tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60572184520261878192024-02-20T16:42:10.360+08:00HiroblogMusings of An Urban Ninjahirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-78734990044463766792010-02-01T13:52:00.012+08:002010-02-01T15:29:06.596+08:00The Cat Is In The BuildingIt's February, folks, meaning that as of today, the Ono Sticker Card set is officially on sale at the TUG <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/Shop/shopall.html">store</a>! Click <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/Design/5757/ono-stickercardsusd.html">here</a> to see Ono's debut in all its magnificent glory. <br /><br />(Um, of course, my own Hiro <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/Design/5756/hiro-stickercardsusd.html">cards</a> are way cuter than his. Right? RIGHT?!!!)<br /><br />And to commemorate the release, the good folks over at <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">TUG</a> has come up with a mini-comic strip especially for the occassion.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0oE5i_hOAXj5SQ7LmLnxLTr7OfUPwSiC0rb6vKYMSFo96aO8P5URTVYDrGJKR3OoIDq2b-u420yfZZm_DzuiQKR7gTIS3YvHZoPi3XePYK_qbFxuMZMv9rO9Mfzwmc9CLqarLOKey9_5/s1600-h/h01-c01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0oE5i_hOAXj5SQ7LmLnxLTr7OfUPwSiC0rb6vKYMSFo96aO8P5URTVYDrGJKR3OoIDq2b-u420yfZZm_DzuiQKR7gTIS3YvHZoPi3XePYK_qbFxuMZMv9rO9Mfzwmc9CLqarLOKey9_5/s320/h01-c01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433154822725817890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfnlFKD9gJfjAIn9TQCEB-NbZyEWc3Irnj7RYHk6KCfsE-dpRrNfRhXW8p0QvhB17yrYp0t4-ppN9AJKIvg5QLwu9RHKQzfmf95xsSPy6xyNzUYg7I0ciZ4P8LgIJsPOHtG6BgbBVrUa2/s1600-h/h01-c02.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXX3yqogetA67z0bdmfIAHvnPxhvuRoRndcGEZ0SoytPLAhgq1g2j_mvUC3VkRk0E0IjHlGHZC9ejesImMUJrtjYDw-v1t4KUkux680b_Sso6zeVBKzRFALQVRmddmFzidTTBfStnXC2F/s320/h01-c04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433155436206199874" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4cacsmdUlcMv0-KuUjMcoPy7KzBMM15cv4jHBnlLHmdn83r4PTGKfRmOoEzYEzYrV2SoLXKJuVM6nXBrZ8Qzzf3pLA_xJuUM0c2m4EsepELKAKqffeG8i4OYib09VJjjoUi4XlkLNLb_/s1600-h/h01-c05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4cacsmdUlcMv0-KuUjMcoPy7KzBMM15cv4jHBnlLHmdn83r4PTGKfRmOoEzYEzYrV2SoLXKJuVM6nXBrZ8Qzzf3pLA_xJuUM0c2m4EsepELKAKqffeG8i4OYib09VJjjoUi4XlkLNLb_/s320/h01-c05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433155582498287106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPy1_kLWAnc63CZr54svpsCp-eK8aa0B1-bv-12BQQrsYzvgD_pkBhFvfnN5G2z5-mEb4K1MFLFiB-RznzwXKAOYxkJ3pz8h7C12NqLg6_PWkNgxCyvGviAzKaHT0vg5Izxkrsc9VsuKB/s1600-h/h01-c06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPy1_kLWAnc63CZr54svpsCp-eK8aa0B1-bv-12BQQrsYzvgD_pkBhFvfnN5G2z5-mEb4K1MFLFiB-RznzwXKAOYxkJ3pz8h7C12NqLg6_PWkNgxCyvGviAzKaHT0vg5Izxkrsc9VsuKB/s320/h01-c06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433156165435227170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTV-reYSOqaV_6Us6qEnbFxpKTuBCxfVkaWhNE7bfJG89Hz_Rrw0F7DrLP78u1yeZuPGNk4YhCxaViemzpG4ZnrceapeGQSAProaS3F1OcWL1Z5qBhpKKHK6mhSUU2bG-SgGjDLIAdr-q/s1600-h/h01-c07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTV-reYSOqaV_6Us6qEnbFxpKTuBCxfVkaWhNE7bfJG89Hz_Rrw0F7DrLP78u1yeZuPGNk4YhCxaViemzpG4ZnrceapeGQSAProaS3F1OcWL1Z5qBhpKKHK6mhSUU2bG-SgGjDLIAdr-q/s320/h01-c07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433156287509601858" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufruILHRg4crzmWr7TYKIsmDqtZrAasRQMQKzQG-oKror9HBUCOvx1sPZK0-UW6S1v16qfiVgQO6DarMDUx3-jA-gX2xmIQTPytTk_0NafVZ-rVPa2YluuGc_iwcdzjUwx3OiH82YCq1e/s1600-h/h01-c08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufruILHRg4crzmWr7TYKIsmDqtZrAasRQMQKzQG-oKror9HBUCOvx1sPZK0-UW6S1v16qfiVgQO6DarMDUx3-jA-gX2xmIQTPytTk_0NafVZ-rVPa2YluuGc_iwcdzjUwx3OiH82YCq1e/s320/h01-c08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433156400000159362" /></a><br /><br />PS Note that I did not have any say in the outcome of the strip or I would never have consented to the ending!<br /><br />PPS Now that I think about it, I did not get my own comic strip when my own cards came out and I happen to be the official mascot. Do you think it's a sign that I should start shopping for a new agent?hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-65043230804877626572010-01-14T13:21:00.011+08:002010-01-16T09:07:15.652+08:00What Color Is My Underwear?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2l0wJD6_jj-bTIhBBVtDzQuPpCXl7QAX7hyUiUQTcqX1EkEBFGwT2H23FMLQUpA4AXAhJ8X40CjGJq-oiNlUXcVKWaMoUxZHJ0jush5feV6srModO6Z8EnkzryYXxhWPEQS0tETepm5E/s1600-h/hiroworklr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2l0wJD6_jj-bTIhBBVtDzQuPpCXl7QAX7hyUiUQTcqX1EkEBFGwT2H23FMLQUpA4AXAhJ8X40CjGJq-oiNlUXcVKWaMoUxZHJ0jush5feV6srModO6Z8EnkzryYXxhWPEQS0tETepm5E/s320/hiroworklr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426624394827185234" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.unequalledmagazine.com/">Unequalled Magazine</a> featured <a href="http://www.unequalledmagazine.com/fashion/31092/qa-tactical-urban-gears-2010-part-1">Part 1</a> of a Q&A with <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">Tactical Urban Gears</a> over at their site today and boy are we excited!<br /><br />For those of you who want to know the inspiration behind the label, what you can expect to see in our stores soon, the fit of our shirts, etc., head on over there now.<br /><br />And of course, no interview is complete without a discussion about <span style="font-style:italic;">moi</span> and possibly that cat character whom I shall not name.<br /><br />(Is it funny to spike homemade cookies with laxative so that I would have to go to the toilet all day, I ask you? IS IT???? I think not. One of these days, that cat will have what is due coming to him. GRRRRR!)<br /><br />Anyway, there's mention of me in the interview and you may just get to find out all kinds of fun facts about me like what I would do if I had a million dollars, how do I avoid visible panty, er, I mean, underwear line and also possibly what color underwear I like.<br /><br />Um, OK. Maybe not.<br /><br />But the point is that there are all kinds of details about TUG that you probably won't find anywhere else.<br /><br />Oh, and if you do make it to the end of the Q&A, there's also the little matter of a discount code for TUG merchandize. <br /><br />Part 2 will be published the following day so stay tuned!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">ETA You can now read part 2 of the interview <a href="http://www.unequalledmagazine.com/fashion/31108/qa-tactical-urban-gears-2010-part-2">here</a>.</span>hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-69062815670493698702010-01-03T13:16:00.008+08:002010-01-03T15:09:30.304+08:00Happy 2010!So 2009 has been an amazing year for me and for <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/index.html">TUG,</a> and I'm not saying that just because TUG adopted me as their mascot and put my face on their shirts. I've had opportunities I've only dreamed of until now and got to meet a whole bunch of amazing people, from the wonderfully talented to the downright bizarre.<br /><br />Anyway, 2010 is going to be really exciting for us. We've got a lot of things lined up that will be unveiled as the year progresses.<br /><br />To start off the new year on a cheery note, I'm happy to announce that we have a new festive wallpaper up on our main <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/index.html">site</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZmyRbiv7tnj7iORQ_K3wIzWnRiYWa_QraUR1zOUDGXO6G8SQm_sqSq2D0CGoMrzOJ0nygP8szh_sDkglNY67WHThdLHSouF7OpNK9GHCfGsliJ-GtSm46VdGrXc5O2lYqSXLDBAY-jyS/s1600-h/TUG-CircularChain-720x450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZmyRbiv7tnj7iORQ_K3wIzWnRiYWa_QraUR1zOUDGXO6G8SQm_sqSq2D0CGoMrzOJ0nygP8szh_sDkglNY67WHThdLHSouF7OpNK9GHCfGsliJ-GtSm46VdGrXc5O2lYqSXLDBAY-jyS/s320/TUG-CircularChain-720x450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422395600295314498" /></a><br />Simply click <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/freebies.html">here</a> to download.<br /><br />And look who will be joining us on the shopfront this February.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkw67qp8J8_KHFIJ8igrZjFkSTpeNsCZWjvf8hH3vwPGNhnsXpZjWliN5hO-cybfzCb1z0Dmkl3hWL5FKwyjVaBEa-ztvajoUj2_hS4R7MFezzXAsPpbaE2t7F3P1BwFwwUPw_DybAcop/s1600-h/onocs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkw67qp8J8_KHFIJ8igrZjFkSTpeNsCZWjvf8hH3vwPGNhnsXpZjWliN5hO-cybfzCb1z0Dmkl3hWL5FKwyjVaBEa-ztvajoUj2_hS4R7MFezzXAsPpbaE2t7F3P1BwFwwUPw_DybAcop/s320/onocs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422397689436266034" /></a><br />(Okay, so I am not going to pretend that I am pleased with the competition because chicks tend to dig Ono. This is so going to put a damper on my contract negotiations when it comes up for renewal next year but shhhh ... don't tell the guys at TUG.)<br /><br />We've also added a new <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/press.html">Press</a> page so that you can read about what people are saying about us.<br /><br />Like I was saying these are exciting times!<br /><br />I hope that you'll stay tuned and share this journey with us.<br /><br />So here's a toast to 2010 and to bigger and better things to come.hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-27681461182246137982009-11-30T12:12:00.006+08:002009-11-30T12:54:02.483+08:00When Hiro met Sylvia and Sezairi and Tabitha and StitchSo, it’s official.<br /><br />I, Hiro, ninja-in-training have been bitten by the groupie bug.<br /><br />After the awesome time I had at the Anime Festival Asia 09, I found myself staking out the Atrium of Cathay Cineleisure Orchard on Saturday to meet <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=63560638281&ref=search#/pages/Sylvia-Ratonel/151030292233?ref=mf">Sylvia Ratonel</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sezairi-Sezali/111868302437">Sezairi Sezali</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tabitha-Nauser/128653465806">Tabitha Nauser</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Wong/128335809015">Charles “Stitch” Wong</a>.<br /><br />To the uninitiated, that’s the final four of <a href="http://idol.mediacorptv.sg/">Singapore Idol 2009</a>. <br /><br />When the guys over at <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">Tactical Urban Gears</a> first announced that I was going to meet the Idol finalists, I went into panic mode. I mean what if I was knocked off my feet by the overzealous crowd and trampled to death? (Hey, you try being a pint size ninja and not have nightmares about stampeding feet!)<br /><br />So to prepare for the worst-case scenario, I spent the week skulking around corners of the <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">T-U-G</a> headquarters, ambushing people and biting every available ankle that went by. I also practiced shimmying up long legs, short legs, sexy legs, hairy legs, sweaty legs. The T-U-G crew were not amused but being the good sport that they were, they put up with my idiosyncrasies. <br /><br />Turns out, however, that my fears were unfounded. The crowd was pretty well mannered and there wasn’t even any jostling let alone stampeding.<br /><br />Anyway, catching a Singapore Idol road show was quite the experience. The final four engaged the crowd like seasoned pros, educated the audience on AIDS and whetted fans’ appetites with their vocal prowess. I’m blown away by how comfortable they all look on stage that it’s sometimes easy to forget the youngest is only 17!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM-16zi9WNaFqUJciSn6dw32vM-DLpQoWa_ygmKxNyaNXotq9fWMYCMjl8Wl3umpOgeeAUKMaUrXDsNaEz5VqJGH2cG6DqyxClYIj5D7nPhxWCpyZPb3k0DE3eEeNkYjTfMjP2slpM2Jo/s1600/sis6928.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM-16zi9WNaFqUJciSn6dw32vM-DLpQoWa_ygmKxNyaNXotq9fWMYCMjl8Wl3umpOgeeAUKMaUrXDsNaEz5VqJGH2cG6DqyxClYIj5D7nPhxWCpyZPb3k0DE3eEeNkYjTfMjP2slpM2Jo/s320/sis6928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409747966575508450" /></a><br />And what’s a road show without one-on-one pictures, right?<br /><br />Here’s a picture of me with the lovely, lovely Sylvia. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk2oC9LahTfFxl9uGXa5P4Ag0zpKRNutMMj8VbGNIPmqy3iO1BLhAYkIkvdVnTkX-zE9Q-IuFUdMG0borFi1AFg1m1QRqZnod7eIvnx_nbgQwCnDuxxt3TcB65kX5Jxh_PBxhtLk5f87W/s1600/sis6900.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk2oC9LahTfFxl9uGXa5P4Ag0zpKRNutMMj8VbGNIPmqy3iO1BLhAYkIkvdVnTkX-zE9Q-IuFUdMG0borFi1AFg1m1QRqZnod7eIvnx_nbgQwCnDuxxt3TcB65kX5Jxh_PBxhtLk5f87W/s320/sis6900.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409746373641540562" /></a><br />She’s every bit as sweet in person as she appears on stage. And she is quite the trooper, too, belting out songs even though she had a sore throat. I mustered up the courage to ask her for a kiss, which she obliged.<br /><br />Well, sort of. I mean, a ninja can dream can’t he?<br /><br />And here I am with Sezairi. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbknI9YGinpgjIEkKF0voK6S7BAaKDY_sBxYC9tOLjAOG7YYQgjYJixveRefVWjNvRAzLGYaKsFZLAobnaaoLydKEmX3eTyK3SzO85TB7VL1Mvr2JL9Zj8zxNGQI4u7oBvhmNBr1F_GDx/s1600/sis6906.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbknI9YGinpgjIEkKF0voK6S7BAaKDY_sBxYC9tOLjAOG7YYQgjYJixveRefVWjNvRAzLGYaKsFZLAobnaaoLydKEmX3eTyK3SzO85TB7VL1Mvr2JL9Zj8zxNGQI4u7oBvhmNBr1F_GDx/s320/sis6906.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409746724419457026" /></a><br />Let me tell you, he’s one cool cat. He sportingly posed for a picture with me even though I have a <span style="font-style:italic;">katana</span> on hand and could easily slice him open like an eggplant if he makes a false move. When somebody in the crowd asked what I was, he replied in that laidback way of his, “It’s a ninja.” like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Now is he awesome, or is he awesome?<br /><br />And I was totally smitten by Tabitha. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFutwzMAF8oRyu48oUpx6gpQYij2Vmqqc11OTjQAm7DgC4JFhAYQ77GTNLqQ0epcwSXgIrsvEo0Q0b46WJTfBN3JW9AfWGELKA34ja0JqlqvxS9H9dV6NmYx0iE1mbgIRpz6xk_xRFIHoK/s1600/sis6913.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFutwzMAF8oRyu48oUpx6gpQYij2Vmqqc11OTjQAm7DgC4JFhAYQ77GTNLqQ0epcwSXgIrsvEo0Q0b46WJTfBN3JW9AfWGELKA34ja0JqlqvxS9H9dV6NmYx0iE1mbgIRpz6xk_xRFIHoK/s320/sis6913.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409747263955976786" /></a><br />She won me over with her outgoing personality and her heartwarming ways with her younger fans. She paid special attention to them and made sure that they all got the photos and autographs they were seeking. Sigh. You think she’ll adopt me?<br /><br />And last, but not least, there’s Stitch, the beatbox man himself. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKPPtY4tXevkUE9O8FKsUSheq55pRzDdU9-Atl4Uh9WWWk6i4KsBgceJW7uvnh6azOfr77S3xGRTKAmYMb1PUU_XFnE0NGF3Kqr8e7HLb-YCRr8LVXrBvMaTlhRt71_2JMG1gls2nAnbo/s1600/sis6932.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKPPtY4tXevkUE9O8FKsUSheq55pRzDdU9-Atl4Uh9WWWk6i4KsBgceJW7uvnh6azOfr77S3xGRTKAmYMb1PUU_XFnE0NGF3Kqr8e7HLb-YCRr8LVXrBvMaTlhRt71_2JMG1gls2nAnbo/s320/sis6932.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409747561993859234" /></a><br />He’s very sincere and down-to-earth and polite. And that beatboxing talent of his is a quite the crowd pleaser. Hmm … maybe I should ask him to teach me some time. Coupled with a little throwing-your-voice skill, I could distract an enemy and make him look in a different direction while I strike. <span style="font-style:italic;">Sensei</span> would be so proud.<br /><br />Oh and Stitch also said that I was “so cute”. <br /><br />Er, in a macho, testosterone sort of way, of course.<br /><br />It should be interesting to see who will be the last two idols standing come December 27. And since the fates of the contestants literally lie in the hands of the voters, it’s anyone’s game.<br /><br />So, anyone know where I can score a couple of tickets to the grand finals?hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-66755384535884087212009-11-26T11:57:00.000+08:002009-11-26T12:31:06.848+08:00Anime Festival Asia 2009 Day 2 aka the Kill Bill EditionSo for those of you who were waiting eagerly for the update of Anime Festival Asia 2009 Day 2 – Hi, mom! - first and foremost, let me apologize for the delay.<br /><br />See, I meant to blog about it on Sunday night but life has a way of throwing a <span style="font-style:italic;">shuriken</span> onto the best-laid plans.<br /><br />Allow me to explain.<br /><br />The day started out well.<br /><br />I was happily exploring the AFA venue, doing touristy things aka geeking out over the upcoming collectible releases, taking lots of photos and making friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrivCwo4kV1iI4sCEohWT7MBVCLXf162wWKMBPGVuezC7UeLCN6FKG2_-tMK8ARkruv8P7WI9fmzf2woVf-MxdPECJ4J_2p6gDm7FthMwmOZbcAMXU_FKVkpC6Wgc-9rjSE146ELPp4BW/s1600/afa09_6810.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrivCwo4kV1iI4sCEohWT7MBVCLXf162wWKMBPGVuezC7UeLCN6FKG2_-tMK8ARkruv8P7WI9fmzf2woVf-MxdPECJ4J_2p6gDm7FthMwmOZbcAMXU_FKVkpC6Wgc-9rjSE146ELPp4BW/s320/afa09_6810.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408257248002609170" /></a><br />Meet my two new bffs, um, er, I forget their names.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaCLhO_nP8CGOHqm1y6fnobnotaUUXrdnXpuSXv2HKv0lXf1EYpDMYqtjrIMbkMHVc7Nhw-Mc7tqhue1GlqB0cCBjhZS9Fc8S1jMWE96RzqBcWuS5wymgLu4KXCyxY8QsVT11eKmThtgp/s1600/afa09_6821.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaCLhO_nP8CGOHqm1y6fnobnotaUUXrdnXpuSXv2HKv0lXf1EYpDMYqtjrIMbkMHVc7Nhw-Mc7tqhue1GlqB0cCBjhZS9Fc8S1jMWE96RzqBcWuS5wymgLu4KXCyxY8QsVT11eKmThtgp/s320/afa09_6821.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408257503721487810" /></a><br />Call me an equal opportunist. I don’t discriminate between species.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3B2Wh1xryTdNwWBjVtHDUQ1ohzxCFjs7RjrCMGrv8wT23u1UU0fp1ah0QNhepXtD_r0aqI4ZgA3LnBJ9UdGAHTwUhXBTzgZSKidnG_E-e2UPIVGmCxflPmrgdCsFrAZpUS_NmSFcwihM/s1600/afa09_6855.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3B2Wh1xryTdNwWBjVtHDUQ1ohzxCFjs7RjrCMGrv8wT23u1UU0fp1ah0QNhepXtD_r0aqI4ZgA3LnBJ9UdGAHTwUhXBTzgZSKidnG_E-e2UPIVGmCxflPmrgdCsFrAZpUS_NmSFcwihM/s320/afa09_6855.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408257767049547218" /></a><br />This is one time I don’t mind getting squished.<br /><br />And then, without warning, everything just went to hell.<br /><br />Word must have leaked out that I whooped Jason’s butt the day before, because all of a sudden I found myself being challenged to more duels than Michael Jackson has had nose jobs.<br /><br />And let me tell you this: when you are fighting for your life, your thoughts fixate on the strangest things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvMom3RZFK5HFyxjzkWNqXomzr0tdYUalXK9dFWEs-NdXybk5EairqfCl9n7IhGv924WnGZ-9lMyFAU7gLIvwUOsbgRmD2V1GfjZBZ3phJK1zludgAiQprxwxhq9BN5C7n57Oux3M4uVM/s1600/afa09_6861.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvMom3RZFK5HFyxjzkWNqXomzr0tdYUalXK9dFWEs-NdXybk5EairqfCl9n7IhGv924WnGZ-9lMyFAU7gLIvwUOsbgRmD2V1GfjZBZ3phJK1zludgAiQprxwxhq9BN5C7n57Oux3M4uVM/s320/afa09_6861.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408258137715888850" /></a><br />Like how some of these jokers had taken the whitening cream thing too far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIQWaCNZl4-yFlhlZSZeHHMJXJcwUOuKYHb1P72oQJRXfpgYH6u3vLvElPdgGxImE3T0ye2ZyWkYaKXymwVU7P7pdMwlqug7u5_OGxtYDOfclt5PflasKW_TRj44kWTOzAixTfCExV2j5/s1600/afa09_6839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIQWaCNZl4-yFlhlZSZeHHMJXJcwUOuKYHb1P72oQJRXfpgYH6u3vLvElPdgGxImE3T0ye2ZyWkYaKXymwVU7P7pdMwlqug7u5_OGxtYDOfclt5PflasKW_TRj44kWTOzAixTfCExV2j5/s320/afa09_6839.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408258345711651970" /></a><br />Or how each successive assailant’s weapon seems to be longer than the last. (Methinks that someone’s trying to compensate for something.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxjRBFZcKeRaTpyeFFjJaOWVFygRhnwF7IbPhcYH0DcxnzcRjrKNpBN9ASgS6hgWhWQyUdexglQlaONUQzlKcbMbfW5dfZlJJPf3f8OBp3jYgaCbHl2BbvG20IT3cI5Y0JSbpCH8805O4/s1600/afa09_6864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxjRBFZcKeRaTpyeFFjJaOWVFygRhnwF7IbPhcYH0DcxnzcRjrKNpBN9ASgS6hgWhWQyUdexglQlaONUQzlKcbMbfW5dfZlJJPf3f8OBp3jYgaCbHl2BbvG20IT3cI5Y0JSbpCH8805O4/s320/afa09_6864.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408258531706342514" /></a><br />Or how some people should, oh I don’t know, SHOW A LITTLE PROFESSIONAL COURTESY AND BRUSH THEIR TEETH BEFORE A FIGHT. Pee-ew!<br /><br />And if you think swords were not bad enough, some even came at me with guns.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5QYnkyu7PG7udKx-KDXFbO_yrrC2__Upteou-oSQONpvqaXZvhltOaREOwNlaFm0f7oL7XxKBB8hKQAGT0CfiQo7hp2OlXozoGdcNi1qAaT6Pbu9yPRLbDlXgMx1zZwTPRbyp1kXePEG/s1600/afa09_6817.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5QYnkyu7PG7udKx-KDXFbO_yrrC2__Upteou-oSQONpvqaXZvhltOaREOwNlaFm0f7oL7XxKBB8hKQAGT0CfiQo7hp2OlXozoGdcNi1qAaT6Pbu9yPRLbDlXgMx1zZwTPRbyp1kXePEG/s320/afa09_6817.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408258776516876850" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJ7g9XkeZIshbNAyZ3eWBJw3tP_TfqFRnRnNZh_zIVc-5vQTHZC7LSSS2P_QxO2aduWq8EwffxbKZ3G-iogQvt9roXXORTFqawLKttMu9SdkHFDfJ6vb26xGHkRbvDs4HYDx5VL_Fz0nq/s1600/afa09_6844.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJ7g9XkeZIshbNAyZ3eWBJw3tP_TfqFRnRnNZh_zIVc-5vQTHZC7LSSS2P_QxO2aduWq8EwffxbKZ3G-iogQvt9roXXORTFqawLKttMu9SdkHFDfJ6vb26xGHkRbvDs4HYDx5VL_Fz0nq/s320/afa09_6844.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408258890144917506" /></a><br />But I am not a ninja for nothing.<br /><br />I’d been there, done all that, and got put on a <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/Design/5751/hiro-readyMusd.html">t-shirt</a>.<br /><br />Of course, the best part about a fight is that there’s always a fair damsel or two or twelve in the wings waiting to coddle the brave victor, especially when they’re cute like me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoJmwAJTr4vHHu7GHyoH7EArgrlzTj4MBWjkspYQ0bhp9HAE2fP1RZ9ouRu4TF1AcSJ4xpQO-M1Dugi1PWJ3iEK2JsdfygMbb-uAkYdNcZt2imR3k_PJ6q1ptxCkmtHf1Ykb6Fgdj4tZP/s1600/afa09_6796.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoJmwAJTr4vHHu7GHyoH7EArgrlzTj4MBWjkspYQ0bhp9HAE2fP1RZ9ouRu4TF1AcSJ4xpQO-M1Dugi1PWJ3iEK2JsdfygMbb-uAkYdNcZt2imR3k_PJ6q1ptxCkmtHf1Ykb6Fgdj4tZP/s320/afa09_6796.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408259330157616290" /></a><br />Sigh … if only all domestic help looked so good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwufiFyCYaB7NcIym5b8W_8PScTbk4r9lxlf355T6cdoUtzT6Xmahrg_7nZNOjHvXDok9bL_xYUIhSxN-u3u99yHm2bpLG5vgyM86G7i-wm4ax7Y5TTfoRZFCPrnQY_b5Dh_egSxuNnsMF/s1600/afa09_6858.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwufiFyCYaB7NcIym5b8W_8PScTbk4r9lxlf355T6cdoUtzT6Xmahrg_7nZNOjHvXDok9bL_xYUIhSxN-u3u99yHm2bpLG5vgyM86G7i-wm4ax7Y5TTfoRZFCPrnQY_b5Dh_egSxuNnsMF/s320/afa09_6858.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408259525355963730" /></a><br />Um, I'm not seeing double, right? There really are two of them, right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74rZ4i1JqRPLs1XnKi-h7VTDvlxkx0RFNNc6kgyI93DsdbqpDWUqDpXbCfkVYHLPHIH7eo1g5_0yMtXSBNlr3KKyNJosoJfspQIpUjSKtbhgxaLbeTQSvL1p_2sNJH9WSUHk_OY_EHMW3/s1600/afa09_6828.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74rZ4i1JqRPLs1XnKi-h7VTDvlxkx0RFNNc6kgyI93DsdbqpDWUqDpXbCfkVYHLPHIH7eo1g5_0yMtXSBNlr3KKyNJosoJfspQIpUjSKtbhgxaLbeTQSvL1p_2sNJH9WSUHk_OY_EHMW3/s320/afa09_6828.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408259717787871842" /></a><br />It is ridiculous how just sitting on a lovely girl’s lap can make the world seem right again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZiPLl23I6eZUw1uBQoXoF5Sg8Ab7DwsPm2S1dJ13tbMTuGzXnOyvKy0sx4DtUBuKuQ007E1vsbNin71ofVPL1teSTLtTLIu2OpuL6byhfLD-0YaqRXLDfCtU-F7ej_6-tMhQWOykpGDf/s1600/afa09_6826.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZiPLl23I6eZUw1uBQoXoF5Sg8Ab7DwsPm2S1dJ13tbMTuGzXnOyvKy0sx4DtUBuKuQ007E1vsbNin71ofVPL1teSTLtTLIu2OpuL6byhfLD-0YaqRXLDfCtU-F7ej_6-tMhQWOykpGDf/s320/afa09_6826.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408259887513874210" /></a><br />There was even a marriage proposal which I regretfully had to decline.<br /><br />Even so, all that fighting was not without a cost.<br /><br />I hurt my right wrist and couldn’t work the keyboard properly hence the late post.<br /><br />My hand has still not yet healed but one of the nice people at <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com/">Tactical Urban Gears</a> offered to type this up for me.<br /><br />Anyway, aside from the unfortunate encounters, I must say that I had so much fun at AFA 09 that I’m already looking forward to AFA 2010.<br /><br />If you see me there, don’t be afraid to come up and say hello.<br /><br />Oh, and I’ll try to keep the body count down next year.<br /><br />PS To view more photos of AFA09, please go to our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tacticalurbangears/">Flickr </a>page.hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-16384199093624245212009-11-22T12:27:00.000+08:002009-11-26T12:32:24.135+08:00Danny Choo Wants A Piece Of Me (Anime Festival Asia 2009 Day 1)So what did you do this weekend?<br /><br />Me? Well, oh, nothing much. <br /><br />Woke up at the crack of dawn. <br /><br />Ran 20 kilometers. <br /><br />Meditated. <br /><br />Did some training.<br /><br />Oh, and I attended the <a href="http://www.afa09.com/">Anime Festival Asia 2009</a>.<br /><br />That’s right, boys and girls. You read it right. I, Hiro, ninja-in-training, had the privilege of attending one of the AWESOMEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR.<br /><br />(I’ll pause a moment while you hyperventilate.)<br /><br />And it was quite the action packed fest I expected it to be too.<br /><br />I got there early and geeked out when I saw <a href="http://www.dannychoo.com/">Mr. Danny Choo</a> (OMG! DANNY CHOO!! BREATHE! BREATHE!) aka <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZqUrOuBp5A">Mr. Tokyo Dance Trooper</a> setting up for his gig. Better yet, he was unaccosted by his legions of minions. So being the big fan boy that I was, I went over and asked if I could take a picture with him. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDf5uA4p3-PZTVf4P1J1wsVa3PRhUXxcggC393Edzg8wVVTUHZqj56cloRnT13oRpNgNWAv3yA0hKsR7FGa8cOjz7pP_7YfBzyELRCPTVybbAmdQ3tYcjJyIJwh77CTdtglfA7zJN3Eg7/s1600/afa09_6765.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDf5uA4p3-PZTVf4P1J1wsVa3PRhUXxcggC393Edzg8wVVTUHZqj56cloRnT13oRpNgNWAv3yA0hKsR7FGa8cOjz7pP_7YfBzyELRCPTVybbAmdQ3tYcjJyIJwh77CTdtglfA7zJN3Eg7/s320/afa09_6765.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407209535358321122" /></a><br />I suppose I should be flattered he thought that I looked good enough to eat. <br /><br />After my encounter with Mr. Choo, I was walking along, enjoying the sights and sounds, minding my own business when <a href="http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/">Jason “Friday the 13 th” Voorhees</a> came right up to me and challenged me to a duel. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gODppqzPygXuMV_km0bpM7Cgusrn1xqX11riz4CZWW-K4SDpZUnPIsmOVnvCWaCGSDMc7iYz2uXZ1y_A-rlV0Dk6LSyjtEPwf9dm-2YnVTko5n9lmu3V3FrNwvDgoyEtGDbCjB7bOoUo/s1600/afa09_6755jason.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gODppqzPygXuMV_km0bpM7Cgusrn1xqX11riz4CZWW-K4SDpZUnPIsmOVnvCWaCGSDMc7iYz2uXZ1y_A-rlV0Dk6LSyjtEPwf9dm-2YnVTko5n9lmu3V3FrNwvDgoyEtGDbCjB7bOoUo/s320/afa09_6755jason.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407209875955111586" /></a><br />Clearly, he doesn’t understand that it is not the size of the equipment that matters but how you wield it. <br /><br />As Mr. Voorhees was spitting teeth and cement out his mouth, this fella scooped me up and decided to make sport out of the short ninja, even if the said ninja was packing a wicked sword. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLCe_db3xZvx-jo8KgwJn3yyopjWf204qRxVo5uFyhwd3Bnos6cgQtAB92LsTqcExn0_em2csrwNcbX4ERp3LtAY6bvrDLgUIslj_iK0Nq2l-gLkGng3rL5s1htaFWlKLKM3ohXX044Uq/s1600/afa09_6795.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLCe_db3xZvx-jo8KgwJn3yyopjWf204qRxVo5uFyhwd3Bnos6cgQtAB92LsTqcExn0_em2csrwNcbX4ERp3LtAY6bvrDLgUIslj_iK0Nq2l-gLkGng3rL5s1htaFWlKLKM3ohXX044Uq/s320/afa09_6795.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407210325217619570" /></a><br />Now I don’t know how his mother raised him, but my <span style="font-style:italic;">haha</span> taught me that it is rude to point. Suffice to say, his index finger is now out of commission for a while. <br /><br />A long while.<br /><br />Oh, and I got to meet <a href="http://www.domonation.com/">Domo</a>. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy3TdZTGkfMFf5QGoq7wLRD9_CRuBBYy8L9djHVhfJ-GgzMEgxALSyp9uFBOcBmyTGDfs-41vJu_snZnL0WmPtvKiGSnBKLLD7nwjlhAFTUWbjXQztPye5o4PhI1ag9bNSBQjRy0u7xqe/s1600/afa09_6769.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy3TdZTGkfMFf5QGoq7wLRD9_CRuBBYy8L9djHVhfJ-GgzMEgxALSyp9uFBOcBmyTGDfs-41vJu_snZnL0WmPtvKiGSnBKLLD7nwjlhAFTUWbjXQztPye5o4PhI1ag9bNSBQjRy0u7xqe/s320/afa09_6769.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407210629363833458" /></a><br />He’s so much smaller in person.<br /><br />And for those of you who don’t believe that I am quite the ladies’ man, here's the proof.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jy4AahuRDbjDSWMPivz5oFfhn_WZbSHaf_vhn08RFjt6tIOMvHxeeTr8ZXLfKn6NhYT6i0sgTFok4kW3K_A504dtjUv2fWFuqVqJuL9qkUPXKbtBycSdmvCDsB9ztR3nEAuHE3f0HdWt/s1600/afa09_6778witchblade+alodia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jy4AahuRDbjDSWMPivz5oFfhn_WZbSHaf_vhn08RFjt6tIOMvHxeeTr8ZXLfKn6NhYT6i0sgTFok4kW3K_A504dtjUv2fWFuqVqJuL9qkUPXKbtBycSdmvCDsB9ztR3nEAuHE3f0HdWt/s320/afa09_6778witchblade+alodia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407210791884952754" /></a><br />Me and Witchblade.<br /><br />OK, I know that no one is looking at me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH1sXBBXy4dyVEe-SHaiVxfiYRWlOXyJhn428NLZFWrkDdG8f66Btxxhb407_FjLhbvEupEdms7G0ZIO4OGdXRY_EzU0P_xTJBfXWBaWwyW4O_J06ODgjhMYQjkjEPESbSzcefKNgEbrs/s1600/editIMG_6783saranom-macross+frontier.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH1sXBBXy4dyVEe-SHaiVxfiYRWlOXyJhn428NLZFWrkDdG8f66Btxxhb407_FjLhbvEupEdms7G0ZIO4OGdXRY_EzU0P_xTJBfXWBaWwyW4O_J06ODgjhMYQjkjEPESbSzcefKNgEbrs/s320/editIMG_6783saranom-macross+frontier.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406785717637543762" /></a><br />Here I am with the lovely Sara Nome from <a href="http://macross.jp/pc/index.html">Macross Frontier</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_guyG8Wl6HDNvjHZBtCFKWHMcFetDmW9w1E_3bHmexweIt2T9a0Ps-r_rfrqtwB5B4X5_v2gMwj9KDeZWDEqc8fPA477mBe4V27OnO0-b7LyyL7U6RoQwxZmKT5CmfAU-K2t_4MPYDvx/s1600/afa09_6791megurine+luka-vocaloid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_guyG8Wl6HDNvjHZBtCFKWHMcFetDmW9w1E_3bHmexweIt2T9a0Ps-r_rfrqtwB5B4X5_v2gMwj9KDeZWDEqc8fPA477mBe4V27OnO0-b7LyyL7U6RoQwxZmKT5CmfAU-K2t_4MPYDvx/s320/afa09_6791megurine+luka-vocaloid.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407212001500509554" /></a><br />Me being cuddled by <a href="http://www.vocaloidism.com/2009/01/30/welcome-megurine-luka/">Megurine Luka</a> from Vocaloid.<br /><br />(Watch the thorns on that rose, Megurine! WATCH THE THORNS!! OUCH!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLLX9UI6bDf5D4CtyNzTQM9hxm0kq7YpBZPto_e0D24tFFtQFKcULqUFW7xcLDpSFKyTRiFWL4VHXMSLuptFzDVXlLmwTk51-YbnDn5Xt9JrpolgKkMYRAILySX9LYcoGoeK2WG2TxTZe/s1600/afa09_6784saranome+and+marika.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLLX9UI6bDf5D4CtyNzTQM9hxm0kq7YpBZPto_e0D24tFFtQFKcULqUFW7xcLDpSFKyTRiFWL4VHXMSLuptFzDVXlLmwTk51-YbnDn5Xt9JrpolgKkMYRAILySX9LYcoGoeK2WG2TxTZe/s320/afa09_6784saranome+and+marika.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407212361361407250" /></a><br />Bliss is being shared by Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee of Macross Frontier. Ahhh ... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuBBx_JcHRaC_3MR_VFpFOJmvVtJ5I_7fKnRYSha1loqMcYJ48JU7qVdQxUzHNNsV_GbLtyCjiRAy_E0PZ_q1uEgv1hwsyM1F3twgVFuDwydyUSPJ2QlyOCIhcJ561P5MQQuyzIKbSp8U/s1600/afa09_6757-sasami.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuBBx_JcHRaC_3MR_VFpFOJmvVtJ5I_7fKnRYSha1loqMcYJ48JU7qVdQxUzHNNsV_GbLtyCjiRAy_E0PZ_q1uEgv1hwsyM1F3twgVFuDwydyUSPJ2QlyOCIhcJ561P5MQQuyzIKbSp8U/s320/afa09_6757-sasami.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407213052739600242" /></a><br />Chilling out with <a href="http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/top.html">Sasami</a> from <a href="http://www.funimation.com/sasami/">Magical Girls Club</a>. Doesn't that blue bring out my eyes?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFMubj5vjDREYnmSS8RSUuUsPY0kye-bHSxIjnyzaIMU9sgvH_Gvjy9i8HDBGegHXltEAPqQgsrYbE5BPrnz-7-vXwVOmuUZGXJqpP_PMqdQAziOl_TTBdvLveuOH6MSpflvR5j7PDgt0/s1600/afa09_6802.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFMubj5vjDREYnmSS8RSUuUsPY0kye-bHSxIjnyzaIMU9sgvH_Gvjy9i8HDBGegHXltEAPqQgsrYbE5BPrnz-7-vXwVOmuUZGXJqpP_PMqdQAziOl_TTBdvLveuOH6MSpflvR5j7PDgt0/s320/afa09_6802.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407213347671509794" /></a><br />Um, the one on my right is a girl, right? RIGHT?!!!<br /><br />And before you ask, no, there is no Photoshop involved.<br /><br />Also I wanted so badly to go to the I Love Anisong concert, but the guys over at <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">Tactical Urban Gears</a> said that we didn’t have any budget for that. And besides, they pointed out, it was way past my bedtime.<br /><br />Oh well, I suppose there’s always next year.<br /><br />Stay tuned for <a href="http://t-u-g.blogspot.com/2009/11/anime-festival-asia-2009-day-2-aka-kill.html">Anime Festival Asia 2009 Day 2</a> ...hirobothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465158489900395444noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6057218452026187819.post-18079417289582437852009-11-14T23:15:00.000+08:002009-11-15T13:37:47.548+08:00My First Post!<span style="font-family:georgia;">Last week, Jake over at </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.tshirtalert.com/">T-Shirt Alert</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> asked me if I would like to be a guest author at his site. To tell you the truth, I wasn't really sure at first. I mean, what does a ninja know about writing, right?</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">But once I wrote the piece, something came over me. It's like how I felt the first time I held a sword, or threw my first star, </span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link style="font-family: georgia;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/AlexTeh/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/02/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:200%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><s style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">or took my first tray of double chocolate chip macadamia cookies out of the oven,</span></s><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:12pt;" ></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> um, I mean </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >BEAT THE BEEJESUS OUT OF MY FIRST PIRATE EVEN IF I WERE THREE HEADS SHORTER THAN HE WAS.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It just felt, well, right.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">So I talked to the guys over at <a href="http://www.t-u-g.com">TUG </a>to see if they could maybe let me start a blog. You know, just hack out a few dozen words once in a while about what's going on with them, or tell you about my day or geek out about how the first Matrix is the BEST MOVIE EVER (Whoa! I know kung fu!).</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />That, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, of course.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">So here we are.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />It's been an exciting week.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />First, there's my article up at T-Shirt Alert. It's </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.tshirtalert.com/hello-from-a-ninja">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, if you want to read it.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />Then TUG received a few excellent reviews and write ups </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://iamthetrend.com/2009/11/06/t-u-g-tactical-urban-gear-the-japanese-johnny-cupcakes/">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.popculturetees.com/2009/11/02/hiro-ready/">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://hideyourarms.com/2009/11/12/cutedeadly-cat-tshirt-alert-onoready-tactical-urban-gears/">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.ohmysocute.com/cute-ninja-wallpaper-and-tees/">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://blog.kawaiipunk.com/2009/11/hirobot-at-tactical-urban-gears.html">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Thank you everyone!</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />And the ever talented Steph Bowe over at </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://heyteenager.blogspot.com/">Hey, Teenager of the Year!</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> is hosting a contest over at her site where she's giving away 5 $10 Gift Certificates for TUG merchandise. Go enter </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://heyteenager.blogspot.com/2009/11/win-1-of-5-10-gift-certificates-for.html">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span>
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<br />Oh, and my copy of Blogging For Dummies arrived from Amazon today. Yay!</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />So, there it is.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />My first post.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />Feel free to stalk and send hate mail.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />Just remember, I can maim with my thumb.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">
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<br />Later.</span>
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