*Nota: No era necesario poner todas las imagenes, pero lo hicimos

Para los amantes del estilo y de la moda, eh aqui unos tenis que los dejara boqui-abiertos. Estos son unos converse alterados por el diseñador Terence Koh, este diseñador lo que quiso hacer fue conservar el mismo estilo de los botines converse pero alterando su textura (quitandosela lo mas posible), tambien utiliza otro tipos de materiales como pieles, para mantener un poco fresca la imagen de estos y el precio a pagar por estas preciosidades es de 150$ dlls. un precio bastante alto pero si eres un muy buen amante de la moda y el estilo, estos son el par de tenis que andas buscando.

A cantora Kou Shibasaki lançará dia 18 de novembro o quarto álbum de sua carreira. Já faz um tempo que ela não lança um álbum de inéditas, o último foi “Kiki♥” lançado em abril de 2007.

Este novo álbum se chama “Love Paranoia” e possui ao todo 17 faixas. Entre elas estão os singles “Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~”, “Taisetsu ni Suru yo” (usado como tema do último filme lançado para o anime Doraemon) e o mais recente “lover soul”. Também está incluído neste álbum a música “Saiai”, lançada na parceria que a cantora fez com o também cantor Masaharu Fukuyama, o KOH+.

Confira um vídeo da cantora falando sobre o novo álbum:

A versão limitada de “Love Paranoia” virá em uma embalagem especial e possuirá um encarte de 40 páginas. Além disso, esta versão limitada virá com uma faixa bônus chamada “Naite ii” e com um DVD contendo cinco PV’s da cantora.

Cover CD

Cover CD+DVD

DVD:

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PV’s:

Abaixo estão todos os cinco PV’s da Kou Shibasaki que estarão presentes no DVD de “Love Paranoia”. Um destaque para a música “lover soul” que eu acho bem legal!

“lover soul” - Single lançado dia 16 de Setembro e usado como tema do dorama Otomen:

“Taisetsu ni Suru yo” – Lançado dia 4 de março deste ano. Foi utilizado para promover o filme do anime Doraemon, “Doraemon Shin Nobita no Uchuu Kaitakushi”. A música é “chatinha” mais o PV é muito bem feito:

“Saiai” – Lançado dia 1 de outubro do ano passado. Com eu já havia comentado, KOH+ trata-se da parceria (bem sucedida) da cantora com o cantor Masaharu Fukuyama:

“Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~” – Single lançado no mês de junho de 2008. Música um pouco mais “animadinha” com um PV bem regular:

“Kimi no Koe” – Por fim temos esta música muito bonita que foi lançada apenas como single digital no final do ano passado:

Até a próxima…

Billigt flyg till och inrikes i Thailand

Här kommer lite tips till den som vill resa runt i Thailand med flygplan – och billigt!

Nok Air
Kommer från Thai Airlines och är deras lågprisspinoff. Lågprisflygbolaget Nok Air kom igång 2004 med en prisbild liknande Air Asia. Om man bokar via webben kan man reservera flygstol. Nok Air flyger från Bangkok till Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Udon Thani, Trang och Loei, från Chiang Mai till Chiang Rai, Udon Thani, Pai och Mae Hong Son.

Orient Thai
Orient Thai som också kallas One-Two-GO flyger både inrikes i Thailand och utrikes till Guangzhou, Hong Kong och Seoul från både Bangkok och Phuket. Bolaget är känt för att ha en ganska gammal och risig flotta, främst gamla Boeing 747, något man ska beakta när man ser prisbilden.

PB air
PB kallar sig det stora lilla flygbolaget och har flygningar inrikes samt till Da Nang i Vietnam.

Dear readers,

I want to start off this blog by admitting that I have lived on Koh Tao for the past several years and wish to remain anonymous.

My purpose for writing this is twofold: I wish to share things that I love about the island and expand its image a little bit. At the moment this island is synonymous with diving and for good reason; there are approximately forty dive shops for a 21 square km. area. If it sounds like a lot that’s because it is!

However, let’s be fair. In high season all of these shops get solid numbers of customers, so with that observation one can easily argue that it’s about the right number. There are other things to do on the island, sometimes more engaging than diving.

Activities:

There are challenging hikes to be found on the island as the mountains, while not being very high, ascend quite sharply. There are some trails around, but it is still the case that walking straight into the woods is the way to go. Bring decent boots because you don’t want to twist your ankle with bad footwear and find yourself isolated in rugged terrain with no people around. Also, there is always a chance of a run in with a small viper that you would probably never see until it’s too late. It’s only big enough to tag a foot, so cover up.

As the market has expanded maritime alternatives have opened up as well. Koh Tao now has sailing, windsurfing, sports fishing, boat handling courses, snorkeling trips (often as part of a dive expedition), and the list is growing.

Koh Tao has many large boulder formations and rock outcroppings that are suitable for climbing. Many of these sit alone and can simply be accessed and used hassle free.

(See ‘travel’ for more details on this) One of Koh Tao’s greatest assets is its rich diversity of bays and beaches. There is for instance Hin Wong Bay which has great snorkeling. The bay is filled with large boulders that allow a person to simply walk partially out over the water and jump in. It’s very beautiful. For the sunbathers of the world there is the popular and well known Sairee Beach, but it’s common and also convenient. For a more rewarding experience that involves a bit of travel try Freedom Beach, last stop on the road through Chalok Baan Kao on the southern part of the island. There’s too much to cover in this blog which is why exploration is one of my top tips for enjoying this island. The populated areas are condensed, and there is still plenty to stumble upon here. It can be a great adventure.

Travel:

There is a multitude of information available about how to reach Koh Tao that doesn’t need to be discussed here, apart from this writer’s opinion that the Catamaran is the way to go. It’s a little more expensive, but well worth it in convenience.

So, moving right along…let’s talk about getting around once on the island. This is a big gray area for a lot of travelers and a point of suspicion and apprehension. Of course many of you have probably already guessed that I’m talking about renting a motorbike. Let’s not beat around the bush here: lots of people have been screwed out of thousands of baht because they put a scratch on a bike and the owner claims the entire front half of the bike has to be replaced, and they’ll hold onto your passport until you pay. It sucks. It really sucks, and they all ask for a passport in exchange for renting a bike. So, what are you supposed to do? Well if you want to rent a bike you just have to accept that you won’t have your passport for awhile. You can take Koh Tao taxis instead, but they just sit around all day and concoct strategies for sapping every last baht from hapless tourists. It’s not a good alternative. I don’t recommend walking to the other side of the island either. You’ll need to get a room and a 5 Liter bottle of water to recover with by the time you get there. Which brings us back to motorbikes. There are some strategies that work.

First off you never know who is a crook and who’s not. Here are some tips:

1. Don’t rent a brand spankin’ new bike sitting in front of a shop that does something unrelated like internet or selling vegetables. Things like this should send up red flags in your mind.

2. Do look for shops that run a professional bike rental and repair business, and have well used merchandise. This isn’t to say that you should rent a bike that relies on a tire held together by a rope to get you over a mountain, but it should look worn, used, and run well. This signifies to you, the renter, that this shop can fix its own bikes, keep them in good running condition, and not feel the need to take everything you have in the process. Of course nothing is 100% in this world, but this is a good place to start. Also, should you put a scratch on a well used bike you stand a much better chance of having it go unnoticed, which is really what you want in any case. Trust me!

3. Do take pictures of the entire bike including close ups of both damaged and undamaged areas. They really can’t argue with a picture confirming that you did nothing to the bike. Although, that might not stop them from trying.

4. I shouldn’t have to say it, but some people never cease to amaze. The #1 cause of injury on Koh Tao is motorbike accidents. Why? People who can’t ride a motorbike rent them anyway thinking everything will be fine because it’s vacation! This is flawed logic and realizing it after an injury just plain sucks. Have a good think about whether you should be getting onto a bike in the first place.

5. Lastly, check twitter and the like for anyone who has told their tragic story about putting a scratch on a bike and coughing up 8,000 baht for it. People talk and you should use it. You can google Koh Tao motorbike scams and pages will pop up.

Food:

This is a favorite area for many people, an area filled with excitement and curiosity about what sorts of culinary bonanzas await. Koh Tao does not disappoint. Contrary to what some people think this island does a pretty good job of catering to all tastes, and anyone who says different probably ate within the same 100 meter patch of beach for a week and claims that the island doesn’t have REAL Thai food. This simply isn’t the case. I’ve eaten in various locations on Koh Phangan and Samui, and my feeling has always been that Koh Tao does it better with more diversity and cheaper prices, period. I truly believe that the other two islands just aren’t as interesting and therefore have not attracted the same caliber of restauranters.

I personally love the restaurant choices on this island b/c they cater to people needing a western fix as well as those who want to experience the culture. This is the one section where I have chosen to name names, because being vague just doesn’t get it done with food, does it?

It used to be the case that Mae Haad, a short time ago, had the best restaurants. This has changed. In almost a complete role reversal Sairee now has the best places to eat, and Mae Haad is basically to be avoided and passed through once you get off the boat.

For people needing their western fix, I recommend Farango and Portobello (same ownership) for pizzas and lots of other delicious Mediterranean food. These and other restaurants worth checking out are on or close to the same road that connects Mae Haad with Sairee. It’s the most important and busiest road on the island, and you can’t miss it.

To have real Thai food I recommend a road, yes a whole road! Doesn’t make sense does it? Maybe I can help. Sairee has a crossroads where the road from Mae Haad comes in. This is a pivotal juncture, for (coming from Mae Haad) a left goes to the beach, straight goes toward more resorts and rolling nothingness (worth exploring), and a right turn (this is important) goes on a road where an interesting little subculture has evolved. When you take this right and walk 100 meters away from the congestion it all of the sudden seems like you’ve entered the real Thailand again, and the choice of restaurants reflects it. This road has, almost exclusively, Thai food, and damn good Thai food at that. Here’s a tip: it’s an important distinction for a Thai restaurant to have a Thai chef. Sounds silly doesn’t it? Of course they should have a Thai chef! Unfortunately some restaurants have done well and turned the cooking over to Burmese chefs. It’s hard to tell the difference based on appearance, but the food tells the story straight away.

On this road ‘Nid’s Kitchen’ is new, but has quickly developed a reputation for having very good and authentic Thai food. It also has fresh homemade burgers for that western fix, and they’re not puny, wimpy burgers either. It is delicious and very reasonably priced. Right beside that there is a duck soup place that is also divine, and new as well. Both places are remarkably cheap and give good portions and value for the money. These are just two of the restaurants on this road. And, you’ll also find that there is a dramatic price drop here compared to restaurants just a couple hundred meters away on the main road.

Eating on the beach can be a wonderful experience on Koh Tao, or a completely mediocre one. Sairee beach is literally filled with restaurants. A few standouts for me are *Noori India restaurant, and it’s beside the renowned Lotus Bar (same owner) so you can have exceptional food and then just start partying right there. *Sairee Cottage also has good food on the beach. This place has one of the most solid histories of good service anywhere on the island. Of late, it has gotten a bit more expensive, and some people seem to think it has slipped a little in areas that made it great in the first place, but it’s a nice place to eat regardless. *Flower Restaurant on the south side of Sairee beach has exceptional Lasagna, and their other food is hit or miss. You might be wondering why I would name a restaurant that has one great dish. Well the answer is simple: it has one great dish! Once people get to know this island it’s not uncommon to find them skipping around from place to place seeking out their favorite meals that one place does better than another. But, I will leave the rest of this experience to you, because it’s fun finding that one stand out meal somewhere. *Lastly, King Crab is not to be missed for great grilled seafood on the beach. It’s located back on the northern end of Sairee. It’s easy to get to, but you might have to ask directions just to find the road to turn onto just past 7-eleven on the main road.

Accommodation:

This is another kind of sticking point on this island, not so unlike motor bike rental. This is not to say that getting a room on Koh Tao is a scam, but it can definitely qualify as a hassle. The result: lots of people get accommodation lumped with a diving course, then feel sort of put out, and leave the island after four days having gone to a few restaurants and spent a lot of time on a dive boat and in classrooms. This is normal for the duration of a dive course, but there is no reason to feel that there are not other places to stay when a dive course finishes, ergo time to leave the island. You would be really missing out. There are other places to stay, and lots worth doing.

The same road that has lots of authentic Thai food (a right turn at the Sairee 7-eleven) also has budget rooms, both in existence and under construction. This road is growing and it’s capitalizing on the gaping hole that’s been left open that backpackers are perfectly happy to walk through. Nobody wants an overpriced room and a majority of the island seems to have overlooked it. Seek this road out for solid deals. It also has an area named Jitsin village where there are a lot of residential homes and bungalows. It is possible to go in alone or with friends and find some nice little deals for a stay beyond the normal four to five days. This area is nice and quiet and affords quick access to Sairee, very much worth a look.

The alternative is to do a dive course and get a discounted or free room that gets marked up to (in all likelihood) at least a thousand baht and up per night. This is what repels a lot of travelers who finish a dive course. Naturally they don’t want to pay it and feel put out, then they leave. Some of the rooms that come with dive courses are great, and you probably won’t want to give it up, but all good things must come to an end.

Instead of doing a big long section about dive schools I’m just going to throw in a little advice here with accommodations.

A lot of people have a notion that a small unheard of dive school where they can be alone is far superior to a busy one. Now think about that and consider whether or not it sounds right. How do you think the big dive school got big, by doing a poor job? Does it make sense to assume that somebody came along and said: ‘I’m going to build a huge dive school right here,’ and then it filled with customers as if by magic? No it didn’t. The big dive schools have been around the longest and earned their customers through hard work and high standards. They’re organized, professional, and well managed from top to bottom. It’s not hit or miss with a big dive shop. They didn’t grow through inconsistency. If you go to a small place you might get an instructor who’s not good enough to work at a better dive shop. You also might find a diamond in the rough that’s just getting started and will be a great shop one day. So, just shop around and make an informed decision. You should know the telltale signs by now of people and places that will suck versus ones that will be great and rewarding. The big dive shops have websites that turn up first in searches, and offices to greet you on Khao San road in Bangkok. This is where your research should begin, not necessarily where a decision is made. If you think you might go pro one day (work in the industry) take into consideration that a busy dive shop has the potential to offer a lot more work one day. You’ll find that your training reflects a shop’s image, and so your best chance at employment lies in the hands of those who trained you. Always bear this in mind. Diving is great so enjoy it and be ‘that’ person who everyone wants to be with because it looks so fun. It can be a nice little job for those who are meant to succeed in it.

So, to wrap things up: explore the island on a crappy motor bike, fill your belly on a quiet road close to 7-eleven, and don’t sleep on the beach once a dive course is finished. I hope you enjoy this island as much as the residents who have made it their home. If you visit please help Koh Tao’s ecological efforts and don’t litter or overuse the island’s limited water supply.

Thank you and good luck!

P.S. Look for more advice like this in the future as the island continues to grow and mature.

This is a clip of something I’ve been wanting to do for years… and here, someone has beat me to it.

BANGKOK LIVE
If you enjoy to listening to music at night, Bangkok has something for you .Enterprising venues that guarantee an exciting night are diverse, some are typically Thai while other are westernized .Other are luxurious while many are just narrow dark places. In any case, all are enjoyable to discover, and you’ll be amazed at the mixed blend of people you will meet there. Our selection of venues are divided in five categories :Blues Pop/ Easy. Listening ,dance and jazz

I-Blues
A FAMED vocal and instrumental music, Blues music evolved form African American spirituals songs and chants, and has stylistic roots in West Africa .

Brick Bar
Unit 265 Ground floor Buddy Building Khaosarn Road
Tell 06-033-3678
Famous bands such as Georgia, Soi Dogs and other local Blues bands have already blessed the place with their favorite pieces here. Music starts form 8p.m.onwards .Openform6p.m.to 1 a.m.

Norirga’s
Silom Soi 4 (next to the Patpong 2) Silom Road
Nightly live music provided to enjoy over a generous serving of
Thai-Tex Mex food, plus Italian favorites and other international favorites
Different bands that take regular shifts pump out blues music, rock.Latin and soul.

Tokyo Joe’s Blues Bar
Sukhuvit 24 Bangkok
A venue to listen to some of Bangkok’s Blues artists, Toyo Joe’s careses
Its audience with mellow tunes every night of the week, with artists such as Coco York, Soi Dogs Blues Band, Doctor Blues, Blue and Blue and the jungle, keeping the beat up.

Thailand Cheap hotels online reservation

hola hola ….de nuevo

En una entrada anterior deje los links para bajar el visual/art book de Trinity Messiah que es un juego boy’s love (bl) pero ahora les traigo algo mas de Carnelian y es Messiah Paranoia Paradox.

links

http://www.mediafire.com/?gtfm1no4uyl

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IVP1EHQG

he buscado por ahi y parece que tiene los mismos personajes del anterior : Takuto Katsuragi (suke) , Koh Raishima (seme) y Ryouta Sasamori (otro suke)  pero en diferentes vestimentas como playera o de principes aunque todo haya comenzado siendo vampiros.

bueno hasta luego….(hoy si que he estando usando mi blog)

Today i sent an email to discuss an interview with a known industry designer Mr. Johnson Koh.

1. How long have you been in the design industry?
2. How did you get into it? Your inspirations?
3. What are your themes? what do you base your artwork on? Is there a purpose or message?
4. What would you advice a starter designer?

These were the questions i wrote in the email.

I plan to send another one with more questions and discussions about these

Japan’s top fashion models, JELLY, will be releasing a compilation album, “JELLY meets HOUSE” on 10/7.

The CD will contain 14 songs all by the original artists. The three models are Yuu Yamamoto, Maya Mori and Maiko Takahashi.

01. A Perfect Sky (BONNIE PINK)
02. Koi ni ochitara (Crystal Kay)
03. Hanamizuki (You Hitoto)
04. Asita e no tobira (I WiSH)
05. Fragile (Every Little Thing)
06. LOVE LOVE LOVE (DREAMS COME TRUE)
07. Kokode kiss site (Shiina Ringo)
08. Mimi motoniiruyo … ~Ring the bells~ (Mao Tsutaeda)
09. STORY (AI)
10. Saiai (KOH+)
11. Ienai kotoba (EMI MARIA)
12. EVERYTHING (MISIA)
13. Last Song (Utane)
14. (TBA)

What the fuck do I put on this fucking thing? Someone tell me, so I’m not sitting here writing  some ass-e-nine bullshit. I dont even know what I want write about. I kind of just want write about me not know what to write; its counter-productive which is awesome, and I’m making a statement about the utter silliness of blogging. Buck buck ‘ear me now.

So like how about I just focus on this, because I apparently have a shit ton of energy. Its apparent because I’m blogging.

So this blogs, sub title is going to be Suicide.

The glint of light at the end of barrel, is like an indignant flash of the hopelessness that encapsulates this poor fucking sap. He sits on the floor, legs interlocked, left hand resting on his thigh, and righthand pointing a gun directly at his face. I don’t know what is going through his mind, but I would assume its something along the lines of “just pull the trigger. Don’t be a little bitch ass, complete the task that you set out to accomplish. Pull the fucking trigger.” Yeah I only assume; because thats what would be going through my mind. I wonder why he’s here? About massacre himself while sitting indian style. Does it even matter really, I’m sure worse has happened to better people. So I kind of want him to shoot himself, personally. I want to watch his crainum explode as the 9mm bullet passes through his gooey sponge like brain. I want to see the shell casing slap him in the face, one final indignation. I mean he deserves it. But really I want to see look on his face (thats if its still there). I want to see what that moment of: realization repentance; remorse; regrett; or relaxation. Like this mother fucker has a gun point directly at his face, there is no reasoing or bartering for his life. He is about to kill himself, and I wonder what impression will be left on that cowardly face. Sucks to be him. I mean he might just pass out and have like a Dostoyevsky moment, but  not in this story. He isn’t going to experience the love of unmolested world, or have that chance to molest world. This douce bag is about to kill himself, and I am fucking excited. I wonder if he can hear me, “pull the triggger, bitch ass!” Nah, he can’t hear me; I was screaming and he didn’t flinch. Like if you were holding a gun to your face, sitting indian style on a prayer rug, in the middle of your dimly lit apartment, far away from any windows, and you heard you that; you would probably flinch. It’s my assumption. I think he’s going to do it, his fingers starting pull back slowly. “Come on, do it!”

Damn, its over? That was fucking anti-climatic! I mean watching the ripple, as the bullet shattered his eye socket, and then diareha-esque explosion out the back of his skull as blood and brains spurted all over his baren apartment. That shit was pretty cool. But it was over so fast, and like what do I now? I just feel like there is something wrong with me for enjoying that so much. Wow he just shit, and pissed himself. Awesome.

Fourth day of Nektar DemoFest.

Asian Dub Foundation

KillingJazzHardCoreBaby

Prophaganda (winners of the second Nektar DemoFest)

Zaa

IrieFM

Koh

Tanker

…and interesting drumers

According to Ireland-based betting site InTrade, these are the odds for each candidate for Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court as of 6pm on May 25. (Those shown as zero are to small to list.)

According to Ireland-based betting site InTrade, these are the odds for each candidate for Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court as of 6pm on May 25. (Those shown as zero are to small to list.)

According to Irish betting site Paddy Power, these are the odds of each candidate for Obama’s pick for Supreme Court Justice, as of 6 pm on May 25.

According to Irish betting site Paddy Power, these are the odds of each candidate for Obama’s pick for Supreme Court Justice, as of 6 pm on May 25.

Who will Obama pick? What will his choice be? These are the candidates widely thought to be the most likely pick:

Ann Claire Williams
Beth Brinkmann
Carlos Moreno
Cass Sunstein
Deval Patrick
Diane Pamela Wood
Elena Kagan
Harold Hongju Koh
Hillary Clinton
Janet Napolitano
Jennifer Granholm
Kathleen Sullivan
Kimberly McLane Wardlaw
Leah Ward Sears
Merrick B. Garland
Pamela Karlan
Ruben Castillo
Sonia Sotomayor
Rebecca Love Kourlis

Ed Whelan has kindly collected his primary postings on State Dept. top lawyer Harold Koh, here.    And you may as well read what Kathy Shaidle says on Koh as well, since he has been voted out of committee with only 1 Republican vote.

You ought to read the ones you’ve missed,   because  His Oneness has just said he’s reviving military commissions,  and yet he hasn’t pulled the nomination of a man unalterably opposed to them.   Curiouser and curiouser,   said Alice.

The WaPo obediently reports that Obama’s “new” commissions will correct all the flaws in Bush’s (approved by Congress in 2006),  but it’s a flat-out lie.   They will be exactly the same.   The WSJ explains the proposal for indefinite detention now being floated.

You’ll soon see various claims about improvements and corrections, but here, as detailed by Andy McCarthy at The Corner,  are some of the protections for war crimes defendants provided under the Bush military commissions:

• the presumption of innocence;

• the imposition of the burden of proof on the prosecution;

• the right to counsel—both to a military lawyer provided at the expense of the American taxpayer and to a private attorney if the combatant chooses to retain one;

• the right to be presented with the charges in advance of trial;

• access to evidence the prosecution intends to introduce and to any exculpatory evidence known to the prosecution;

• access to interpreters as necessary to assist in understanding the proceedings;

• the right to a trial presumptively open to the public (except for portions sealed for national defense or witness security purposes);

• the free choice to testify or decline to do so;

• the right against any negative inference from a refusal to testify;

• access to reasonably available evidence and witnesses;

• access to investigative resources as “necessary for a full and fair trial”; and

• the right to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses.