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Friday, Sep 5, 2008 12:46AM / Members only

Last Saturday, after mid-night, I scanned what's on the showing on TV as usual. By accident, I came across a Korean movie called
Windstruck (2004) - 내 여자친구를 소개합니다.

I was attracted by one of the songs in the movie - Tears by X Japan.

To my surprise, I saw an full page ad that Yoshiki-san from X Japan is coming to HK in 14 Sep.

Very much looking forward to seeing him!

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Tokyo Food File 02 - Jazz meets Yakitori

Friday, Aug 1, 2008 12:09AM / Members only

Can you imagine while you are eating a bowl of Chinese beef noodles and there's a group in front of you playing jazz? Don't get me wrong, I have not seen this neither however I had a chance to visit a 居酒屋 at 用賀, 世田谷區 where they has something special to offer. You can enjoy live music while tasting Yakitori and 燒酒. I was invited to this bar by my piano sensei for his live jazz performance there. This 居酒屋 is actually a platform for those music lovers to play their music. I like the concept. For those new and unknown musicians, the admission fee for their show is less expensive, just 500 yen while for some shows featuring experienced musicians, the fee will be a bit higher. The bar owner will then split the admission fees with the musicians after the show. Of course, it all about music and the chance to meet the audience. It's actually not the food and the environment impressed me but the passion of the people there did. Especially, the waitress and the owner of the bar. While my piano sensei and his partners playing jazz, the waitress go on the stage and jam with them. That's awesome. Well, maybe some of the waitress there will become up and coming singers, who knows. Although the audiences were scarce, they still played wholeheartedly with passion. Well, they of course not very content about the number of audiences but this is the reality, perfection is hard to achieve. I will introduce the standing bar of my piano sensei, 塚原充典 san, to you...... next time. http://www.kinsmc.com/kinnotsubo/concept.html 東京都世田谷区用賀2-36-13アイリス用賀ビルB1 03-3707-0346

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Imagination of ULTRA (超人)

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 3:10AM / Members only

I have heard that Ultraman 2008 is coming! It will be on big screen in Japan this summer. I have never been a big fan of Ultraman even I was in my childhood but I would like to introduce to you a photo book - "Objects" Imagination of ULTRA by 白鳥舍。

Through work on a cosmetic project in Japan, I have pleasure to have chance to get to work with this interesting couple, Teruuchi-san and Hori-san. They are well experienced photographers who are fun and kind to be with. Teruuchi-san and Hori-san are like typical big brother and big sister. They worked on watches and cosmetic products photo shooting for a long time. I then discovered that they have published a book on Ultraman featuring props with historical value. Most of them were used since 1960's -1980's of the Ultraman series. If you are a big fans of Ultraman then you maybe able to tell in which episode those props were being used. So happen if you were in Japan then please go and get this book. It is with a lot of heart that this couple and their friends published this book back in 2004 without any profit at all.

I have to thank them for offering help to me when I was staying in Japan. Much appreciated! It was with a lot of fun and joy to work with them as I always ask them to help on photo shooting for free and they never say no! :)

Looking forward to have 燒肉with them.

Details:
Publisher: 白鳥舍
Contact tel: (03) 3811-2864
ISBN-4-939046-09-5 C0072 ¥4600E

Teruuchi Studio
照內　潔
堀　弘子
teruuchi_studio@mac.com

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Tokyo Food File 01

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008 3:48AM / Members only

Recently, one of my Japanese friends in AliveNotDead asked me to give her some recommendation on good restaurants in Tokyo especially in Shibuya, Meguro and Ebisu areas. Before my memory fades out (I'm getting old), I list out some in this Blog.

Of course, going to these restaurants and standing bar, I tried lots of tasty cusines. It is also the best ways to spend time with friends, get to know the latest gossips and meet new people (Gokon...joking ＼(^o^)／ ). I have to thank my friends who invited me to many of their favorite restaurants.

In Tokyo, no matter if the restaurant is the most expensive restautant or it is a tiny ramen shop, they have high standard in serving good food to their customers. That's why I missed Tokyo so much.

Time flies, it's been almost a year now since my returned from Japan on 4 July last year.......

(´；ω；`)

Q

http://www.tokyo-calendar.tv/produce/q/

.......豚肉の燻製（お通し）Free ＼(^o^)／

Kitchen Solna Cafe
03 5773 9010
http://www.solna.jp

Shibuya @ Style
03 5468 0055
http://www.style-tokyo.com/shopinfo/index.html

+ac Tokyo Apartment Cafe
03 3401 4101
http://www.harajuku-ac.com

Korean Organic nabi
03 5771 0071
http://www.nabi-tokyo.com

Quons
03 5468 0633
http://www.quons.jp/quons/index.html
(RF is good for gathering)

LUXIS
03 5428 2288
http://luxis.co.jp/index2.htm

Ape Reine Tokyo
03 5363 5150
http://www.tokyo-calendar.tv/dining/11647.html

IL BOCCALONE
03 3449 1430
http://www.ilboccalone.com

Delizioso italia
03 3440 5510
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/OD003Detail.html?SPOT_ID=g_g765601

Legato
http://www.legato-tokyo.jp/jp/shibuya/home/welcome

My favorite Yakiniku restaurant 焼き肉 or 焼肉), I forgot the name of the restaurant!
try http://www.incas.co.jp
1-6-16 higashiyama meguro-ku tokyo 153-0043
03 3792 4555

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"Ashes and Snow"

Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 9:41PM / Members only

br>Video: <kbd class=" showflash"="">http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cy2UhJxm8E

Video: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=gSX444hQ5Vo

This is a very touching exhibition and everyone should see this. I attended the exhibition in 2007, Odaiba, Japan.

From the installation of the Museum to the theme of the show, every bit of the details are well plan and you can see the heart of it. Not sure when this will be released in Hong Kong....

The DVD was lost when I returned to Hong Kong from Tokyo. I have to buy the DVD again, it's an exhibition worth seeing. Visit the web sites below and enjoy!

Ashes and Snow and Nomadic Museum are registered trademarks of Gregory Colbert.

http://www.ashesandsnow.org/en/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadic_Museum

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fadedangelwings

posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 10:58AM [Report]

Hey there, thanks for dropping by my page. =)
Are you a photographer?
BollywoodGeisha

posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 1:12AM [Report]

Hi!!!!
I really like your site!!! Cool pics!
Have a nice day ;)
Hugs from Spain ^__^
jasmineT

posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2008 11:33PM [Report]

hahaha you are right. they are Fujioka Fujimaki.
jasmineT

posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2008 1:20AM [Report]

lol PONYO!!! i havent seen the film yet,but seems awesome. actually i met singers(two men) for my work last week...
Zhou Xiao Fei

posted on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 1:16AM [Report]

:-)
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posted on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008 10:25PM [Report]

thanks!

it was a 4hr procedure!
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posted on Saturday, Aug 16, 2008 9:17PM [Report]

Thank you for the birthday message！
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psm336

posted on Sunday, Aug 3, 2008 12:22PM [Report]

haha
jasmineT

posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2008 11:11PM [Report]

as for the singing contest, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!!! every year do the lottery of the application postcards with police officers! even my mom has never been to there.
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