Japanese Toys R Us
16 Mar 2008 | Comments OffI am a Toys R Us kid. Always was, always will be. Even though I am 30 years old! I don’t buy a lot of toys, but I still enjoy a trip to see Geoffrey Giraffe every once in a while. That’s one cool thing about living in Hikone. We actually have a nice Toys R Us here. It’s just like it was when I was a kid. Well, except that almost everything they sell is in Japanese! It’s a strange thing to say, but it even smells the same as I remember. Mmm…
When I was going through the newspaper the other day I ran across a Toys R Us advertisement. I thought it was interesting, so I decided to post it. Have a look:
With several spring holidays in Japan aimed at children, Toys R Us has you covered it seems! There are some Japanese altars with mini body armor and Samurai helmets (yoroi and kabuto in Japanese) and fish windsocks (koinobori) all for Children’s Day. They will set you back a pretty penny yen though! At least you get 2 freebies with the deal. Meat and fruit! Yeah… It’s a different country over here…
MacBook Air
02 Mar 2008 | Comments (2)After much debate I finally took the plunge and bought a MacBook Air. You’ve probably seen the cool commercial where somebody pulls a MacBook Air from a manila envelope, but for those of you who don’t know; the MacBook Air is the world’s thinnest notebook computer. I’ve owned Apple notebooks before so I had an idea what the Air might be like, but let me tell you… This computer blew away all of my expecations. From it’s awesome backlight keyboard to it’s super bright LED screen, this computer is just a pleasure to use. I really love it.
Now I should say that this computer isn’t exactly for everyone. It’s a great ulta-portable for those who have capable desktop computers at home. Not that this computer isn’t capable or anything, it certainly is… It’s just that has some limits brought about by it’s design.
Anyways, If you haven’t seen the MacBook Air in person yet, what are you waiting for? Get down to your local Apple Store and take a look! It’s amazing!
