kenleewrites in 日本

Maruko-bashi runs across Tamagawa (Tama river) which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa. Depending on where I’m headed, the car navigation system (car navi for short) greets me with a “You’ve entered Tokyo” (東京都に入りました) or “You’ve entered Kanagawa” (神奈川県に入りました) whenever I drive across this bridge. There’s a walkway for pedestrians on either side of the bridge. If you’re up for it, a pretty nice stroll awaits. Today, I’m just here for the lights.

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Ran into Bob today. He probably has more pins than you do holes. ^^. What do you do when you travel overseas? I usually just bring the specific adaptor for where I’m going. But then again, I’ve never been on a round the globe trip before.

Had a sudden craving for Thai tonight. So, I didn’t the only honorable thing. I went to Bangkok Kitchen in Jiyugaoka (自由が丘) for some chow. I was craving this particular bowl of noodles called ก๋วยเตี๋ยว น้ำตกหมู. I’m told it reads Kuay Tiew Nam Tok Moo. Kuay Tiew translates into rice noodles. Nam Tok means brown soup and Moo means pork (not cow).

Does it mean anything if you crave ก๋วยเตี๋ยว น้ำตกหมู? ^^.

This is just about the coolest video I’ve seen so far!

Why? Try doing this. When the video is playing, click and drag within the video. You’ll see why. AMAZING! Simply amazing!

A little something lifted from the yellowBird homepage. They have a rather long url.

http://www.yellowbirdsdonthavewingsbuttheyflytomakeyouexperiencea3dreality.com

A variant of the yellowBird camera is being utilized within the Google Streetview technology. The prominent difference is that the yellowBird camera records video instead of photographs. The camera uses six cleverly divided lenses in order to capture every possible viewing direction. The data stream generated by the camera is impressive. Through a double glass-fiber connection, a stream of 1200 Mbit per second is captured and saved in an uncompressed format. Next to the camera, a surround sound microphone system enables to record audio at 96 khz as well.

The yellowbird camera can be utilized in a variety of ways. First of all, videos can be captured from a regular tripod. Additionally the camera can be setup within a steadycam suit and “float” above the head of the camera operator. Furthermore, multiple connections support the camera to be mounted on a car or under a helicopter.

All that sexy tech talk. How cool is that!

Like bursting bubble warp? This little device is like an infinitely long sheet of bubble wrap. Use infinite プチプチ (puchi puchi) long enough and your thumb goes numb. ^^. Puchi puchi, as you’ve guessed, is a Japanese onomatopoeia.

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