Tuesday, 6 September 2011

True Blood








After Twilight I watched True Blood. Bloody fantastic! Loved it, got hooked.


I then read that the writer is an Alexander Woo a script writer from Hong Kong. I wonder if it's his experience from writing always-feel-good tame Asian scripts that has an influence over the way the story is set and that that is what makes the show so appealing. The story is very complex yet set very simply and there is nothing too scary or too gory, although there are shocks and lots of gore. Every time the story takes you to somewhere scary or gross it stops short of scaring me. I feel safe watching the show, which is why I enjoy it. I know I will not be taken anywhere uncomfortable and too scary or gross. so I can enjoy the story at peace. Every episode is complete, entertaining, feels good and most importantly logically sound. This is important to me, as I could never enjoy a movie with obvious holes in it. like Die Hard: how can you pop your head out of runway while a plane is taking off and it doesnt affect your ear drums. Every episode ends in a high suspense. There is nothing to do but to watch the next episode to find out what happens. Love it.
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Thursday, 1 September 2011

Aomori dog



The Aomori dog is this installation in the Aomori Museum of art . We visited it on our revisit to Japan. This visit, Japan felt like home, familiar, not so interesting, noticing the few changes. We visited many of our old haunts.






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Saturday, 19 March 2011

Twilight Saga

I got So obsessed with this. Read all the books and movies. looking forward to 'breaking dawn'.
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Saturday, 12 March 2011

Earthquakes in Japan

Issued at Occurred at Region Name Magnitude Maximum Seismic Intensity
(JMA Seismic Intensity)
19:57 JST 12 Mar 201119:53 JST 12 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.84
19:11 JST 12 Mar 201119:08 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM4.14
18:45 JST 12 Mar 201118:41 JST 12 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.13
18:39 JST 12 Mar 201118:36 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.73
16:41 JST 12 Mar 201116:35 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.83
16:00 JST 12 Mar 201115:57 JST 12 Mar 2011Tokyo-wanM4.33
15:47 JST 12 Mar 201115:44 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.73
15:45 JST 12 Mar 201115:40 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.33
15:23 JST 12 Mar 201115:19 JST 12 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.44
14:57 JST 12 Mar 201114:55 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM4.04
14:53 JST 12 Mar 201114:50 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.43
14:48 JST 12 Mar 201114:45 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.53
14:19 JST 12 Mar 201114:14 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken HokubuM4.93
13:46 JST 12 Mar 201113:43 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.73
13:11 JST 12 Mar 201113:06 JST 12 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.23
12:59 JST 12 Mar 201112:54 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.13
12:44 JST 12 Mar 201112:41 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.03
12:15 JST 12 Mar 201112:12 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.63
12:07 JST 12 Mar 201112:02 JST 12 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.83
11:55 JST 12 Mar 201111:52 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.03
11:47 JST 12 Mar 201111:43 JST 12 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.23
11:37 JST 12 Mar 201111:34 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.23
11:36 JST 12 Mar 201111:30 JST 12 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.33
11:23 JST 12 Mar 201111:19 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM2.83
10:52 JST 12 Mar 201110:46 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM6.43
10:45 JST 12 Mar 201110:42 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.64
10:39 JST 12 Mar 201110:35 JST 12 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.83
10:36 JST 12 Mar 201110:33 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM4.03
10:21 JST 12 Mar 201110:17 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.33
10:16 JST 12 Mar 201110:14 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.54
10:14 JST 12 Mar 201110:12 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken HamadoriM4.83
10:07 JST 12 Mar 201110:04 JST 12 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM4.83
09:32 JST 12 Mar 201109:29 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM2.73
09:28 JST 12 Mar 201109:25 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.93
09:06 JST 12 Mar 201109:01 JST 12 Mar 2011Niijima-Kozushima KinkaiM3.7--
09:03 JST 12 Mar 201108:59 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.53
09:01 JST 12 Mar 201108:57 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.43
09:00 JST 12 Mar 201108:55 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.73
08:36 JST 12 Mar 201108:32 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.94
08:29 JST 12 Mar 201108:25 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.43
08:17 JST 12 Mar 201108:11 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken HamadoriM4.84
08:11 JST 12 Mar 201108:05 JST 12 Mar 2011Iwate-ken Engan-hokubuM4.73
07:39 JST 12 Mar 201107:36 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.63
07:21 JST 12 Mar 201107:18 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.94
07:17 JST 12 Mar 201107:14 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM4.14
07:04 JST 12 Mar 201107:01 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM4.04
07:00 JST 12 Mar 201106:55 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM3.93
06:53 JST 12 Mar 201106:48 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.63
06:39 JST 12 Mar 201106:34 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.84
06:39 JST 12 Mar 201106:34 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM4.23
06:35 JST 12 Mar 201106:30 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.04
06:32 JST 12 Mar 201106:25 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM2.53
06:25 JST 12 Mar 201106:18 JST 12 Mar 2011Kanagawa-ken SeibuM2.0--
06:23 JST 12 Mar 201106:19 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM4.13
06:15 JST 12 Mar 201106:11 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.54
06:05 JST 12 Mar 201106:01 JST 12 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.43
06:02 JST 12 Mar 201105:57 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.23
05:55 JST 12 Mar 201105:51 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.03
05:46 JST 12 Mar 201105:42 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM5.36-
05:38 JST 12 Mar 201105:34 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.03
05:32 JST 12 Mar 201105:25 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.93
05:23 JST 12 Mar 201105:21 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.73
05:17 JST 12 Mar 201105:11 JST 12 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.13
05:13 JST 12 Mar 201105:08 JST 12 Mar 2011Akita-ken OkiM5.03
05:06 JST 12 Mar 201105:03 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.93
05:01 JST 12 Mar 201104:57 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.83
04:55 JST 12 Mar 201104:47 JST 12 Mar 2011Akita-ken OkiM6.44
04:52 JST 12 Mar 201104:47 JST 12 Mar 2011Akita-ken OkiM6.44
04:51 JST 12 Mar 201104:45 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.24
04:48 JST 12 Mar 201104:44 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM4.44
04:46 JST 12 Mar 201104:42 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.33
04:41 JST 12 Mar 201104:35 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.73
04:35 JST 12 Mar 201104:32 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM5.86-
04:33 JST 12 Mar 201104:28 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM3.43
04:28 JST 12 Mar 201104:24 JST 12 Mar 2011Chiba-ken Toho-okiM5.74
04:24 JST 12 Mar 201104:21 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.93
04:22 JST 12 Mar 201104:16 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.13
04:20 JST 12 Mar 201104:16 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM3.73
04:16 JST 12 Mar 201104:12 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM4.34
04:15 JST 12 Mar 201104:09 JST 12 Mar 2011Nagano-ken HokubuM4.54
04:10 JST 12 Mar 201104:03 JST 12 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.24
04:03 JST 12 Mar 201103:59 JST 12 Mar 2011Niigata-ken Chuetsu-chihoM6.66+
03:48 JST 12 Mar 201103:44 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.04
03:43 JST 12 Mar 201103:40 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.13
03:16 JST 12 Mar 201103:11 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM6.03
02:59 JST 12 Mar 201102:56 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.44
02:34 JST 12 Mar 201102:30 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.14
02:21 JST 12 Mar 201102:15 JST 12 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM4.93
01:10 JST 12 Mar 201101:05 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.63
01:05 JST 12 Mar 201100:58 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.23
00:45 JST 12 Mar 201100:42 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.53
00:28 JST 12 Mar 201100:24 JST 12 Mar 2011Gumma-ken HokubuM4.34
00:24 JST 12 Mar 201100:19 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM6.23
00:22 JST 12 Mar 201100:15 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.43
00:17 JST 12 Mar 201100:13 JST 12 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM6.64
00:12 JST 12 Mar 201100:06 JST 12 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.33
00:01 JST 12 Mar 201123:54 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.93
23:48 JST 11 Mar 201123:44 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.84
23:14 JST 11 Mar 201123:10 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.13
23:04 JST 11 Mar 201123:00 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.44
23:00 JST 11 Mar 201122:56 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.33
22:50 JST 11 Mar 201122:47 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.93
22:42 JST 11 Mar 201122:33 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.54
22:34 JST 11 Mar 201122:29 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.53
22:20 JST 11 Mar 201122:17 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.73
21:59 JST 11 Mar 201121:55 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.13
21:37 JST 11 Mar 201121:33 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.23
21:26 JST 11 Mar 201121:21 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.94
21:20 JST 11 Mar 201121:16 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM6.04
21:18 JST 11 Mar 201121:13 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM6.14
21:04 JST 11 Mar 201120:58 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.54
20:51 JST 11 Mar 201120:46 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.43
20:46 JST 11 Mar 201120:39 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.64
20:41 JST 11 Mar 201120:37 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM6.45-
20:35 JST 11 Mar 201120:31 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken NambuM5.34
20:25 JST 11 Mar 201120:21 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.64
20:22 JST 11 Mar 201120:17 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.73
20:16 JST 11 Mar 201120:10 JST 11 Mar 2011Tochigi-ken HokubuM3.83
20:10 JST 11 Mar 201120:07 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.73
20:05 JST 11 Mar 201120:01 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.54
19:50 JST 11 Mar 201119:46 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.93
19:40 JST 11 Mar 201119:35 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.14
19:25 JST 11 Mar 201119:21 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.53
19:20 JST 11 Mar 201119:13 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.33
19:15 JST 11 Mar 201119:11 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken Nairiku-nambuM5.74
19:12 JST 11 Mar 201119:09 JST 11 Mar 2011Ishikawa-ken Kaga-chihoM4.13
19:02 JST 11 Mar 201118:57 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM4.73
19:00 JST 11 Mar 201118:55 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.33
18:56 JST 11 Mar 201118:52 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.83
18:47 JST 11 Mar 201118:42 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.63
18:41 JST 11 Mar 201118:37 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.4--
18:38 JST 11 Mar 201118:34 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.83
18:32 JST 11 Mar 201118:27 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.33
18:25 JST 11 Mar 201118:19 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.13
18:21 JST 11 Mar 201118:15 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.83
18:07 JST 11 Mar 201118:04 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.13
18:03 JST 11 Mar 201117:58 JST 11 Mar 2011Tochigi-ken HokubuM4.13
18:01 JST 11 Mar 201117:54 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM4.83
17:52 JST 11 Mar 201117:47 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM6.03
17:45 JST 11 Mar 201117:41 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.85+
17:38 JST 11 Mar 201117:35 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM5.53
17:34 JST 11 Mar 201117:31 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.84
17:23 JST 11 Mar 201117:19 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM6.74
17:15 JST 11 Mar 201117:12 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM6.44
17:09 JST 11 Mar 201117:05 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.83
17:00 JST 11 Mar 201116:54 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM5.53
16:44 JST 11 Mar 201116:38 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.94
16:34 JST 11 Mar 201116:29 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.65+
16:20 JST 11 Mar 201116:15 JST 11 Mar 2011Fukushima-ken OkiM6.84
16:13 JST 11 Mar 201116:04 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.84
16:02 JST 11 Mar 201115:57 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM6.14
15:59 JST 11 Mar 201115:49 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.83
15:51 JST 11 Mar 201115:46 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken OkiM5.74
15:47 JST 11 Mar 201115:41 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.74
15:45 JST 11 Mar 201115:41 JST 11 Mar 2011Iwate-ken OkiM5.73
15:32 JST 11 Mar 201115:26 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.24
15:24 JST 11 Mar 201115:15 JST 11 Mar 2011Ibaraki-ken OkiM7.46-
15:17 JST 11 Mar 201115:06 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.05-
15:01 JST 11 Mar 201114:46 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.97
14:53 JST 11 Mar 201114:46 JST 11 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.97
03:17 JST 11 Mar 201103:14 JST 11 Mar 2011Miyagi-ken HokubuM3.53
06:29 JST 10 Mar 201106:24 JST 10 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.64
03:51 JST 10 Mar 201103:45 JST 10 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.13
13:42 JST 09 Mar 201113:37 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.13
12:24 JST 09 Mar 201112:19 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.3--
12:17 JST 09 Mar 201112:08 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.9--
12:11 JST 09 Mar 201112:02 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM5.2--
12:03 JST 09 Mar 201111:57 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM6.33
11:57 JST 09 Mar 201111:45 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.25-
11:51 JST 09 Mar 201111:45 JST 09 Mar 2011Sanriku OkiM7.25-
19:18 JST 07 Mar 201119:13 JST 07 Mar 2011Tokara-retto KinkaiM5.03
18:54 JST 07 Mar 201118:49 JST 07 Mar 2011Tokara-retto KinkaiM4.53
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Friday, 11 February 2011

Been there done that

 
This diary is specifically for travelling. Inside, there are useful and the latest information for countries around the world so all these information is at the finger tips. Dreaming.
 

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Good design

In Tokyo, I visited the good design exhibition centre. I  was very excited about it as inherently I always get excited about good design. The things I do not hesitate to by are products which I think are so cleverly designed I have to keep it to savour and treasure it. Here for the first time, this value in a product is shared with me. I got more excited when I saw a few items that I owned in the exhibit and a lot of things which could have been better.

Of course, this permanent exhibition is meant to motivate and draw out better design ideas from product designers. Japan is a country of designers and not just consumers and good design is expected. Now that I have left Japan, I can still follow the latest good designs in the Good Design Awards website.

A good place to start would be in the best 15 site.
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