ASUS EEEPC 900HA arrived

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It arrived! first impression was "so small!"

Its good to bring with me for travelling,bt not good for typing many words.

Next trip to taiwan, I can upload photos and blog there=)

ASUS EEEPC900HA

欲しいな～欲しいな～。小さくて持ち運びができるから旅行先で気軽に使えるしな～。

今までもこういうミニパソコン見てたけど、容量が小さくて使い物にならないと思ってたけど

900HAは記憶容量160GBと10GBのオンラインストレージの合計170GBという大容量！だから、旅行先でもデジカメから写真を写せるし、それをwifiさえあればアップロードもできる。

メモリーも１Gあるし十分。

webcamもmicも内蔵してるし。

さらに大きな買う動機は私が見つけた最安値は31160円！安い！

I really want to buy ASUS EEEPC900HA ! its a mini laptop. it ll be very convenient for me to use during trip.

This one contains 160GB harddisk and 10GB online storage.I can copy photos in my camera and can even upload it with the laptop.

The best part of the laptop is its price.

31160yen!

追記：結局買いました。赤色。しかもさらに安い29800円で！

I bought it.red colour.29800yen! excited to use it!

土用の丑の日（鰻を食べる日）/Eel

一日ずれたけど、家で鰻食べました。おいしかった。

Fare hike for taxi in Malaysia

From 1st of August, taxi fare will be a little bit more expensive in malaysia..

Public transport fares to go up from August by newstraigttimes

I have thought metered taxi fare in malaysia was very cheap,well, too cheap for drivers to feed him and feed their family I think. BUT It canNOT be a reason to cheat passengers and travellers!

Now the government raised taxi fare,but what is moer important thing is to force cab drivers to use metre! My worst cab experience was one i took from batu cave to the city center in KL. costed more than RM50!!!! I went to batu cave from KL at RM13,but why the hell the other way around cost more than RM50? I doubt that shitty indian driver did something on his metre so it ticks much quicker.Be careful of cabs in batu cave. pls Take rapid kl bus..

the news reports that from 1 august 2009 taxi fare will be....

Metre start with RM2→RM3/RM3→RM4(in Penang)

10 sen=150m→10 sen→115m

I am strongly for raising cab fare IF they can follow the rule and run on metre.....ah desperate..

２００９年８月１日からマレーシアのタクシーなどの公共運賃が値上げされるみたいです。

Public transport fares to go up from August by newstraigttimes

前々からマレーシアの経済状態からは初乗り運賃がRM2とは安すぎると思っておりました。特にクアラルンプールとその周辺の物価は高いから、その辺での適正な初乗り運賃はRM４くらいでしょうか。まあ、私の意見としては、どんなけ運賃が高くなろうと、「メーターを倒して走」ってくれさえすれば気分よく、かつ安心して使えます。めんどくさくてむかつく運賃交渉がなければ多少高くなってもみんな（本当にタクシーが必要な人たち）のるでしょう。今までの初乗り運賃RM２ってrapidklの運賃と一緒ですよ。バスとタクシーが同じ値段だなんて普通に考えておかしいでしょ。

今まで乗ったなかで最悪のタクシーはbatu caveから王宮前に行ったときです。batu caveにきたときはちゃんとメーター使ってくれてrm13だったのに帰りは「メーター」使ってｒｍ５０以上！改造メーターに違いない。

初乗り運賃RM2→RM3/RM3→RM4(in Penang)

10 sen=150m→10 sen→115m

とにかく、いいたいことは、多少運賃が上がってもいいけど、「メーターで走る」ということ。これが最重要。

GANDUM 1/1 Scale in Odaiba , Tokyo

I think japanese are ....crazy.....finally they built such thing in Odaiba, Tokyo!

It is a Gandum robot appeared in Anime. its 1/1 scale. Its so outstanding there.

I heard it moves its head sometimes.

Maybe it will be a good tourist spot in Tokyo..

Ah its so hot and humid these days.

Pet Airways

Good news for pets and pet lovers! Now ,pets can fly as passengers!

Today I read a piece of news about one newly started airlines,in USA, called "Pet Airways"

The airline is exclusively for pets!

They treat pets as passengers ,not as baggage.

They provide pet lounge and even flight attendant for pets..

According to the official website, it works like this...

1.Drop your pets in airport

2 Break before departure

3Boarding

4Pets are monitored and checked every 15 mins by pet attendants..

5pick up ur pet at destinatoin airport

Here are videos :

Pet Airways Commercial


Pet Airways on Fox News


I wonder if the company sustain its business model.. good enough market?
Anyway,its very interesting!

Pet Airways official website

最近アメリカでペット航空という航空会社ができたみたいです。

その名の通り、ペット専用航空！

ペットラウンジに搭乗前のトイレ休憩、さらに機内では１５分ごとにペットアテンダントによってチェックされるいたせりつくせりのサービス笑

ペットを荷物として運搬する他の航空会社のペット運賃とくらべてもペット航空の料金はそれほど高くなく、ペット専用というサービスを提供するため、競争力のある運賃になってるらしい。

しかし、このビジネスモデルは成功するのでしょうか？ペットビジネスもついにこんなところまで来たんですね。

Video Viewing Room

Well, first of all, today's topic is NOT a hotel or proper accomodation to stay,but it might be itneresting to know this kind of place.

Japan is well-known for one of the most erotic country in the world. Some report that the more society develop financially, the more it gets erotic.WEll, who knows.

Japan got a lot of strange business regarding sex industry.

One of them is "Love hotel"-Hotels specially designed for couples to mate. It is said that its becuz houses in japan is too small to have night activities . Normally, Love hotels do NOT provide any prostitution. When I told this to my foregin friend,he was very confused then what love hotels are for,and badly disapointed.

By the way,Today's topic is not love hotels,but its "Video Viewing Rooms(Video Box,個室ビデオ、ビデオ試写". I wonder how many websites introduce this in English,lol.

well,in video box, you ll find a lot of small rooms,as small as toilet box.In there, there is basically chair,TV,computer with earphone(important). Its pretty much like Internet Cafe in Japan.

But the big different is,,surprisingly,,, the facility is specially for "providing a space for men to masterbate"! In the ground floor, there are lots of lots of AVs to choose from. After you check in at counter, you go to a room ,like video rental shops, then u choose some and take them to your small box room. You play the DVD with your computer with earphone(some box room dont require earphope　thanks to soundproofing ) ,and lastly, ENJOY YOURSELF! I took my oversea fren there .He was terribly surprised and commented "I have never imagined that masterbation can create such business like this."

This can be a good place to sleep.

It provides shower, and even flat chair you can lie down, and it costs about 3000yen for 12 hours stay including one usage of shower and towel .So it is quite quite reasonable for hotel standard in Tokyo.

When I stayed at one of them, I found a piece of paper stating "We compete with hotles".

Its very clean,but I felt it was too cold with aircon at night. No branket.

the biggest problem is NO key! You can lock the door from inside,but you can NOT lock the door from outside(no key).. so when you want to go to toilet,when you go to shower room,when you change DVDs,anytime you are away from your box, there is potentially danger of theft. Ur bags or wallet in ur bags might be stolen. I think it is the biggest problem for travellers who normally bring big luggage.

Another problem is ,nt only in video viewing rooms but all over in japan, language problem. Staff probbly explain system of facilities ,but i think he can not speak any english..

Well, I do NOT recommend Video Viewing Rooms for tourists,but maybe it is itneresting to know japan got such crazy but uique place to relax,enjoy and sleep. well,Of course it provides hourly rates, so if u are intrerested in such place, maybe its good to try for 1 or 2 hours.

This is a brand I stayed once before.

Takarajima24（宝島24）

Home stay in Taipei?

As I was looking for any good place to stay for my coming trip to taiwan, I discovered a unique place to stay.

It's "Taiwan,Taipei Homestay".

The owner is a female Singaporean studying in Taipei.According to the website, she offers HER room for tourists . What it means is that you need to share the(her) room with her.Ya its really "homestay".

It is interesting to know a student is offering her room and share it with tourists.

Is it common for taiwanese or students in taiwan to offer such deals?Its so curious.

The website ,which is made with blogspot, provide some pieces of informatoin.

Pricing:NT400~(visit her website for details)

Photos of the room and surrounding

Availability calender

Locatoin map

The website is very nice and hand-made atmospher.I like it.

If you are a female backpacker or tourist who would like to stay in Taipei for some days, maybe Taiwan,Taipei homestay is good to try=)

９月から台湾に行くので、そのためにどこのホテルが安くて良いかネットで探していたらちょっと変わった場所を発見した。

その名も「Taiwan,Taipei Homestay」

面白いことに、経営（？）している人が台湾で勉強中のシンガポール人学生で、さらに面白いことに、その人の部屋に泊めさせてもらう、その人の部屋をその人とシェアする、ということらしい。本当に友達の家にちょっと泊めさせてもらう感覚だろうか。

webpageを見ると確かに清潔な部屋そうだし、友達の部屋に居候みたいな感じで面白そうだけど、値段は破格の値段というわけではなさそうだ。

平日祝日でちがうけど一人一泊NT$400~

二人だとNT$600～

単純な比較をするのは良くないがTaipei HostelのシングルがNT$500（トイレ、シャワー共同）ダブルがNT$６００（トイレシャワー共同）、ダブル（トイレシャワーつき）NT$７５０のことを考えれば、部屋をシェアするHomestayとトイレ・シャワーは共同だけど一室使えるTaipei Hostelのシングルとの差額NT$100、をどう見るかは微妙なところで意見が分かれるだろう。俺なら一室使えるシングルでNT$５００にいってしまいそうだが・・。

しかし、なかなか面白い形態の宿泊施設っていうのは事実。この学生さんは女性らしく、女性バックパッカーや旅行者を希望しているみたいです。

彼女のwebsiteに細かな料金設定、部屋の写真、地図などこのhomestayに関するいろんな情報があるので興味のある人はみてみたらどうでしょうか？

ちなみに、彼女の友人がやっている？というTaipei,Shilin Homestayというところがあり（たぶん同じアパートの違う部屋）そこは一室まるまる貸し出してくれるらしい。availabilityのカレンダーをみると結構埋まってるのでこちらのほうが人気があるようだ。

Designer's Apartment in Yoyogi,Tokyo

Tokyo is famous for expensive rent for living.

Today's topic is about an apartment in Yoyogi,Tokyo.

I found this you-tube video.

here

The first room got a second floor which is very good feature of the room.

Its got a small kitchen,closet,bedroom,bathroom with bathtub ,and toilet.

Guess how much you need to pay.

It states 237000yen for rent a month plus 8000yen for common service charge a month.

Wow,so expensive..

The smaller one costs 117000yen a month plus 6000yen for public service charge.

This apartment is designed by designers. Its located in just 3 minutes away from YOyogi.

and little bit more spacious than one-room apartment.But its so expensive..

If can spend 230000yen to rent a condominium in Malaysia, what kind of luxurious room I could get?

The reality of malaysia part 1

a big tree disturbs pedestrian.malaysia cares greenry

A mobile phone shop is right in the middle of wlakway.quite disturbing.

cars in space for taxi
trees make space for pedestran narrower.its good to provide green,but not to annoy people.
so many things are in the middle of pavement.its so difficult and annoying to walk in KL
Two levels in one pavement,why?
Broken
Two levels in one pavement,can u explain?
In penang,very narrow for pedestrian
Intersection,thats where pedestrian is waiting for lights!No proper concrete waiting area,a big step up there.how wheel chair user can step up there and wait for lights?do they need to face danger of traffic?its Putrajaya.even worse theres a big hole in there.
a gap putrajaya
is it a mistake of calculatoin and constructoin?putrajaya
this kind of food stalls are everywhere in malaysia,disturbing chairs and tables
good to provide a rubish bin,but why is it in the middle of pavement?
great parking
great parking
step up and down before escalator
rubbish and poorly lit backstreeet
parking in taxi space
motorbike parking on walkway
chipped pavement
bumpy road
I believe the driver of the parked car has never experienced walking.so he just parked his car like that which is super annoying for pedestrian.shame on him
great parking,unbelievable

Will AirAsia fly to Japan soon?

My friend(Japanese) told me a couple of days ago that one of her friend(Japanese) passed a test to be a flight attendant of AirAsia, and if she really decided to work for AirAsia, she would have to stay in Malaysia for at least 2 years.

It was the first time for me to know AirAsia is hiring Japanese as flight attendants.

Is it a sign of "Flying to Japan soon"?

Anyway, I really hope so..

先日、友達が「私の友達で、マレーシアのええっと・・・マレーシア空港に就職するかもしれない子がいて・・」と教えてもらいました。

俺が「空港じゃなくてマレーシア航空じゃない？」といったら

「あ、ごめん、空港じゃなくてエアラインだった。でもマレーシア航空じゃない。」

というので俺は「じゃあ、ほかの国の航空会社じゃない？マレーシアに日本人が就職するような航空会社はマレーシア航空以外にないよ。他は格安航空のAirAsiaしか・・。でも、日本に飛んでないし、日本人を雇う利点はあまりないと思うし・・。」

友達「そうそう！エアアジア！そこのテストと面接に合格してもし本当に決めたら、就職してから二年間は最低マレーシアにすまなくちゃいけないらしいよ。」と言いました。

AirAsiaが日本人を雇っている？初耳です。

これはAirAsiaが本当に日本に飛んでくる準備の一環なのでしょうか？

そうであることを願います。

調べてみるとあるんですね。日本線のためにとは書いてないけど採用活動をしてるんですね。

ここでみつけました。

Tree Man

Last night I watched TV programme about one man with rare desease.

Since he was 5 years old, he started having strange rash

Eventually....the rash spread all over his body,especially in his hands and feet..

here it is

I was terribly shocked!! I couldnt believe my eyes..He is an indonesian. really unbelievable.
I really thought it was CG or something..

There are so many things i never known yet..

Topic:Trains

When I travel, one of my interests and activities I see there would be watching and experiencing train rides.

Trains in Japan is very efficient and useful,furthermore, there are shops inside statoins and normally, there are many shops in front of statoins.

When I visited Tokyo first time,I thought train is going through cuz the trains entered station so speedy.But it was actually stopping at the station,I just misunderstood it cuz one train set is about 10 cars..

One more thing i was surprised was some train cars got 5 doors ..

My favourite train,Singapore MRT opened a new line,circle line a few months ago.

I really want to try it.

its desgin,cleanliness,clear announcement,spacious station,safety platform screen door,easylink card are perfect.

Hong Kong also have very similar train,MTR. not MRT but MTR,so confusing thou..

Ah very nice!Whats great about Hong Kong MTR is the line opened 30 years ago,but it still look new and clean,shiny.

Perth,Australia also have a train lines.Transperth.

I was amazed at the floor of train,it was carpetted!

Train announcement was not in Australian accent,but normal accent..

Bangkok metro is also nicee.

Its super clean and looking good UNLIKE ground level which is mostly chaos!
Its totally different world between road on the ground and Metro in the underground.

I really hope Nagoya subway also will renovate itself like one of trains above i introduced..

look so old.toilet stinks,no contactless tickets,no platform screen doors,messy advertisement.

Huh..well,its still efficient and useful,but maybe they can do something about problems i said .
But I dont know if citizens will agree with spending much tax on improvinh the facilities into shiny spacious metro system like ones in singapore or in hong kong..

Maya Brasserie@Hotel Maya

This is Maya Brasserie where you have breakfast in Hotel Maya.
When I nearly finished my breakfast,I noticed a menu at my table.
It says please order from here.
I DID NOT know we can have menu meals!I just thought it was only buffet style restaurant.
So i ordered..I squeezed the meals into my already-full stomach,not to waste precious meal in the hotel.
as we entered the restaurant, we were assigned to a seat(2 seat only for one small table) which was really small,and even worse, our table is kind of connected to next table..no separation or anything..So we were so close to another couple sitting down next to us. I think its so bad we can clearly listen to what they are talking and vice versa, they can clearly hear what we were talking.
By the way,a couple sitting next to us was one British male,one Asian girl..I wondered if the woman was a prostitute or just an ordinary girlfriend of his...He was talking to her in slow and very clear English to her,but she seemed she didn't understand it.







Porridge

This is one of menu meal I ordered at the end of breakfast.I pushed it into my stomach!

Northwest lounge at Narita airport

This is Northwest lounge　in Narita.
This was my first time to use lounge.Now I want to get gold credit card I can use several lounges.
I was impressed by Apple computers.
I had glasses of japanese sake,wine,beer,whisky...with some snacks.
later,I got tipsy,haha.
















At the end, I used shower room in the lounge.

Teriyaki Burger

For a lunch meal today, I drove a car to Macdonald near my house with a discount coupon available on their official website in my hand.

This coupon is available only starting with 14 oclock or later than that.

I used drive-thru lane and bought meals.

One Cheese burger,1 cup of coke S size, and Shaka Shaka(Shaking) chicken cost only 250yen.

Teriyaki burger at 100yen.

Total:350yen

Here in Japan where normal lunch meal cost at least 500yen. Its a good deal.

I wonder if Teriyaki burger is available only in Japan or not.

Its chicken with lettace and mayonaise.taste so nice.

This is Shaka Shaka chicken.

A piece of chicken comes with a package of powder cheese.

I opened the package and put the cheese into the paper bag above.

Then I shaka-shaka it!! up and down right and left~

After a while, I zipped off the paper bag along the dot line in the middle of the paper.

Then the chicken is nicely sticked with the cheese powder.

It also tastes awesome!