Monthly Archives: December 2005

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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Australian Drug Trafficker Executed

Singapore executes Australian drug trafficker. I suppose this will bring about another round of anti-Singapore nonsense just like the time that American brat was caned for vandalism. (CNN) — Singapore’s government hanged an Australian man for drug trafficking early Friday, … Continue reading

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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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More money-spending

Went to Kinokuniya on the way back from the JLPT test centre. The paper was quite okay. Vocabulary section was easier than previous years, but grammar section was harder, so it balanced out. More or less. But anyway, Kinokuniya is … Continue reading

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To Heart 2 PC

I wasted one whole day at the National University of Singapore Computer Centre “learning” about grid computing and posting on MegaTokyo forums. I returned home quite late and noticed that… ZOMG someone has ripped To Heart 2 and posted it … Continue reading

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Maaya Sakamoto Photo Essay

やった~! My preorder for Maaya-sama’s photo essay just shipped today! この度は、ビクターオンラインショップ“Vemall”をご利用いただき 誠にありがとうございます。 ご注文いただいた商品を本日発送させていただきましたので、 ご連絡申し上げます。 [注文番号] お客様のご注文番号:[snip] [購入商品] 商品番号:MAAYA-1 商品タイトル:アイディ。 数量:1枚(本) [お届け先] お名前:[snip]様 And yes, I’m still playing To Heart 2. I’ll post a review later.

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Gundam SEED Heroine 6

I completed Tamaki and Yuma’s paths for To Heart 2 yesterday. Don’t really feel like trying for the rest of the girls. As great as Tama-nee is, I’m glad I didn’t fork out any money for the game. Just collected … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 launches in Japan

The Xbox 360 launched in Japan today with great success. Success in the sense that they did manage to start selling them, just that no one is buying. Kotaku has a very entertaining live coverage of the Japan launch, which … Continue reading

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D.C.S.S. Episode 24

Worst episode ever. Will be in Japan next June to burn down the studios of all parties involved. Please leave a message if you want to join in. God kills a cat every time you commit incest. Please think of … Continue reading

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To Heart 2 XRATED

To Heart 2 is a visual novel originally released for the PS2 under the Aquaplus brand name. The transition to PC adds 18+ content and falls under Leaf, essentially the same company by a different name (for their adult titles). … Continue reading

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Gmail Mobile

Google has finally come up with an official mobile version of Gmail! Hurray! The normal version works okay in a phone browser, but it wastes too much bandwidth and some phones (like mine) can’t handle the weird javascript multiple redirects … Continue reading

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Da Capo II Updates

The official site for Da Capo II (not to be confused with Da Capo Second Season) has been updated once again. The update reveals yet more characters and the only unknown character left is the player. The newly revealled characters … Continue reading

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