For a few years it has been quite enjoyable using Mixi (for those that do not know what mixi is... lol, it is the Japanese version of Facebook and a very successful version as well!) because it was different! Ok, apart from the fact that most of my frie… more »

It has been a while since I updated this blog. Well this is because I have been developing a number of websites and alas did not have time for this one. The most interesting website of all of them is NewCo.Org more »

The Chinese migrant communities in Tokyo live shadowy lives. The Japanese neither acknowledge nor welcome them. They are shunned by the mainstream society, hounded by the yakuza, and go about their days under fear of being discovered and repatriated.… more »

[video:youtube:cGlTzt24Izw]The best single ever! :D more »

Walking around Yokohama in the cold has left me with a very bad cold (maybe flu). No going out today at all :( need to get well ASAP. more »

Went to Yokohama for the first time. Japan is actually hotter than the UK now however the constant cold piercing wind in Yokohama made the weather worse than it usually is. Visited Mi-chan and her husband and had a great time as tourists, first takin… more »

One question that most drummers who do not know anything about electronic drums will ask is why choose an electronic drum kit? There are a lot of reasons for this. 1. Reduced noice (for playing in residential areas) 2. Maximise space (as most electri… more »

It feels like last Christmas was only yesterday and now it is December, I am sure that there is some theory to days passing faster as we grow older... I remember someone saying it was to do with the human metabolic rate (or clock) but did not pay a lot o… more »

Are things looking up at last or is the rise optimism for UK and potentially global economic activity a misjudgement of what the future holds for individuals, businesses and nations? UK current news shows a trickle of activity in the housing sector. T… more »

We went to watch Hanggai on May 16 via the barbican centre. The performers from the Hanggai band are mind blowing! The concert started from around 8.45pm and went on till around 10pm and it was just bliss... I managed to find videos of the group o… more »