"I see sounds..."

In all the conversations I've had with people I've met for the first time, one of the most frequent questions I get asked is "So, what music you into?/Who's you favourite band?". I hate those questions. Don't get wrong - it has nothing to do with the person asking it but more to do with the question itself. I can never answer a question like that. And I imagine that most people can never answer it truthfully either...

See, I'm a very fickle person. If you asked what song I love at the moment today, the answer would be very different if you asked me that same question tomorrow. Music is affected by our moods, environment, our friends etc. And music is so broad and diverse. I can never pinpoint it to just one simple thing...

And that's why I love last.fm

If you never heard of last.fm then let me break it down for you: it a music social networking website. But don't mistake it for anything like Facebook or MySpace. It matters not about how many friends you have, or how many songs you listen to but what you listen to.



The website "scrobbles" the songs you play in winamp/windows media player/itunes/last.fm player (although it recommends you use their own player as the old skool plugins fo the other apps are no longer supported by them). Then the smart bunnies at last.fm create you own little music chart (it like the top40 based on what you listen to instead of the nation).




But that's only the beginning! From here, you can get recommendations for other artist you might like and provides you updates about events that might interest you. All in all, it pretty damn cool.

Tonight the Tokyo Super Trooper lights are gonna find me

So I've updated my blog link and I've added Danny Choo. Who is Danny Choo?

• A mix of Gundam, figures, anime, otaku and Japanese culture brought to you by Danny Choo (me) who resides in Tokyo Japan.
• The contents of this site seems to be popular based on just under 20.1 million page views generated by 2.9 million visitors for the month of May 2008 alone.
• This site is also occasionally featured in the Japanese press such as on TV and in magazines/newspapers.
• I also write tips on living in Japan (buying a house, working etc) and blogging tips (how to earn money through affiliating, discoverability, SEO etc).
• I want to share my experience and knowledge so ccasionally write posts motivational articles.
• Three articles to give you an idea of the person who runs this site and what this site is all about > Why I'm in Japan, History of dannychoo.com, All about my startup in Japan - and more in the Danny Choo History category.

That's from his own blurb about the site. So why should you check him out? Well apart from having an awesome blog detailing life and culture in Japan from his view, he can also bust some serious dance moves...in Storm Trooper outfits!

Tokyo Dance Trooper in Shibuya:



Tokyo Dance Trooper:



And simply because I can...



Be sure to check out his website www.dannychoo.com

TRIVIA: The Title of the song "Ai no Corrida" come from the title of the 1976 Japanese film Ai No Korida/In the Realm of Senses. The original song is by Jankel & Young in 1980, covered (and popularised) a year later Quincy Jones and was covered again by a British dance group Uniting Nations in 2005

I want to be the majority!

Well since today started off with a discussion about race, I've decided to let today's theme be race.

I'm sure you might have come across this before, but this is Stuff White People Like.



I've just found out that it's about to be published into a book and set for release later this year, with stuff that is not featured on the website.

So what's it all about. Well this is the blurb:

This is a scientific approach to highlight and explain stuff white people like. They are pretty predictable.

Yup that's basically it. So which one is my fave? No. 8 - Barack Obama. Not because I like him, but I like the way white people like him:

Because white people are afraid that if they don’t like him that they will be called racist.

It's funny cause it's true.

Also reading through this list has made me realise that I'm aprroximately 40% white.

If you think too much...

your head might explode.

So instead, look at what others are thinking and feeling across the world.


This is twistori. Basically you click on the feelings on the left and it will provide a list of feelings people have expressed on twitter. In a slightly voyeuristic way, it lets you momentarily escape from your own thoughts whilst you ponder what lives these invisible people live.