Takoyaki with green onions
Posted by harvey in Food, Osaka on 27. Oct, 2007 | 13 Comments
Takoyaki with green onions! There is this shop in Umeda that specializes in takoyaki. They have like 6 or 7 different types of takoyaki on the menu. My favorite is the negi-takoyaki. Takoyaki with heaps of green onions pilled all over. Heaps of them! (Culture lesson. “Heaps” is Australian for “lots”.) The takoyaki in the [...]
Anki for Palm OS – Japanese Flashcards for your PDA
Posted by harvey in Gadgets, Language on 25. Oct, 2007 | 13 Comments
Anki for Palm OS I ran across the coolest Palm application for studying languages today! Anki! And it’s free. Anki (暗記) means “to memorize by heart” in Japanese, and this is a flash card program for Palm OS that helps you ANKI-suru the vocabulary for whatever language it is you’re studying. You can create your [...]
Osaka Monoliths
Posted by harvey in Osaka on 23. Oct, 2007 | 7 Comments
On my way to catch the first train of the morning after a night of clubbing and karaoke, I noticed this building… With a hole in it. Unknown building in Osaka What is this? It was somewhere between Namba and Honmachi. I was walking up the Midousuji subway direction. Maybe this is the new monolith [...]
Hizamakura available again
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Humor on 22. Oct, 2007 | 4 Comments
News just in! That ridiculous “girlfriend-knee pillow” ひざまくら is available again from JLIST [affiliate link]. Their inventory is sporadic, so if you’re still looking for the perfect gag birthday gift for someone, get it while it’s hot. It’s a silky smooth pillow shaped like a ladies lap, so you can put your head down and [...]
Japan Wallpaper Updated
Posted by harvey in About, Osaka on 20. Oct, 2007 | 11 Comments
Wallpaper page was updated a few weeks ago in case you didn’t notice! The Tower of the Sun in Osaka Expo Park [wiki-link]. Put a big creepy face on your desktop today! – Harvey
Hot Communication
Posted by harvey in Humor on 20. Oct, 2007 | 1 Comment
Bowling here must be HOT. Do you like bowling? Let’s play bowling. – Harvey
Harvey Quest Mission Accomplished
Posted by harvey in Food on 17. Oct, 2007 | 2 Comments
Well loyal readers. There’s some real grit among you yet. I am speaking of Joe. The man who completed the first ever Harvey Quest. Joe battled the elements, and in face of total rejection from his family, achieved his goal. No… He achieved OUR goal. The goal of JapanNewbie’s everywhere. He has found. Harvey’s restaurant! [...]
IUC in Yokohama as an Advanced Student
Posted by harvey in About, Language on 14. Oct, 2007 | 25 Comments
People often ask me why I decided to attend IUC, the advanced Japanese program in Yokohama, after I had already passed JLPT level 1. I also get asked whether or not I thought it was worth the money ($15,000 tuition). Good questions. Time to put it on paper so I never have to answer it [...]
