Blogged here: http://swiftywriting.blogspot. com/2009/07/cure-rubbish-band- name-or-manifesto.html

I was walking past the NHK building on the 8th of July when I saw this band setting up. I stopped and watched, and when they started to play, a big crowd of girls have gathered around as well.

Their official website is here: http://cure-rubbish.com/

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It was around 11pm, 7th of July, when I found a sole musician performing at the south east exit of Shinjuku station. Her name is Mutsumi. I think she is also a model or something.

Her blog is http://blogs.dion.ne.jp/mutsum i (Japanese only)

Samples of her works can be listened to at http://www.audioleaf.com/mutsu mi8383

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On the 20th of June, I boarded the awesome Water Bus "Himiko" with Lia The Artist and Niklas the Finnish. A friend of hers, Nakajima, was performing with his drums. So here's the video chronicle of what occurred on that magical night when people lost themselves into the music while I was awed by the night scenery of Tokyo. Himiko was designed by renowned manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.

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Ipoh is a city in Malaysia, hometown of my mom, and international movie star Michelle Yeoh. Ever wondered what that place looked like? Ever wanted to witness the fabled 24-hour food courts in Ipoh? Well, you'll see all these here.

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A scenic tour through the Malaysian city of Ipoh as my father, cousin and I attempted to uncover secrets of my mother's past. Ended with a meal at Woolley's

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A video of the Kuala Lumpur's Writer's Circle held on the 16th of December, 2006 at MPH Bookshop, 1-Utama. The guest author was Lim May Zhee, a 15 year old girl who self-published her book, the event was facilitated by Sharon Bakar, one of Malaysia's most respected literary bloggers and teacher of creative writing.

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Shot on the 5th of December, 2006, a short poignant video of my last day in Perth, as I went to catch a plane back to Malaysia.

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The Great Swifty and Justin meet up with famous Malaysian blogger Kenny Sia in a gathering on October 21st, 2005. Background song is Broken Social Scene's 7/4 Shoreline.

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Ying Zee is like an elder sister to me after we both went to Perth. As in, she cooks for me, listens to my incessant whinings, puts up with my angsting, and such. She graduated last year, this is a video I shot on the 20th of June 2005, a day before she went back to Malaysia, when she had to do some last minute shopping at the Fremantle Market, accompanying us is Chin Voon, another friend of ours. Since then, life in Perth were pretty different. (note: Ying Zee's the tall skinny one) This video was edited many months after it was shot, and I never had the chance to upload it until today. Featured at http://swiftywriting.blogspot. com/2006/06/video-goodbye-ying -zee-sister-i-never.html

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Shot on the 20th of April, 2008. The first video I've ever made in Tokyo. Really more an editing exercise and experiment from me. Music is MDR from Nikila.

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Visited Tokyo Tower on the 29th of May, 2008. Stayed at the observation deck from evening to night. Just some sceneries of Tokyo I shot while I was there. Music is 'Mode Et Jungle' from musicacerj

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Shot on the 6th of May. This video, unlike most of my others, isn't heavily edited. And also, there's only diegetic sound. So you have a more realistic idea what Shibuya looks like. But the food at the shabu-shabu. Yummy.

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