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Tokyo Marathon

February 22, 2014 – 13:28
Tomorrow's the day of the 2014 Tokyo Marathon… and I'm participating!  The problem is – I've barely practiced…

I started practicing in the months of October and November, but when the cold weather started, I retreated into hibernation mode.  😛

So we'll see how it goes tomorrow.  I'm sure I can complete stamina-wise – I'm just not certain if I can make it within the allotted cutoff points  (>_<)

Below are shots I took during last year's marathon – if you get a chance to check out the streets of Tokyo tomorrow, you might see similar characters running by (including me lagging behind waaay in the back).

I'm off to bed – need as much rest as possible.  Good night from Tokyo!

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Snowpocalypse

February 14, 2014 – 13:51
Tokyo is once again experiencing some unprecedented snowfall today, and it's expected to carry on at least overnight.  Snow is still relatively exciting for me to see, and (as long as I'm appropriately dressed) I rather enjoy stomping through the drifts.  🙂

It was already snowing briskly when I left home around 6AM this morning, and these shots are just a few images I took on the way home early this evening.  I knew I didn't want to lug the D800e around with me (snow + wind + umbrella + work bag does not make for a stable environment, which is a requirement for that camera), but I dug out my old X10 and had a bit of fun shooting on my way home.

Nothing too fancy, just scenes of today's snowstorm around Jiyugaoka 🙂

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Snow monks

February 13, 2014 – 22:36
This photo was actually taken last week , during the big snowstorm that buffeted Tokyo.  If I recall what the news said – the most snow to hit Tokyo in almost half a century?  

Regardless, I ventured out to the same location I went to last year – Meiji Jingu shrine, and shot around a little, joined later by +adithya anand and +Aaron Tang .  

I hope to upload the rest of my images later (still struggling with website configuration as I mentioned forever ago), but thought it would be appropriate to post this today since we're experiencing another round of heavy snow in Tokyo this morning.

Stay warm, stay safe, and TGIF all.

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Not a peep

January 27, 2014 – 13:26
It's been way too long since my last post; the usual work amongst other things.  🙁

One thing I've been trying to work on is revamping my website.  I use wordpress, and I had a nice fullscreen theme that I was using.  However as it wasn't maintained/updated (it was freeware), it gradually experienced various compatibility issues with plugins and WP in general.  I've since gone back to the default WP theme.

Currently trying to find another theme that I'd be happy with, but haven't had much luck so far.  Anyone have any recommendations for a good photography-based WP theme?  😉

I've been looking at getting someone via http://fiverr.com/ to help me- has anyone used them before and have someone on there that they can recommend? 

G'night from Tokyo!

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2013 – 10:42

Still a little early (about 4.5hrs left to go here in Tokyo), but since I'll be away from a computer, I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year now 🙂

I've been away from G+ for a bit again, too much other stuff to work on, but I've enjoyed all the images I've seen here over the year, and am grateful for all the friendships and interactions I've made.  

I wish you all the best for 2014!  
(and have a safe and enjoyable/restful/happy new year's eve)

See you in 2014!  🙂

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Lights, camera, illuminations!

December 13, 2013 – 14:04
Got to join the last Drink and Click gathering of the year (where has the time gone??) a couple of days ago, and had a blast.  We were supposed to be shooting around a theme of "celebrations", but…. I had too much fun playing around with the illuminations and strobe (^^;

It was a very pleasant (if somewhat windy and chilly) evening – big thanks as always to +holger feroudj for organizing these get-togethers – looking forward to more next year!  🙂

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Autumn

November 24, 2013 – 13:00
I know there are already tons of fall color photos coming through your streams, hope you don't mind another.  (^^;

This weekend went by way too fast, can't believe it's already over…

Hope you all had a good weekend!  🙂

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November 18, 2013 – 13:46
On Sunday, I participated in the annual Fit for Charity 10k run.  It wasn't too bad – I've recently started practicing jogging again, trying to get in shape for next year's Tokyo marathon, so I wasn't too wiped after the run.

However, one of my office colleagues got sick and I was suddenly "invited" to take his place in the 400m relay race!  (4 people, 100m each).   It was quite the experience.  I'm NOT a fast runner by any means, I prefer the "slow and steady" pace, so this 100m dash was completely new, but I have to say, very exciting!  This shot is one of the runners – he looked quite fit and in shape..

I am quite wiped out though.. and legs are protesting fiercely (^^;

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Speed

November 13, 2013 – 14:03
I participated in the office annual volunteer trip in Tohoku last weekend, and will hopefully have some photos from the trip that I'll be able to share.

One quick one though, was taken on the train platform while waiting to return to Tokyo.  

This is the Hayate E5 bullet train, and these things go fast!  We were on the platform trying to figure out which train we were going on when suddenly one of these went barreling past.  I literally didn't have time to lift my camera before it was gone.

Luckily one more came by just before our train pulled in, and I managed to get a quick shot before it vanished out of sight.  

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