Category: Gadget

Posted in Cooking, Feelings, Food, Gadget, Place, Tokyo

Dining at Home and Apple Store

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Today, cooked Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes) at home.

This is sauce flavor.


And this is soy sauce flavor.

These go very well with beer: Premium Ebisu Ebisu Amber Beer.


After dinner, I went to Apple Store Ginza.


Apple is recalling a battery for iPhone 6S.

My phone is subject for change, based on my serial number.

No wonder my iPhone shut down when it still has over 20 percent, sometimes 50 percent.

It took about 2 hours to change; therefore, went to a cafe: Cafe de Ginza Miyuki-kan.

It’s a cozy place to chat.

Now my battery is new! Yeah!

Posted in Feelings, Gadget, Movie, Shopping, Surprise, Tokyo

Saturday Started from a Parcel from China to Jack Reacher

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Today, I received a parcel from China.

China…?


I opened with a doubt…it is my iPad case.

Now I understand why I needed to pay for shipment (not much about USD 3.50. A total cost is USD 19.00 so it’s still okay) for this product.

It must have directly shipped from China…?

To be honest, I didn’t expect for the quality for this price; but to my surprise, this is not bad at all.

I’m actually satisfied.


There was another surprise for me today; went for a late night movie: Jack Reacher Never Go Back.


It was a funday!!!

Oyasuminasai

Posted in Feelings, Gadget, My Flower Arrangement, Shopping

Temporary Amazon Freak

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I’ve been looking for iPhone case (6S) at Apple Store, retailers, etc.

I used the same model twice so I wanted to change this time.

My friend recommended me Amazon.

Wow, there are many attractive models and inexpensive, too!

It’s dangerous, I just pochi (press) and shopping is done.

I bought

* 1 iPhone cable (50cm) in gold;

* 1 set of iPhone cables (4 cables) in pink;

* 1 iPhone 6S cover;

* 1 iPad Mini 4 cover;

* 4 Apple Watch bands; and 

* 1 Power bank



I’m happy with my products.

Only one minor regret is a power bank is larger than I thought… hahaha

I wanted a powerful one (20,000 mAh, this can charge iPhone 7 times!) for traveling so it’s still okay.


I’m still waiting for a set of iPhone cables (4 cables) in pink and iPad Mini 4 case. hehehe

I was busy opening boxes and trying them out.

But I also find time to decorate my entrance; I arranged Green Christmas Wreath tonight.

Posted in Cooking, Feelings, Gadget, Japanese Food

Made Gyoza (Dumplings) with Toshiba Ishigama Dome

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I bought this in January 2013.

This is hard working multitasking one.

It heats it up like a microwave, bakes it like a oven, grills like a griller, steams like a steamer.

I used to bake cakes, cookies, etc. with this but now I simply use it for heating up.

I was hungry after returning from a bodywork.

I quickly made gyoza/dumplings (1. cut cabbage & lotus, 2. minced pork, 3. added soy sauce, sesame oil, cooking sake, ground ginger & garlic, 4. make shape) and steamed as many dumplings as I could.

These are delicious!

I couldn’t stop with 6; I ate 10.

These are home-made gyoza and I added vegetables; not that sinful…right…?

Posted in Experience, Feelings, Gadget, Surprise, Tokyo

Digital Contents Expo 2016 @ the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)

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It is my second visit to Miraikan (the Future House) and the Digital Contents Expo.
There are many cutting-edge innovative technologies to be introduced there.

Allowing to analyze movements of a ping pong ball, AI to paint a mono color picture into a color picture, a gadget to create vibrations to move a still furniture such as a chair, etc.


And today’s highlighted event was “Aoi”, 8K/VR music video by a Japanese music group, Sakanaction.

I wasn’t satisfied because the video is too short, about 7 mins.

I wanted to enjoy longer and at the proper place.

There are 22 speaksers to surround us, but the sound effect wasn’t there.

It was played at the temporary venue, an exhibition hall.

I wish I was at the premises where the place is meant for music or theater play.

Posted in Daily Life, Exercise, Feelings, Gadget

Steam Iron

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I’m sweating as if I were in a sauna.

I could say that I’m in a steam sauna. 

As I mentioned earlier, I like to hand wash my clothes at home. 

After washing them, I need to iron them. 

I bought a steam iron. 

I’m glad that I bought this because it enables me to wash most of my clothes at home, instead of sending them out to a laundry shop.


I can save money, but it requires sweat, especially at summer. 
I made a good move to iron before taking a bath. 

Wow, I feel like I’ve done a good exercise. 

I’m ready to take a bath!

Posted in Experience, Feelings, Gadget

Unlocking SIM

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In Japan, all our mobiles and tablets are SIM locked.

Today, we can request to unlock.

It used to be a handle for consumers  to change a mobile carrier because we were forced to purchase a new mobile which can cost about JPY 80,000 (USD 800) for a smartphone.

However, recently, the government requested mobile companies to unlock SIM.
(Hummm, the government finally has done something good for citizens.)
From the latest iPhone 6S and iPad Mini 4, we can request a mobile carrier to unlock SIM if a mobile or tablet is registered for more than 6 months.
Last week, I roamed and I know it costed me unfortune.

I’m planning to unlock my iPad to allow using overseas’ SIM or inexpensive data SIM to save cost for roaming.