So today was a really good day, I decided to go to a garden that I had planned on going to a couple weeks ago but didn't leave the juggling store in time before to do so, haha. Well, today I went to Rikugien, which is one of the largest Landscape Gardens in Tokyo. It takes about an hour to walk around all of it, but I took a lot of different side paths and managed to get a good 2 hours out of it. It was really pretty and there were many things there that you can't see anywhere else in Tokyo, like different kinds of trees and nature. There were many other photographers there, Japanese people that is, so I didn't feel like a tourist as much as I usually do, haha. It really was a photoworthy place, and while it wasn't Hakone, it was pretty damn beautiful.
Here's the link to my album, and one of the comments about the Koi has a video link to a video I took as well. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2078645&id=3708410&l=82edb26666
Lately I've been pretty good as well. Last week school started back up, and well, I was reaaaally tired on Thursday for no reason at all and quite tired on Friday. Needless to say, I got a lot of sleep last night, haha. It was fantastic.
On Wednesday night of last week I went to a very interesting place for dinner. It was called "The Lockup", located in Shibuya. Basically, it's a themed restaurant and it's theme is that of an insane asylum / laboratory, haha. Every 90 minutes they turn all the lights off and people dressed as murderers and werewolves break into people's rooms (you sit in like a cell type thing, haha) and they scare people. It was really neat and the food is all themed and stuff too. I didn't take too many pictures of there because the lighting was bad and you're not supposed to take pictures of the employees there. I have a few pictures in my abstract album of the last week, and that is here : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2078270&id=3708410&l=a4f375352a
One last thing, I made another Poi video and attempted to put it with music on Youtube, so hopefully it doesn't get taken down, or if it does at least it's without a threat to shut down my Facebook, haha. That video is on my facebook without music, but the music version is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7IpvLj8s8E
Sorry about not updating as much as I could be, but I'm rather busy / tired at night to do so, and sometimes I just forget about it. Keep asking questions though, I'll try to get around to answering them!
My Japanese Experience
Saturday, May 09, 2009
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9 comments:
Thought yourt shots at Rikugien were really good.
By the way how are you videoing your poi demos? Are you borrowing a video recorder? Just wondering.
I've enjoyed your trip to rikugien.But then I am enjoying all of your trips.Liked the restaurant you guys went to.Sounded & looked like all of you were having a great time.
I watched your video on you tube with the music. Liked it.
That was some seriously yummy looking ice cream you had with the nuts. I bet Marissa wishes you could have some too.
Love you,
GR.M
Whoops, I meant to say I bet Marissa wishes SHE could have some too.lol
They threatened to shut down your facebook because of the Poi video? Why???
Ne-Yo's music is copyrighted and they said that if it happens again the penalty could be removal of access to the Video portion or removal of access to Facebook itself -_-;;
@GPA : I'm using the camera you got me for my birthday =) It records pretty nice videos everything considered.
That camera takes amazing videos considering it's size and all. You must have one heck of a big memory card and a stock of batteries to record that many minutes of video. Keep sending them: Everyone is really enjoying them.
Haha, yeah, I have 2 batteries and a 2 GB memory card. I find that filling the memory card with videos and pictures conveniently uses 2 batteries if done in the course of 1 day, so it's perfect. I charge my batteries every night too, haha.
Hi, what great photos of Rikugien, the water and trees and scenery is just magnificent. your poi is nice. the red and white ones especially.. that is so great for eye and had coordination. but you have always done the juggling, and the sticks. we are enjoying seeing japan through your eyes... enjoy. love Gram andPapa
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