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Odex Survey II — The Results!

Total number of responses: 1004 Click to view the results now!

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NUS Anime Bazaar 2007

For some reason, I was coerced into helping to publicize for this event that is happening at the National University of Singapore (NUS) next week. All the really cool stuff takes place at NUS. Anyway, NUS Comics and Animation Society … Continue reading

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Odex Survey II

UPDATE 2: I have reached the desired sample size. Thank you everyone for your help! I will publish the results here soon. Maybe tomorrow.

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BayTSP to the rescue!

Good news for Odex. BayTSP’s chief executive officer Mark Ishikawa is flying all the way to Singapore to help them with their case. And he’s of Japanese descent too! (Well, actually that’s probably unrelated.) Apparently Odex did pay them after … Continue reading

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Odex vs PacNet ruling

Image taken from flash movie by NCH85 Mr. Siew Kum Hong, a Nominated Member of Parliament, posted the important parts of the written judgement by District Judge Earnest Lau, along with some of his own opinions on the matter. He … Continue reading

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Odex Survey

Update: Apparently the response was overwhelming and they have already collected enough results. The survey is over! Yay! Thanks for you help.

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Japan Manga, Anime & Games Tour

Time to take a break from all the gloom and doom. Here’s a more cheerful news brought to you by Mr. Lim, a former teacher of mine. He’s a bona fide gaming enthusiast and frequently takes random trips to Japan … Continue reading

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Lyrics Translations RSS Feed

For no particular reason whatsoever, the lyrics section now has its own RSS 2.0 feed! Woohoo! The feed displays the ten latest translations and comes in either English or Japanese. Because the whole database and PHP interface for the lyrics … Continue reading

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Motivation

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been reaching home quite late for the past week and only had time for anime and World of Warcraft (lvl 23 Draenei Hunter… yay!). But anyway, look what I found in the mailbox … Continue reading

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Net Infamy — Windows 100% Interview

I have been featured as the 42th (ooo, lucky number!) “Overseas Otaku” in the April issue of Windows 100%, a Japanese IT magazine that also features otaku and internet pop culture related articles. Every month, the magazine asks 100 questions … Continue reading

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Drowning in Spam

Spam is the worst thing ever invented by man. It is completely useless and wastes my time. Nobody wastes my time except me. At least thermonuclear weapons may someday be used to blow up a planet-annihilating meteor heading our way … Continue reading

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No more JLPT!

The results for the 2006 Japanese Language Proficiency Test are out. It’s official: NO MORE JLPT FOR DM EVER AGAIN! YAY! I passed JLPT level 1! WOOHOO! I am now officially qualified to look down on lousy fansubbers and stir … Continue reading

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