FUN EXERCISE WITH Wii Fit

(home gym with Wii Fit)
(can track your weight and BMI)
(you can choose a female or a male instructor)
(my favorite step exercise)

Nintendo just launched a new game set, the Wii Fit on December 1, 2007. It includes a pedal and a game. I brought it from Japan and it cost me around JPY8,000, not expensive but heavy (4.3Kg for a full package)

I think this game is really a killer application from Nintendo. This game set provides the function of measuring and tracking your weight and BMI (quite accurate!), also provides varieties of exercises; including some basic physical trainings, yoga and fun games. After playing for few days (30 minutes each time), I have lost 0.3Kg.

Wii Fit is really good for us who do not like and have no time to go to gym, but really need some exercise everyday. I will recommend all Wii owners to purchase this Wii Fit game set for healthy and fun purposes.

THE 10TH TRIP TO JAPAN

(The entrance of Antonio Inoki Sakaba)
(Wii Fit)

This is my 1oth visit to Japan since Oct., 2005; 8 times to Tokyo and all for business. The purpose of this trip is for budget meeting. And luckily I got a chance to join the year-end party of Tokyo office. We had a dinner at Antonio Inoki Sakaba (アントニオ猪木酒場 池袋店) which owned by a very famous Japanese wrestling star. The decoration is pretty cool, like an American sports bar but for Japanese pro wrestling. The food they serve is very American style, but with some Japanese taste. Because most people in the party spoke Japanese, I did not really know what game they were playing. But I did enjoy my first time ever year-end party at this company.

Also, I got an important stuff for my wife as a Christmas gift - the Wii Fit. It is huge and heavy, but I am sure we will have a lot fun with it. Please wait for my fun report!

MY NEW GLASSES

I knew it would happen sooner or later. It is something I don't want but can not resist! I had a pair of new glasses; a pair of multi-focus glasses.

2007 ART FORUM IN TAIPEI - TAKASHI MURAKAMI

(the ticket for this event, with Mr. Murakami's famous design)
(Location:Taipei Arena; photo taken before speech started)
(Mercedes-Benz with Mr. Murakami's famous flowers)

Mr. Takashi Murakami, a famous Japanese art designer visited Taiwan recently for the purpose of his new book published in Taiwan. He also shared his experience of his designer career and some of his art works with people in Taipei at Taipei Arena on Nov. 30, 2007.

In fact, I am not an art people, so I am not familiar with Mr. Murakami until he had the project with Louis Vuitton . For his speech, it was interesting to find out he was not shy to talk about how to make money from art design, thought some artists criticized him on this.

For me, the thing I learned from his speech was his experience from working with Louis Vuitton. "what is the meaning of a brand? A brand is something about TRUST and something customers can RELY ON." Although it is a very simple idea, how many companies can really make it?

WILLIAMS FW29 SHOW CAR IN TAIPEI

(Williams FW29 show car)
(FW29 and lenovo show girl)
(Williams team logo and the logo for remembering Senna)

Infomonth Show is the biggest computer show for consumers every year in Taiwan; you may get the best deal during the 9 days. This year "lenovo" brought a AT&T Williams F1 show car for promoting their laptop computers.

Once lenovo was the laptop dept. of IBM, but sold to a Chinese company few years ago. After becoming a Chinese brand, consumers changed the perception on their products. So lenovo works hard to build up brand image. Being a major sponsor of Williams F1 team and bringing this brand worldwide is one of their major marketing events. But during the computer show, I saw visitors paid more attention on show girls than on this F1 show car and their products.

Since I am a fan of Formula one racing, you may ask me if I will buy lenovo laptop computer? Well, I don't think so. If I am going to buy a laptop PC related to Formula one, I will buy the Acer Ferrari laptop PC; Ferrari beats Williams on the tracks!!!

More photos of Williams FW29