Ayumi Hamasaki Party Queen New 2012 album

Ayumi Hamasaki - Party Queen Album Cover (still loving the leopard prints)

Finally after quite some time, Ayumi has released a new album - Party Queen. She still looks as good and sexy as ever on the album cover, but again who knows how much has been photoshopped. Guess what, she is 10 years younger than Kylie Minogue, who is 10 years younger than Madonna!

Listening to it right now and it's not too bad really. Title track Party Queen is quite ok, track 4 which is a guitar riff/instrumental sounds quite good and track 5 call has a nice typical ayumi rhythmn to it. After a few months of listening to Korean bands that have moved on to produce Japanese albums, this is a refreshing change, a local legend producing a new album in her native language. Though I still can't understand the language, at least the music is still pretty good, especially through my Bang & Olufsen laptop speakers on my Asus N53SV...

This is the download link in case u wanna listen to the tracks before buying the actual album...
http://jmp3up.com/?mp3=10540

Lotteria’s Tower Cheeseburger

OMG... What a huge burger! It's a 160 Yen (AUD$2.14) cheese burger but up to 10 patties can be added for 100 Yen each. Hmm.. I ought to try this out at the local hungry jack's.
From: JapanProbe

Akira Kurosawa’s Birthday Doodle on Google

Noticed that wierd film director guy on google's homepage today? It's a new doodle today celebrating Akira Kurosawa's 100th birthday. This name sounded quite familiar, so after a little checking on the internet I found out he was the guy behind Shichinin no samurai or seven samurai, subsequently also made into an anime Samurai 7 in 2004. I watched the anime first a few years back and then watched the 1954 film after downloading it out of curiosity. The story is in short about a village being attacked by bandits who take their harvest of rice and how the villagers fight back with the help of seven samurais. I must say I definitely enjoyed this vintage piece of film making.

Wow do they live to be really old in Japan, just take this guy in the same profession as me. I will have to go on a fully japanese diet if I wanna live that old and healthy too. Well happy birthday to Akira Kurosawa...

Hmm.. seems like they removed the upload image link on my blogger blog creation pad today, is blogger planning for us to upload and reference images in the future from photobucket or flickr?

阿波踊り: Awa Odori 2009

Some Japanese Festival, some ladies are wearing hats that look like tacos or pancakes!

Please do not litter!

Indeed a great anti littering commercial!!!

Richard Gere Hachiko?

Didn't know Richard Gere was going to do a japanese flick...

Wierd Japanese Commercial

Looks like an advertisement for SEIYU department store in Tokyo...

Shimura zoo Chimpanzee

My favourite chimpanzee (Pan-Kun from Shimura Zoo) up to some funny antics again :D always entertaining...

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

All I can say is WOW... With huge aquariums like these who needs to go scuba diving!?!

Angry Whopper

Read this at Japan Probe, apparently the new angry whopper from burger king has reached Japan.


The commercial from USA. Pretty cool :D


Have always been a fan of Burger King when it comes to fast food time. I guess the McDonald burgers are just too junkie and the meat patties dont taste enough like meat, but read that they have shrimp burgers in Japan @ McD's. Well let's wait till this angry fella gets to Malaysia or Singgapore. Hmm.. maybe it already has, maybe I should go pay BK a visit soon...

Cat Gone Nutters!

The lack of posts lately just means I haven't been doing any travelling around much... Well just have to post stuff I see on the internet then.
This is an interesting video of a cat gone nutters!

RESPECT To the Doc

"Living Long, Living Good" Read this interesting article a while back. A good example of how to live life to the fullest...Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara 97++ and still going!!!

Excerpt and Picture : By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world's longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara's magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke's College of Nursing. After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the doctor turned these institutions into the nation's top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try new things, he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one "Living Long, Living Good" that has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As the founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the doctor himself.

Maid Cafe Phenomenon

Just came across this while reading my RSS feeds today. Tokyo Eye seems like an interesting NHK TV program...


Watch Maid Cafe Part 2 here...

Super Small Parking

Oh my god, this guy should seriously get a bigger parking space or just park his car halfway in...

Momo-chan, more monkey business

This is a clip from youtube, in japanese of more monkey business. This time of another chimpanzee from japan...