I'm Going To Japan

krim wrote:Octopus card is the subway pass... at least that's what my HK friends kept calling it.

nah man, i never been there, so i'm not trippin on you...just wonderin! oh...it's the subway pass....makes sense now!

i knew you liked takoyaki but..... :rofl:

yeah, that was back during the handover to China, '97, i haven't been back since, but im not sure if that's the real name, but everyone that's been there seems to know what that means.

yeah.. i do love takoyaki.. it invades my brain.

krim wrote:yeah, that was back during the handover to China, '97, i haven't been back since, but im not sure if that's the real name, but everyone that's been there seems to know what that means.

yeah.. i do love takoyaki.. it invades my brain.

well it might be slang but if that's what everybody calls it then that's what everbody calls it!

takoyaki.....i once downloaded this funny tv variety segment with tsuyoshi dohmoto and yuko takeuchi cooking takoyaki together...it was quite funny!

hong kong must truly be one of the great cities in the world.

especially given your affinity for good food....must have been a thrill...

Tu_triky wrote:

well it might be slang but if that's what everybody calls it then that's what everbody calls it!

takoyaki.....i once downloaded this funny tv variety segment with tsuyoshi dohmoto and yuko takeuchi cooking takoyaki together...it was quite funny!

hong kong must truly be one of the great cities in the world.

especially given your affinity for good food....must have been a thrill...

Yeah, i ate at all the "famous" places, including the floating Jumbo Seafood place, the good dimsum places.. waiting almost 2 hours for the sunday dimsum...

but the best food was on Temple street, the bbq/curry beef, chicken kabob things were the best, i think i ate that most nights i was there.

krim wrote:

Yeah, i ate at all the "famous" places, including the floating Jumbo Seafood place, the good dimsum places.. waiting almost 2 hours for the sunday dimsum...

but the best food was on Temple street, the bbq/curry beef, chicken kabob things were the best, i think i ate that most nights i was there.

listening to your exploits is torture.....me hungry. :bonk: sounds like a blast! :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:

listening to your exploits is torture.....me hungry. :bonk: sounds like a blast! :victory:

:hehe:

turn around if fair play!

:hehe:

if there was a "im going to HK" thread, i'd post photos there.

krim wrote:

:hehe:

turn around if fair play!

:hehe:

if there was a "im going to HK" thread, i'd post photos there.

touche, sir....i see your point! given youre apparent love for "cooking" and "good food" it must have been a truly memorable experience. good for you man...

BTW how was ur berfday?

Tu_triky wrote:

touche, sir....i see your point! given youre apparent love for "cooking" and "good food" it must have been a truly memorable experience. good for you man...

BTW how was ur berfday?

unfortunately not that great, had some bad shrimp. :bleh:

krim wrote:

unfortunately not that great, had some bad shrimp. :bleh:

i've had my share of undesirable experiences abroad....
:bleh:

da scrimps were bad, huh.... :shakehead:

im okay with pukig when im drunk or something, but that wasn't pleasant.

krim wrote:im okay with pukig when im drunk or something, but that wasn't pleasant.

i shee. this nice mussel soup would have done you right...from L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon...very fresh :beaten:

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bleh, you made me hungry again.

Gotta figure out if the rumors of a Shinsengumi ramen house in Rosemead is true or not, cause it's not listed.

krim wrote:bleh, you made me hungry again.

Gotta figure out if the rumors of a Shinsengumi ramen house in Rosemead is true or not, cause it's not listed.

lemme know because i haven't been to any of the Shinsengumi joints..i know they have one in Torrance...i'm telling you Daikokoya in J-Town is Bombay as is Chabuya on Sawtelle.

did a more thorough searching and i found the main webpage.
http://shinsengumiusa.com/R_ramen/index.php

All the locations are listed there.! :victory:


hmm.. they need a busboy in the rosemead shop... i wonder if they'll do part time.

krim wrote:did a more thorough searching and i found the main webpage.
http://shinsengumiusa.com/R_ramen/index.php

All the locations are listed there.! :victory:


hmm.. they need a busboy in the rosemead shop... i wonder if they'll do part time.

you might shut them down if you have a big appetite! :P

thx for the listing btw.

edit: dayem that look grub!

Tu_triky wrote:


lemme know because i haven't been to any of the Shinsengumi joints..i know they have one in Torrance...i'm telling you Daikokoya in J-Town is Bombay as is Chabuya on Sawtelle.

my buddy is staying at the Huntley in santa monica most of this month, i think we'll have a few chances to eat at Chabuya.

krim wrote:

my buddy is staying at the Huntley in santa monica most of this month, i think we'll have a few chances to eat at Chabuya.

right on...yeah sawtelle just north of olympic is not not far from santa monica...given that you seem to work on the west side too. you might be able to sneak in a session at furaibo, too! TEBASAKI! UMAIZE!

krim wrote:Octopus card is the subway pass... at least that's what my HK friends kept calling it.

I think it uses the same Felica contactless technology used in Japan's Suica card system.

dochira wrote:

I think it uses the same Felica contactless technology used in Japan's Suica card system.

dayem dochira-sama...kimi ga erai desu ne.

Tu_triky wrote:
dayem dochira-sama...kimi ga erai desu ne.

I was doing some searches on Felica for some reason, and the Octopus card came up.