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In the Orange County Register. Take a look at the link, and the jump. Another nice honor, except we got called hipsters again. "For the two hipsters watching the scene from the glass-partitioned room nearby, this is a subtle sign of success. The founders of that Asian pop culture magazine, Martin Wong and Eric Nakamura, watch the boy proudly."
Taken out of context... this is pretty scary. But read...
In the Orange County Register. Take a look at the link, and the jump. Another nice honor, except we got called hipsters again. “For the two hipsters watching the scene from the glass-partitioned room nearby, this is a subtle sign of success. The founders of that Asian pop culture magazine, Martin Wong and Eric Nakamura, watch the boy proudly.” Taken out of context… this is pretty scary. But read it in context here. Thankfully, Martin was born in the OC.
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Happy New Years. In Shinjuku people are on the move. People walk around and are going places. It could be just home, a place to eat, and even a shrine. One small detail about New Year’s Eve and new year’s day is that people like watching television. I guess each channel has their special show. It’s not quite like Dick Clark, it’s that but way more nuts. There are events in Domes that are packed. Why don’t they do that in the US? I ate the traditional meal of soba which had a yuzu twist to it. That’s really great, and went to a shrine.
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