I'm Going To Japan

kenjilina wrote:
i probably won't bother. what i will do is go back to the places i've been with the digital camera. well, any excuse will do... :hehe:

Now that's a great idea. :doh: :omg: :banghead: :hehe:

from the Mainichi Daily News

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Gang riding minibikes attacks cop in Osaka rampage
MSN-Mainichi Daily News: October 31, 2005
TAKATSUKI, Osaka -- A gang of young men with dyed hair and riding on minibikes unleashed three muggings in short succession Sunday, including one attack on an off-duty police officer, police said.
None of the three attacked -- a 23-year-old police officer, an 18-year-old university student and a 24-year-old self-employed man -- were seriously harmed in the muggings, but all lost money and the police officer sustained minor injuries....assailants as all being young with dyed hair and riding together on five minibikes between about 10 of them.
Police said the group rode up behind the officer as he rode his bicycle home in the early hours of Sunday morning and demanded he give them cash. They then set up him, punching him in the face and stomach and stealing the 7,000 yen in cash he had in his wallet.

kenjilina wrote:

i probably won't bother. what i will do is go back to the places i've been with the digital camera. well, any excuse will do... :hehe:

take video too,

while i was in Kyoto/tokyo, took a little video, but with the digicam, maybe next time it will be with an actual videocam, for better video quality... :thumbsup:

qilver wrote:

nanako is hot... :naughty:

as of late, she appeared in hana yori dango.....

intersting little tidbit on the market/trend power of the Shibuya girls in the LA Times Business section today.

krim wrote:intersting little tidbit on the market/trend power of the Shibuya girls in the LA Times Business section today.

i'm sure it's an interesting read, but gosh....the american media is so behind when it comes to world views.....that shiet is so already known already.....it's passe ......it's like saying that Gwen Stefani just introduced Harajuku Girls to the world. gimme a fuggin' break....

well, what can you say... the white peeps got no respect for the colored wo/man

Tu_triky wrote:
i'm sure it's an interesting read, but gosh....the american media is so behind when it comes to world views.....that shiet is so already known already.....it's passe ......it's like saying that Gwen Stefani just introduced Harajuku Girls to the world. gimme a fuggin' break....

So it's like: "This just in: the Berlin Wall is Down" :hehe:

krim wrote:well, what can you say... the white peeps got no respect for the colored wo/man

:lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

yeah unless it's a movie where the white guy gets the asian chick...i've only seen that like 6 trillion times in my life.

Tu_triky wrote:

:lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

yeah unless it's a movie where the white guy gets the asian chick...i've only seen that like 6 trillion times in my life.

+1 if you count my bro-in-law. :hehe:

krim wrote:

+1 if you count my bro-in-law. :hehe:

haha...nice.

Tu_triky wrote:

:lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

yeah unless it's a movie where the white guy gets the asian chick...i've only seen that like 6 trillion times in my life.

yeah totally, rarely do you see the other way around, asian guy-white girl. :bonk:

qilver wrote:

yeah totally, rarely do you see the other way around, asian guy-white girl. :bonk:

"rarely" would be considered too numerous a descriptor

trying to overcome the odds... continue phone tag!

qilver wrote:

take video too,

while i was in Kyoto/tokyo, took a little video, but with the digicam, maybe next time it will be with an actual videocam, for better video quality... :thumbsup:

i took my video camera to usj (universal studios japan) in osaka. on the jaws ride i got asked to stop filming. :shakehead:
one day i'll get round to transfering it to dvd.

kenjilina wrote:

i took my video camera to usj (universal studios japan) in osaka. on the jaws ride i got asked to stop filming. :shakehead:
one day i'll get round to transfering it to dvd.

really? they asked you to stop filming? interesting... :hehe:

qilver wrote:

really? they asked you to stop filming? interesting... :hehe:

like an undercover reporter though, i carried on filming. :hehe:

WTF? :crazy:
Are they scared, by filming the ride, that you'll be able to open your own theme park? Or is it that you should pay royalties to Universal everytime you watch your movie? :bleh:

Make sure you watch out for snipers and the movies associations' lawyers! :hehe:

tabana wrote:WTF? :crazy:
Are they scared, by filming the ride, that you'll be able to open your own theme park? Or is it that you should pay royalties to Universal everytime you watch your movie? :bleh:

you're probably right. i suppose paying 5500 yen to get in isn't enough! :crazy:

i did see a documantary about usj and how they modified some rides so people didn't get as wet their american counterparts. the reason? the average japanese person has a higher standard of dress than an american. i thought that was interesting AND funny! :hehe:

kenjilina wrote:

you're probably right. i suppose paying 5500 yen to get in isn't enough! :crazy:

i did see a documantary about usj and how they modified some rides so people didn't get as wet their american counterparts. the reason? the average japanese person has a higher standard of dress than an american. i thought that was interesting AND funny! :hehe:

it's funny but true...when i was in japan i swear i was the only one i ever saw wearing shorts outdoors while travelling around the city....it was funny there was one instance that i was with a friend on the yamanote line and there were these foreigners and we were in the same car and we immediately knew we were all americans just by our clothes...so we started chatting....we were all from los angeles...:hehe: