the Samurai helmet

She is Taiwanese in her late-twenties who lives and works in Singapore. At that time she was going to join a match making party."I don't think I will meet a right guy at the party." She said.That night we were talking on Skype."Love is not something you souhld think about or serch for. You just fall in it. It's an unhealthy activity, basically. You can't control it." I said, lying on a couch next...

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Why Ryan Higa a.k.a. Nigahiga is not so popular in Japan?

The simplest answer may be 6 words, Because Japanese kids don’t understand English. But this is not very accurate. When I say he isn’t popular in Japan, I’m comparing his popularity among Japanese to among South Koreans and Taiwanese. It's may be a fair comparison since all of them are not English speaking countries. According to his Youtube page, In SK, Ryan is #20 - Most Subscribed (This Month)...

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Shopping Japanese clothes online in U.S

It’s been a while since Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo’s gained a popularity in U.S. As the company’s executives say it’s edge is not that they offer latest trends at cheap prices, but they provide functional clothing with high-tech features. Uniqlo's global flagship store, Manhattan If my memory serves, Uniqlo’s first hit was fleece jackets, which has improved and developed it's function...

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Moe(萌え) character maker

This is how a Moe character appears on an evening edition's front page of major Japanese newspaper. The article says “Now you can make a Moe character easily by using a software on PC. ... You may find Moe characters more and more often on cases or wrapping of products, or as mascots of local tourism, etc.” A software company based in Tokyo developed the program “Comi Po” that you can make...

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Jawbone Icon vs Plantronics, and a small tip to make Icon sounds better

--This post is for those who are looking for wireless headsets with good audio quality. It’s been several weeks since I’ve started using bluetooth headset to listen to the music on iPhone and my PC. The comfort of being Wireless is amazing and once you experienced it, you can never go back to wired. But here is the thing. Audio Quality of each products in the market differs so much, and if you...

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Kaiju Christmas card

Today I happened to find this interesting post about Kaiju (怪獣) Christmas card in this interesting blog (actually I dont know much about this blog since this is the first time I saw it, but it does seem interesting, and has very nice name). The first thing came to my mind when I saw this card was ”OMG this is totally new style to me, awesome!”, but I thought this thinking the person who created this...

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