Beautiful custom wedding paraphernalia by Mike Mates for his own woodlands ceremony. This is the level of work I’d expect any creative professional to put into their so-called Most Important Day. I’m not getting hitched until I’m ready to coordinate this sort of campaign.
Month: September 2010
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Sushi Cake
Here’s a sushi-themed congratulatory cake some of us bought for the 2nd branch of Standing Sushi Bar (8 Queen Street, right by the Singapore Art Museum). Really beautiful work.
This post was willed into existence by Howard, the owner, who wrote on Facebook:
“This cake reminds me of something Brandon would link to on his blog.”
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➟ Jason Schwarztman introduces the New Yorker iPad app
A finer or funnier video today you will not see. Every second is a glimmering of gratuitous quirkiness.
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➟ Giant Inflatable Japanese Woman for Lumix
A great idea, executed with just the right amount of creepiness and awesome. Could stand to be bigger. -
➟ 30th Asakusa Samba Carnival
Last month’s 30th annual Samba carnival in Asakusa, from The Japan Times. I’ve only ever seen photos, so this was a good way to get a feel of the atmosphere (and the weirdness of the floats).
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➟ Bi King Whopper promo in Japan
An all-you-can-eat Whopper deal for the price of a meal with fries and a drink. Time limit: 30 minutes. Fun fact: buffet-style concepts are called “Viking” in Japan, and “V” is usually mapped to a “B” sound, hence the name. -
New job
I signed some papers under duress today, which means the end of my availability for freelance work until further notice. I’m excited about the possibilities, which is a trite little sentiment you hear whenever people start new jobs, but really, I am. This is also the only time I foresee myself blogging about the work. The company is Sapient, and we do digital design, consulting, and development.
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➟ The Japanese work environment
While we are working, conversations must be something related with the work. Personal chatting among colleagues is basically considered inappropriate. For shops, sales persons should not take a seat. They’ll always stand and ready to bow when customers enter the store. Sales person sitting on a chair gives customers goofing impressions? I don’t know, but I have never seen any cashier sitting at a check out counter at supermarket in Japan.In this summer, I’ve traveled Sydney (Australia), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Venice and Florence (Italy) but I have seen shop workers always chatting with colleagues even if there are customers in the store. I’ve seen many people from all these cities working much more relaxed than Japanese people.Much of the post is about how hard it is for Japanese workers to take long vacations of more than five days. I started out feeling it was a uniquely Japanese problem, but it really isn’t too different here. At the very least, we aren’t prevented from having personal conversations in the workplace.
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