Category Archives: fun

A National Day song for the people

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

The indomitable mr brown spoofs this year’s National Day theme song:

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Le Lundi au Soleil

Posted on November 17, 2008 by

or, “Monday in the Sun” as interpreted by Kenzo Saeki. Ah, electronica and kitsch ^_^ As far as I can tell, this track is from a Japanese tribute album to French pop singer Claude François. More tracks/music videos: Chanson Populaire … Continue reading →

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Decepticons x Lucky Star

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

/jaw drop Moe Deceptions… @_@ You can watch the original Lucky Star OP sequence here.

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Itasha – anime-decorated cars

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

Itasha are cars decorated with decals and paint jobs depicting anime, game and manga characters. The word itasha, which literally means “painful car,” is derived from the kanji for itai (”painful”) and sha (”car”). The word also appears to be … Continue reading →

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Morinaga caramels

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

I’d never seen these before, but I really like the antiquated aesthetics: the box illustration, colours, type and the old Morinaga logo. ‘ Only $1.20 a box, so I got two: traditional milk caramels on the left, more modern green … Continue reading →

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Randomness #54x

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

Still alive! Too much working and reading, not enough writing. – All the cool stuff happens after I leave. Chicago now has a Festival of Maps. That’s a small version of a 17th century Map of the Nile on the … Continue reading →

Posted in cartography, Chicago, China, film, fonts, fun, Second Life, typography, virtual world, YouTube | 1 Comment

“3D Gundam”

Posted on July 12, 2007 by

Hardcore otaku from the 80s recreate the well-known battle between Amuro and the Black Tri-Stars: Am impressed by their improvisation and clear love for the series. This was a time when you had to edit film manually, frame by frame. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye ToM, Hello Ectoplasmosis!

Posted on July 2, 2007 by

1 July 2007. Smoking banned indoors in all bars, restaurants etc. GST up to 7%. And Table of Malcontents, my preferred source of the esoteric and weird from all over, closed. Fortunately, the folks behind ToM have their own sites. … Continue reading →

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Huggable meat

Posted on June 28, 2007 by

Sweet Meats are handmade plush objects that look like various cuts of meat. They are made out of super cuddly polar fleece, cotton quilting thread and polyester fiberfill stuffing. All of the meats come in individual (toy) size and some … Continue reading →

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