Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
Posted onWent to Akihabara again to help a friend buy a Linux PDA. Since the Sharp Zaurus is the only one that comes with it installed, thats what we got.
Year: 2002
Canon IXY 320
Posted onIt was a nice and sunny day so rode my bicycle to Akihabara. I used to go there almost every weekend at one time to look around for new computer parts and check out prices for RAM, CPU etc, but realised that this was my first visit in months. The only reason I went there […]
Christmas and Bonenkai
Posted onChristmas today but it doesn’t feel like it here in Japan. Few people officially celebrate it, though some Santas and decorations can be seen in restaurants and shopping areas. Off to our Bonenkai. Wonder why they put it on Christmas day.
Snowboarding gear shopping
Posted onI had decided on getting my own snow-board boots after the last, very painful, experience with rentals. Went to Jimbocho with Rainer and found some really good and reasonably priced boots. They seem a little tight, but they are supposed to reshape to fit your feet after a while. After I got those, I just […]
Dan’s house-warming
Posted onDan had a house-warming party at his new place. Met lots of new Japanese people.
Bloggers meetup cancelled
Posted onTonight’s blogging meetup was cancelled because not enough people confirmed that they could attend.
Photos from the Zao trip
Posted onFunny how I have healed completely. It took more than a week the last 2 times I went. Here are the photos Rainer took: The place we stayed at The inn again David and Fujie Judd Judd again Rainer Rainer again Rainer again and again Yours truly with white hair Yours truly stuck in the […]
Zao snowboarding day 2
Posted onThe first few hours of this morning were terrible. My feet hurt a lot and the slightly over-sized boots caused excrutiating pain. David and Fujie had to leave before lunch to visit her parents. For lunch, all I could find was plain rice and potato fries. Judd on the other hand, decided to stick to […]
Day 1 of snowboarding at Zao
Posted onManaged to wake up early, despite not being able to sleep till quite late last night. After breakfast, Rainer and Judd went ahead while David, Fujie and I went to rent boots, board and skiis. They didnt have the right size boots for me and that would cause me a lot of pain for the […]
Off to Zao
Posted onI got to Tokyo station at 7pm on Friday and met Rainer, Judd and Fujie there, while David was late as usual. There was no sign of Lawrence. He disappeared before our last trip as well. From Tokyo, we took the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Yamagata, way up North, which took about 2 hours. Then […]