2011 has come to an end and 2012 has started.

I can look back at a year with many ups and a few downs.
continue reading Happy 2012

Today arrived a package from Hobby Search I was waiting for. It was a delivery of two displays of the new Weiss Schwarz Fairy Tail Extrapack Boosterseries.
continue reading Fairy Tail Extra

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test, JLPT for short, took place a few days ago in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The JLPT is a test to evaluate the proficiency of the japanese language and is held twice a year. One in summer and one in winter. The participants can choose one of 5 different levels with N5 being the easiest and N1 being the most difficult one. The japanese government planned to use the JLPT certificates in regards of long and permanent resident visas in 2008 but I am not up to date if this is already in process or kicked into the trash can.
continue reading JLPT Day

Last weekend, I was in Köln to take some scenes for a time lapse video.
Got inspired by mockmoon over at youtube a while ago and wanted to try it out myself ever since.

After I found out how to make those videos I played around with my camera settings and now I know how to do those videos. I like blurry movement in a time lapse so I wanted to achieve this as well. But at daytime the shutter speed was limited and I couldn’t get the results I wanted. Had to wait for a darker time of day because I am missing a grey filter for my lense. This lense darkens the light which allows the photographer to set longer shutter speed without getting a white image.

Well, but the night scenes didn’t turn out well either. The shoot of the street looks too orange and not natural. Will find out how to overcome this, too.

Better late than never I finally got everything together for this blog post.
It is about the 3rd full studio album of SCANDAL. With the name “Baby Action”
continue reading Baby Action

After the last JLPT mission in 2009, which I failed, I decided to give it another try this year.
I haven’t learned much ever since for a year but recently I removed the dust from my textbook and finally became friends with Anki.
continue reading JLPT N5 2011 Preliminary Report

SCANDALs new single LOVE SURVIVE. It is the 13th single release already. No DVD version this time, though.
But in nearly 2 to 3 weeks my copy of the new album BABY ACTION will arrive. I ordered the DVD version so I am not that disappointed that I have to waive for a DVD this time.
continue reading Love Survive

And once again it was time for the AnimagiC in Bonn. One of Germanys biggest Anime, Manga and Videogame Convention. And of course I took a day off from work to visit the Con together with comrade Buku and Marvelous_M.
continue reading animagic 2011

Are you in need of a new pair of shoes?

I guess you can take one of these I found on my way home from work.