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irma's tokyo

I took the bullet train to Tokyo. It was an interesting trip and i enjoyed two japanese lunch boxes while i relaxed in a comfortable chair. My lunch boxes consited of osaka style sushi which is sushi that is formed into rectangles. When i arrived in Tokyo i jumped on the orange train and rode it to the Ebisu station. It was pretty painless and i had no trouble finding the station thanks to the english/japanese digital displays on the top of each door. Once i arrived at Ebisu i called my contact Irma. She said to look for a short hispanic girl dressed in brown. i told her to look for the biggest gaijin she could find and that would be me. I saw her walking between the moving sidewalks and i bowed and handed her a gift of mochi and bean candies.

January 8, 2003 Read more

breechan's japan

Last night i left the comfort of Bree-chan's japan. Bree was an amazing guide and a generous host. Our exploits ranged from the ancient Temples of Kyoto to the shores of Kobe. What made my time with Bree special was the fluency in japanese that bree posesses. Her perfect grasp of the Kansai dialect allowed her an inside view into the culture of japan. It all culimnated on the last day of my time with bree. We went to her favorite bar in the small farming village she lives in.

January 8, 2003 Read more

Hello From Osaka!

Hello folks,

I'm here in Osaka... i spent most of today wandering around alleys of the city... everytime i look up i am reminded of Lain. Today as well as the next two days are the biggest holiday of the year so just about everything is closed... everything except food stands and arcades... and this internet cafe that i'm in now... go figure.

i played some pachinko. i also played a really cool first person shooter called World Battle. This is very cool and i was doing pretty good... i even attracted a bit of a crowd. Although i did end up spending about 1000 Yen on it... which is about 10 bucks.

Last night (New Years Eve) I went to a party in Osaka at club evo. It was pretty fun. When i first arrived i heard drum'n'bass playing so i happily paid my 30,000 ¥ ($28) and went down stairs. Unfortunatly the dnb was only playing in the front room and nobody was dancing. oh well i still had fun and met a bunch of cool japanese people. i also danced my ass off... more than i had danced in about a year... and it was to techno hahah.

My hotel is very nice and pretty much western... although it has a bidet and a really deep shower... but at least i have my own bathroom.

today for lunch i had my favorite... Tako Yaki .... mmmm good stuff! it's a little chunk of octopus inside a tasty dumpling cover with sweet sauce, mayo (eww i could have done without the mayo) and bonito (dried fish flakes) it appears to be alive because the bonito writhes in the heat.

i was really hoping to find a wireless network that was open so i could surf for free... but all the wireless networks i found that were open, assigned me an ip and then had no route to the internet.

I have uploaded all the pictures i've taken so far and they can be found here:

http://jp.eecue.com

yes i did a whole site just for my journey.

enjoy the pics.

updates to follow..

January 1, 2003 Read more

Hello From Osaka!!!!

Hello folks,

I'm here in Osaka... i spent most of today wandering around alleys of the city... everytime i look up i am reminded of Lain. Today as well as the next two days are the biggest holiday of the year so just about everything is closed... everything except food stands and arcades... and this internet cafe that i'm in now... go figure.

i played some pachinko. i also played a really cool first person shooter called World Battle. This is very cool and i was doing pretty good... i even attracted a bit of a crowd. Although i did end up spending about 1000 Yen on it... which is about 10 bucks.

Last night (New Years Eve) I went to a party in Osaka at club evo. It was pretty fun. When i first arrived i heard drum'n'bass playing so i happily paid my 30,000 ¥ ($28) and went down stairs. Unfortunatly the dnb was only playing in the front room and nobody was dancing. oh well i still had fun and met a bunch of cool japanese people. i also danced my ass off... more than i had danced in about a year... and it was to techno hahah.

My hotel is very nice and pretty much western... although it has a bidet and a really deep shower... but at least i have my own bathroom.

today for lunch i had my favorite... Tako Yaki .... mmmm good stuff! it's a little chunk of octopus inside a tasty dumpling cover with sweet sauce, mayo (eww i could have done without the mayo) and bonito (dried fish flakes) it appears to be alive because the bonito writhes in the heat.

i was really hoping to find a wireless network that was open so i could surf for free... but all the wireless networks i found that were open, assigned me an ip and then had no route to the internet.

I have uploaded all the pictures i've taken so far and they can be found here:

http://jp.eecue.com

yes i did a whole site just for my journey.

enjoy the pics.

updates to follow...

January 1, 2003 Read more

Japan Trip Photo Journal

As you all know I'm going to japan this morning. I will be there for over two weeks. I plan to take at least 200 pictures daily. I will be trying my best to upload them every day.

Due to the large volume oh photos i will be uploading ... i set up a whole seperate site just for them.

Along with my photos I will be posting in the forums.

I want to wish you all a happy new year and thank you for pitching in to buy our own server. It's good to have this site be self sufficient.

=]

-eek

December 30, 2002 Read more

Pre-Japan - Part I : Food i am going to eat whilst in Japan.

One of the main reasons I am going to Japan is to enjoy the most wonderful food on the planet. Japanese food is the finest, most delicate and delicious sustanance ever concocted. It combines all my favorite things and creates things you would never even consider eating if it weren't there in front of you.

Here is a photo journey into what i will be eating:

December 17, 2002 Read more

Only 1 Day Left to Bid on My Autions!!!

so don't sleep.... here is what i have for sale:

[IBM Thinkpad $5.00

Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:2 $10.00

Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:1 $10.00

Tupak Shakur: Before I Wake $10.00

Queen of the Damned $10.00

The Opportunists $10.00

Strange Days $10.00

Fritz the Cat $10.00

The Replacement Killers $10.00

Xetex Geiger Counter $20.00

Symbol Wireless Barcode Scanner PDA $40.00

IBM Hub 3299-2 NPFA Type II $5.00

Orckit DSL modem

Fluke 80T-IR Infrared Temperature Probe $40.00

2.4ghz antenna ceiling mount s2403bh $20.00

Rave MP3 Player $8.50

AT&T Cable modem $20.00

Ricochet USB Modem $5.00

Conar Model 202 Frequency Counter

Alinco DJ-S41 $31.00

Ezonics EZ Cam Digital Camera/Webcam USB $20.00

Aceco Frequency Counter $10.50

ICOM IC-Q7A $79.01

AOR AR8200MKII w/computer interface and more $113.50

Fujitsu 10GB Laptop HD $10.00](http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=eecue&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=25)

so place your bids!

December 11, 2002 Read more