Eiga Sai Fringe
The Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Manila Chamber Orchestra (MCO) Foundation, Banco de Oro and UP Film Institute, offers a taste of the bi-annual Japanese Film Festival entitled Eiga Sai, at the Antonio Molina Hall, BDO South Tower, Makati and Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, UP-Diliman. Dubbed Eiga Sai Fringe, the film festival mainly features specific theme such as conflict and environment in 16mm and DVD format. S...
I didn’t order that!
And so you think it’s only here in the Philippines that we have these and these? Think again. After all, Japan does have Engrish. Spot the funny stuff in the following menus: **** **** **** **** All photos from Engrish.com.
Bubblepop!
I’m a self-confessed bubblewrap popper. Every single time I get hands on even a small sheet, I pop like crazy. And with that, I found a bubblewrap flash game!. It’s a bit lacking in actual handling the bubblewrap sheet, but it’s a good alternative when you can’t find one in hand. They also have a manic mode! A good opportunity to procrastinate again! A word of advice: keep the speakers down if you’re not...
Guess what this robo can do
What do you think is going on in this photo? What you’re seeing is a human and a humanoid robot named “Karfe Lady” developed by Japan’s Nippon Engineering College to play janken (rock-paper-scissors) during a robot sports even in Akihabara late this month. Photo and news from Yahoo!News Japan
Boobie plushies
At first glance they might look like… hey, they are boobies! Cute boobie plushies in fact. From the kyara goods maker, JUN Planning, comes another plushie collection called Funwari Miruku-chan (funwari = fluffy and miruku= milk). Like the Cabbage Patch Kids of years yonder, these slightly mischievous plushies have a background story and kyaras to match. Funwari Miruku-chan: Easy going, refuses to get big despite everything,...
Kitty bang!
Naku, I’m so inis to the world. If those people don’t stop making me inis, I’ll go and get my fashionable pink Hello Kitty AK47 and kill them all. Sh*t sila! Photo from Akihabara News