My Favourite Teams at the 2014 World Cup

Four tears ago at the beginning of the of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa I made a very popular blog post titled “Pre

Second Year of College Vanquished

Year number two for me in college has come and gone probably even faster that year number one did. Year one had all the excit

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love

— Maya Angelou

Loot Crate – April 2014 – “DRAGON”

My long overdue write-up of the April 2014 Loot Crate is finally live. After the awesomeness (minus the poor customer service

Attack on Titan opening sequence recreated using only pencils

What do you do when you are a talented artist and a fan of the popular Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)? You recreate the

Mash Di Button 2014 – Fighting Game Tournament

Its been a long time since I attended a fighting game tournament. I’ll probably never be skilled enough to compete but I

Godzilla – The King of the Monsters

As a child I remember watching very grainy, poorly translated movies featuring what looked like a giant dinosaur fighting othe

JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters – Exhibition Photos

I attended the press preview of the JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters exhibition which opens tomorrow at the National Gallery in D

Why did I fall in love with Nagoya?

I have trouble believing that my trip to Japan is now almost 3 years ago. I used to be able to say I visited Japan this year,

JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters coming to National Gallery

In recent years, interest in Japanese pop culture, particularly anime and manga has dramatically grown all over the world. Jam

Loot Crate – March 2014 – “Titan”

After a few months hiatus after being disappointed by my August 2013 Loot Crate I took the dive again an acquired the March 20

Attack on Titan heading to Toonami

Attack on Titan; the super popular anime where giant humanoid creatures called Titans appeared out of nowhere and almost wipe

New Phone! Moto G

My Birthday was Friday March 8th (spent part of it at the Japan Festival). I managed to acquire a an awesome birthday gift a c

The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible

— Joel Brown

Honda’s NM4 Vultus – the bike that makes me want a bike

I’m not a fan of bikes, never rode one myself and didn’t think I’d ever want one… until I saw the Hond

Discovery Channel feature: Super Japan

I surfed into a video about why Japanese trains are so punctual and discovered a multi-part series aired on Discovery Channel

Samurai Flamenco – First Impressions

After some digging I’ve compiled a decent list of anime I have been checking out over the past week. One of the anime th

Japan Festival a big hit with Jamaicans

The Japan Festival or Nihon Matsuri held yesterday at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew was well attended b

Transformers: Age of Extinction Teaser Trailer

The Transformers franchise is getting a 4th movie. It is the start of a second trilogy following up on the first trilogy all o

Japan Matsuri/Festival Jamaica set for March 8th

Japan and Jamaica will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and friendship in March .As part of the celebrations, the Em

Godzilla! – Movie Trailer

Godzilla is one of those classic popular culture icons that gave me a eureka moment so many years ago when I found out it orig

Playstation 4 finally released in Japan

Why did the Playstation 4, a gaming console from a Japanese company not launch in Japan like every gaming related product the

Lynxx is the new Kitten in town

Longtime readers should remember when I got my first kitten I named ‘Polar’ last summer and how her tragic acciden

Japan Snippet – Narita Express

The Narita Express was the first trained I took when I arrived in Japan after a 20+ hour 2 plane trip from Kingston to Tokyo.