In Japan, English wont do !

Paulo Coelho has mentioned in his book "Alchemist", that there is one universal language can be used to communicate with everyone all over the world .

I kinda believed in that, but never tested it!

until I was in that country which knows nothing but their own language !

I've recorded one of the "battles' ... I mean conversations while I was in Wased University... check out the video :

After this trip , I've come to realize that

in order to fully enjoy Japan.... you MUST speak Japanese... English wont do!

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I'll be back to post something related to this happened in yodobashi camera in Akihabara when I was trying to buy a wacom tablet :(

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Sony Building , Tokyo

While hanging out in the fancy district Ginza in Tokyo ... My friend wanted to get into Armani building were she decided to camp there...
I'm totally not into these shops especially if I'm in Tokyo !!! I mean when technology and otaku culture are found who on earth would prefer shopping over them !!!!


I lost her and went to the "epic" building just beside it... it's Sony Building !!!! I was like "Sonyyyy!!!Moeeee X) ".... let's take pictures :P

it's raining as usual :/...and I'm the robot there :P

I'm telling you girls.... this place is AWESOME !!! Luckily I found my lovely geeky mom there , but of course we separated ... cuz in this 8-story building we definitely wouldn't share the same interests !!


The first floor was full of plasma screens.... all the new hot stuff... and it was exhibited in a way which looks exactly like the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium ... I already went there and really it does look and FEEL the same !!!!

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The most interesting floor was the cameras' floor.... Oh God .. it's like heaven to me... I've been struggling here in Riyadh when I was searching for a DSLR... and sony was the worst here !!!!

The digital compact camera in the photo bellow is not available yet....
I totally recommend it... it's amazing... super duper pro, and so light... I mean I'm getting sick of my Nikon D90... and this sony lil one can compete!


I totally enjoyed the freedom of using the cameras there.... they scatter objects every where for the customers to take photos of them... no one is there staring at you and ruining the moment ... they trust the customers and give them space !!!!
The best part is that you get to use the newest cameras from Sony... you know the ones coming soon in japan.. not to mention soon to the world !!! and some of them are only under testing not yet manufactured !!! Cool isn't it ;)

here I made a video about the place, I didn't bring my HD camera so u gotta bare with my sony phone camera ;)

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On another floor you find the newest laptops from sony.... and there is that new tech which was interesting .... it's basically an app that comes with their webcams and captures the motion of your face and transform it into the character you choose... simply imitation .... I dunno much about whether it's used here or not yet.

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In this building there is the Opus Communicating Zone which is an area where you can experience the audio and visual entertainment presented by Sony in a very high standards .

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Another floor was the video games ....
play station , PSP, you can play any kind of game !!! you name it... 7amaas XD

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There is that part of sony that I didn't know... it's the Insurance company Sony Life !!!!! I went to that place in the building called "Life Planning Square" were you can virtually plan your life, it's a a very powerful application based on artificial intelligence using case studies....
They provide an interface in English , but unfortunately it's only a demo . The real full version is in Japanese :( ----------------------------------------------

Finally, about the other stories, they are restaurants and shops , one for Sony products, and the other two are for outfits .
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I'll upload a video once my brothers end this damn Halo online session :@


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P.S. The purple roboto in the photos is me... I mean my position in the photo :\
I'm not a celeb so no need for my face in these photos -_-

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* Otaku , mainly it's Geek in Japanese... but don't confuse it with the regular geek we know... it's kinda different in the sense of the interests... it's more obsession and it's more of a culture which usually revolves around ...umm... ok I'll write a dedicated post about them!
** Moe ! , is to show your extreme interest in an "otaku"ish way...

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Cisco Telepresence

Today I thought that we'd be having a meeting using Telepresence, but it was through webex.
I didn't want to go home with that heavy load (Nikon D90) without taking photos , so I came up with this video.

Location is Cisco in Riyadh ,Saudi Arabia.



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Umm, is it Obsession !

Dear Freud, a Letter to You

I'm gonna talk about some issue.... you know when we say "Girl you've got issues ".... Well...I'm referring to these issues!

Passion, is such an agitating thing ! we all have things that we like..sometimes love obsessively!

When there is love... there is jealousy . I've never experienced the feeling of jealousy...cuz my love has never been tested. But now I do !!!!

here's this weird scenario :
You love a girl so much, she's beautiful , elegant , smart and so nice to everyone. One day that girl decided to be on a TV show. She went there wearing her best dresses and she was so provocative. Everyone is watching her, and admiring her! Well, since you "feel" that that girl is yours , then you are afraid that others would approach to her and you might loose her....simply you don't wanna share her with anyone !!!! Ok...
so far ,this is not considered weird , I mean until you see what's weirder !

My case is so similar to that scenario I just gave, except that the girl here is a COUNTRY !!!!!! God I hate that damn Hijazi guy for showing off my girl.. I mean my country in that way on TV... To be honest I NEVER watched any bloody episode of that show , all what I know is what ppl say about it... Most of them knew Japan , but they didn't know that much.... but now I hear a great fuss about this Damn show and my beloved country !

I just deepened my relationship with her ....That's unfair !

Dear Freud ... If you were still alive , what would you consider this feeling as !!!

other passions I have :
- Robots (Classic ones).
- Guitars (especially the hot electric ones) and guitar solos.
- Bill Gates ( but don't worry Melinda Gates, nothing pervert ) .

Anyways, I know that's kinda abnormal and I'm trying to cure myself!

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Masters of the Laser beam !

Enjoy the creativity of Science



This is a project of some guys from the University of Tokyo.

Mentally , I'm not back yet from Nihon !

Minna-san ...
it's been a while ^^
I'm back , and just by looking at the photo you can guess from where !




it's a very busy summer, I want to write about lots of stuff, I'll be back soon once I have time ...

Ja matta

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Rock your presentation !

I've always wanted to be a performer or some sorta person who owns the stage and perform whatsoever. Especially dramatic plays.


This is an impossible dream ! ... if I follow it word for word!!!
But I decided to make presentation rooms and halls my own theater !.... I wanna rock it out in my own path !

I made a presentation today in the company I'm working in this summer. I've done couple of presentations before, for instance the one I've done in King Khalid University Hospital - IT dept. in front of all the IT staff including the head of the dept. Dr.Ahmad Al-Barrak.
It was a success , al7amdulilah. And also the most recent presentation was for our graduation project (part 1).

Today I dunno why ... it was different.... something inside me has awaken, it's the seek for perfection and professionalism .

I had to do a presentation about the company to show how much I know ,as part of my summer employment.

A photo of the Presentation room

Thanks to Allah I did great, I was so happy when they liked it, so I wanted to share what I've learned from this experience.

How to do a successful presentation :

1- As native Arabic speakers , Some people find it an obstacle to do their presentation in English, so if your English is not bad, I assure it will be better by simply reading materials related to the same topic your going to present . By reading out loud you are training your tongue while using the correct terminologies and phrases related to your topic .

2-It's really important to know your audience before making your presentation. why is that important ? for many reasons , for instance your style ,your language and the presentation design depends on your audience.

3- As for the presentation design , although I'm not a big fan of putting images, but people tend to be attracted to pictures more than anything.... so if you wanna grap their attention , choose good photos to enhance your preso.

4-If your an "aah " or "umm" person, if you use the killer words a lot , I've got some quite good advices I used myself, and thank God it worked ----- umm hopefully :P

5-Don't worry if you freak out or "err" at the first moments. Most of the normal people has been there and it's also expected !

6- Pause between each slide, make time for the audience to digest what you've given them.

7- Interact with your audience frequently , try to say stuff that will require their interaction like " who's the guy in the pic" ---- the CEO...."duh !"

8- Please don't forget to finalize your presentation , simply by saying "finally " ,"lastly " or anything like that. I tend to say " so as you can see ...bla bla bla "... when I say "so" I finalize... but to my real shame no one knows this secret code except me... so I'll try to use something that ppl understand :P


TIP : I did a very cool thing in order to improve my skills... I recorded a video of myself while presenting... the video was clear and everything...
BUT
the voice was in mute mode :( .... there is NO VOICE !!!!!!!
aaaaaaaah that's a great harsh lesson...
double check your video settings : (


That's all for now, if I have some more updates I'll add them...

back, and BRB !

I'm still alive and surviving after the busiest semester I ever had!

and now, I'm having the busiest Summer Vacation !

I wanna talk about the software engineering of our graduation project , I've got so many things to post here cuz I tend to forget what I've done unless I document it here , once I have the time I'll be sure to spend it here not on my other blog , LOL

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