USA Basketball Gets Gold

USA Redeem team was truly golden as they outlasted a resilient Spanish team 118-107 to claim their first Gold since the 2000 Olympic Games. Dwayne Wade proved why he's still one of the top 3 players in the game by scoring 27 points to lead the USA. Kobe Bryant was clutch in the end with his usual Kobe moments. This was one of the most exciting Basketball games I have ever seen.

Mt. Fuji Postcard

Mt. Fuji, located 62 miles(100 km) SW of Tokyo, is the highest mountain in Japan at 12,388ft(3,776 m). It is one of Japans most well known symbols. The kanji 富 and 士, mean wealth or abundant. Check out Mt. Fuji's location in google maps. Posted above are four different shots...four different seasons. Heres another post card I created of Mt. Fuji.

2008 Predictions

Here are my 10 predictions for 2008.... just for fun. Happy New Years!

1. NFL-New England Patriots (No Brainer)
2. NCAA Football- LSU Tigers
3. NCAA Mens Basketball-Memphis Tigers
4. NBA-Boston Celtics
5. MLB-New York Mets
6. Oil prices will continue to climb. (Another No Brainer)
7. China's economy will peak and will be forced to deal with pollution and other internal issues.
8. Hillary Clinton will be elected the first woman president in U.S. history.
9 Indiana Jones 4 will be the biggest hit of 2008.
10. Blueray will finally be declared the winner of the HD format war over HDDVD.

Bargain Shock promo Video back in January of 2006.

Sunrise over Himeji

Sunrise over Himeji,
originally uploaded by stingya.

Just ran into a photo i took almost four years ago. Wow the memories. First year in Japan.

Summer Promo Video

I've just completed a summer promo video for the Festa Shops in Himeji. Should be up and running at Festa soon. Check it out.

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms have been celebrated for many centuries in Japan. There are many cherry blossom viewing parties held all over Japan. The Japanese eat and drink under these trees at some of the most popular viewing spots. Its quite a sight.

We had picnics the last two weekends at Himeji Castle. Unfortunatly the first picnic was marred by the Yellow Sand that came over from China and created a haze. The cold windy conditions that day made it imposssible to enjoy the atmosphere.