Archive for November, 2008

Japan Trip 2008 Merchandise Coverage Part 1

Well it’s been a long time but I finally got around to posting about all the merchandise that I bought from my Japan trip. I’m pretty sure a lot of you have been waiting for this for quite some time, and I’m glad I finally got to it. Though a few reasons why this is rather late: being lazy, been busy with work, finding room to store it all away etc. Anyway await no longer, hit the jump to check out part 1 of the full coverage of all the items I bought. WARNING: Picture intensive post.

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Chara Hobby 2008, Animelo Challenge 2008, and the final day in Japan

Well I’ve finally reached the last two days of coverage of my Japan trip. It certainly has been a long time since then but in the end I’ve reached the end. The last two days of the trip proved to be rather quick and action packed and it was certainly a way to end the trip. Anyway this last post of the Japan trip will cover Chara Hobby 2008, Animelo 2008 Challenge concert and a final trip to Akiba. So hit the jump to read on.

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Belated Birthday Dinner - fine dining style

My birthday was just over a month ago and at the time, my friends were busy to come out for dinner. But two weeks ago they were finally free. Though having been to some really nice places in Japan for dinner, I wanted to continue that especially for my birthday dinner with friends. I guess you could say that I’m enjoying the life of fine dining, or in other words just spending big. The problem for us was most of my friends didn’t know which restaurant to go to in Sydney as none of us know the quality of restaurants in Sydney. Actually one of my friends probably has a better idea since he practically dines out all the time. So a bit of help from him and Google we decided on ARIA Restaurant.

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A new phone and a new PC

During the month of August, my phone contract had ended and it was time for a new phone. I’ve had my trusty Motorolla V3x for just over two years and it did have it’s ups and down, but recently it just stopped getting reception in a lot of places. But over the years, mobile technology has advanced in many ways with phones now packing a lot of features. Though before my trip to Japan, Apple had released their latest 3G iPhone in Australia. So my new choice for phone was pretty easy. Yes I got myself an iPhone.

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Ikebukuro, a Maid Cafe, and my most expensive purchase

You know you’re coming close to the end of a trip when your running out of things to do, but also running out of money. The end indeed near, but neither of those things applied to us. There was still plenty on the plate to do and much more spending that I needed doing, but I also made a pitiful mistake at this point of the trip as well. Hit the jump to read on about my small trip to Ikebukuro, my first experience in a maid cafe, and my most expensive purchase EVER!

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