Anime Festival Asia 2009 online!
With official confirmation from the recently opened AFA09.com website, Anime Festival Asia 2009 is on schedule. This will all happen again at Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Center in Singapore on November 21 and 22. Bringing you Merchandise, Live Acts and Performances, Anime / Manga showcases straight from Japan, Japanese popular culture will once again take centre stage at Anime Festival Asia. Last year’s event featured...
Windows 7 RC 1 out now
The first release candidate (RC1) for Microsoft’s next OS has been released for beta testing. As a beta test, downloading it is free and only requires a valid Windows Live ID (i.e. a Hotmail account will do). Full download instructions are here. As expected Microsoft is not giving away free licenses of their OS without a catch: this version of Windows 7 comes with two expiration dates: Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on...
Acrylic PC “Case”
A lot less ghetto than the Nude Computer and a lot cheaper than the Antec Skeleton, here’s an acrylic open air “case” for people who want to show off their PCs insides without resorting to heat-trapping acrylic clear cases. Just enough to hold your Motherboard (ATX and Micro ATX), your Power Supply, HDD and ODD, these Acrylic PC Case are extremely popular among Japanese Geeks. With the strict minimum this new...
Hugh Jackman shows off
Scoured from the intrawebs, we bring you a clip of Hugh Jackman showing off (ridiculously?) in a Japanese TV show during his promotion for the movie Australia. Watch him be goofy but still be sexy. How does the man do it?
J-Dramas Spring 2009
This week is the start of Spring Drama season in Japan and I am anticipating so many dramas, it’s unhealthy. Most probably most of the actors I follow will be having a series this season. Anyway, I’ve noted down my short list. Shiroi Haru* Stars Abe Hiroshi and Ohashi Nozomi. Started April 14, 2009. Abe plays a former yakuza who has gotten out of prison and finds the life he left and the things he believed has changed....