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24.2.11

Tokyo Compilation

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  • Roppongi Hills and go up to the top of Mori Tower for the Mori Art Museum and the panoramic view of Tokyo.

    I also don't advise Tokyo tower. It's a ripoff!
  • Tsukiji Fish Market is a must-see and make sure you have sushi there (cheap - like $1/piece - and deliciously fresh!).The Tsukiji Fish Market. Go early (like has been said) and head right to the back of the market to see the tuna auction. Then walk your way out past all the stalls and see the wierd stuff for sale. Grab some sushi for a late breakfast at one of the nearby places....freshest you'll ever get.
  • Another must-do is exploring a Japanese department store (like Matsuzakaya in Ginza or Takashimaya in Shinjuku). They're huge and they sell everything. There're lots of cheap places to eat in these department stores, and in and around the major train stations. In addition, don't miss shabu-shabu/sukiyaki (cook-it-yourself thin slices of meat), tempura (set lunches are great value and variety) and teppanyaki (benihana-style, although prices are high especially if you splurge on kobe beef).

    In terms of department stores, I think the one to visit (not necessarily to buy) are the ones in Ginza. They are amazing, make sure you check out the food stores in the department stores. They are really wonderful. Things like fugu sashimi and the ever popular $60 each individually wrapped honeydew melons.
    Ginza. Just look around, particularly at night.
  • Definitely avoid riding the subway/trains during rush hour. It is hard to imagine how uncomfortably packed they can get but just take our word for it!



  • Tokyu hands in the Takeshimaya Times Square is great. They also sell some wonderful book bags/backpacks there at very competative prices. Including some super fashionable Japanese brands like Porter (the Japanese Prada).My very favorite store in Japan is Tokyu Hands. My son and husband love it too. It's filled with so much cool stuff - the little Japanese woodworking tools, robotics kits (much cheaper there than in the US), cool cooking things such as edible 24 kt-gold stars to put on desserts and in drinks. The office supplies department is one of the best. I can easily spend hours there.Tokyu Hands is the best
    In the same neighborhood lots of record stores and the Tokyo Harley Davidson store. Very Expensive T's $55.
    Find a great Korean BBQ.
    Find a great noodle shop in Akasaka.
  • Akihabara is almost mind boggling with the stuff available.Akihabara. Get off the subway at the Akihabara station and follow the signs to "Electric Town" An area full of the latest electronics and parts. A must see..like something out of Blade Runner.







Shinjuku Station.

A sushi conveyor belt bar.

Ueno Park is nice.

Sometimes there are flea markets around the shrines since the Japanese are supposed to pay off their debts at ceratin times....can find some great buys if you look.

try to have shabu shabu if you can. Its boiled beef with vegetables.

Avoid hostess bars. Prices are high, and the hostesses just talk to you.

Don't be intimidated by the food. Try anything once, you don't have to have it again if you don't like it.

Get maps of where you want to go. Tokyo's address system is based on when buildings were built, not where they are. A cab driver may not know how to get to an address without a map.

18.2.11

Macbook Pro Sandy Bridge refresh coming soon?



Rumors have been flying around about the imminent MacBook Pro refresh with the new Intel's Sandy Bridge processor.

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My first taste of Google's AppInventor!














Hopes to do an Android app showing translated Oricon Chart, maybe similar to jpopasia.com!

The above is a HelloPurr app.

Need to read more tutorials @ http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/learn/tutorials/index.html.

Wonder if iPhone have similar applications such as AppInventor? If not how do small kids 'program' apps for iPhone haha?

12.2.11

Java classpath pain in the ass

My Computer -> Advance -> Environment Variables

User
Path = C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin

System
CLASSPATH = C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin

java -classpath . Saluton


CLASSPATH from old laptop
.;C:\"Program Files"\Java\jdk1.5.0_04\lib\tools.jar;C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\ext\QTJava.zip

Games to try out

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Alpha Protocol



Darksiders

7.2.11

The Cheik Tiote Song!!


To the tune of “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin:

When you’re facing a rout, and you’re 30 yards out, Cheik Tiote!
From the Ivory Coast, squeezed just inside the post, Cheik Tiote!
He left Cesc Fabregas, lying flat on his ass, Cheik Tiote!
When we made it 4-3, he said leave it to me, Cheik Tiote!

Got it somewhere from a user @ nufcblog.com

6.2.11

Yahoo Mail on HTC Desire HD



Having problem connecting HTC Desire HD with Yahoo Mail?

Here's the solution from a forum. Works.

Thanks everybody for the suggestions! After lot of trawling on the net and hours on the phone...I finally made yahoo mail work on Desire.
The following needs to be done:
As Specialjim had advised, I made sure that the POP forwarding was checked in my regular Yahoo account (Not yahoo Plus). This could only be done if you change the preferred location of your yahoo account to Asia! So I changed it to Asia from UK. Apparently POP forwarding is free only if the preferred location on Yahoo Account settings is Asia! Otherwise this is not possible!
Then I put my email address and password in the phone and it automatically set the account! All done! And yes it doesn't matter if the wifi is on or off....as long as you have internet access on the phone.
Cheers!
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