Looking for a job makes you do funny, crazy, and silly things. Earlier this week, I was putting together a new concept for a new character. This is what came up
Yeh...Bonermen. I'm thinking I made this picture out despair of looking for a job. I'm thinking the caption for this piece should be "It's a hard life, but you got to keep on smiling and keep going." Wow, that has so many bad and nasty connotations behind that. Bad bad bad. Don't worry, I won't give up. I have someone in my life, that gives me purpose to keep looking and trying my best. Plus, that engagement ring ain't gon' pay for itself so I got to find a good paying job to pay my bills and support my future wife. Ya digg?
My fiance shared a video with me that I thought was hot! Check it out
Atsushi featuring Ai-So Special
Enjoy everyone! See y'all next time. Hopefully, I'll be back with good news. Ya digg? Sayonara!
Man, Europe is capturing my heart with their hip hop music. This particular track has brought me down to what hip hop was about when I grew up. Hip hop to me is a unification of people. No matter what background you come from, hip hop was there to bridge the gap between the divide. Check this vid out. I'm really feeling it. I hope y'all do to.
Diversidad Experience
To get a grasp on this music phenomenon here's a video that explains the collaboration. Listen to the message in this video on why this project uses hip hop to communicate the voice of European countries.
Amazing right? I hope there will be more collaborations from this set of musicians. I want more!!! The only beef I had with this is that there was no American Hip Hop artists present. At least get some Folks from New York. Come on man, that's where hip hop was born. I guess because Europe no likee America right now. Anyways, spread the love. BTW, the artists names are:
Spike Miller-France
Promoe-Sweden
Curse-Germany
Abd Al Malik-France
Noora Nor-Norway
Cruzfader-Portugal
Sam the Kid-Portugal
NikkFurie-France
Mucho-Spain
Shurikn-France
Akh-France
Baloji-Belgium
Oh yeh, I'm on the job market. Yo boy needs a job. There's a link to my online portfolio on this blog. See it? Its at the top of the page to the right. I'm constantly trying to improve my portfolio. Ever since I graduated I've been looking for a graphics job. Times are tough right now, but like my fiance says "Gambare!" Definitely, check it out. Let me know what y'all think. Positive and negative comments are allowed. Peace!
Oh wait, did y'all see on the news. Barack Obama is hot in Europe right now. People in Europe are ecstatic that he may become the United States President. Never in my lifetime have I seen a European country go crazy over a presidential candidate. From the articles I've read, Europeans see Obama as a sign of change. A change for bettering American European relations which our current president has so arrogantly and ignorantly destroyed with this war. I can't speak for every American, but don't let the media trip and beseech you. Vote for the person you believe will be the best candidate to run this country. I'm for Obama not because of all the media hype. I'm for this candidate because I truly believe he is about making changes that are beneficial to the American people. Unlike the other candidate. Obama listens to the American people. Anyways, I'm getting political. You can catch my rants on USA Today. Yeh...peace folks!
Hello folks! Welcome back to the last photo installment of my Japan trip. Many memories were made while I stayed there. I got to see lots of beautiful places and people. I got to see my girlfriend...errr Fiance (I'm still getting used to saying that). More importantly, I became an engaged man. If you haven't seen the ring. Check my first photo post of this trip. Let me know what y'all think.
Alright let's get this started. Today, we'll cover the goodies. Check them out!
From left to right: Fukuoka's Soft Bank Hawks Baseball cap, Tower Records Uchiwa, Music and Animation Mags, and 100yen Notebook. An assortment of gums: Glamatic, CoolMint, Citruline, Black Black, and Xylish. Anpanman face towel, Ring Necklace, Golden Good luck charm, Japan Golden Geisha Spoon, Chop sticks, and ear cleaners. Most of these items where bought at the Hyakuen store in Fukuoka. The Hyakuen store is similar to our 99cent and Dollar Tree stores in the US. The baseball cap, spoon, and good luck charm was purchased at the Narita Airport. I almost missed my flight in Narita. I was lost and couldn't find my gate to my flight. Luckily I found it within minutes of my departure. DVD's: Kamen Rider Movie THE NEXT and Dororo. CD's: Matt Pokora and Jyongri. The Kamen Rider movie was off the chain! The movie started out like "Ju-on," but later got into some major action. My fiance actually sent me the Dororo movie last year. I wanted to put it up because I just never had the time to post it on this blog. I have to say that it was a pretty damn good movie. Shibasaki Kou and Satoshi Tsumabuki always make a great pair.
While I was out in Tenjin I bought Matt Pokora's album. I guess he's hot in Europe right now. Can't complain, his cd is nothing but fire. He got Timbaland and Ryan Leslie on the tracks. This Frenchie got it made. Don't worry this is his International album so he's singing all in english. Be sure to check out his French tracks. Off the hook. Nuff said! Jyongri's album "Love Forever" is also fire. Her ballads are sung with grace. She definitely has improved since her first album. Unchanging Love is definitely the best song on the album. Lullaby is also another beautifully sung slow song. I have to say Jyongri is a hottie! Too cute! This page is from the animation book I bought. If you haven't heard of Onechanbara, check it out. This movie was based on the XBOX game that came out a couple years back. This game/movie is a mixture of sword swinging zombie killing action with sexy gals and evil syndicates. I've never played the game, but I saw some cut scenes on YouTube. So far, the game looks impressive. As for the movie, it really looks cheesy. The acting and effects look cheesy too. I guess I have to wait until the dvd comes to give my full opinion... My fiance bought this Pop Teen magazine for my sister. I took a look at this magazine and damn these girls are hot! Nuff said. Here's a page from the Pop Teen magazine. Sexy eh? Page after page, its nothing but cute ass chicks. Girls out on the Tenjin streets look like this. I'm not talking about the bikini gear. Though that would be a nice sight to see. I'm talking about the beauty these girls have. Tenjin is definitely a single man's paradise. Anyways, you can probably find this mag at your nearest Japan Town shopping center.
Well, that's pretty much it. Sorry I didn't put any personal pics of myself and my fiance. The reasons are personal ya dig? Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my pics from Japan. I hope to go again sometime soon. I really miss Fukuoka. I'll try to go again by the end of this year. Wish me luck. To end this post, here's a cool group I found while looking for Perfume vids. This group is called VANILLA BEANS. The girls are really cute and the song is pretty damn catchy. Check it!
Vanilla Beans-Nicola
Oh, I've changed my name from the Bento Beat Boxer to THE AMAGI WALKER. Hope y'all don't mind. The name was actually given to me while I was in Fukuoka. A lot of the Japanese people and my fiance's parents knew I walked around a lot in Amagi. When my fiance had work I would spend at least 3-4hours walking around the town in the hot humid weather. Even though I would be dripping with sweat, I didn't care. Walking around Amagi is an experience unlike any other. It is something that everyone should try...at least on a cooler day. Moving on...
I was also thinking of changing the name of this blog. Its too damn long plus its too similar to Bento Beat Box on the Anime Network. I'll inform you all soon of the change. Take care everyone. Peace!
Welcome back folks. Today is part two of my Japan trip. This time we are going to cover food and drink. Lots of delicious foods and drinks that I came upon in Fukuoka, Japan. Let's get this thang started eh? We'll start with the drinks.
Healthya is actually a gross drink, but when it comes to hydrating your body it really works.
Super Cool was a refreshing drink. Not my favorite. It had a little 'ting' to the taste.
Aquarius is my most favorite hydrating beverage by far. The taste is just phenomenal. I wish they had this drink here in the states. I'm craving for it right now!
I believe this is called Gallon Fighter 3000. Similar to the 5hour energy drink. This bad boy packs a kick and doesn't make you drowsy.
Soniq is sports drink. Like most drinks it has a lemon like flavor.
This is my second favorite drink in Japan. Pocari Sweat gives my body perfect hydration. The weather was hot and humid so this drink came in handy to keep me hydrated.
Dakara is a healthy drink. This one was sweet and a little tangy like lemon.
My fiance's mom did some cooking for me while I was there. She's a damn good cook.
If you're in Japan and never experienced the restaurant Joyful. You are missing out buddy. Joyful mainly bases their food around hamburger.
This little dessert you can make at home. It's shaved ice with strawberry flavor topped with condensed milk. Oishii oishii!!!
Another meal from my fiance's Mom. Curry curry!
Okonomiyaki. One of my most favorite foods.
Yet another meal put together by my fiance's mom.
At this particular noodle joint there was this guy sitting next to my fiance's dad and I. He was smoking and reading a sex magazine. I thought that was kind of odd especially in a family oriented place. Then again, I'm just a gaijin here so what do I know eh?
While we were at Tenjin we stopped by this all you can eat Italian restaurant. I forgot the name. I have to get back to y'all on this one.
A rice bowl from Yoshinoya. Oishii oishii!
This was at Donkatsu. I had the variety katsu plate. The katsu to the upper right was oishii. It was filled with cheese in the middle. Ahhhh, makes my mouth water. I'm hungry now...
This omelet was too good! It was a rice and cheese omelet with curry sauce.
Lastly, is dessert. A brownie with vanilla ice cream. Oishikatta desu!
Well I hope you all enjoyed this fun food filled adventure. Going through these pics is just making me hungry. I miss Japan already...
Next up is the last installment to this picture parade. We will cover random pics and other interesting stuff. Alright to end this post here's a cool vid from
Sorry for the delay. This is going to be a 3 part post. This one will cover more landscapes and other random images. Too many pictures man. I want to put them all, but that's impossible right now.
First off, my trip to Japan was out of this world. I stayed there for a good three weeks from June 18-July8. I got to interact with the Japanese people. Did some shopping. Saw a lot of cuties at Tenjin. I ate a ton of delicious foods. Saw the most beautiful landscapes. Did I mention, I'm engaged? That's right. Your boy, Bentobeatboxer is engaged. June 23rd was the day I proposed. Pietro's at Canal City Tenjin was the restaurant where it all happened. Definitely a happy time for me and my fiance. Its going to be a struggle dealing with immigration and filing papers. Not to mention all the fees I'll be paying. It's all good. I'll just be happy when my fiance finally arrives. Wedding details will be posted as soon as we get started on planning. First things first-Get my fiance to the USA!
Alright let's get to the pics!
On the airplane. Got a nice plane shot of Nagoya.
Airplane view of Mt. Fuji. Simply beautiful.
Landed in Nagoya. Headed to Fukuoka.
Another view of Tenjin.
Canal City again.
There was a parade at Canal City, but this all happened when I left. Sucks arse...
I don't know what these things are, but for some reason the landscape reminded me of a scene in Ultraman.
My fiance's dad took the scenic route to the airport. Nice mountainous landscapes!
Some temple. Didn't get a chance to visit. Cute looking girls though.
A single mans paradise. 80% women. 20%men. Tenjin core supplies the most awesome Japanese babes. The reason. Tenjin Core is predominantly girls fashion boutiques. Every store had chicks in short shorts. They would make any foreigner go wild.
I forgot what mall this was, but they had a car dealer on the 12th floor. How they got the cars in there? wakaranai. Anyways, this Mitsubishi car is off the chain! Let's hope that this car hits the states.
The cutest and greatest dog in the world!
Ah, here's the rock that I gave to my fiance! That thang sparkles! Talk about bling bling son!
Well, that's it for today. Next post will cover food and drink. Take care everyone. Peace.
Konnichiwa my fellor bloggers and bloggettes! I'm finally back from Japan. It was an amazing three weeks of fun and pleasure. I took many pictures which I will share in the next post. I need to sort through them and get you some cool photos to look at. Like I said it was an amazing three weeks. Lots of good music out there. While I was out there my fetish for european music escalated. Lots of great music from Europe in Japan. Luckily YouTubers uploaded them for me so I will share them with you today.
Perfume-Love the world
Mihimaru GT with Soffet-泣き夏
Shimizu Shota-Aishiteru
Jyongri-Unchanging Love
Crystal Kay-One
Matt Pokora-She's Dangerous
The Ting Tings-Great DJ
The Young Punx-Mashit Up
Enjoy everyone. I will be posting the pics next post. Please check back soon. Alright, time for bed. Its morning here, but I'm so tired. Oyasumi
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