Quinn http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.orghttp://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/ Quinn - RSS2.0 feed en Copyright 2007 Quinn Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:20:05 +0900 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:20:05 +0900 http://backend.userland.com/rss091 A Farewell http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=89 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:20:05 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=89 I just found out my friend Tim Dennis has left Japan and cruising on the Pacific ocean, heading to the American continent. Be aware my friends in Canada, he will be landing at Vancouver in a few weeks. I met him in the beginning of Septe... I just found out my friend Tim Dennis has left Japan and cruising on the Pacific ocean, heading to the American continent. Be aware my friends in Canada, he will be landing at Vancouver in a few weeks.

I met him in the beginning of September at my friend's house in neighborhood. He told me he came from Scotland. Well, that was not a big surprise yet. However, he said he drove all way to get here. What? He showed me the awesome vehicle, his RamblingRat expedition partner, the Toyota Landcruiser.

Ramblingrat 4Wheeler

It has got so much everything in it like hot shower, a sleeping tent on roof, a freezer and a refrige. He started driving from his homeland, Scotland, then passing through Russia, and landed to Japan. He has been stopped by police men once because his car has only the British car lisence plate. Well, it's likely the first time seeing a car driven with a foregin lisence plate for many people in Japan, and even for those police men.

Tim is calling this adventure as Ramblingrat, trying to help funding for StreetKids.org. I think he has more plans on the way, but for now, I really love to see that he is doing for what he loves. That is very inspiring.

Even though he has got a website running and has got a black MacBook, he is quite new to these digital gadgets. While he stayed in Kyushu island, I was more than happy to help him out on his website and to share my knowledge about the internet and stuff. 

It was all by the chance him meeting me in Japan to begin with. Another coincidence was that he made an arrangement to arrive to Vanvoucer after a while he was searching for possibilites to get him to the American continents. I already refer him to Robert Sanzalone since Tim was driving around Nagoya, also I thought they can have some productive relationships. I am also hoping that some of my other friends in Vancouver will catch up with this story before he arrives.

Sadly, it's not likely to happen to see him again in Japan though I would love to stay in touch with him for a long time. I will see his updates in Twitter, Facebook, Spot and his website. I love the technologies that we have now. Ciao my friend.

]]> A Pop Star Who Speaks Japanese? http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=88 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:37:43 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=88 I know only a few Japanese blood who made it to American pop music scene. However, I didn't know anybody who actually speaks Japanese in the business. But it's changed. The singer is Marie Digby. She was speaking Japanese perfectly on a radio show in Japan the other day. I think it is very nice. Also, the story of her success was interesting. She ... I know only a few Japanese blood who made it to American pop music scene. However, I didn't know anybody who actually speaks Japanese in the business. But it's changed. The singer is Marie Digby. She was speaking Japanese perfectly on a radio show in Japan the other day. I think it is very nice. Also, the story of her success was interesting. She was so frustrated with her label not promoting her enough, so she put a video on YouTube on her own. The video became so popular, which eventually led to her success. It leaves me a question; "what she needs a contract with her label for?" All she needed was YouTube.

I also heard that her grandma lives in Kumamoto and visits her so often. Maybe, I encounter her on street some day in Kumamoto. :) Hum, I wonder if she uses Twitter... ]]> How many? http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=87 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:28 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=87 It was fun to count this, how many states I have been in. Well, many comes from a trip to New York from California. It was a crazy driving trip with my best friend, celebrating his college graduation. There could be a few states I probably should not count in since I may only drove through, but I put them in anyway. So, mine came out as 20! How's your... It was fun to count this, how many states I have been in. Well, many comes from a trip to New York from California. It was a crazy driving trip with my best friend, celebrating his college graduation. There could be a few states I probably should not count in since I may only drove through, but I put them in anyway. So, mine came out as 20! How's yours?


]]> Baking Tortillas http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=86 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:38:03 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=86 Oops, it's been quite awhile since the last post. Well, this story is also about a few weeks ago. Anyway, I finally learned to make tortillas, and I should give a big hug to this guy who inspired me with this awesome blog post. Make Your Own Tortillas! [ Rocking in Hakata]... Oops, it's been quite awhile since the last post. Well, this story is also about a few weeks ago. Anyway, I finally learned to make tortillas, and I should give a big hug to this guy who inspired me with this awesome blog post.

Thanks Deas! This is the result. I enjoyed them so much.

Burrito

Like Deas was saying in the video about his current situation, I also live in rural Japan myself. I really needed this kind of help. While I was living in the Southern California as a poor foreign student, I survived by eating lots of cheep Mexican food, and YES, 2-dollar burritos were my favorites! Now, I can make my own. It just feels great. 

]]> Multiple Rails on Subdirectories http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=85 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:13:24 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=85 It has been way too long since the last time but I still wanted to play some with RoR. Setting up multiple rails on different directories under one domain was not easy. This is how I came up as the solution to it. I am using Apache virtualhost, mod_rewrite, and mod_proxy. Ok, we are trying to set up rails for http://example.com/rails1 with http:/... It has been way too long since the last time but I still wanted to play some with RoR. Setting up multiple rails on different directories under one domain was not easy. This is how I came up as the solution to it. I am using Apache virtualhost, mod_rewrite, and mod_proxy.

Ok, we are trying to set up rails for http://example.com/rails1 with http://example.com/ running under Apache.

 

Let's say web directory of example.com is /example.com/ and set up rails at /example.com/rails1.

$ mkdir -p /example.com/rails1
$ rails /example.com/rails1
$ cd /example.com/rails1
$ mongrel_rails -p 3000 start -d

Gotta create .htaccess file at /example.com/, not at /example.com/rails1/. 

RewriteEngine   on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule rails1(.*) http://localhost:3000/rails1$1 [P]

And finally modify config/routes.rb.

map.connect 'rails1/:controller/:action/:id'

Well, this set up fails to show public/index.html. so it's probably not perfect. However, pointing controller after making one WORKS fine. And this actually generates links start with /rails1/. If this is working, another one must work on another directory too. Yay!

]]> Very Strange.. http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=84 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:52:43 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=84 I just got somebody accept my friend request which I didn't. Very Strange.. Is there such a hole in Facebook? ... Pownce Widget http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=83 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:38:16 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=83 I played around jQuery and Pownce API for the first time yesterday. I made a little widget on my blog to show what's up with me. (A mini blog inside a blog?) Dates are somehow not correct, but this is the closest I could get for the moment. Silly me. And, yes, I should get work on CSS for this blog soon. I suppose, placing the mini-blog at the bottom of ... Zooomr seems to be down right now. I know it hasn't be quite smooth on their recent updates but hopefully they are hanging in there for awhile. Anyways, does anybody use Pownce? ]]> Real Fun Begins http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=82 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:02:41 +0900 http://quinn.higurashi.dyndns.org/?post=82 I wasn't good at convincing what REAL FUN of photography is in the last post, I think.. Hopefully, this photo can tell some more about it ... Anthony I wasn't good at convincing what REAL FUN of photography is in the last post, I think.. Hopefully, this photo can tell some more about it by itself.

Aso Or, this one? I guess it just has begun. Let's see if something can come out of this adventure.

And, I made a few lines of code to show my photos on my blog from Zooomr site. They are currently shown at the bottom of every page. Well, this it for now. I just can't wait for the next Bashculture show on this Saturday. I hope I can make some great photos. Cheers!

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