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Topic: where are you from? |
gerwalker
Replies: 365
Views: 121488
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 4:26 pm Subject:
where are you from? |
I've lived in Vancouver, Canada and Hong Kong. Now I'm currently living and working in Tokyo, Japan.
Plus sides of living in Japan: I get to see all the new doramas as they air!
Bad sides of li ... |
Topic: Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese) |
gerwalker
Replies: 5013
Views: 1466256
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:48 pm Subject:
Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese) |
I just about lost it with laughter at the scenes where Bill Murray is filming his Suntory whiskey commercial. The director was explaining what he wanted Bill's character to do, and really going at in ... |
Topic: I'm Going To Japan |
gerwalker
Replies: 11349
Views: 3538197
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:59 am Subject:
I'm Going To Japan |
Hmm, having lived in rural Ishikawa, then Osaka, and now Tokyo, I'd say I prefer Tokyo.
Hell, Akiba is in Tokyo... 'nuff said. |
Topic: Talk About Work Thread |
gerwalker
Replies: 6255
Views: 1142238
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:54 am Subject:
Talk About Work Thread |
I like my job.
I'm currently a senior systems engineer for Citigroup Japan. I troubleshoot and fix a variety of network and pc issues for different Citigroup companies. Basically, I get paid t ... |
Topic: Living in Japan for a year $_$ |
gerwalker
Replies: 24
Views: 9801
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:29 am Subject:
Living in Japan for a year $_$ |
They don't do it anymore. At least, they're not allowed to.
I ride the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Marunouchi Line into work every morning now, and while there are a lot of people in the trains ... |
Topic: Upcoming JDramas |
gerwalker
Replies: 2946
Views: 5943981
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:33 am Subject:
Upcoming JDramas |
Yup, "Boku to Kanoujo" is my run away favorite drama to watch this season.
Pride Ep 2 was horrible.
Haven't had time to watch other dramas; but I will watch them when I can. Ah~~ now I know ... |
Topic: Upcoming JDramas |
gerwalker
Replies: 2946
Views: 5943981
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:47 pm Subject:
Upcoming JDramas |
I managed to catch the first episode of Pride. Being that I am Canadian, I was excited that they decided to do a story about hockey. However, the focus of the drama is not really on hockey (at least ... |
Topic: Upcoming JDramas |
gerwalker
Replies: 2946
Views: 5943981
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:39 pm Subject:
Upcoming JDramas |
just wondering
are you guys watching the shows straight from japan?
do you know if the raws are out??
I live and work in Tokyo, so I watch the doramas as they air. |
Topic: Living in Japan for a year $_$ |
gerwalker
Replies: 24
Views: 9801
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:18 am Subject:
Living in Japan for a year $_$ |
All the other people before me have said it enough, so I'll just give you my example, and what it took for me to work/live in Japan.
I work for Citigroup Japan as a systems engineer since Sept 2003 ... |
Topic: Upcoming JDramas |
gerwalker
Replies: 2946
Views: 5943981
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:20 pm Subject:
Upcoming JDramas |
Ok, managed to catch "FireBoys" and "The Way We Live" just now. My first impressions:
"Fireboys" started out sappy, but was interesting. However, the storyline is just too "goody-goody" for me to ... |
Topic: Hakoiri Musume |
gerwalker
Replies: 40
Views: 33407
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:16 pm Subject:
Hakoiri Musume |
Oh God, no!!!
I'm a big fan of Iijima Naoko, and I feel that she is a great actress. I especially liked her as a guest star in HERO and when she played the lead role in Wedding Planner. However, ... |
Topic: Koyuki |
gerwalker
Replies: 695
Views: 598046
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:48 pm Subject:
Koyuki |
Well, the story is that in order to be released in the States with an R rating rather than an NC-17 rating, the movie had to cut down on the gore and make the huge battle scene black and white. Wheth ... |
Topic: Koyuki |
gerwalker
Replies: 695
Views: 598046
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:16 am Subject:
Koyuki |
I just saw the trailer for "Last Samurai" yesterday when I watched Matrix Revolutions at Odaiba.
My first impression is mixed; I'm a history buff, so seeing a movie that twists history (Last Samura ... |
Topic: Love Generation |
gerwalker
Replies: 167
Views: 108833
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:49 pm Subject:
Love Generation |
OoOOo this has made my day
I will seed the episodes for about 6+ hours or so, until I have to go to work. |
Topic: Love Generation |
gerwalker
Replies: 167
Views: 108833
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 10:07 pm Subject:
Love Generation |
Vision-san is now seeding Eps 4 - 6 again. Grab as much as you can while it's up! |
Topic: BitTorrent Sites |
gerwalker
Replies: 487
Views: 1043485
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Forum: Buy, Sell or Trade
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:55 am Subject:
BitTorrent Sites |
heck yeah man RICK HUNTER RULES!!! btw have ya seen macross zero....and has the third eps. aired in japan already? nce avatar BTW (macrosss plus)
I am a big fan of Macross Zero, so I have ... |
Topic: Love Generation |
gerwalker
Replies: 167
Views: 108833
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:10 pm Subject:
Love Generation |
Ah, ok, thanks. It does work in DivX player, but not WMP 9.
Hrm. Ah well, I can watch, so I'm happy! |
Topic: BitTorrent Sites |
gerwalker
Replies: 487
Views: 1043485
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Forum: Buy, Sell or Trade
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:33 am Subject:
BitTorrent Sites |
Yes, it was a limited edition. Die-cast model, fully transfigurable, with all the painting and marks. There was also Max's VF-1J, and Hikaru's VF-1S Super Valkryie model too.
I've been in Japan f ... |
Topic: Love Generation |
gerwalker
Replies: 167
Views: 108833
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:37 am Subject:
Love Generation Release on Voracity |
Is anyone having problems viewing the episodes of Love Gen released on Voracity by Vision-san?
I can't open Episode 1, and some parts of Episode 3 is garbled up. I'm currently using Windows Media ... |
Topic: BitTorrent Sites |
gerwalker
Replies: 487
Views: 1043485
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Forum: Buy, Sell or Trade
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:55 pm Subject:
BitTorrent Sites |
Yes, I finally registered. That was because I saw Love Gen for download on BT, and I thought people here would be interested, as I know I'm not the only one who is a fan of Love Gen.
I just wen ... |