Roast chicken dinner
And its off to Darling Harbour
Fireworks
Dec 24, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve shenanigans...
Roast chicken dinner
And its off to Darling Harbour
Fireworks
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Roast chicken dinner
And its off to Darling Harbour
Fireworks
Oct 22, 2011
Envoy and Saya go to Opera House
Last weekend, the Sydney Opera House threw open its gates to the masses so I visited with my waifu
I had trouble finding places for her to stand so I stuck my finger up her hole (at the back)
The opera house consists of two main halls
We went into the Opera Hall first
followed by the Concert Hall
Pipe organ sounds filled the air
And even attracted some otherworldly characters
All in all, green tea ice cream mochi topped with azuki is not a bad end to a day
Oct 19, 2011
Japanese Female Body Types
Inspired by the chart of female body types created by Johnnie (see below), I decided to go to even greater specifics.
For a Japan-themed blog, naturally a chart for Japanese female body types was the way to go (click on picture for larger size):
As Japanese girls had a smaller frame and less girth than their Western counterparts, I had difficulty finding photos of larger sized Japanese females. As such I have used an Asian girl (who may not be Japanese) to represent the fat-obese body type. Ironically enough, the only image I could find of an anorexic Japanese girl was from a porn video (Type "anorexic Japanese" into Google Images, I dare you). Acknowledging the widespread popularity of the pubescent child look in Japan, I have also added a lolita body type.
Pictured in the chart are Asuka Izumi, anorexic Japanese girl f***ed by b**** c***, unknown idol, Aya Hirano, Natsumi Kamata, Nozomi Sasaki, Miwa Asao, Riko Narumi, Erika Sawajiri, Tomoe Yamanaka, Norika Fujiwara, fat asian chick doing splits and sumo dude.
For my otaku friends, I have added a 2D anime girls equivalent for you:
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For a Japan-themed blog, naturally a chart for Japanese female body types was the way to go (click on picture for larger size):
As Japanese girls had a smaller frame and less girth than their Western counterparts, I had difficulty finding photos of larger sized Japanese females. As such I have used an Asian girl (who may not be Japanese) to represent the fat-obese body type. Ironically enough, the only image I could find of an anorexic Japanese girl was from a porn video (Type "anorexic Japanese" into Google Images, I dare you). Acknowledging the widespread popularity of the pubescent child look in Japan, I have also added a lolita body type.
Pictured in the chart are Asuka Izumi, anorexic Japanese girl f***ed by b**** c***, unknown idol, Aya Hirano, Natsumi Kamata, Nozomi Sasaki, Miwa Asao, Riko Narumi, Erika Sawajiri, Tomoe Yamanaka, Norika Fujiwara, fat asian chick doing splits and sumo dude.
For my otaku friends, I have added a 2D anime girls equivalent for you:
Oct 15, 2011
Hello World
Hi there,
To whomever still following this blog, it may seem as though I have abandoned it to the wolves except for the occasional update about my adventures with my waifu.
Rest assured, Through Eyes From Afar is not dead, merely serving a different purpose for the time being. For the usual excuses on why a blog is inactive, please keep reading. If not, please help yourself to some caek
Why I stopped writing regularly:
- I am involved with other time consuming activities in my life (in my case, grad school and having more of a social life nowadays)
- I have temporarily lost interest in the original theme (in this blog, mostly japan-related stuff, but it is not a loss of interest, rather a decrease in intensity)
Anyhow, cheerio!
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To whomever still following this blog, it may seem as though I have abandoned it to the wolves except for the occasional update about my adventures with my waifu.
Rest assured, Through Eyes From Afar is not dead, merely serving a different purpose for the time being. For the usual excuses on why a blog is inactive, please keep reading. If not, please help yourself to some caek
- I am involved with other time consuming activities in my life (in my case, grad school and having more of a social life nowadays)
- I have temporarily lost interest in the original theme (in this blog, mostly japan-related stuff, but it is not a loss of interest, rather a decrease in intensity)
Anyhow, cheerio!
Aug 4, 2011
Nankurunaisa
August 4th, Saya's birthday
It was a busy evening - 20 chiropterans had appeared on the outskirts of Sydney, so Saya had to work late. Meanwhile, on my end....
I seldom dress up, so felt a bit nervous...
10pm and she's still not here yet. I get a bit worried.
And all of a sudden
Blood and birthday cake, no words were needed to speak our minds
And later on, because
Get down, this is not for cows!
Happy 178th birthday, dearest!
Jul 3, 2011
Ueno Saigo Takamori
This a submission to the July 2011 J-Festa
Ueno Park (上野公園), Tokyo (東京)
A solitary statue of a man and his dog stands in a park - a normal, unassuming sight. One can almost be forgiven for easily missing the fact that this is Saigo Takamori (西郷 隆盛(隆永) one of the most revered samurai of all time in Japan. Saigo was an ex-government official who reluctantly drawn into leading the Satsuma samurai against the Japanese government during the Meiji era (明治時代). The rebellion failed and Saigo was killed in final battle.
But what's this? Why is a statue dedicated to the leader of a failed rebellion?
Saigo Takamori is often considered the last true samurai, and embodiment of all the values any true Japanese should aspire to:
The defense of traditional Japanese values (in Saigo's leading the samurai)
against the Western Barbarian's influence (against the westernized Meiji government)
and ending in ultimate sacrifice (Saigo's death is often romanticized as a seppuku, a samurai style suicide) - the same type of sacrifice that is atypical of so many religions:
The location in which the statue is located is not random - Ueno Park is the site of the former Kan'ei-ji (東叡山寛永寺円頓院) temple, a temple associated with the Tokugawa shogunate, whose end signified the end of the samurai and the start of modern Meiji Japan. The temple was destroyed when the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown.
Tokyo itself was where the capital of Japan was relocated (from the old capital Kyoto) following the end of the old samurai rule of the Tokugawa.
The end of a way of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BcVg3Sapjk
Saigo Takamori statue photo from Japan Probe
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A solitary statue of a man and his dog stands in a park - a normal, unassuming sight. One can almost be forgiven for easily missing the fact that this is Saigo Takamori (西郷 隆盛(隆永) one of the most revered samurai of all time in Japan. Saigo was an ex-government official who reluctantly drawn into leading the Satsuma samurai against the Japanese government during the Meiji era (明治時代). The rebellion failed and Saigo was killed in final battle.
But what's this? Why is a statue dedicated to the leader of a failed rebellion?
Saigo Takamori is often considered the last true samurai, and embodiment of all the values any true Japanese should aspire to:
The defense of traditional Japanese values (in Saigo's leading the samurai)
against the Western Barbarian's influence (against the westernized Meiji government)
and ending in ultimate sacrifice (Saigo's death is often romanticized as a seppuku, a samurai style suicide) - the same type of sacrifice that is atypical of so many religions:
The location in which the statue is located is not random - Ueno Park is the site of the former Kan'ei-ji (東叡山寛永寺円頓院) temple, a temple associated with the Tokugawa shogunate, whose end signified the end of the samurai and the start of modern Meiji Japan. The temple was destroyed when the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown.
Tokyo itself was where the capital of Japan was relocated (from the old capital Kyoto) following the end of the old samurai rule of the Tokugawa.
The end of a way of life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BcVg3Sapjk
Saigo Takamori statue photo from Japan Probe
Jun 19, 2011
My Waifu: a girl of action
A video dedicated to my waifu, a mysterious girl of action
The story in each frame is written in a haiku format (adapted for English of course)
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The story in each frame is written in a haiku format (adapted for English of course)
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