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hey nadine,
lovely site.
speaking of tiny techy toys, i'll be coming to tokyo in march and i can't decide if i should purchase a digital camera before i arrive? Are the prices significantly higher/lower than say $$ in canada, northamerica, for instances? Are there reasonable deals in the tech district of Akihabara?
That blurred photo looks like Michael Jackson! Love your site. I went to high school in Japan and then back again later for three years. It is interesting to see what is the same and what changed. Will be a fan of your site I'm sure. Found out about your site on Hunkabutta.
Thank you for your comments on Tokyoshoes. I am glad you have liked the site so far,
milan,
I recommend that you buy a digital camera at home. Prices in Japan are much higher (go figure?), plus most of the people who work in the stores don't speak English and/or are totally clueless. Also, the instruction manuals are not always in English.
Omedeto on your phone! You'll quickly learn how addicting it is...I'm already fantasizing about my next upgrade...I want a flash now.
When we meet up next, we'll take pics of each other taking pics of each other : )
thanks so much for the reply and the headsup on the digital camera info. i suspected the english manuals might be a problem. plus i think the advtg of purchasing it here is that i have more play time with the gizmo, hehe.
hi. just found the comment about your lost cell phone being returned amusing. my parents and brother live in tokyo for a 3yr thing with my dad's job. mum told me a time when my brother had left his jacket at a nearby park and 2 days later they went searching for it. it wasn't on the ground or on any park bench. BUT, it was neatly folded over the railing to the entrance - they walked right past it. so, to just say it again, where else but in japan would someone be so honest and courteous.
although one bummer is that mum took that new found security in japanese people a little too seriously. one day she rode her bike to the train stop of Shinagawa, forgot to lock her bike and when she returned from Asakusa later that day, the bike was gone. She went to the nearest Koban and filed a report, but unfortunately, 2 months later, theres no bike. *shrug*
we're aussie too, I'm getting the dift that you are also cuz of attending that aussie ball. I'd love to talk to you more about your experience living in japan and also where you have found outlets and places that remind you of 'home.'
hey nadine,
lovely site.
speaking of tiny techy toys, i'll be coming to tokyo in march and i can't decide if i should purchase a digital camera before i arrive? Are the prices significantly higher/lower than say $$ in canada, northamerica, for instances? Are there reasonable deals in the tech district of Akihabara?
thanks so much,
Posted by: milan | January 26, 2003 6:02 AM
Nadine,
That blurred photo looks like Michael Jackson! Love your site. I went to high school in Japan and then back again later for three years. It is interesting to see what is the same and what changed. Will be a fan of your site I'm sure. Found out about your site on Hunkabutta.
O Genki de
Posted by: Bob | January 26, 2003 9:17 AM
Hello milan and Bob,
Thank you for your comments on Tokyoshoes. I am glad you have liked the site so far,
milan,
I recommend that you buy a digital camera at home. Prices in Japan are much higher (go figure?), plus most of the people who work in the stores don't speak English and/or are totally clueless. Also, the instruction manuals are not always in English.
If you want to know why prices in Japan are so damn high see: http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/FAQ-Prices.html
Posted by: Nadine | January 26, 2003 12:31 PM
Hi Nadine,
Omedeto on your phone! You'll quickly learn how addicting it is...I'm already fantasizing about my next upgrade...I want a flash now.
When we meet up next, we'll take pics of each other taking pics of each other : )
Posted by: Mie | January 27, 2003 1:28 PM
It could happen in Finland.
Posted by: Bemmu | January 28, 2003 2:25 AM
Nadine,
thanks so much for the reply and the headsup on the digital camera info. i suspected the english manuals might be a problem. plus i think the advtg of purchasing it here is that i have more play time with the gizmo, hehe.
tooodles :)
Posted by: milan | January 29, 2003 4:50 AM
hi. just found the comment about your lost cell phone being returned amusing. my parents and brother live in tokyo for a 3yr thing with my dad's job. mum told me a time when my brother had left his jacket at a nearby park and 2 days later they went searching for it. it wasn't on the ground or on any park bench. BUT, it was neatly folded over the railing to the entrance - they walked right past it. so, to just say it again, where else but in japan would someone be so honest and courteous.
although one bummer is that mum took that new found security in japanese people a little too seriously. one day she rode her bike to the train stop of Shinagawa, forgot to lock her bike and when she returned from Asakusa later that day, the bike was gone. She went to the nearest Koban and filed a report, but unfortunately, 2 months later, theres no bike. *shrug*
we're aussie too, I'm getting the dift that you are also cuz of attending that aussie ball. I'd love to talk to you more about your experience living in japan and also where you have found outlets and places that remind you of 'home.'
Posted by: jasmine | February 13, 2003 11:26 PM