Over lunch, a friend asked me which company was more fun. Silence… Epson.
Amazing Kagoshima
I didn’t visit any of the city’s famous tourist spots. I didn’t bathe in any of the city’s many popular onsens. I didn’t even party in the city’s many bars and izakayas. And yet, I had one of the best weekends ever. Friday Arrived in Kagoshima and went straight to Mary&Joy Global Outlet. Had a…
Picasa Slideshows
Google Picasa has this new feature where you can create slideshows from any of your albums and post them to your website. Here’s a slideshow of pictures from my “Starred” Album, an album where I put all my favorite pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf Enjoy!
My Tennis Profile
These past few weeks, I think I’m experiencing my Second Renaissance… in Tennis. First Renaissance The First Renaissance happened when I was in Kagoshima… when I graduated from being a casual play-once-in-a-while player into a play-eight-hours-a-week tennis addict. That was when I got rid of my cheap-ass Daiei shoes and super-sale beginner’s racket to buy…
If Federer Beats Nadal to Win Roland Garros…
I believe it will surpass his 2001 Wimbledon victory over Pete Sampras as his career’s most cherished victory. During their 2001 encounter, neither Federer nor Sampras was at their prime. Federer hasn’t peaked yet while Sampras is past his peak. It was a mere transfer of power from one aging tennis great to a younger…
When Rico Gets Bored…
He takes his bicycle and goes places. You can see how bored he got this week.
Flying Back To Kagoshima
I’m flying back to Kagoshima. Not for good though. I’ll just be there for four days. I already have my plane and hotel reservations. The only thing left for me to do is to get the necessary days off from work and maybe get some Tokyo omiyage for my Kagoshima friends. I miss those people.
Dell and Ubuntu
It seems that Dell will be releasing computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. It’s about time! Notwithstanding my previous rant about Firefox and YouTube, I believe Ubuntu is ready for prime time. I really do. My Sony laptop has been running Ubuntu for the past 4 months (!) already and I don’t feel like coming back to…
Firefox and YouTube
When using Ubuntu‘s latest 7.04 (codename Feisty) release, Firefox and YouTube don’t work well together. Firefox hangs when exploring the YouTube site!!! This bug is so irritating, I believe it is enough to stop a LOT of people from using Firefox and Ubuntu altogether. Too bad. This had to happen just when I was starting…
Rico Plays Mario
My first goal after getting my piano was to learn how to play the Super Mario Brothers theme song. This is the finished product (for now). Well, it’s a work in progress. It’s still nowhere near the level of the great Martin Leung but I’m getting there. I think. I hope.
Shinkawa Blue Skies
On this bright sunny Saturday morning, I visited all nine (!) bridges connecting Shinkawa to the rest of Tokyo. It’s a good excuse for an exercise and is also a good way of exploring the neighborhood. I see Shinkawa as a small “island” surrounded by bridges and rivers including the huge Sumida River to the…
Orange iPod Shuffle
How many times have you lost something and as you look for a replacement, you end up getting something identical to the one you lost? That happens to me a lot… shoes… shirts… wallets. It happened again today. A few weeks ago, I lost my orange iPod shuffle. Today, I bought a brand new orange…
Enrico in Tokyo 