Tokyo 2010

Photos of Tokyo 2010!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=141055&id=736353328&l=8ae06f768e

Seoul - first days of my vacation

I'm on vacation since a week now and my friend Eric came down so I've decided to go to places I haven't been in Seoul and then we're going to Tokyo (well as I'm writing this I'm already in Tokyo!)
I'm also to lazy to post whole pictures so a couple of collages will do for now!


First day in Seoul
Gangwamun, Gyeongbukdong Palace, National Folk Museum, Seoul Tower


Seoul - Second day
Military history museum, Hwaseong fortress

Seoul - Third day
DMZ (foggiest day ever - what luck), Korean national museum, Sinsa station area, Gangnam (Rainbow bar)
Notice that there's a train station that was built to go the N. Korean capital! Reunification... an idea!

Facebook & New Camera

For those who don't care for Facebook - here's a lot of pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=131267&id=736353328&l=566cca8e99

And some really absurd video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FTiNUegKI


And I finally bought the new Canon Kiss X3 (Japanese version of the Rebel t1i or 500d).click here to see camera Lots of reading to do and tests. I'm on vacation for 2 weeks and my buddy Eric is coming down tomorrow so there's going tons of opportunities to take pictures especially in Tokyo later this week and next week!

Seoul Haircut - yeah really!

This might seem like the silliest thing to talk about, but it's not! Had a haircut in Seoul (Gangnam) yesterday and I can't believe the service! First of all, we're asked what we what, so cutting and shampoo. Then we are offered a menu for drinks (tea, coffee, fresh juice) then a locker to put our stuff in. Then I get a shampoo and scalp massage. Then a hand and forearm massage before the hairdresser come to see me. Even a paraffine wax hand treatment (!?) - remember I'm here to get my hair cut! Then the hairdresser come to see me - they are like the masters of the place (they are called teachers). There's ton of  employees also - all properly dressed and the salon looks so modern also. Then when she's done cutting I get another hair shampoo and massage. Then the hairdresser shows me my scalp on 200x zoom (?!) for some reasons she wanted to show me how my scalp was dry and my current shampoo was not good. Then she and the shampoo girl escorts us to the entrance of the salon and the shampoo girl even escorts to the exit of the building. How much did this cost? 16,500 won, something like 15$ CAD. Speechless.

Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hurt Locker, White Ribbon, Lost in La Mancha

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): What a great movie! Wes Anderson at his best (Royal Tennenbaums, Life Aquatic, Darjeeling Express). This movie is really for everybody. Kids will enjoy it and adults will enjoy it even more because of the dialogues and the soundtrack.

Hurt Locker, The (2009): Not quite your usual war movie. More character driven. Does not take sides either.

White Ribbon, The (2009): Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes for a good reason. It is definitely one of the best movies of 2009. Watch it and leave your comments!

Lost in La Mancha (2001): Finally saw this great documentary on how Terry Gilliam's Don Quichote was never finished. If interested in how a movie gets made, and especially, how a production can be cancelled because of total bad luck day after day, this is your movie.

Photo montage - Picasa rocks!

This was done in 10 clicks. Picasa rocks! and it's free!

Muse - Jan 7th 2010

The show was awesome! Sound was very good for an interior stadium, the band is tight as always and something new this time around: a great looking stage and visuals. What stroke me the most was that they played the Knights of Cydonia at the end which they introduced by playing a cover of the theme song from Once Upon a Time in the West - wow! I hope this won't be my first and last show for 2010 in Seoul!