Richie Yamashiroya’s home away from Karakui.com, where I blog about Okinawan pop culture. You’ll find posts related to things I love like baseball, Apple Inc., music. richiety@karakui.net Follow me on Twitter BlogrollaiyahchampuruiPhone News Blogluckykatneenzryan ozawasharispldrttngrlsurfchik4jesustypezero3Tumblr (3.0; @karakuidotnet)http://karakui.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyz5pvlRIT1qzp1g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://teddybearhugs.tumblr.com/post/434972512/taco-rice-a-mainstay-of-tokyo-cafes-originally" class="tumblr_blog">teddybearhugs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Taco Rice</p> <p>“A mainstay of Tokyo cafes, originally from Okinawa. Taco mince, guacamole, salsa, rice, and Kewpie may - perfection in a bowl.”</p> <p>oooo.. learned something new today :)</p> </blockquote> <p>One of my favorite dishes. Yum.</p>http://karakui.net/post/436205739http://karakui.net/post/436205739Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:08:50 -1000<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karakui/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267963200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)</a>http://karakui.net/post/435560898http://karakui.net/post/435560898Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:02:51 -1000<div class="posterous_autopost"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/oGJWW1EYvsQnVMQkDfu85Qdydcz5th3TNPr3HDJT310DlMpsWZ1ZlUr6WpyE/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/h49d3QVPEElsHNXt30ivQoGzEFqrKMvUL9vV0WKytjtyRigzMKaUBOp180eH/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/aloha-tower-4">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/aloha-tower-4#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/434126616http://karakui.net/post/434126616Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:09:43 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/03/06/orange-ranges-hiroki-marries-tokyograph/">Orange Range’s Hiroki marries – Tokyograph</a>http://karakui.net/post/432260466http://karakui.net/post/432260466Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:06:42 -1000<div class="posterous_autopost">Shinai ordered from Maruyama Kendo Supply in Oregon.<p><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/PPtEcNDY6mxGc8iVmiFPx0KF7qp5XL3wL94dIvxT9egjr9pf0ZkCNT5he7lI/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/1bmXK0dDRUgo7H4umrcfjR16MuWW7RtNqSuEfJGGQH1vxPRdKPgSl2hTB3nw/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/packaging-for-shinai">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/packaging-for-shinai#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/431562183http://karakui.net/post/431562183Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:59:27 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/03/03/speeds-takako-uehara-finds-new-love-tokyograph/">SPEED’s Takako Uehara finds new love – Tokyograph</a>http://karakui.net/post/426052781http://karakui.net/post/426052781Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:48 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/03/03/march-4th-means-happy-sanshin-day/">March 4th means Happy Sanshin Day!</a>http://karakui.net/post/426052776http://karakui.net/post/426052776Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:48 -1000<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karakui/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267358400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)</a>http://karakui.net/post/421685301http://karakui.net/post/421685301Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:16:07 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/03/01/up-tomo-kais-performance-in-umagang-kay-ganda/">UP Tomo-Kai’s performance in “Umagang kay Ganda”</a>http://karakui.net/post/421465434http://karakui.net/post/421465434Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:36:59 -1000<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x81zbXPhUbw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x81zbXPhUbw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://starlalala.tumblr.com/post/416843047" class="tumblr_blog">starlalala</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>UP Tomo-Kai performs in ABS-CBN’s “Umagang kay Ganda”!</b> <br/>February 26, 2010</p> <p>Asadoya Yunta (an Okinawan dance)</p> <p><i>Performers:</i><br/>Elia Joy Casimiro<br/>Arlaj Turingan<br/>Bianca May Canoza<br/>Paolo Tristan Cruz<br/>Noelle Camilla Rivera</p> <p><i>Sanshin & Vocals:</i> <br/>Souchi Uchiyama (from Japan Foundation, Manila)</p> <p>Special thanks to fellow UP Tomo-Kai members, Marvin Nisperos and Aura Fe Julia Carbonilla for assisting the performers.</p> <p>If you want to know more about UP Tomo-Kai, you may visit: <a href="http://tomokai.co.nr"><a href="http://tomokai.co.nr">http://tomokai.co.nr</a></a></p> <p>BANZAI TOMO-KAI!</p> <p>* Although the five performers are from the University of the Philippines, none is a Nihongo student. There was no one from Adamson University in this performance, either.</p> </blockquote>http://karakui.net/post/421249839http://karakui.net/post/421249839Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:26 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/02/27/saataa-andagii-you-cant-eat-but-may-enjoy-anyway/">Saataa andagii you can’t eat but may enjoy anyway</a>http://karakui.net/post/417276797http://karakui.net/post/417276797Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:18:33 -1000<div class="posterous_autopost"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/xiv8HJDXhFnnJ2hyAZui87QqTxgmgAFzb96VgNIJYqpPYlmRNiyNMI7IuJ6e/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/ycD3GGIX6I4027s4z9fgqZHG9ifSKgnxYbCaMYIBWWzpkceiCSh1yiLGyM1v/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/todays-sky-on-tsunami-day">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/todays-sky-on-tsunami-day#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/416683961http://karakui.net/post/416683961Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:21:29 -1000sky<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/02/26/web-oki-yo/">Web: oki yo!</a>http://karakui.net/post/415058269http://karakui.net/post/415058269Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:40:29 -1000<div class="posterous_autopost"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/YOs9WEliztcn2axmDv1bse9fCXoboyuFzeyrPeJlRs4r526T9Py70WufPbB3/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/2x2Wt1KcFs732VDg7OsstcZluUGZy1xRgwPpNMNpEGYuy3YgFZqdUCcwei7G/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="370"/></a> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/chinese-cultural-plaza">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/chinese-cultural-plaza#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/412802210http://karakui.net/post/412802210Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:28:28 -1000misc<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karakui/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1266753600">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)</a>http://karakui.net/post/409499808http://karakui.net/post/409499808Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:34:11 -1000<a href="http://karakui.com/2010/02/22/web-okinawaology-blog/">Web: Okinawaology Blog</a>http://karakui.net/post/406771774http://karakui.net/post/406771774Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:18:26 -1000<div class="posterous_autopost">A little rusty but I’m feeling it. Lol.<p><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/lZH3hGnpDp6PpgakA8h7woTK4LxcGVJiUcg5eJkt8DhJ79UmnVF3tGVwEF8H/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/0hspFviANRlOwrc3Abv1dxf4ePANTrReUSP9i8bHRCRyDJJS9aU5XzcEsosk/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/gosh-its-been-more-than-a-year-ago-since-i-pl">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/gosh-its-been-more-than-a-year-ago-since-i-pl#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/404526470http://karakui.net/post/404526470Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:52:22 -1000music<div class="posterous_autopost"> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/yJZkzvsZhqtn0skZSEySzMLkvYMcV2m4MRAGFSxKuY8kTOQrEvf0tX5aEwHc/photo.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/richiety/KcUSwFPX3QHYG1K3B5a69Wqu6nETazR9307GCtBSbH27H9QMHFTBxzVmB5mq/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <p>Sent from my iPhone 3G</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/todays-sky-44">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/todays-sky-44#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karakui.net/post/401755827http://karakui.net/post/401755827Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:25:44 -1000sky<p><div class="posterous_autopost">I was checking out the red band trailers for “<a href="http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/kick-ass/red-band-trailer">Kick-Ass</a>” and found this upcoming flick starring Woody Harrelson. I guess not-really-a-superhero hero movies are *in* for 2010. <object height="268" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/18569"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/18569" allowscriptaccess="always" height="268" wmode="transparent" width="500"></embed></object><p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/trailer-defendor">richiety’s posterous</a> | <a href="http://richiety.posterous.com/trailer-defendor#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div></p>http://karakui.net/post/398141842http://karakui.net/post/398141842Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:25 -1000trailer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwrbituppQ1qagfkio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hellookinawa.tumblr.com/post/350845581/a-performer-from-nagos-cherry-blossom-festival" class="tumblr_blog">hellookinawa</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>a performer from Nago’s Cherry Blossom Festival</p></blockquote>http://karakui.net/post/398021690http://karakui.net/post/398021690Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:31:38 -1000