No wonder I saw so many signs in Chinese

I saw this video earlier on the internet.



Nice concept, cool stunts. But in the scene where the kids are running in the streets, there was only a single ad in Japanese and the rest are in Chinese. I thought that was strange but figure maybe the scene in shot in area heavily populated by Chinese in Japan.

However, today, I found out I was wrong and that the ad was actually shot in HK. Here's the documentary:



Very interesting in my opinion. The lady yelling instructions was funny: "Don't look back, don't look back" & "Don't laugh, Don't laugh, Don't laugh...."

It's Just Not Happening Soon Enough

The Business Journal reports that IKEA is looking for site in the Milwaukee area that could be developed for the next couple year. Um...could you please speed up on that? I mean if my company can speed up the construction of our new auditorium by spending a few millions (30M actually from what I heard), I am sure you can afford the little extra expense as well, right? *wink wink*

It still sucks that Madison won't be getting one ourselves, but hopefully when they build one in Milwaukee, the shipping cost will be a lot cheaper than from Schaumberg. Hohohoho.....

Chicago trip in the brewing...

Just because I need my haircut...Hahahaha! Let see if I can manage to grab DNA to come up from Indy~~~

The company picnic was today. The weather is rather nice I have to say - at least for the duration of the picnic. It's been cloudy with random showers throughout the week, and I wasn't even planning to go if the weather is not decent. I remembered last year's picnic was horrible - it's rain quite heavily and there weren't enough tents. So I was pretty wet by the time the picnic finished up. But this morning/early afternoon we have some nice sunshine, so everything works out great.

KingSnort called around evening time saying they were going over to Jamie's place. I passed since I was just "waking" up from my afternoon after-the-picnic nap (actually went back to sleep after the call...Mwahahahaha...)

Almost, almost..

Another post on the computer/TV situation, aren't you bored with reading this yet? Mwahahaha...

Anyway, I did a search on Google tonight on New Bravia Fall. It looks like that there will indeed be a new Bravia line coming out this September (SonyStyle already has them listed). The sad news is that the 32" won't support 1080p (resolution only goes up to 1366x768). Therefore if I want to get a TV for the next-gen DVD or PS3, I'll have to go for the 40". Now the sadder part is that KDL40XBR2 carries a pricy tag of $4000 while KDL40XBR3 is another $300 more. Both of them is pretty much out of my purchasing power at the moment (unless I skipped my trip back home this December which I don't see that happening - which also makes me realize that my trip back home really is pricy. :P Or perphaps my brother will find a great job with a huge sign on bonus and decide to pay me back the money I lend him for his car...Um...that'll be enough to get 2 Bravias)

Allow me one last pic before I put this TV talk in the closet:


So the next decision is whether to get the 24" LCD monitor or not.

2 weeks? 3 weeks? Still no computer at home...

I have no idea why it's taking so long for me to buy a new computer this time. But yeah, I am still going back to the office to go online these days. On the other hand, i think I am close to conceding that Dell probably won't have any promotion soon on their XPS systems and I will eventually have to make some changes to my plans.

Since there's no discount from Dell, I am going to scale back on the monitor and get a 20" wide-screen instead. And for my upcoming gaming need (Wii~~~~~~), I probably will go for my Sony Bravia. The price has dropped quite a bit since the last time i checked so it's not too unrealistic now. Regardless it's still a Sony so it carries a $1999 price tag with it. Just found out that a new XBR line is coming out this fall. Man, another unknown variable in the equation. I guess more wait and see on the TV situation.

The other question is the timing. I don't think I can fork out the 2K this year since I am planning to go back to HK this December. That means the next chance for me to get the TV will probably be when I can my tax refund. So what should I do for the time between this Fall and next spring? Um...

Screen Name, User Name.....whatever

Still haven't registered at Nintendo.com yet after I got my Lite - main reason being that I can't figure out a good screen/user name to use. Since I intended to use the same user name for both my DSL and Wii, it requires some more thought.

I guess I can use the correct spelling of my current internet nick (Uarzen > Urazen); but i think i'll still be a bit difficult to pronounce. Even I sometimes have trouble pronouncing it (normally i just use the Japanese kana sound instead). By the way, in case anyone wonders who the hell is Urazen - you can find the answer in a Japanese comic called Five Stars Stories. Urazen is Mirage Knight, Orange Left #12. Along this line, the character I think might die soon (it already survived one massacre). When that happen, I'll probably switch everything...

So where was I...oh right, nick name for Nintendo.com. Another option I have right now is my icq screen name, La Croix De Sang (The Cross of Blood in English - also from the fabulous comic Five Star Stories. It's the symbol of the F.E.M.C). However, I don't know how much better that is.

It really is tough finding the right nick to use. :P

Current Status: Offline

My computer at home is dead - the hard-drive is making funny noise when I try to boot up the computer, can't even get to anything. So goodbye eMachine, together with my 30G of MP3s, 15G of videos and tons of pictures that I took over the past two years... *Sigh*

Probably won't get one soon - deadline's coming up so I think I might have to work late for the next couple weeks. I'll probably just go online at work. So in case you need to contact me, e-mail/phone is the best bet.

Now the next question is what should I get as the replacement? I had my eyes on getting a Dell earlier, just because there was this 40% off coupon and I could get a pretty large LCD with it. Or should I get a MacBook? Decision, decision...

Can you see the light...

or rather - Lite?


***lighting's bad; but will have to do for the time being***

The wait is finally over - and I now welcome the newest member in my electronics family - the Nintendo DS Lite - Not to be confused with the DS Thick/DS Phat (I picked up this funny name on the internet somewhere...kakaka). It's a semi-surprised birthday gift from my brother, but nonetheless a pleasant surprise because I can now diverge all my DS fund into DS Game fund. Hohohohoho~

Another surprise was that I got the console on Friday afternoon (took a break to go back home to check the UPS delivery), which is 2 days ahead of the official release date (Jun 11th). Though Nintendo probably wouldn't be very happy about Buy.com's speedy delivery, I can't really complaint. One guy in Target even asked me whether I imported the unit or not.

The games I bought so far are: New Super Mario Brothers, Bomberman (it's only 14.99 at Best Buy - can't pass it up) and Magnetica. Hopefully these will last me till the several RPGs that will be coming out later this year (Final Fantasy III, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Child of Mana. FF's Crystal Chronicles franchise should also have a game coming out for the DS as well, but i don't remember seeing a release date announced at E3). King Snort bought Brain Age - the hottest game in town. The game definitely looked interesting, and it's not too expensive either. I might pick it up, or it sequel (Big Brain Academy) later.

Several other friends from work already tried out the DS Lite - I'll see if I can get them to get the own....***evil grin*** And of course, I wouldn't say no if Nintendo offers to pay me commission.....Muahahahaha...

Next target - Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

***Darn it! Just realized that the Wii-mote is still the old version - need to find a more recent pic***

Another Week

Till my next toy...


I tried it out at Wal-Mart yesterday. They have already replaced the DS demo unit with the new DS Lite, but no one seems to notice. It's pretty sweet and sexy looking - way better than the bulky DS. Though I haven't quite figure out what game(s) to get together with the DS Lite yet. If only FF III, Fire Emblem or Zelda is available, that will be the dream match. Unfortunately neither of them is out yet.

At this point, I will probably get the New Super Mario Bros. Probably need to import a few games as well - Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (There will be a US adaptation but i think JPop suits me better) and Puzzle Bobble (the Bust-a-Move that's available in the US has a different game play that I don't know if I will like or not - how sad). *** Looks like I need to mobilize some of my network in HK... Hohoho...

So much for the early sleep plan

Do not try searching other people's blog half-an-hour before you planned to go to bed...Bad idea...

On the flip side, I added another 8 blogs tonight to my People @ XXXX group in my FireFox bookmark (you all know where I work - just in case there are others out there as crazy as I am and do a Blogger search (19 pages)...hahaha). A whopping 62% increase, that should qualify me for the company cyber-stalker - Muahahahaha...

Many of those that I added are new hires starting tomorrow - one even mentioned his salary. (Um...now I have something to base on when I talk about my salary situation with my new TL next year). I was somewhat tempted to leave them a comment/message to see if I can freak them out.

Speaking of TL - Konphused and King Snort both are now TLs, Congratulations!

I thought I have more things to say, but nothing is coming up now. Oh well, at least I updated my blog at a more frequent interval than somebody.