An animation of a man and a woman playing a single guitar looks amusing.

February 9, 2010 11:57 AM

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As @takano_hiroshi's recent follow-ups have been increased, he introduced the once popurarlity-accepted animation.This is amazing.

Of courese,@takano_hiroshi is musician.

Since animation can not be taken into blog, please see this page.The couple, playing a single guitar amazingly nice,gives you a pleasure.

You know, there is also a so-called "Duo Siqueira Lima", an official page set up by CECILIA SIQUEIRA(Uruguay)and FERNANDO LIMA(Brasil).

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They started playing performances in 2002. They make Europe tours. Their playing scenes are spotted in an number of animation on pages.

Without a doubt, this page looks more fun.

(via Twitter / yanase hiroichi

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I want to visit "avocafe", the intimate cafe serving avocado dishes

February 9, 2010 12:44 AM

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When I talked on twitter, I found many avocados' fans and they told "avocafe" followed by "madosh!cafe"

avocafe is at Kanda Jimbocho. You can have lunch and dinner.

I just can not know details about menues because of the website under renovation. The photos from the site"Tabelog" make my mouth water a lot.

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It's avocado-don, indeed. Pasta,too. I hope to visit there if I have a chance!

Address:West Building 3F, 1-2-9, Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo.


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(via Twitter / Hironobu Igarashi

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I want to visit the avocado restaurant " madosh!cafe"!

February 9, 2010 12:07 AM

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Avocado restaurant has a nice ring to it. I knew that the avocado restaurant was"madosh!cafe" in Shibuya!

I like an avocado very much. I can not stand its mild taste. We can have an avocado salada at restaurant but I've never thought there were an avocado restaurant.

Why is it specialized in an avocado ?

Now, thinking about affinity to various kinds of ingredients and recipes, recipes of avocados are full of possibilities. On the other hand, its methodologieshave not yet made systematically.

I want to go and eat it! They say we can have both lunch and dinner. The Avocado-don is nice for lunch. There are some takeouts. I envy the neighbors.

I may feel happy if I go to the restaurant. The restaurant locates in Shibuya so I hope to visit there someday in the near future.

It has twitter account, too. Wonderful!

satoh.shunsuke (avomaster) on Twitter

What I recommend for my favorite avocado recipe is dragon steak!

Address:5-28-7-205 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku


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There is an intimate cafe serving avocado dishes"avocafe"at Jinbocho.

(via Twitter / Takanobu Kobayashi

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Pants for kids and their parents

February 8, 2010 1:43 PM

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It's a project named,"Pants for kids and parents"Yes, yes like this !

The idea is to make pants that the parents wear and the kids can use. A pocket for the child to put things in, a tugging handle maybe.

Yes, children love gathering vairous kinds of small things, such as nuts and leaves. After gatherig them, they come close to their parents to put them into their parent's hand each time.

It must be fun to have pants with pockets like this. Once he(she) folds his(her) legs, nuts and leaves may be fallen down all at once.

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Left-eyed flounder and right-eyed flounder; Distance of their eyes deals with crooked brains.

January 29, 2010 5:02 PM

Articles from "Crooked brains caused the distance of eyes about left-eyed flounder and right-eyed flounder.

Professor Suzuki discovered the slight crooked brains at the shaped crossing point of optic nerve which connects the right eye to the left brain, and the left eye to the right brain.From there, the crook of the whole brain goes on and the position of eyesis to be shifted to the other side, he confirmed.

Wow! They say that the distance of eyes; "left-eyed flounder to the left and right-eyed flounder to the right"was caused from the crook of the eyes.

It is said that DNA which controls the directions of crook is specified. left-eyed flounder and right-eyed flounder; when they are born, their shapes are symmetry, but after 20 to 40 days, their eyes tend to more toward the left or the right and the color of their bodies becomes darkish only on the eye side.

It's an astonishing story that eyes have gaps because of their crooked brains. The difference of DNA also makes another crooking direction.

Moreover, it was found that "pitx2", which decides a position of internal organs. It is known as it works when human hearts are formed to the left side of the bodies. And it works again not only before left-eyed flounder and right-eyed flounder are born but also at the time of their fry controlling crook of brains.

Oh, I understand ! From that point of view, internal organs of human beings are not symmetry, are they ?

When they are artificially raised, there are some whose position of eyes become opposite. A researcher comments, "The difference about growing environment of fries restrains the pitx2 working.

Among the sushi menu of sushi-go-round restaurant, I like "Engawa(dorsal fin of flounder)" best.

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500ml PET bottles of "Suntory Soda" will be sold.

January 29, 2010 1:42 PM

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A good news for highball drinkers.500ml PET bottles of "Suntory Soda"will be sold soon.

I knew "500ml PET bottles of "Suntory Soda""debut from Suntory Topics.

The content of 500ml PET bottles of "Suntory Soda" is the same as 200ml cans of "Suntory Soda" sold last year. It was made as a foil for taste from whiskey to liquor to characterize tasty spankle and refreshing excitement as well.

Well, there are also 200ml cans, but their small sizes were demerits. We want to drink as much highballs as possible, don't we ?

They will start selling 500ml PET bottles "Suntory Soda" from March 30.

The PET bottles are made of "hybrid bottles" structured by many layers to prevent from carbon dioxide coming out.

A campaign "Eating ?? with highballs is given at Highball now!

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White cup noodles called,"Cream Stewed Noodles"

January 29, 2010 1:21 PM

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New white products of cup noodles,"Cream Stewed Noodles" have been sold. I tried them immediately.

"White"is a theme of these series of new products.

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The cup noodle has less calories than I thought.

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Ham or Corns are in it and it has a taste like "Cream Stew" literally. The taste is not like that of soy sauce, miso or sault. I'm sure I like it.

I felt like having soup with some stew. There was little left in the cup after having it.

I've had sufficient !

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There might be a festival" you could have potatoes and drinks as much as possible" at McDonald at Yoyogi.

January 20, 2010 12:26 AM

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According to an entry "there might be a festival" you could have potatoes and drinks as much as possible" at McDonald at Yoyogi.", there's going to be a service "you could have potatoes and drinks as much as possible at McDonald at Yoyogi in a limited period.

Actually it's confirmed by phone.

The period is from Jan20 through Feb14 2010 and the limited time is PM17-22. When you buy "Value Set LL" which costs 60 yen more than Value Set, you can have potatoes and drinks as much as possible.

You would be quite full when you eat just only "Value Set LL", and the service will be nice for McDonald's potatoes lovers.

But I wondered why they gave such serivices "you could have potatoes and drinks as much as possible." Probably the time of the service might be a good timing for McDonald to have less customers.

Will it happen that students of club activities drop in McDonald on their way home and know that potatoes were all sold out ? I wonder.

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Cheap Car Rental Service(2,525 Yen for 12 hours.) by "NICONICO RENTCAR"

January 19, 2010 11:38 PM

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When I wrote about "Car sharing service using convenience store parking",I was told "NICONICO RENTCAR", renting a car by 2,525 Yen for 12 hours.

I was wondering about the cost of "Car sharing service using convenience store parking", cost 800 Yen for 30 minutes. But it might be easy to use for us if the cost is 2,525 Yen.

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Looking at the price list, it's true that for S class the cost is 2,525 Yen for 12 hours at a membership price. It's 2,100 Yen for 6 hours. The price will be reasonable thinking of just using a car half a day.

Having a look at a photo, I noticed that it had tie-up with a gas station. When I looked at the store in front of Urawa Station, I found a photo telling you go to the Saitama Stadium, rent a car and go !

It's no doubt that it takes 30 minutes to go to the Saitama Stadium by car. It costs less than 700 Yen per person when renting a car for 12 hours before and after matches. It might be convenient.

(via Twitter / Naohide Arai

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How to eat sushi in a good manner

January 19, 2010 11:01 PM

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I found Sushi Etiquette...an illustration of a good manner when eating sushi.

Besides sushi manners as picking up sushi by chopsticks or fingers , not to dip rice into soy sauce, plain illustrations show bad manners when you eat sushi.

Bad manners are as follows; rub chopsticks, cut sushi into half, dip rice into soy sauce, put wasabi into soy sauce and so on.

It's not a good manner to hand some money to a such maker. This suppose you might give him a tip

You'd better tell about a good manner when you eat sushi with a guest from abroad. ?

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Tasting party of McDonald's"Big America"

January 13, 2010 10:33 PM

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Tasting of "Big Amercia", a new hamburger made by MacDonald was held at a certain place in Tokyo, and I was lucky to attend via AMN(Agile Media Network). I will report it to you.

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Very thick!!

The hamburgers going to be sold this time are series of "Big America" and they are motifs of four titles in America.。

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I'll tell you about each characteristic from a page, "A secret taste of Big America".

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Texas:

It has two kinds of sauce, spicy barbeque sauce and snappy grain mustard relish. It is juicy and 1/4 pound big enough beef putty(about two and half times as big as usual one). How about enjoying them with a kingly zest ?


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New York:

This was made from a club sandwitch originated from New York into a formal style hamburger. It is juicy and 1/4 pound big enough beef putty(about twon and half times as big as usual one). Also it has harmony with MontereyJack cheese produced in America, rich taste of bacon, tomatoes and lettuce.


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California:

The best point is special sauce using Californian red wine made in California. It is juicy and 1/4 pound big enough beef putty(about two and half times as big as usual one) and especialize it with mellow scent and rich taste.


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Hawaiian:

Hawaiian hamburger deeply filled with delicious taste of Hawaiian dish "Loco Moco" loved by all over the world. It has rich taste of special gravy juicy sauce and is 1/4 pound beef putty(about two and half times as big as usual one). Also it is harmonized with flesh eggs, tasty enough of bacons, cheese and lettuce in it.

How about these? They have rich meat and plenty sauce in them as well.

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By the way I hear that the same beef putty is used as the one in 1/4 pound. Each hamburgers is characteristic and everyone has his(her) taste.

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I strongly recommend and it might be fun for you to try all kinds of hamburgers. Personally, "Texas' was my taste from the first bite, because I love food with barbeque taste! So, this hamburger was really delicious, I thought.

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"New York" a motif of club sandwitch is good as the one we eat in every day lives. The taste is very light and easy to eat.

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I thought, "Oh" when I had it in the first round, but in the second round after eating all the hamburgers, I chose "California" as the best ones. The red wine sauce remains in my mouth comfortably. I've never tried a hamburger with red wine sauce in it. I love its special taste.

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I know it's matter of taste,so I'm going to write in honest. On the contrary, it was "Hawaiian" I was not feel like eating. Maybe, gravy sauce was not so good and an egg had little impact, because there's 'Tsukimi Burger" which are hamburgers with fried egg fillings.

The event was being relayed by Twitter, so I'll insert it here.

What is important is all these hamburgers have period limitations.

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For the time being, an intial sales is going to be from Jan8 through Jan11. First, please chck if you can not wait it.

Initial sales tips of Texas Burger
Initial sales tips of New York Burger
Initial sales tips of California Burger
Initial sales tips of Hawaiian Burger

Wow! Around my area, I can have only "New York" burgers!

They are added into routine menu in the future, I hope.

I've had sufficient

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Son, the president of SoftBank, ordered all the staffs to use twitter

January 12, 2010 9:51 PM

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It is said that at last Son, the president of SoftBank, ordered all the staffs to use twitter.

It came out of the twitter of a younger sister working for SoftBank.

Twitter / Yuta ToKoRo: Followed by a younger sister working for SoftBank.At last,,,

Followed by a younger sister working for SoftBank. At last all the staffs were ordered to use twitter by the president. Wow!

Twitter / Yuta ToKoRo: Talking aoubt all the staffs of SoftBank using twitter,

Talking aoubt all the staffs of SoftBank using twitter, my idea is that a real target is to generalize iPhone and Andorid using Twitter, a catalyst, which is compatible with Smartphone rather than to spread Twitter itself.

The story to let all the staffs use twitter came out as news, too when the president Son himself began using Twitter.

As a result, it means that all of a sudden twenty thousand twitter users are increasing in number. I wonder what effect will bring to his office. I really would like to hear the president Son's twitter about that.

P.S. There was an article about all the twenty thousand staffs of SoftBank groups started twitter.

As 30 years have passed since the company was established, twitter will be used in order to discusss about visions after 30 years. The result of the discussion will be annouced at shareholders general meeting in June. The staffs have already started twitter little by little.

Masato Kogure (kogure) on Twitter
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"Twitter-140 characters changes the world", (MYCOM NewBooks) (NewBooks)

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Kashima Antlers, Hideaki Ozawa tranfers to Paraguay

January 11, 2010 8:10 PM

An article about a transferring of Hideaki Ozawa, a goal keeper of Kashima. A thirty-five year old man's challenge.

Hideaki Ozawa(Age:35), a goal keeper of Kashima is to be transferred to Luqueño, a powerful team in Paraguay. He had had a renewal contract offer from Kashima. "I've come to an end by winning three consecutive championships. Life is once. I don't want to regret." He decided to transfer.

A goal keeper of Kashima Antlers, Hideaki Ozawa was to be transferred to a team, Luqueño in Paraguay.

To tell the truth, he was a junior of my acquitances and there was a delicate distance say, far or near, between us,too. There's why I have long been worried about him.

Since he was an attached high school student of Mito College, he entered Kashima in 1992. He was chosen as a member of the national under-18 and under-21 football team, but wasn't be able to be a main goalkeeper in Kashima because of suffering from his backache.

He transferred not only to Kashima Antlers but also to Yokohama Marionos and FC Tokyo. He had a long period as a bench warmer as well.

Besides, he returned to Kashima Antlers without breaking his motivation for soccer. I imagined his determination of burying his bone here. No! His strong will of tranferring abroad at the age of 35!

According to an article of A challenging Ozawa as a goal keeper in Paraguay. He strongly refused an offer to remaing in Kashima., he hasn't had an official offer right now, so joining in the training of Team Sportivo Luqueño, he hopes an agreement of a contract to be succeeded. I can't think of his choice waiting a head.

His wife and two children are strong supporters. They advise him to go to Paraguay as soon as possible. Hideaki Ozawa says, "I think I can still be an active soccer player and this challenge is just on my way to a travelling as well.


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Enjoying "Club Med Kabira"at Ishigaki Island with my children

December 21, 2009 11:26 PM

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I joined "Club Med Resort Experience Reporter"sponsered by LinkShare. I'll tell you about leisures at"Club Med" at Ishigaki Island.

As I told you before, basically we can enjoy ourselves without going out anywhere. Because many activities and events are prepared for us in the resort.

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Table tennis.

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Squash.

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Petanque.

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Tennis court.

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Petanque.

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And the sea.

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This time, because of my children's age limit we couldn't try but can enjoy marine sports, such as snorkeling, windsurfing, sea kayaking and etc.

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When winter comes, it is said that people enjoy windsurfing get together. I felt wind comfortable.

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There's a gym, too.

And I think it's a best part of "Club Med". That is, a system called "Mini Club" for children to join all day is provided. Let me tell you more details about it. We can leave our children for free.

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They are taught juggling, swimming in the pool, making something and also taking meals together. These are very fun and also adventures for children.

I encountered my elder son who was full of smile moving hand in hand with a boy just as tall as my son. I had been worried a little, but it was worrying over nothing.

"Having met my friends was the most enjoynable to me!" , my elder son replied to me before. What he meant was this "Mini Club" now, I understand.

On the other hand, we, adults, can enjoy marine sports and refresh ourselves leaving children without worring about them.

This time, as my younger son didn't take part in "Mini Club", my wife was doing nail arts.

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At the same time, my younger son was nailing "Anpanman"(Nailing is not for free).

Now, pleasure of "Club Med" keeps on and on till we got to bed. There's a live show at night and a show by G.O from dinner through mid night.

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On the first night, dancing and magic shows were prepared. "That man was there, wasn't he? "Like this style, G.O was on the stage.

Every night they show us a different program.

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When I was leaving there, I happened to see their practice. It was about 12PM at mid night.

Their hard practice results in one of the shows - I think that's the circus show.

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It is no doubt there are some who had experience of gymnastics, but not all of them did. Look at their play from this point of view, it was highlight, indeed.

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Facilities of air swings were also in 'Club Med Sahoro".

In this facilities we see a boutique.

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People can buy souvenirs, swimming suits and clothes.

So when we visited 'Club Med Sahoro" in Hokkaido, the most happy memory of my elder son was playing soccer with G.O. After all, to contact with others always remain in one's mind, I suppose.

I myself don't mind meeting with others while I travel. In other words, I rather like a style of 'Club Med" and its style suits me, too.

Of course, there are some who want to travel around here and there. I don't think 'Club Med" suits them after all but people who like enjoying full taste of resort are suitable for it.

By the way, "Club Med" was expressed as a village by G.O. It might be a proper expression as a distance between human relations. I like to go back to the village again by saving money.

I thought G.O made up of only young people, but in my surprise, their average age might be high.

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Meals of "Club Med Kabira"at Ishigaki Island with my children

December 21, 2009 12:08 AM

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I joined"Club Med Resort experience reporter" supported by Linshare. I'am going to report a little bit unique at "Club Med"

This is a reprt continued from "Club Med Kabira"at Ishigaki Island with my children".

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This is a place like a cafe and bar and we can always have drinks or light meals there. Of course, everything is free.

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Free drinks are such as soft drinks, no alcohol cocktails Orion's draft beers, Okinawa's awamori and cocktails. There are some paid champagne. We can have light meals, too

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We are able to drop in easily anytime, so we feel really comfortable.

This place turns into live performance in the evening and disco at night. There are musical staffs for each one and boost the site.

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Such pleasant times take place every night. Thre is nothing like a paradise here.

Besides these, a very unique system is that of three meals a day. Basically it is a buffet style.

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We are sometimes taken to stangely crowded talbes. We share the table!

At "Club Med Sapporo in Hokkaido", we had to share the table without our permissions, but we were asked by the staffs. "Is it all right to share the table?"At the entrance of "Club Med Kabira", some visitors who don't like to share a table are taken to a table of four.

But the longer they stay, the more enjoyable they feel to share tables. Who do you share with? Sometimes with visitors and their children or with staffs and their kids,too !

This is second time to see this after visiting "Club Med Sahoro". So my surprise isn't a big one but for the first time vistor, it will be different. We are thankful for G.O.(the nick name of the staff) paying attention to children.

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Though we are in Okinawa, they serve not only original Okinawa's meals but different menues not to make visitors boring. When we were staying, we had Italian and seafood, I remember.

The elder son was old enough to choose meals by himself. I didn't have to worry about him.

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This was breakfast.

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For the visitors coming from all over the world, many kinds of food are prepared, indeed.

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The younger son was quite satisfied, so that he could make hamburgers by himself.

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Talking about bread, there are various kinds, aren't they?

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On the second night, one birthday cale was put on a table by surprise!

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It was a birthday of a girl sitting at next table. It was no doubt that she was very pleased with surprise. All staffs came together to her table and sang birthday songs. The dinning room became more excited.

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On the second night I was so happy to have ice cream, noodless of Okinawa and Okinawa-ish meals.

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Beer!

For example, as a proof of staying at "Club Med", everyone has a string around one's arm. Orange color of the string is offered for the first time visitor. Blue color of the string is offered for more than twice vistor.

This time during our stay, we saw many visitors with orange strings. There were quite a lot of vistorswith their children. Besides, vistors came from Kyushu and Kansai district. Perhaps it's closer for them to come than Kanto district.

And the second night passed like this.

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G.O is on the stage unofficially!


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"Club Med Kabira"at Ishigaki Island with my children

December 20, 2009 7:28 PM

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I've been to Ishigaki Island, for I was chosen as an experience reporter of "the Club Med Resort" sponsered by LinkShare. It asked for paying 10,000 yen at a bargain cost to join the plan.

I visited Ishigaki Island during successive holidays in November 21st through 23rd. The trip actually ought to have been 3 nights 4 days, but owing to my children's school eschedules, we stayed 2 nights there.

There's a direct flight to Ishigaki Island, but this time the flight was via Naha. It took about 2 hours and a half flight to Naha. then we transferred and an hour's flight was added. From the airport, we had 40 minutes' bus ride.

We left home at AM 6:30 and arrived at "Club Med Kabira" at a bout PM15:30. Ishigaki Island seems to locate only away from Okinawa, but it is surely the southern island.

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In this connection, because of a short landing field of Ishigaki Island, planes with much fuel are not able to take off. Also, when planes land on, they need strong brake.

Once again, I am going to review about a system of "Club Med". It's a type of resorts, what we call, all inclusive. It's included all fundamental fees such as flights, stayings, meals, drinks and so on.

In other words, you need not to pay any extra money while you are staying there. At that resort, there's a coffee and bar, and drinks are free from morning till night. As you are served a little food and some snacks, even if you feel a little hungry, you are all right.

We met a couple who had experienced "Club Med" for the first time. They said, "It's nice not to have wallets with us.

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As we had 4 members in our family, they served us a type of 2 rooms connected.

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We can rent a bed guard for children. It's very thankful, because my younger son had fallen twice from a bed.

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Opening the window, there's a sea before us.

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The room has a bath and a toilet.

Outside of the room is like this.

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Though it's late November, it's warm enough to get a T shirts. I sweat a little wearing a long sleeved shirt. I am sure the temperature is 25°C.

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Therefore, some people were swimming and I enjoyed swimming in the sea with my children. It is really late Nov! Surely water isn't warm, but I barely can swim.

Sometimes I see such a note sticked on a wall.

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This is a schedule of "Club Med". "Is it fun to stay long in "Club Med"? I think it's natural to ask. Everyday they hold activities like beach vallyball, snorkeling, three-stringed instrument lesson and etc.

Of course you can join cruising tour around isolated islands paying an extra fee. The people who are accustomed to "Club Med", are not tired of staying all day there. We can drink beer whenever we are thirsty

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In front of the hotel, a beach spreads.

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Looking back from the beach, there stands the hotel.

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Children are satisfied with a beach as long as there is a beach

After a while, I asked my childrenm "What did you enjoy most ?"

"I met some friends", the elder son replied.
"Picking up shells" was younger son's answer.

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Picking shells can be done not only at "Club Med" but also other places. "Children's pleasure are filled with such a simple things."I said it to myself again.

What does the reply of my elder son mean ?

Club Med

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Translated by Toshi; orinal post on Dec 2

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"GIANT KILLING" becomes a cartoon film on TV

December 13, 2009 10:44 AM

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"GIANT KILLING" is the soccer comic serialized in "MORNING"comic magazine. This manga will be made into an animated TV series in April 2010.

Official site of "MORNING"-Flash report! "GIANT KILLING" becomes a cartoon film finally!

"GIANT KILLING"(the cartoonist:Tsujitomo and Masaya Tsunamoto), a popular comic serialize in "MORNING"comic magazine, becomes a cartoon film !

In April 2010, it comes on the air from NHK BS2/BS hi. It is directed by Koyu and produced by STUDIO DEEN. It has 26 episode in total.

I personally like this comic, but am wondering how the scene of game will be recreated ? One of my interest is circumstances when the clubs, players and supports get intertwined.

This comic is focused on the soccer team coach.

GIANT KILLING 1 (MORNINGKC) (Comic)

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GIANT KILLING 2 (MORNING KC) (Comic)

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GIANT KILLING 3 (MORNING KC) (Comic)

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GIANT KILLING 12 (MORNING KC) (Comic)

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Translated by Toshi; orinal post on Dec 8

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"Ustream Live Broadcaster" provides live broadcasting from iPhone

December 10, 2009 10:19 PM

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Finally, iPhone was capable of broadcasting live by "Ustream Live Broadcaster"icon application. Just one iPhone device provides live streaming !

Cool! But issues with battery life remain, so you just carry eneloop and the rest, tripod stand for convenience.

Across nationwide, it enables to do live broadcasting within Softbank's service area !

After it runs, the screen shows up for entering account.

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You can make your account in advance by PC or make it here.

Next,,,

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create your streaming name. Just make "LIVE NETAFULL" here.

Then, this is first screen after it starts.

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"RECORD" is displayed in the lower right portion of the screen, but this is not live streaming but record mode. Tap "GO LIVE" in the lower left portion of the screen, it is changed into live streaming mode.

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Without any setting, it starts live broadcasting. Wow!

"POLL"in the lower left portion of the screen, you can take YES/NO questionnaire.

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I am making a video of USTREAM Screen here. You can see its same screen lasting in the back.

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↑This is the screen of MAC Safari.

There is video recording function with iPhone3GS not iPhone 3G. But it allows you to do live broadcasting with this application.

In addition,

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you can do video recording,too.

That's incredible! This application changes the world. It is available via 3G coverage area even if you are not in range of WiFI coverage area.

Ustream Live Broadcastericon is a free application.

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#NETAFULL iPhone appli category

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Translated by Toshi; orinal post

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Matsuya cuts the price of "Gyumeshi"

November 30, 2009 10:52 PM

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The chain restaurant of beef bowl, "Matsuya" announced the price cut for its beef bowl,"Gyumeshi" and pork bowl,"Butameshi". It will start from 3PM, December 3, 2009.

"Gyu-meshi" had been sold at discout price for a limited period from November 5th to 16th. It became very popular, so Matsuya also started cutting the price of "Gyuemeshi" and "Butameshi".

The price of typical menu are discounted as follows:

"Gyumeshi"(medium portion) 380Yen ⇒320Yen
"Gyumeshi"(large portion) 480Yen ⇒420Yen
"Butameshi"(medium portion) 320Yen ⇒290Yen
"Butameshi"(large portion) 420Yen ⇒390Yen

I feel this is a kind of deflation.
According to the article of "Finally! The lowest price in the industry! Matsuya cuts the price of 'Gyumeshi'",it is the lowest price in the industry.

Matsuya's filling of "Gyumeshi" using Australian beef(30 packs)

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Translated by Toshi; orinal post

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Create your own emoticon at "richkaomoji.com"

November 30, 2009 9:36 PM

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I found richkaomoji.com to create-your-own emoticon.

Parts are categorized as hairstyle, outline, hand and eye. Selecting each parts, you can make your own emoticon.

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It is interesting to use letters for resembling other thing.

Selected parts comes out in the upper right.

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Assemble each parts to create-your-own emoticon.

Well, I created my own emoticon like an duck girl. What do you think about this emoticon ?

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Translated by Toshi; orinal post

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