading

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Anime for Fun and Profit

Fortune.com has recently published an article about the rise of anime in the states over the last few years. It’s quite a comprehensive article. Interestingy, Once the Weta-ADV partnership hit the news, the company’s in-box started overflowing. “We get a … Continue reading

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New PC and Desktop

I’ve been busy for the last few days. Wasted the better parts of yesterday and today buying and configuring my new PC. Spent more than expected as usual. It’s not particularly good, but at least the dual PCI-e slots allow … Continue reading

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Australian Drug Trafficker Executed

Singapore executes Australian drug trafficker. I suppose this will bring about another round of anti-Singapore nonsense just like the time that American brat was caned for vandalism. (CNN) — Singapore’s government hanged an Australian man for drug trafficking early Friday, … Continue reading

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JLPT 2005

Leaving for JLPT test centre now. _|ï¿£|O Be back in a few hours… On another note, Kinokuniya is having a 20% sale. Maybe I should get the limited edition of NHK ni Youkoso! Vol. 4. I’ve overspent this month as … Continue reading

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More money-spending

Went to Kinokuniya on the way back from the JLPT test centre. The paper was quite okay. Vocabulary section was easier than previous years, but grammar section was harder, so it balanced out. More or less. But anyway, Kinokuniya is … Continue reading

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To Heart 2 PC

I wasted one whole day at the National University of Singapore Computer Centre “learning” about grid computing and posting on MegaTokyo forums. I returned home quite late and noticed that… ZOMG someone has ripped To Heart 2 and posted it … Continue reading

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Maaya Sakamoto Photo Essay

やった~! My preorder for Maaya-sama’s photo essay just shipped today! この度は、ビクターオンラインショップ“Vemall”をご利用いただき 誠にありがとうございます。 ご注文いただいた商品を本日発送させていただきましたので、 ご連絡申し上げます。 [注文番号] お客様のご注文番号:[snip] [購入商品] 商品番号:MAAYA-1 商品タイトル:アイディ。 数量:1枚(本) [お届け先] お名前:[snip]様 And yes, I’m still playing To Heart 2. I’ll post a review later.

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Gundam SEED Heroine 6

I completed Tamaki and Yuma’s paths for To Heart 2 yesterday. Don’t really feel like trying for the rest of the girls. As great as Tama-nee is, I’m glad I didn’t fork out any money for the game. Just collected … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 launches in Japan

The Xbox 360 launched in Japan today with great success. Success in the sense that they did manage to start selling them, just that no one is buying. Kotaku has a very entertaining live coverage of the Japan launch, which … Continue reading

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