Unreal. Meet Daichi, the beatbox-er. Prepare yourself at 1.30 onwards, for amazement.
Daichi in an appearance on a TV show
2006 Human Beatbox Champion, L.O.S.
Tell me it’s not real.
Browsing Junkgirl™ blog archives for April, 2009.
(8 January 2009)
The apartment building. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on the right.
Ebisu statue at JR Ebisu station
brunch at Freshness Burger
walking around Ebisu
the homeless tend to gather at parks like this, where they sleep after dark.
view of Tokyo Super Autobacs at Shinonome Station
walking towards Super Autobacs
GT by Tommy Kaira
secretly snapped inside the store
the workshop next to the store
headed to Odaiba next
The Fuji TV Building
walking towards AquaCity, to view the Rainbow Bridge.
view of the Rainbow Bridge from AquaCity
a replica of The Statue of Liberty
dusk at Odaiba
Aqua City and Fuji TV behind
The view is breathtaking. Very metropolis.
the escalator at Fuji TV
inside one of the Fuji TV building halls
at the entrance to Fuji TV
a last look at the city of Tokyo, from Odaiba.
simply stunning
headed back to Shinjuku on the Yurikamome which runs across the Rainbow Bridge. The ride…
Posters of the latest television dramas – Mei-Chan no Shitsuji on the left and Arifureta Kiseki on the right
Appetizer
Main Course – Ramen. The pink and white spirals are kamaboko, sometimes called naruto.
Dessert – Ice cream in little pearl forms
and biru
Fist of Fury 1991 II
Fist of Fury 1991 II
Fight Back to School
King of Comedy
God of Gamblers 2
The Chinese King of Comedy. Hilarious.
chicken wing scene from Flirting Scholar
early morning song scene from Knight of Gamblers
Only You scene from A Chinese Odyssey
burning hand scene from A Chinese Odyssey
bridge scene from Flirting Scholar
the court scene from Hail The Judge
the cigarette that wouldn’t fall…From Beijing with Love
two classic scenes from A Chinese Odyssey
Unfortunately they don’t do movies like this anymore.
This is the sort of games you find in the arcades in Japan. Forget controller sticks and Street Fighter-like machines. Here, some sort of cards are used to play. I am not quite sure how the games are played using the cards but it’s pretty advanced. I don’t think i’ve seen any in the arcades in Melbourne. Maybe there is, but not common. Wasn’t able to capture on video without being noticed. Only managed to get candid shots.
A vid i found on Youtube of someone playing Lord of Vermilion by Square Enix
and another of another game
It is a fact that David Beckham is a very humble person, for someone of his status. He also has an extremely good temper. And he doesn’t like being late. Which is the reason Rio Ferdinand picked him to be punk’d.
He was still able to maintain his cool, reasonably, in that sort of situation. He didn’t want to sound rude and requested to be dropped off at a nearby hotel to meet a friend, where he would really just hop into a taxi. And he did apologise for his language at the end.
Never been crazy about David Beckham. However, you do deserve respect, David Beckham.
A short drive to Helen’s Hill winery in Coldstream, located within the Yarra Valley, on Easter Saturday. View from the carpark. The cellar door in the distance.
the vehicle
heading towards the Cellar Door for tasting
Gumtrees, which the koalas feed on.
Looking back towards the carpark and The Vines Restaurant
The alternative to barrel fermentation – stainless steel tanks
Inside the cellar door
The barrel room. These barrels, which cost approximately AUD$1500 each, is imported from France and gets thrown out after about 5 years of use.
What i learnt from the tasting: Legally, Champagne that is not produced in Champagne can no longer be labelled as Champagne. It should be known as Brut. Sauvignon Blanc is the sweetest and wettest of all white wine (Australia & New Zealand). It is generally fermented in stainless steel tanks (a few pics above). Since there are no barrels used, there is no oak taste in Sauvignon Blanc. Chardonnay is fermented in the barrels.
After the whites, the reds. Pinot Noir is the lightest of the red wine. Described as somewhat like cherries and ‘to achieve iron fist in a velvet glove’. Shiraz is the strongest red. Described as plum-like with a little bit of spice. Helen’s Hill’s special mix called Cinq (pronounced as ‘senk’ meaning 5 in French) is similar to the Bordeaux of France. It is a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
the purchase
the vineyard
an olive tree
Lunch at the Vines Restaurant
the menu
waiting
the view from the Restaurant
entrée was Vines platter. Clockwise from top – zucchini in batter, some kind of salmon mixture, some kind of sausage, forgotten, some kind of bacon with onion slices, fetta cheese, mushroom and crispbread in the middle
Thai calamari
Grilled eye fillet steak
Lamb tagine
Rhubard and Strawberry Strudel
Bread and butter pudding
Food was better looking than tasting
Hay rolls
