Monthly Archives: May 2015

Speak & Spell Not Included

Posted on May 7, 2015 by baudattitude

If I had to pick an unexpected benefit of visiting China rather than Japan, I’d have to say that it was a fairly inexpensive trip.  When I visit Japan, I tend to do a LOT of shopping.  I mostly stick … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Fried What Now?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by baudattitude

Of the big western fast food chains, I don’t think any have adapted quite as thoroughly to Asian tastes as Kentucky Fried Chicken.  In Japan, the chain has even managed to make itself part of the local Christmas tradition and … Continue reading →

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Liberation Maiden

Posted on May 5, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m going to commit a bit of a cardinal sin in talking about Liberation Maiden, which is that I’m going to assume that you’ve played either Panzer Dragoon or Rez or preferably both. If you haven’t, go get on that … Continue reading →

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Code of Princess

Posted on May 4, 2015 by baudattitude

I’ve had a 3DS for a few months now, and it’s seen frighteningly little use playing actual 3DS software. It does make a fabulous regular DS – but, since I already had one of those, that’s scarce justification to have … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Yaneura – Maid Café From Hell

Posted on May 3, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m not going to claim that I’m any sort of Maid café expert, but I’ve been to a couple in Tokyo and one in Osaka, and my opinion is that they’re generally nice places to go if you’re in the … Continue reading →

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The sky above Beijing was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel

Posted on May 2, 2015 by baudattitude

I have waited 30 years for an excuse to rip off Gibson.  China provided that excuse. When I went to the flea market at Panjiayuan, I had a rather pleasant conversation with one of the vendors, mostly about the weather … Continue reading →

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In Which, I Am Forced to Accept Defeat

Posted on May 1, 2015 by baudattitude

I didn’t have many things in mind to buy when I went to China. I wanted to get the Xiaomi Mi4 so that I could put Windows Phone 10 on it when it became available, and that wasn’t too hard … Continue reading →

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