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To think he started racing virtual cars in a computer game... reality is definitely more impressive than fiction.
Commented Nov 3, 2011 on Ordonez @ Petit Le Mans 2011 at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness
Ordonez @ Petit Le Mans 2011
Wonderful images. I've heard good things about Adam's cooking/cook book. How often did you break out the speedlite, just curious.
Commented Jul 27, 2011 on On Assignment for Oglivy Australia at SkyBlueSky
On Assignment for Oglivy Australia
I recently had a 5 day assignment for the promotions arm of Oglivy Australia. The brief was to tag along with Australia Masterchef Winner Adam Liaw as he leads a group 6 Australian / New Zealand food journalists and bloggers as they eat their way across Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. Not completely ...
Do they have the Porsche SuperCup series where you are? They just ran at the 'Ring. Awesome.
Commented Jul 27, 2011 on How to drive a 911, part CXVI at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness
How to drive a 911, part CXVI
His story is real but what isn't said is that he did go to a performing arts school before he hit this particular stage, so it's not as if he walked off the street and did this performance.
Commented Jul 2, 2011 on Korea's Got Talent: Choi Sung-Bong at Tiny Iron Fists
Korea's Got Talent: Choi Sung-Bong
Warning! Tearjerker alert! Check out Korean orphan Choi Sung-Bong's performance on Korea's Got Talent. There is no way a person can watch this video and not shed a few tears for this boy. And that's before he even starts singing. His story is heart wrenching. I hope he's the real deal. Everyone...
still here
Commented Jun 23, 2011 on Roundup at AltJapan
Roundup
Sorry for the lack of posting of late. Looking back, the last three months feel like a hole in our personal histories. All of the time that got sucked into dealing with the triple crises up north... What would we be doing right now, had this never happened? (In my case, probably sitting in fro...
Very glad that all came out healthy in the end. Please rest well and we look forward to meeting the new family member in the future.
Commented May 28, 2011 on Safely here at Kokochi
Safely here
Wow. They say each birth is different but I think we got quite the example of that. It took me several days to piece together what happened, as I emerged from somewhat of a twilight zone, recovering from surgery, but holding a healthy beautiful girl. It's been taking time to emotionally proces...
Sarah, big fan of the book. Bought it on Kindle and am making my way through it. Great idea, and great stories = great book.
Commented Jan 27, 2011 on My Books in Chinese and (a Little) Portuguese at SarahLacy.com
My Books in Chinese and (a Little) Portuguese
Wow. Tuesday just keeps on giving. First, a great review. Second, we are FINALLY installing heat in our drafty old Victorian in the Mission after three years of huddling around space heaters. (Might be the most exciting development.) Third, is an update on that thing I mentioned months ago that ...
Dave, would love your take on the Lumix LX-3 or the newest LX-5 if you've had a chance to use either. A bit more flexible (optical zoom) still fast glass and 720p HD.
Commented Sep 11, 2010 on Don't call it a Point and Shoot at SkyBlueSky
Don't call it a Point and Shoot
For some time I have wanted a small camera that I could easily put in my pocket and have with me anytime anywhere. The problem is that a number of the cameras that I have looked at are either too big and don't fit the 'pocket' category or don't have the quality I need if I were to submit th...
Mari-san, please double-check the links on this post. Many of them do not work.
Commented Sep 7, 2010 on Norwegian Wood at watashi to tokyo
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami's novel "Norwegian Wood" was made into a film and it was a submission to the 67th Venice International Film Festival and got a standing ovation. In the story, the main character "Toru Watanabe" has just arrived in Hamburg, Germany. When he heard the Beatles'song "Norwegian W...
One more vote for the B&W.
Commented Aug 18, 2010 on Ghost Fish at SkyBlueSky
Ghost Fish
I've recently been going through some ingredient images, putting together a gallery that people might want to, oh, I don't know - PURCHASE - for home, office, a friend, or just wrapping fish. In the process I came across an image from a while back of the dried fish you see above. The image ...
"these days I'm lucky if I sleep past 5:30"
Once you have your baby, you'll be lucky if you sleep past 5:30 ...
Commented Aug 17, 2010 on Weekend in Uchibo at A Fish Out of Water
Weekend in Uchibo
We took advantage of a recent semi-long weekend (Hideaki works in weekly shifts, so when a day shift ends on a Friday and a night shift starts on a Monday it's an almost-long weekend) and had ourselves a mini vacation. We expect this will be the last trip with just the two of us for a very, very...
Thanks for this nice trip report. We're looking for some beaches to visit before the end of summer and we may go out this way (although the sand fleas don't sound fun.)
Commented Aug 17, 2010 on Weekend in Uchibo at A Fish Out of Water
Weekend in Uchibo
We took advantage of a recent semi-long weekend (Hideaki works in weekly shifts, so when a day shift ends on a Friday and a night shift starts on a Monday it's an almost-long weekend) and had ourselves a mini vacation. We expect this will be the last trip with just the two of us for a very, very...
"a terrible, terrible commercial steward of what remains an extremely innovative culture."
Absolutely powerful and accurate. Look at all of the fawning over the iPhone 4's new FacePhone (video phone) technology. Japan AND Korea have had video phone technology since the dawn of 3G networks here in East Asia. They haven't been successful as features. It'll be interesting to see if it is a software thing (of which Apple is the best implementation) or a network thing (Apple's only works on WiFi which makes for a much faster connection than 3G.)
Commented Jun 9, 2010 on Japan: no iPad, but plenty of iPedigree at Urban Dirt - Times Online - WBLG
Japan: no iPad, but plenty of iPedigree
Swoon! Smarm! Slobber! Fine. If you love Apple and its swelling i-menagerie of gadgets so much, do all of these things. These are dark times, exuberance is in painfully short supply and the world should be encouraged to use any over-excited verb. Apart from "extrapolate". Twice in the last few w...
Replace "game" development with "software" development and you have the same issues writ much larger.
Commented Apr 20, 2010 on Game Face at AltJapan
Game Face
"Why is Japan so behind the curve when it comes to game development?" asks this thread on 2ch. "Is it because we have less financial resources than foreign game companies? Because we don't rely on engines like they do? Because our planners (directors) aren't skilled programmers? Why?" Some ans...
So damn awesome!
Commented Mar 23, 2010 on Happy Rally Friday at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness
Happy Rally Friday
Gotcha! Thank you for sharing that. I'm just starting to experiment with off-camera flash (Nikon CLS in my case) and while the learning curve is steep, I'm looking forward to the results.
Commented Feb 15, 2010 on Just another day in the office at SkyBlueSky
Just another day in the office
Our article on Kuala Lumpur Old Kitchens is in the February, 2010 Travel and Leisure SEA. If nothing else it as a great excuse for me to spend a bit more time in my favorite kitchens in KL . These guys rock! More photos and text here .
David, love your images. It doesnt look like you use much in the way of external lighting or strobes. Are you mainly available light? Can I ask what your main setup (camera, most often used lenses) looks like?
Commented Feb 10, 2010 on Just another day in the office at SkyBlueSky
Just another day in the office
Our article on Kuala Lumpur Old Kitchens is in the February, 2010 Travel and Leisure SEA. If nothing else it as a great excuse for me to spend a bit more time in my favorite kitchens in KL . These guys rock! More photos and text here .
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Its cool that they let you film the blessing. Normally that sort of thing is not allowed.
Commented Aug 24, 2009 on Yokai & Yurei & You at AltJapan
Yokai & Yurei & You
Thanks to whoever went to the trouble of posting the Yokai/Yurei episode of Tokyo Eye on YouTube! The end of summer is spook season in Japan, and what better way to celebrate than by following first-timer Hami and I as we tour some of Tokyo's scariest spots unraveling the differences betwee...
Cool episode.
Regular users can only post 10 minute segments. You have to have a "director" account to post longer videos.
Commented Aug 24, 2009 on Yokai & Yurei & You at AltJapan
Yokai & Yurei & You
Thanks to whoever went to the trouble of posting the Yokai/Yurei episode of Tokyo Eye on YouTube! The end of summer is spook season in Japan, and what better way to celebrate than by following first-timer Hami and I as we tour some of Tokyo's scariest spots unraveling the differences betwee...
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