東京零九 :: 完

今回色々目的はあったが、一番印象的だったのが親友と１０年ぶりに会えたこと。小学３年生からの付き合い（くされ縁）で高校まで色々バカやった仲。

気づいたらもう１０年。早すぎる。

久々に会ったにも関わらず知り合いが最初に放った言葉が「太ったな」と「サモハン」。

「太ったな」は予想範囲内だが、「サモハン」はノーガードだったのでちょっと戸惑いを隠せず。しかしお互い変わらんもんだな～。社会に出て仮面を被るようになってもお互い裸になれるもんだ。

ワイフと食事に連れてってもらい来月出産予定（おめでとう！）の子供の命名や、昔話で盛り上がってたらいつのまにか１１時半。終電もあるのでここまでと。楽しすぎる一夜だった。ワイフさんホントすいません夜遅くバカ話につき合わせてもらって。

ゴチになりやした～！うまかったです。子供の名前期待してるぜ！（！）

東京零九 :: Shoku

今回東京で平らげた数々の「食」。多すぎるので纏めてみた。築地はやばかった。

築地編


東京編


築地はやばかったわ～。東京編はモスとか、Ｄｏｕｔｏｒ等等。右上は無視してよい。あと吉祥寺に用事あったのでついでにＳＡＴＯＵの松坂牛メンチカツをもう一度。他にも色々あったが写真撮りそこねっちまった。しゃぶしゃぶもいったぜ。

こんなに食って太るハズなんだが・・なぜか香港帰ってはかってみたら痩せとった！！ありえんがな。ストレスがインテイクをりょうがしたか、体重計が壊れてたのか・・・う～む。不思議だ。

「ショック」

東京零九 :: DQ9

ブログの右下をみて頂けると分かると思うが、今ドラクエやってます。国民的人気ＲＰＧでＤＳ持ってる人にドラクエありと言ってもイイほど人気だ。発売4日で国内出荷本数３００万本。鬼だろ。


そんなドラクエですが、今回はすれ違い通信ってのがあって、通信モードに入ると本体を閉じても同じ状態の人とすれ違ったらその人のデータが見れるというモノ。その人が宝の地図を持っていればすれ違った時地図も手に入る。すれ違った人数も増えると宿屋もレベルアップする仕組み。


今香港滞在でして、それをやろうと思ったんだが2週間頑張って一人もおらずＯｒ２、落ち込んでる時になんと東京行きの話が転がり込んでくる。これはラストチャンス！！！来年も東京いく予定だが、現実を冷静に見るとすれ違い通信はこれがラストチャンス・・来年（ってか来季）にはもうやってる奴は少ないだろう。

で、東京到着。ＪＲ入って通信をつけ、

開始３秒でソッコウ一人目が！

これは感動した。やはり日本大好きだ。つづけてつけといたら10秒も経たないうちに3人。ＪＲでしかつけないので限りはあったが香港帰るまでには50人とすれ違った。改めて日本が好きになった四日間である。

東京零九 :: Shopping

今回接客とビッグサイトの展示会目当てで上京。ついでに市場調査という事で色々回ってきた。銀座のＴｏｋｙｕＨａｎｄｓ、ロフト、秋葉原そしてなにより表参道にある数々のデザイン店。腐るほどおいてあるデザイン雑貨の中で唯一違うオーラを解き放っていたのがこの丸い奴。Ｙｕｅｎ’ｔｏのスピーカーでございます。


「なにこれ、かわいすぎだろ！」が第一印象。気づいたらもうレジに・・・


グリーンもいいけどついでにレッドの替え玉ゲット。


iPod Touchにも着せてみた。なかなかだ。

でも考えてみたらこれを公衆でぶっ放してたら結構迷惑（笑）。ハイキングか釣り行く時使ってみるか。

Tokyo :: Time Lapse

Exotic Stuff.

It's like any other city. But it's not. They just have to be so different in any way do they.

生茶パンダ先生 :: Mr.Namacha Panda

Japanese marketing strategies never fail to impress me. The campaigns, genius packaging, off the hook ideas, etc. The thing is it never stops and ideas keep popping up. Brilliant ideas.


This Mr.Namacha Panda campaign from キリン(Kirin) has been the buzz lately. Their slogan is 「出た！生茶パンダせんせい！」 (Deta! Namacha Panda Sensei!) or "It's Out! Mr. Namacha Panda!", which probably comes from this campaign where a skinny green panda plushy stuffed in a pet bottle rolls out of the vending machine when you purchase the 生茶(Namacha) Drink. A lot of noise on this character lately and the realism in Mr.Namacha's personality is well received by many consumers.


I haven't purchased one yet so I'm not sure how it feels. But from first impression, there's Pros and Cons. I can imagine myself feeling very thirsty, in desperate need of some chillin tea to drench the cotton in my throat, chipping in chump change I have leftover from the month. The buttons light up and I choose the drink I want. This time it happens to be ice cold tea. With a release of the button I expect to hear a heavy mass gushing through the metal container landing in hastiness.
Instead I hear something feathery.

Only to find this skinny panda rolling out, stuffed in the bottle. I imagined how it would feel to see that smile on his face and what would happen. Here's what I got:

1. I'd smash the bottle on the floor
2. I'm gonna have to find some more chump change
3. If I happen to get the change, I'm gonna have to purchase another bottle
4. Now that I have my drink, I'm gonna have to carry this panda too, which I am not really interested in keeping, honestly
5. Should I even consider buying that drink again? What if I get another one?

Lets think on the brighter side then. Maybe I can sell it with a premium price later when the campaigns over. Either way I'm gonna buy a drink from a vending machine when I'm desperate. I'll go find a panda at a gift store.

Do note these are just exaggerations of what I may think when I really bought it in that situation. Overall I think the campaign is cool and I don't think the Japanese mind to spend an extra 150yen for another drink. It's kind of an small "atari" for them and they love it. In Hong Kong, I don't know. But I do wish to see more of these ideas coz it's getting really boring with the 'mini me bottle' straps on the bottle cap thing.

(UPDATE: My good friend in Japan -->щ(ﾟДﾟщ) confirmed the money comes with the bottle so you won't be left thirsty, which just perfected this campaign with no flaws. Perfect.)

Thanks щ(ﾟДﾟщ). No way I thought they'd be giving away money, I mean it's cash. Makes sense though now that you've mentioned it.

東京出張 :: なのにグルメ旅

先月出張で東京に行ったんですがかなり忙しくて遊ぶヒマもなく、満喫できなかったのでせめて食事で楽しんでやろうと思い写真を撮りまくったのでアップします。

・・で打ちながら気づいたんだけど最近日本側の接客が多いせいか、自然に敬語になってる・・・
（「弊社」←読み方を最近知った中国人。知る前なにを使ってのかはさすがに恥ずかしくて言えない。あぁ前のＥメール読んでたら会社で一人で赤面。）

あと・・・東京にいるダチ達！連絡出来なくてすまん！次は必ず時間作って連絡するから。

では。


左■黒牛の黒和牛 :: ★★★★☆ :: かなりおいしい！けどやっぱりボンビーにはちょっと高い
右■無敵家のラーメン :: ★★★★★ :: ボリューム満点でかなりの満足感。お好みに味付けも出来るので楽しめて食べれる。in池袋。


左■すし三昧 :: ★★★★★ :: マグロ三昧。築地市場では群を抜いてうまい！寿司大もおすすめ。
右■アメ横にあったとある店 :: ★★★☆☆ :: 普通


■社長の知り合いのマンションにて :: ★★★★★ :: 知り合いが全部作ってくれました！山葵と巨峰ブドウ以外。全部うまかったですごちそうさまでした。山葵は一本まるごとスーパーで買ってスリオロシスペシャル！やっぱ違う！香港の粘土みたいな山葵はもう食えねえ！
また来ます。

っというわけで一部紹介しました。これなかったら正直やっていけなかったやっさぁｗ
ごちそうさまでした。

Tokyo Trip 2007 :: Day ⑤

Finally halfway...Went to the Ghibli Museum at 三鷹 (Mitaka) and walked our way to 吉祥寺 (Kichijouji)


Had onigiri in the morning on our way to the Ghibli Museum. There's a bus that takes you there directly.


Snapshots were only allowed outside of the Museum. I wanted to see this robot for years.


After we checked every corner of the museum we walked through a park to 吉祥寺 (Kichijouji). One of the best parks I've been to I can walk there all day long. The weather was perfect.


We arrived in 吉祥寺 (Kichijouji) after the long stroll and headed straight for Steakhouse Satou for the infamous Meatball. Long Queue. Assumed that was coming. We bought a whole bag and headed back to the park to dig in. It was like no other....


Always wanted to try the recent Japanese Salon (It's been a few years) so we decided to give it a shot. It was pretty amazing they wash your hair while you're sitting with your head slightly tilted backwards. Way better than lying down. I don't know how it is in other places but you ain't gonna find something like this in HK. The stylists have different ranks. Designer, Top Designer, Senior Designer and even a Director. The top ones were full booked so we went with the designer. It was good enough though.


After a long walk in 吉祥寺 (Kichijouji) it was time for dinner. We went to いせや (Iseya) famous for Yakitori. Again...the best I ever had....Went three rounds with the similar amount shown above.


Then we went to another one, also famous for Yakitori and had a couple. Again.....best I ever had. I like いせや (Iseya) more though, probably coz of the first impact.


Finally got back to where we stayed and dyed our hair. With dessert, again.

I'm only halfway to the sum of how much weight I've gained from this trip.

Tokyo Trip 2007 :: Day ④

The day I've been looking forward to. We went to 築地(Tsukiji) already on the 2nd day for Curry Udon but this times for sushi. Wanted to get up earlier to check out the market but again, it's too hard to get off that bed.


@ 寿司大 (Sushi Dai) :: Got lost there a bit late (9am) so we had to line for about an hour. But it was well worth the wait. ↓


@ the counter :: they serve instant made sushi right on the table. There's no dish, the whole table is. We ordered the "We'll let you decide" course. They serve whatever they got best from the market on that day so the menu may be different another day.
I recommend clicking on the images for a closer look. lol
↓ What we had in order.














and a big ass oyster to end the meal.


People outside waiting were peaking in staring at us so we decided to take off and check out the market.....and...we couldn't resist...


After a satisfying breakfast(?) we went to 六本木ヒルズ(Roppongi Hills). Took a walk around to analyze the area damn this place is huge.....so we took a quick break afterwards.

Took another walk around and noticed it was lunch time. So...we had lunch.






Menu :: Soups from Soup Stock Tokyo / Pumpkin Fry / Cheese Croquette / Cutlet Sandwich

Energy charged. Time for the long walk. We basically searched every part of Roppongi Hills to find the designs laying around. Some were interesting, including the infamous Maman, symbol of Roppongi Hills.


Maman :: Louise Bourgeois


Roboroborobo (robo-en) :: Choi Jeong Hwa (L)
Where Did This Big Stone Come From? :: Katsuhiko Hibino (R)


Park Bench :: Jasper Morrison


Arch :: Andrea Branzi


Ripples :: Toyo Ito


sKape :: Karim Rashid


Evergreen? :: Ron Arad


Annas Stenar :: Thomas Sandells


Counter Void :: Tatsuo Miyajima



Chair disappears in the rain :: Tokujin Yoshioka


day-tripper :: Droog Design /Jurgen Bey with Christian Oppewal and Silvin v.d. Velden

All in all it was very cool. It was interesting to see the designs aging. Ron Arad's Evergreen? is good example of clever use of product aging. There were no vines when it was first built.


R-Burger :: another break


Made way to 新宿(Shinjuku) in the evening. Took a walk in Tokyu Hands. You can get almost anything here. Toys, bags, undies, toothbrush, stationery, compass, push up counter, suitcases, pug calendar, anything.




Had Soba for dinner. Ordered 天玉そば(Tendama Soba). The blokes there were eating really fast so we followed. I think I finished it in 5 minutes. Then we took a stroll in 歌舞伎町(kabukicho) and no nothing happened.



finally...this ain't mine. I had a つくね棒(Tsukune Bou)...