Crazy human beatbox
Crazy! And I mean it as a compliment. Look at the sh*t this Japanese guy can do: Daichi entered this video for the Beatbox Battle Online World Championship on YouTube. Winner of the Wildcard will have the chance to battle against other beatboxers at the Beatbox Battle World Championship in Berlin, Germany. The online contest ended yesterday (Pinoy time). Guess we’ll know who wins anytime soon. You think Daichi will win? Anywho,...
Heath not leaving X Japan?
You don’t have to be a full J-culture enthusiast to know X Japan since their music has been featured in countless anime titles. Well, you can also regard them as one of the long-enduring J-rock groups having been around since 1982. (Sure, they took a 10-year hiatus but they’re back.) Rumors were abound that their bassist, Heath, has left the band but the band’s management claims that these rumors were unfounded. It...
Cosplay superiority
Fine, if Team Sugoi wouldn’t break silence, then I’d rather fart it out loud. I do understand their if-you’re-not-there-then-shut-your-trap so I guess it would take a guest post over here to make things just a tad more interesting. So “Cosplay Queen” Alodia complained about that recent E-Games cosplay thing. While I don’t want to dilute the action with my simplistic paraphrase, it basically goes...
How to play Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock
If you happen to be a fan of The Big Bang Theory (even if it’s only for Kaley Cuoco) then you might have stumbled upon that episode where Sheldon proposes that they resolve some petty issue with Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock. Think Geek already did the Google-fu for us and they’ve found the source of this geeky twist on traditional RPS. All credit goes to Sam Kass who figured out a way to lower the tie probabilities of...
Nihongo Fiesta 2009
A 4-in-One event of Japanese culture and art that will be a feast for the senses! The 4th Nihongo Fiesta features the 36th Nihongo Speech Contest, the Kite Festival, Koto Concert, the 11th Asian Cartoon Exhibition and a lot more cultural performances, contests, exhibits and demonstrations. – from JFM The event will be held starting February 28, at the SM Mall of Asia, Bay Boulevard, Pasay City. Kite Festival – February 28...