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Puppy twitter really?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Innovation is the keystone of the valley, yet sometimes I wonder what exactly is going on in the ‘innovation’ sessions at some places. Twitter is a phenomenon that allows people to post idle, random or newsworthy thoughts as if broadcasting on the text version of public radio. So why should our best friends be left out? Truthfully I really am not sure I’d want to know what our family pet was thinking, but to some I could see the humor in following a pet tweeting at home whilst one is away at work. If you’ve got the $30 to burn, and really want to SQUIRREL!!!! ehem…. peep in on the family pet, maybe this is the wave of the future. Of course I’m sure the cats will get jealous and hack in nasty comments, or slight the poor cockatoo next door… but then maybe it really will be for the birds. At least for the birds who can’t talk.  Read the full article on Puppy Twitter after the jump … CNN on Puppy Twitter

New People San Francisco Grand Opening, a different world

Monday, August 17th, 2009

20090815-2009_08_15_1269The Grand Opening of New People in San Francisco Japantown was something quite literally out of this world. There was the supposition that there would be some workers from the store “Baby, the stars shine bright” in attendence or roaming about. What was not as expected was to see so many non-employees at the gala wearing their favorite fashion essemble. The sights were amazing in the over abundance of people dressed up in costume and actually waiting to make a purchase in the new store. Only 150 lucky ticket holders were allowed initally into the new building. A good number of those ticket holders stood in line under the not exactly cool San Francisco sun. The opening of the New People five story building was a nice site to see, after not seeing much real activity in Japantown in such a long time. Hopefully the trend will spread and create a nice cultural niche that would make a great compliment to an already diverse and colourful city.San Francisco is already adorn with the unique Castro, and chinatown areas. Would the addition of the bright, colorful (except the whole goth look), and energetic J-Pop be all that unusual in an already bright, colorful, and energitic city? It would be great if the city government would help to promote such great cultural importation from abroad. I wouldn’ say that Harajuku girls are at the top of my like lists, but just like any other fashion, it has to be admired for the amount of work put into looking good. J-POP FTW!

New People, San Francisco, CA

Haupia song by Coconut Joe?

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Ok, so I’m an ignorant mainlander, but I didn’t actually know there was a song about haupia. At first, this hit was thought to be just a miscellaneous jumble of other songs stitched together to attract hits, but the song actually exists. Doesn’t show up on pandora listings, but does show up in Apple iTunes and various other stores. So now you can kick back, enjoy your haupia desserts however you man like them and do it all to the melodic sounds of ‘Haupia’ by Coconut Joe.

I’m a little coconut in a coconut tree,
swinging with my friends
in the tropical breeze. hanging with my boys,
sometimes we dance the hula.
One day while I was swinging in that coconut tree.
Along came a wind and I fell into the sea.
It was the ocean, I was surfing them swells.
I knew I was drifting to the land of LA
Where the ripe young coconuts usually play,
But I landed on the beach, at this pink hotel,
and there were women, girls in bikinis.
itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka dot bikini

We’ll I am just a coconut,
and I couldn’t do much,
So I worked on my tan till it was time for lunch.
Then along came this girl,
she had the smell of Pikake.
She dusted me off, stuck me in her backpack
went up to her suite, in that little grass shack.
Was this Hollywood, was I in the movies?
So I sat there impatient on the twenty-fifth floor
the tourists were cooking down on the sandy shore.
but where were my fans,
where was my limo?
then I realized, this wasn’t California.
(Humu humu nuku nuku apua’a)

I’m a little coconut, I was falling far,
I guess I wasn’t going to be that rock and roll star,
Cause now I’m coconut pudding.
So when you’re at the luau eating poki and poi,
will you remember this coconut boy?
You never know when I’m might see ya,
Cause me and my sugar, we’re sweet Hau-pi-a.
Sweet, Sweet,Sweet, Haupia.

haupiacoconutjoe Haupia by Coconut Joe

Now really, who doesn’t love Cyril Takayama?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

cyril takayama head trick

There are tons of things to love about this magician, except for the fact that he seems to only be in Japan and that all other youtube type videos are really poor quality. This is a simple trick, but still great.

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