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JLPT 2005

Leaving for JLPT test centre now. _|ï¿£|O Be back in a few hours… On another note, Kinokuniya is having a 20% sale. Maybe I should get the limited edition of NHK ni Youkoso! Vol. 4. I’ve overspent this month as … Continue reading

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New PC and Desktop

I’ve been busy for the last few days. Wasted the better parts of yesterday and today buying and configuring my new PC. Spent more than expected as usual. It’s not particularly good, but at least the dual PCI-e slots allow … Continue reading

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Re: Singaporean Netflix

I was at SITEX 2005 for most of the day. Picked up at GeForce 6600GT. Anyway, as some of you might remember, I blogged about Video Ezy, a new online DVD rental service in Singapore, sometime ago and also sent … Continue reading

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Exclusive Invitation

Pffft. Who cares about Gmail invitations anymore. I received an commenter invitation after much begging for the Gawker Media network, which includes blogs like Lifehacker, Gizmodo and Kotaku. You’re invited to sign up for Gizmodo Comments. It’s as easy as … Continue reading

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PSP > Xbox 360

At least for the 1000 people surveyed in Japan by Nikkei… They were polled on what they are going to get for Christmas. Out of those who want a new console: What new console system are you planning to buy? … Continue reading

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JLPT 2005

I received my JLPT notification in the mai! I got assigned to the text centre at Changi again. That’s on the other side of Singapore mainland from where I live. Goddamnit, the other two test locations would have been so … Continue reading

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Recommendations

I have created a recommedations section at the right. It displays selected CDs and books I like using the Amazon.co.jp database. (They do ship overseas for most printed materials and music CDs, so it’s a pretty good site to get … Continue reading

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Singaporean Netflix

Oh man, I got very little sleep last night at a class gathering. We rented a chalet at Aloha and a few of us played Mahjong from before dinnertime to 3am. Feeling quite dead now. Anyway, Video Ezy has set … Continue reading

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Fansubbing Slave

This guy is in charge of pestering people for the Gunparade Orchestra project over at Conclave. I am (supposedly) the main translator. Apparently episode one will be released soon (finally), so they are bugging me for more translation now… [00:25] … Continue reading

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Hi Anime Blog Toshokan

My blog is now part of the Anime Blog Toshokan listings (even though I actually talk a lot about other nonsensical stuff). どうぞ「夜露死苦」お願いします~ P.S. For those of you linking here, I want to add that my nick is “DarkMirage”. One … Continue reading

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Taglines

You may have noticed that the subtitle of my blog changes each time you refresh. There are actually about thirty lines in total. 全ては月の朽ち果てた社から始まった・・・ あなたはそこにいますか 自由の翼と正義の剣 君の姿は僕に似ている 瞳を閉じて入れたら、悲しみも見えないと 風のささやきが微笑みを誘うの ずっと続いていく愛はある、絶対に 人生の宝物を探しにいこう 飛べない翼に意味はあるのでしょうか 彼女が待つ、その大気の下で 僕は僕のことが知りたい 僕のかわいい殿下 エッチなのはいけないと思います! バカばっか 探し物は何ですか?見つけにくいものなんですか? 会いたい、会えない ただ当たり前のことしか起こらないこの町で … Continue reading

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MAX 2005 Day Two

Finally, the longest week I’ve ever gone through is over. Three days of camping plus two days of talks and one night of Japanese lesson. もうダメだ。_|ï¿£|O Anyway, here’s a quick lowdown of the second day of Macromedia MAX 2005 Singapore. … Continue reading

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