Archive for September, 2008

  • Not Too Smart

    Not Too Smart

    So, the Smart is due for it’s road test today. Last week, just to be safe, I went round it to check that all was tickety-boo and found that I...
  • Pain in the neck…

    Pain in the neck…

    I finally have a spare tenner to be able to visit my physio. I haven’t been since May, and my back and neck is in a God-awful mess. I hit...
  • [REVIEW] Bikini Cowgirl Cuts Down Zombies…

    [REVIEW] Bikini Cowgirl Cuts Down Zombies…

    …or: Take a hugely popular PS2 game, give it a relative budget and tell the scantily clad female lead to chop her way through hoards of zombies. What could be...
  • Touring Japan

    Touring Japan

    I’ve finally committed (mentally) to the vacation of a lifetime and will hopefully begin my Japan Tour in Spring next year. I’ve been saving a little cash and I hope...
  • [Review] Hansel and Gretel

    [Review] Hansel and Gretel

    A combination of Fairy Tale and surreal terror is what’s in store if you feel up to it. A man who was abandoned by his mother at an early age...
  • Oriental City

    Oriental City

    Back in June, Oriental City closed its doors for the last time. No amount of intervention from local Chinese groups, celebrities (Ian Wright) and petitions could stop the then Mayor...
  • Opertunity Knocks..?

    Opertunity Knocks..?

    Just got off the phone with a guy from the massive publishing house — New Era in Denmark. During our conversation, I mentioned to him that I had previously worked...
  • Music Tip #6 [2008-09-24] Shiina Ringo

    Music Tip #6 [2008-09-24] Shiina Ringo

    In 2007, a movie was released in Japan called Sakuran [さくらん]. This amazing flick made an impression on me on a few levels, mostly the Anna Tsuchiya level but then...
  • YesAsia Links

    YesAsia Links

    A few notes from various peeps have discovered an issue when clicking on the YesAsia link/banner in the sidebar (near the bottom of the page at the moment). If you...
  • … Jaya Jaya

    … Jaya Jaya

    You know when you get a song in your head that just won’t go away? Well, I’ve had the same song going over and over and over in my mind...
  • LDD

    LDD

    Lo is suffering… Came back with a bug … In bed with Man Flu… you know, the really bad one that only men get and only men can understand how...
  • Jog on…

    Jog on…

    One of the main reasons for coming over to Blighty this time was to help out whilst Dad recovered from his leg operation. Today, we went along to the ACAD...
  • Blighty Bound

    Blighty Bound

    The flight into the UK was pretty uneventful. Actually, it was an empty flight – the emptiest I’ve ever encountered. So why every seat in my immediate vicinity was occupied...
  • Binna and Gone

    Binna and Gone

    Dave arrived on Thursday afternoon and the weekend was spent doing various tourist related stuff, including the obligatory visit to Skansen. Unfortunately the Wolverines were not playing but the new...

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