I heard a dialup modem today.
At first, I had no idea what the sound was. So noisy and annoying, I thought that someone had melted down under the stress of a new week at work. Yet memories flooded back as I realised that the calophony of noise was a dialup modem. Ah the memories, and the horrors associated.
It is ironic, in a sense, that my current internet at home is rated at 35Mbit, yet if I go over 25Gbs in a month, I will get slowed down to sub-dialup speeds, rendering surfing the web and interacting with the cloud nigh on impossible. How far we have come, and yet not.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
Sorry guys, I haven’t been posting much lately.
My trip here is unfortunately wrapping up, so I’m trying to make the most of the time I have here by getting out and about, and at the moment I’m spending all my computer time working on a report, leaving close to zero time for fun time on the net and blogging.
If you guys have any specific requests for presents from Japan, tell me now by e-mailing me or using the contact form above =)
Take it easy 
February 6th,2009
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Have a great Year of the Ox!
The long awaited photos taken during my surprise birthday present from Kasumi have arrived. Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here’s my essay.
This is my favourite photo. I think it’s pretty clear why.
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As we were leaving Matsuyama, we went to the Ehime Art Gallery where there was an exhibition of Kazuo Oga, the (or one of) main background artists for Studio Ghibli. We saw some amazing drawings, over 600 of them, from Ghibli movies like Ponyo, Porco Rosso as well as works for other projects. I also made friends with Totoro
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Just an update about how the blog works.
I’ve changed it so that each post on the main page only shows an excerpt and sometimes the first (few) pictures. This is to prevent you having to load dozens of pictures each time you visit the site for updates.
To read the whole post, either click the title of the post, or click on the “Click here to read the rest of this post” link at the end of the excerpt.
Just another way we’re working to make your life easier.
I’m off to Okonomiyaki for lunch now =)
Detailing my superb experiences last week in Shikoku, the smallest of the 4 main islands of Japan, whereby I stayed in a 5 star hotel, enjoyed my first onsen, which happened to be the oldest in Japan, visited my third castle, became a samurai and ate some of the best food in Japan.
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Being the fourth account of my travels between Christmas and New Years, and being concerned with my initial encounters in Tokyo, including some Cosplay.
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For whatever reason, I simply don’t like McDonalds at home. Yet I love McDonalds in Beijing and Japan.
They have an awesome ￥100 and ￥120 menu, which is around a dollar or two, exchange rate dependant.
The pictures suck, will get some better ones later.
Sorting rubbish is BIG in Japan. Even in Maccas. At the top there is a hole to put in unfinished drinks.
This is a sorta filler post, I admit it, using sub-par photos. I’ll go take some better ones soon.
Blogging has temporarily ceased as the program that I use to display the photos has gone awol and isn’t working.
Currently really busy with things, and going to an Onsen tomorrow, so will work on fixing it up so that the photos work and more blogs when I get back.
Hope everyone’s having fun. It snowed here today, so going to the onsen should be LOTS of fun!!!
lataz
Update 13/1/09: I’ve got back from the hot springs and OMG it was awesome. I’ve just had a look at the blog system and think I’ve resolved the issue/s, so I’ll continue blogging from tonight/tomorrow.
January 10th,2009
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