Archive for June, 2009
Live From Tokyo: The Video Blog
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Disney, J.League, Japan, Omiya Ardija, Soccer, Tokyo on June 30, 2009 by MarkEightThreeTokyo Diary Ni: Far East Observations
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Tokyo on June 28, 2009 by MarkEightThree
06.19.09 Let me start off by saying the tall sweaty guy who works at Hotel Parklane’s front desk is awesome for helping me get to the soccer game tomorrow, and for his awesomeness he was rewarded with the delicious looking Watermelon beverage I had just purchased at Y’s Mart.
Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s some random observations I came across while exploring Shibuya and Akihabara today:
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Tokyo Diary Ichi: Getting to Edogawa
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Tokyo on June 28, 2009 by MarkEightThree
06.18.09 It’s just passed midnight here in Tokyo, which means I’ve survived the first night of my Far East adventure.
I left my house Wednesday morning at 6:30a.m, flew out of Pearson at approximately 8:30a.m. and landed in Tokyo at about 5:45p.m. on Thursday. After a total of 17 hours spent flying 38,000 feet in the air, two time zone changes, a 3 hour layover in Vancouver and a 1 hour bus ride from Narita to Kasai, I’ve never been so happy to arrive anywhere. I wish I could say the flights were hell but to be honest the worst part of either flight was spilling Coke Zero all over myself on the way to Japan. I got some good rest, watched The Iron Giant and got the greatest cross-country view of Canada possible. Read more »
MyBrute smashes into the AppStore for $4.99
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Games, iPhone, iPod touch, MyBrute on June 6, 2009 by MarkEightThree
I love the online game because it’s something I can get into without having it take up a lot of time, but the price of the iPhone version is way too steep for me to take the plunge. I was excited about getting BulkyPix’s MyBrute on my touch but I was expecting the price to be more in line with the $0.99-2.99 price range. There’s a lot of quality games in the AppStore to be had for MyBrute’s price, most of which offer much more bang for your buck. MyBrute is a great little MMO for beginners, but you’re better off sticking with the more limited [albeit free] online version until the price drops.
