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Pan-kun And Evil Blow Dryer

zenical — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:00:11 +0000

Take a look at this hilarious clip as seen at Japan Probe. Featuring some old footage of our lovable Pan-kun in his Winter Adventure with dog buddy James!

In the clip they: 1) ring a bell of happiness, 2) say hello to a parrot, 3) fool around in a dog salon, and 4) go rolling on a cart. Number 3 is probably the best part of the clip :p

Pan-kun On Cake Delivery Mission

zenical — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:11:13 +0000

Pan-kun is back with some cake delivery mission. He got chased by dogs, he “fought” with a dangerous bird of prey.. What a day!

All is well at the end of the day as Pan-kun enjoys the cake after his mission ^^”

Source: Japan Probe

Change Your Fate: Burn Palm Lines!

zenical — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:38:36 +0000

How are the palm lines on your hand like? Is it good or bad? For me people say that I will have a long life, etc. I can’t remember the rest, but I do remember another one about having a good husband or something o.o

TV Tokyo’s “Ariehen Sekai” introduces a plastic surgeon in South Korea who uses a laser to alter the palm lines of patients who think their hands are unlucky:

This is done so as to change your luck in employment.. But I highly doubt that these methods will work, it only works because you “feel good” about it! :O

Source: Japan Probe

Pan-kun Cleans House

zenical — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:20:33 +0000

Pan-kun returns with some cleaning up tricks. Previously he was impressed with some magic tricks, and today, he’s helping to clean the house ^^.

James seemed to be having a hard time in controlling Pan-kun ^^”. Love to have an animal who would help clean up my house! So sweet of Pan-kun to give James a massage after the “end-of-year cleaning”!

Source: Japan Probe

Hidden Camera: Kappa Attack

zenical — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:51 +0000

Remember the hidden camera show that featured a sniper sniping the comedians but the target (who was left to run for his life..) Today we have another prank, and this time the joke’s on model/idol Yukina Kinoshita into believing that she was going on a hunt for kappa. When they encounter the mythical creatures, everyone will pretend that they cannot see or hear the kappa, driving Kinoshita into a state of fear and panic!

Extremely hilarious. I felt kinda sorry for her in the end because she was freaking out a lot >_<

Source: Japan Probe

Windows 7 Launch Event Gone Wrong Because of Touchpanel

zenical — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:19:05 +0000

I have been reading up on the launch of Windows 7, and I seen a certain Live TV show in Japan, showing the demo of the Windows 7, only to have some glitch problems. Initially I thought this was nothing much, perhaps the guy just didn’t know how to use it XD. Apparently, at the recent Akihabara Windows 7 launch event, Microsoft Japan’s CEO Yasuyuki Higuchi was having some difficulty using the new Windows 7 with the touchpanel >_<.

I’m no computer expert, but apparently the touchpanel is giving the new Windows 7 some problems? :D

Anyone who have switched over to Windows 7 already? I know guuzen has. That lucky dude >_>.

Source: Sankaku Complex

Pan-kun Getting Impressed with Magic Tricks

zenical — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:30:49 +0000

Pan-kun gets to be impressed with magic tricks today. I can tell that the magician is trying his best, but Pan-kun attempting to look and touch the items involved in the trick ends up exposing the “trick”. Haha. This is hilarious XD.

If you have no idea who Pan-kun is,

He is a young chimpanzee in Japan often featured on the NTV television show “Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen” (“天才！志村動物園”, lit. “Genius! Shimura Zoo”) and the TBS program “Dōbutsu Kisō Tengai!” (“どうぶつ奇想天外!”, lit. “Unbelievable Animals!”). Most of the segments feature him and his bulldog friend, James, embarking on a variety of “human” tasks, like buying groceries, planting a rice paddy, or catching insects. [Wikipedia]

Performing magic tricks for humans and animals is clearly, very different XD. I got amazed when the magician did certain tricks, but Pan-kun’s itchy hands sort of revealed the trick behind. ^^”

Source: Japan Probe

World’s Fastest Clapper

zenical — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:19:29 +0000

How fast can you clap? Can you do it like Kent French who managed to clap 721 times in a minute?

And here is Kent French, appearing in a Japanese TV Show.

I tried to copy the way he clapped, but my sweaty palms end up slipping over each other, with no sound XD.

Source: Japan Probe

Helicopter or Express Train to Narita Airport

zenical — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:11:11 +0000

Would you like a ride to Narita Airport?

Now it’s possible with a Helicopter ride, or the new Narita Express Train! Fuji TV compares the two different rides as seen in the video below:

The helicopter flight takes 30 minutes and has nice leather seats with interior decoration by Hermes. A one-way ticket costs 75,000 yen (but a special launch price of 57,000 yen will be in effect until the end of this year).

The new Narita Express NEX E259 trains begin service on October 1st. The trip between Tokyo and the airport takes about an hour, but it will be a far cheaper ride than the helicopter. It will also be equipped with electrical outlets and locks for luggage.

The helicopter ride is freaking expensive, but it’s not everyday you get to ride in a helicopter! Did you get to ride in a helicopter before?

Source: Japan Probe

Custom Cars, Cool but Expensive!

zenical — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:26:49 +0000

In Japan, custom cars are awesome! Take a look at the YouTube video embedded below..

It makes the customized cars in Singapore looks like crap. Wait I don’t think any Singaporean will really go all the trouble just to customize their cars! I seldom see cars with TVs installed. Do you see any type of “customized” cars in your country?

Oh and I love the Batman Van:

Batman van, a rolling tribute to the superhero that cost 25 million yen ($280,000), took 13 years to complete, and earned the owner a divorce.

Source: PinkTentacle via Gizmodo