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[20 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]
Reduced Portions at Fast Food Chains

As we probably heard of mega-sized food items in Japan, and since not everyone wants to gorge themselves with tons of food, Fast Food Chains are offering mega-downsized food items!

The above clip discusses how Mos Burger recently cut the size and price of its hamburgers and saw a 30% increase in sales. Matsuya also started offering smaller gyudon bowls and has seen a nearly 30% increase in sales, mostly from female customers. Sukiya has noticed the success of their rival and has also added a miniature gyudon bowl to its …

Events »

[20 Sep 2009 | 10 Comments | ]
Happy Birthday Hocchan!!

And it’s today, 20 September. Hocchan’s (Yui Horie) Birthday!
Happy 17th Birthday Hocchan! (Fangirl starts screaming)
Please stay 17 forever XD. It seemed like it was only yesterday that I started to be obsessed with her o.O. Yeah, and so Hocchan became my 3rd Love after YUI and Nana!

And 2009 is an awesome year for her because she released 2 singles, 1 album, performed at Animelo 2009, and today, she is performing live at Budokan! AWESOME. I want to go there but sadly I have school -_-.

Seriously she looks the same …

The Lootings »

[19 Sep 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Loots of Guu and Zen

Hoho here is my September loot post! My first time doing something like this, so I’m not really sure what to type =S.

Actually, I’m suppose to do this post on Tuesday when I bought Resident Evil 5, but I was too busy playing it >.< sorry! For the Valkyria Chronicles mousepad, I just got it today with Zenical thanks to her showing me KKnM’s new product releases =). Apart from the mousepad, Zenical also boughtcollected a VC shirt! (picture below) =D I wanted to get the VC A4 file as …

Figurine »

[19 Sep 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
1/7 Lineage II Elf

Scale of 1/7 of this gorgeous Elf from Lineage II by Orchid Seed is available for preorders!

Retail price is at 7,800 yen, scheduled to be out this December 2009. Preorders available at HobbyLink Japan or Hobby Search! [...]

Merchandises »

[19 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Hatsune Miku Silhouette Strap

Miku fanboys will be very happy to know that reservations of the “Silhouette Strap” by dicokick have started!

Retail price is at 1,200 yen for each respective version. They’re available in Pink, Blue and Gray.
You can also place yr preorders over at HobbyLink Japan.
Looks cool, and 1,200 yen is a good price for a cellphone strap :P. I have a few anime versions, Gundam 00 ones? Can’t remember but I haven’t used them at all ><

Diary/Sitely »

[19 Sep 2009 | 13 Comments | ]
Mooncakes!

Yesterday was a trip down to the town area in Singapore to purchase mooncakes. I love mooncakes, and hence I went to the “fair” after school. LOL. Overly excited I guess XP.
For folks who never heard of “Mooncake” before, here’s some explaination ^_^:
Mooncakes are Chinese pastries traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching; moon cakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival, one of the three …

Game »

[19 Sep 2009 | 10 Comments | ]
Valkyria Chronicles 2 English Version Confirmed

If you were psyched after watching the gameplay footage and you do not understand Japanese, then this should be great news for you. According to Sega America’s blog, the English version of this PSP game is currently in the works and it is slated for a Summer 2010 release.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 announcement trailer
“Listen as the drums of battle echo once more. Stand up, Gallia – defend all that you hold dear.”
The events in Valkyria Chronicles 2 takes place 2 years after the first game. The Great War is over, and …

Game »

[18 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Star Ocean: The Last Hope Being Ported To The PS3

Square Enix has finally announced that Star Ocean: The Last Hope will be ported over to the PlayStation 3. Back when it was released in late February 2009, The Last Hope was an Xbox360 exclusive title. After that, announcements about the game coming to the PS3 was pretty much on and off.
However, it is not just a simple port. Square Enix is making it an international version (renamed to Star Ocean: The Last Hope International). For this international version, you will be able to choose between two audio tracks in …

Game »

[18 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
PSPgo is No Go with Dutch Retailer?

According to Kotaku, there is a report on Eurogamer, Dutch chain Nedgame – the country’s largest specialist games retailer – are refusing to stock Sony’s PSPgo.

Why?
This is because of the more expensive pricing of the PSPgo, as compared with the PSP-3000. Also the PSPgo’s screen is smaller than the previous models of the PSP, hence the higher price does not justify at all. A more obvious reason is that Nedgame cannot sell PSPgo games anymore, since the games can now be bought online.
It’s quite retarded that they are just boycotting …