2011年3月24日木曜日

NUCLEAR BOY.

March 24, 2011

I’m deeply saddened that there is still no really open news about the Fukushima nuclear disaster taking place right now. The real tragedy is what is happening to the people who suffered the earthquake and tsunami and who are now stranded in school halls and community centers with limited food and other essentials. Here in Tokyo you’d have no idea that only 300KM from here there is a massive tragedy unfolding. I feel compelled to do something to help and take action, someone needs to! And last but not least, I want to ensure the people of Japan do not let TEPCO escape this time, they have done so on many previous occasions with the governments support. People have to stand up and demonstrate and put an end to this companies policies of money first, safety and lives second!

A very simple, albit, odd explanation of current Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis to children (definitely not a situation to be taken lightly, but the metaphor works great for everyone to understand). Created by Japanese media artist Kazuhiko Hachiya.

This one also goes out to the people stockpiling potassium iodide pills in other areas than Japan at the moment.

(Edit: Now with English subtitles)



True Grit

I was rooting for Jeff Bridges in this year’s Oscars...

Liked it...wanted to like it more than I did.

Tokyo is a city that is constantly under construction.


Witness The Tokyo Sky Tree… It's set to open in 2012. How crazy is this building! This looks like something from a video game.


March 18, 2011

ビストロ シロへ。

フランス料理をベースに魚介と野菜を中心としたビストロ。




さっぱりした料理ばかりなのかな、と思いきや、しっかりお腹にたまるお料理もあって、男性でも満足できます。


ビストロ形式のところで肉がないっていうのは珍しい。


気軽に立ち寄って、ワインと魚料理を楽しめる店。使える幅も広いかなと。


ディナーでは一人1万5千円程度を用意しておけば、満足できる店。社長のブログもなかなか面白い。

This was the view from the other side of the table.

こちらがテーブルの逆側。

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2011年3月10日木曜日

THE TOWN.

Non-stop full on action with a twist. Great acting, good plot, and full on entertainment. As a true Ben Affleck fan I was not let down.

Anyways, at the end of "the town," the first song heard is Jolene. How bad ass is that?

March 5, 2011

4号線を下り、天王洲アイルまで走ってきました(for ナイキの社員販売)。

昼ご飯はいつものT.Y. Harbor













ゆるい午後です。

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2010年6月6日日曜日

I.

OK, get ready for a massive update.

I will say that maybe I am slightly biased. I'm not sure if it would have the same effect. It was an entertaining. But anyway, this is not recommended.

心の病みと偏りを巧みに表した作品で、ちょっとサディスティック、陰鬱、後味が悪いのは良いのだけど、非現実的。単純に読める娯楽作でした。よくて星2つです。

It's no secret that I am not much of a reader. But I wanted get a book in preparation for the fly down to Okinawa. I heard books are great way to pass the time and keep your mind focused while on these long trip.

It's a great read and very nicely done. Check it out.

今日から読みます。本書は600ページを超える大作なので、少し時間がかかりそうです。こっちの方が面白そう。

Just having that mentality to continue onwards with paper printing is very noble. Especially in this day and age of dying magazines and newspapers. The fight must go on people!

iPadもいいけど、本はやっぱり紙がいいと思います。

もう1つ。

Watch this and respect nature. She is much too busy for you petty needs. Incredible footage from Sean Stiegemeier.


こういうの見てみたい。


June 5, 2010

Enjoy the weather.



もう夏の陽気です。




この辺もずいぶん変わりました。

Restaurant-I


フランス、ニースの1つ星レストラン、松嶋啓介さんの店らしいです。ニースに自分の店「Restaurant Kei's Passion」をオープンし、
開店から3年目、レストランガイドブックの権威「ミシュラン’06年版」で 一つ星を獲得。ミシュランで星を獲得するということは、フランスではヒーローです。聞けば自分と同い年。尊敬しますね。


As told in photoes...










Gettin french with it.







SATC2

おまけです。会社絡みのイベント、SATC2。















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2010年3月19日金曜日

GALLO BUDS.

Oscar contender, as some claim? God, I sure hope not. The Hurt Locker fails miserably.

どうしてこんな映画が、アカデミー賞受賞?
これならデ・パルマのリダクテッドのほう100倍いい。


March 16, 2010

JK from E.& J. Gallo Winery in high light with flash. Shoichi came out to meet with us for dinner as our old friend John Kimmey was in Tokyo.

It was great to see John. We met when I was just 25 years old and was working at E. & J. Gallo Winery in Okinawa. It was a great period and we had some amazing experience during that time as the sales grew. lot of learning how to run a business on the fly,…….etc.We’ve now known each other for nearly 8 years and had lost touch for the past 3 or 4, so it was fantastic to catch up and see JK back .

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2010年1月17日日曜日

AMI TRIBE.

January 16, 2010

まずは小話を少々。

紙兎ロペ

下町に住む紙兎-ロペ- と カミリス-アキラ先輩- の平 凡な日常を淡々と描いたショートアニメーションです。
このシュールさは最高!
これを見るために、10分前に入ることをおすすめします!

海編、あの間が最高。


La Clave Casa de Marron



キューバ料理とラテン音楽ライブの店。食べ物美味しいですよ。


外観はちょっと怪しげだけど、割と広くゆったりとレイアウトされている店内はインテリアも南米ちっく。 店内の隅にはドラムセットが置いてあり、月に数回ライブをやっています。

ラテンジャズやサルサ等を聴きながら酒やキューバ料理を楽しむ事ができる様、オーナーはラテン・パーカッショニストの渡辺康行さんで、親の友人。ある程度融通が効きそうなので、同窓会はここで開催しようと思ってます。

Had dinner and some drinks last night with Yutaka, Noguchi, Sadaharu, Mika and Maki.

Yutaka. I was able to catch up with couple of old friends this weekend. It was like a little union.

地元の飲み仲間。食い過ぎだろ!また でかくなりやがった!!

Maki. I've know her since middle school and we went to the same high school together.

会うのは10年ぶり。小学校から高校まで一緒でした。本当に久しぶりです。でも会ったら昔のように、普通に話せる。


こんなヤツでも一応会社の社長です。

It's sorta like a school reunion. Let's get bizzie!

みんなつながっています。なんとかなりそうです。大枠は決めたので、2月中には招待状を送りますね。

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2009年12月30日水曜日

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

December 30, 2009

AVATAR.

That would be a real game-changer.


December 29, 2009

今日で仕事納め。
この場をお借りして、今年お世話になった方々へ。今年もお世話になりました、来年もよろしくおねがいします。明日からはとりあえずリセット、ゆっくり過ごします。

では、皆さんよいお年をお迎え下さい。















In Tokyo, you can venture onto Uguisudani and be completely transported to Korea.

So first stop was a feast of grilled meats. This was then followed by Tokyo's favorite pastime, Karaoke!

予約の取りにくい お店です。

Only the finest beef.


***VEGETARIANS TURN AWAY***


How fresh is the beef?


It was at a secret restaurant. The entire restaurant of 50 seats was completely booked. I absolutely say this without a grain of exaggeration that this was BY FAR, the best KOrean BBQ I have ever had in my entire life including every country I have ever traveled to.


Keigo and Lisa were manning the grills.







がっちゃんか!

Yeah, that good. Trust me…its crazy…but so freaking good.

味付けも素晴らしいです。

We made it thru the dinner.


I will go back to Uguisudani often just for this place.

Big ups to me for organizing this entire shindig.)

Some outtakes from my visit.


Baby, move your butt.


Thanks a lot. Great new year.

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