Benihana Teppanyaki

There are many expensive restaurants that I normally steer clear of, including Benihana, a pricey teppanyaki restaurant. So it was with great excitement that I went there yesterday when an old family friend invited my family for dinner at the Piccadilly branch.

My first impression was that the staff weren’t Japanese (well, a minority were). Even [...]

Photographers

Meeting a bunch of professional photographers.

Red Bull Shot

Red Bull Shots

Indian or Greek?

You speak great Japanese. Are you Indian?

Chinese Special

I’ve seen special menus before but this one is unique: ‘Special Wing in Coca Cola Sauce’

Lates

Science Museum Lates

Utada Hikaru Live!

Utada Hikaru Live in London

Tricked by Orange

Orange cuts loyalty discount despite never having said this was on the cards.

Strand Station

Strand Station.

Lines & Circles

Lines & circles photograph…

Let it Snow

Yet more snow hits London.

Google Offline

Google take an offline approach, too.

Colour vs Black & White

Colour vs black & white.

Hot Snow

A lot of snow and yet…

English Tea

English tea, the ultimate present for the Japanese.

Christmas Lights

Merry Christmas + Christmas lights in London

Christmas Luck

Another fine on Christmas Eve of all times. Then yet more bad luck.

Paying into ATMs

Paying money into ATMs, at last.

Broken C905

Broken C905. Resurgence of the W800!

Sick Circle

The new extended Circle Line.

Ice Tennis

Tennis or ice hockey?

Japanese Fashion

My break into Japanese fashion?!

Snowflakes

Snowflakes fall in London before Christmas.

Tube Trouble

An agro pregnant woman.

Yellow Boxes

Yellow box driving fine.

Bowling Hustle

Bowling hustle.

A New Job

A new job for Christmas.

Traffic Free Day

Traffic free day in the West End.

Abeno Okonomiyaki

Abeno Okonomiyaki

JanSport Bags

JanSport bags and price differences between the UK and the USA.

ATP World Tour Finals - Finals

ATP World Tour Finals - Finals

Last Day at Work

My last day at work.

Photo Me

Photo Me passport photos.

ATP World Tour Finals Day 1

ATP World Tour Finals 2009 - Day 1 - Federer Vs Verdasco

Metallic Sky

A series of cylindrical objects set against a cloudy yet blue sky. London, October 2009.

Pavement Driving

How about this for some crazy driving! A quicker way to clean the pavements?

iPhone on Orange

iPhone is released on Orange but an upgrade is still out of the question.

MW2 Released

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is released.

Bincho

Bincho yakitori in London’s Soho.

Cup of Spoons

Spoons in hot water.

Up in 3D

For only the second time I went to the IMAX cinema in Waterloo, this time to see Up, the new Disney/Pixar animation.

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it nearly as much as I did. I loved it! It says a great deal that I was shattered from the shift I did the night before and I [...]

East End Warehouses

Warehouses in the East End.

Shut Down

An ATM shuts down.

Indian Wedding

An Indian wedding.

Blinding Light

Blinding light.

JLPT now £70

JLPT cost in the UK still rising

The Last Place

The last place you want to go.

Japan Matsuri

Japan Matsuri - London, 2009

Dragon Punch Drunk

Dragon Punch and Sonic Boom Street Fighter drinks!