http://www.chrisaclark.com A Florida Furniture Designer Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:08:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I cannot believe how big the osaka sky line and buildings are. It's actually crazy to me everytime I see it. It's very beautifal and it makes me think about life so much and contemplate when I see it. So many big buildings you'd be surprised. Tokyo is even bigger but ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=25 In Japan they say thank you or "arigatou" so often that you would be very surprised. It's funny to me but it's also kind of nice to hear thank you for everthing you do. You want to hear a funny story? I went in quickly to a cafe to use their ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=23 Today when I was walking around downtown Osaka I found a store full of florida furniture and design elements. Honestly I was shocked to see this. So funny but true. Anyway I went in and they had all kinds of chairs, patio furniture, sofas, bedroom items and more. The weirdest part about ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=21 I don't know about you guys but do you like living in huge cities? Sometimes it can be a great experience and then other times not. Some of the goods of city life in japan is that it's convienient, lots of cool people, good live music events, and tons of restaurants and ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=19 Well another crazy story from this side. This time I went out for sushi with some friends and they took me to a place called a kaiten sushi restaurant. Basically it's a conveyor belt with sushi moving around and around. Pretty crazy huh? yeah it is so crazy because you can ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=17 Well it's another friday night in Osaka city and tonight I'm going out to a DVD premier that my friend is releasing. He is a famous skate board film maker and skater himself and tonight is his premier of a DVD in Oska and Tokyo that he recently did. He is ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=15 You guys every heard of Ramen? It's a chinese noodle soup but only sold in Japan from what i know. It's so so good and it's easy to find. I love Ramen. My friends often go to ramen shops after nights out on the town. Basically it's famous in japan because ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=12 So I was out again in my area today looking for a great sushi shop. I live in Osaka as I've said in the past and it's amazing how good and cheap the food out here is. The one thing is it's so tough to read the menus. Even though I've ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=3 In Japan they have great hip hop and the culture is really alive. It's cool for me to see since I'm a dj and I love that kind of dance music anyway. I have a funny story though. Kids here love Breakdancing near the train stations. It's kind of like they ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=10 So I woke up today. Feeling OK but I got in another fight with my girlfriend last night. I'm thinking that it's the cultural difference between US and Japan. Anyway I really love her so I'm trying to iron those things out. Today I decided to go to the gym. Haven't ... http://www.chrisaclark.com/?p=5