結果回家還是要爬坡…
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
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2011-04-18
尋找鞋子新歡： Spingle SPM-107
2011-04-09
應該是人生最後的一支ガラケイ: NTT Docomo N-04B (2)
決定要買ガラケイ之後， 想先找便宜的下手。 也考慮到這支可能不會用太久， 所以不想再綁兩年的約。 這支N-04B是去年夏天的model， 本來想說在docomo shop買會比較便宜， 可是沒想到因為是舊的model, 完全沒有promotion. 單支就要5萬多。 上網去找了一些二手手機網站， 又不太敢相信沒聽過的網站。 最後就在yahoo auction上找了一家評價不錯的店家， 用了6折左右的價錢買了一支新品的白ロム*
應該是人生最後的一支ガラケイ: NTT Docomo N-04B (1)
ガラケイ (Gara-kei) 是日文 ガラパゴス携帯（Galapagos Keitai)的簡稱。 Galapagos是啟發達爾文進化論的島的名字， 而Galapagos Keitai的意思就是日本因為當地顧客特殊需求而進化的日本本地手機
2009-12-20
Wow It’s been almost 9 months
Since my last blog entry…. For some reasons I just forgot about blogging and went on doing other things. I think Plurk probably is the biggest reason why. Those microblogging stuff really became a replacement of blogging for me, since I am never a person of long articles. The shorter/faster I can say what I want to say, the better. But didn’t realize it’s already been 9 months. One reason I thought about blogging again is because I remembered my new year resolution from last year, and thought I might want to write something about, but it would too long for plurk, so I thought I would try writing something here again. Another reason is the year-end vacation is coming up, and I have about 2 weeks of free time. Last half of last year has been pretty interesting, and I thought I would want to reflect a bit on that. So might write something on that as well….
2008-12-12
New Game!
最近迷上的棒球遊戲...
プロ野球チームをつくろう！ONLINE 2
記得3年前來日本的時候
在arcade看到了這個遊戲：
Baseball Heroes
馬上就迷上了... 瘋狂的玩
去年在日本intern的時候也是一直玩
回去甚至有用這個idea做了一個feasibility study.
(結果是可以做， 可是我沒人沒錢...)
不過Baseball Heroes麻煩的是卡會一直累積，處理上很麻煩
而且只能上arcade玩， 今年有了家室之後就很難自己在arcade混個一天
這次發現了野球つく。 其實去年我就有看過了， 可是那時候只會日本版， 又是會員制
一時裝不起來就沒興趣再研究
這次在銀狐家發現野球つく已經變成freemium. 就決定抓下來玩玩
一玩不得了， 已經掉入錢坑了。。。
不過現在的工作多少也跟web services有關
就把他當作是research吧
野球つく的freemium model我覺得做的不錯
在某個地方看過， freemium 的priciple是 not pay for access, but for service.
Free user基本上可以access所有的球員，
而paid user可以購買一些特別的功能， 重要的是這些功能不會upset the game balance too much. 所以free user不會感到太挫折而不玩
Payment Methods 也很容易(以日本玩家而言), 金額也不高。
應該是可以吸引到很多Players
能不能賺錢的重點應該是"顧客群"
日本用PC上網的人跟其他先進國家比起來是(比率)低的, 那是因為日本手機上網太發達， 日本人反而沒有incentive待在家裡上網。 可是日本broadband的品質是一級的(BT隨便跑就是1.5MB/sec)
所以對野球つく來講，PC的顧客群到底夠嗎， 還是需要go mobile?
如果有mobile版的話， 我只能確定我會花更多錢 XD
プロ野球チームをつくろう！ONLINE 2
記得3年前來日本的時候
在arcade看到了這個遊戲：
Baseball Heroes
馬上就迷上了... 瘋狂的玩
去年在日本intern的時候也是一直玩
回去甚至有用這個idea做了一個feasibility study.
(結果是可以做， 可是我沒人沒錢...)
不過Baseball Heroes麻煩的是卡會一直累積，處理上很麻煩
而且只能上arcade玩， 今年有了家室之後就很難自己在arcade混個一天
這次發現了野球つく。 其實去年我就有看過了， 可是那時候只會日本版， 又是會員制
一時裝不起來就沒興趣再研究
這次在銀狐家發現野球つく已經變成freemium. 就決定抓下來玩玩
一玩不得了， 已經掉入錢坑了。。。
不過現在的工作多少也跟web services有關
就把他當作是research吧
野球つく的freemium model我覺得做的不錯
在某個地方看過， freemium 的priciple是 not pay for access, but for service.
Free user基本上可以access所有的球員，
而paid user可以購買一些特別的功能， 重要的是這些功能不會upset the game balance too much. 所以free user不會感到太挫折而不玩
Payment Methods 也很容易(以日本玩家而言), 金額也不高。
應該是可以吸引到很多Players
能不能賺錢的重點應該是"顧客群"
日本用PC上網的人跟其他先進國家比起來是(比率)低的, 那是因為日本手機上網太發達， 日本人反而沒有incentive待在家裡上網。 可是日本broadband的品質是一級的(BT隨便跑就是1.5MB/sec)
所以對野球つく來講，PC的顧客群到底夠嗎， 還是需要go mobile?
如果有mobile版的話， 我只能確定我會花更多錢 XD
2008-12-02
Christmas is almost here
Time for some reflections...
During the 2 months of inactivity, lots have happened around the world. Stock markets free-fall, companies bankrupt, my laptop broke 2 times, governments screw-up and many more. Good thing is that I am still fully employed.
Work keeps moving at its own pace. I am slowly discovering the bureaucracies of a multi-national corporations, and it's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just that in the time of change, how quick can it change?
Personal-wise, I am realizing my limitations as well. Everything boils down to communication: I need to improve my Japanese to a level that I feel comfortable enough to engage in internal discussions. Though English-speaking colleagues say whenever they speak in English, they win the argument, and whenever they speak in Japanese, they lose the argument, to me, I don't mind winning or losing, the important thing is that I can get some new perspectives, no matter how right or wrong they are. This will probably be my most important thing to work on in the coming year.
The apartment is filling up with craps nicely. Recently I have had the nagging feeling that our apartment is too big and rent is too high. but we are still hitting our monthly savings target (or maybe it's set too low?), and I keep rationalizing, telling myself that smaller living quarters = more stress = more arguments, but seriously, I need a second tv... there are too many funny shows on TV to catch, even with a TV recorder. The bottleneck then becomes the TV because it can only be on 24 hours a day, and 2 people need to compete for TV time. That leaves little time for my PS3 and Wii...
During the 2 months of inactivity, lots have happened around the world. Stock markets free-fall, companies bankrupt, my laptop broke 2 times, governments screw-up and many more. Good thing is that I am still fully employed.
Work keeps moving at its own pace. I am slowly discovering the bureaucracies of a multi-national corporations, and it's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just that in the time of change, how quick can it change?
Personal-wise, I am realizing my limitations as well. Everything boils down to communication: I need to improve my Japanese to a level that I feel comfortable enough to engage in internal discussions. Though English-speaking colleagues say whenever they speak in English, they win the argument, and whenever they speak in Japanese, they lose the argument, to me, I don't mind winning or losing, the important thing is that I can get some new perspectives, no matter how right or wrong they are. This will probably be my most important thing to work on in the coming year.
The apartment is filling up with craps nicely. Recently I have had the nagging feeling that our apartment is too big and rent is too high. but we are still hitting our monthly savings target (or maybe it's set too low?), and I keep rationalizing, telling myself that smaller living quarters = more stress = more arguments, but seriously, I need a second tv... there are too many funny shows on TV to catch, even with a TV recorder. The bottleneck then becomes the TV because it can only be on 24 hours a day, and 2 people need to compete for TV time. That leaves little time for my PS3 and Wii...
2008-09-26
Keeping up the pace (1 post per month)
Another month flew by... It's not that there is nothing to write, but too many things happened that I don't know where to start.
Work-wise, things are falling into a pattern, but it looks like there will be change soon. Aside from the organizational change, I am starting to think about what is the essence of my job function:
Before MBA, I was just an engineer. Taking orders from the boss/customer, and making something out of it. Being specialized in database helped somewhat on the autonomy issue, because I was the only one who understood the methodology, so I was pretty much free to design the structure as I wish. What was the reason I decided to leave? It seemed so long ago, but I remembered that I didn't dislike what I was doing，but I wanted to do something different, and 'bigger.' Didn't have a concrete idea, but thought MBA was a good way to try, so I did.
Then, life took me for a spin. First 2/3 of my first year in MBA, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Consulting was my short term goal in my application letter, but I found out quickly that I wouldn't like the style (and they wouldn't want me. ha). Then just before my first finance class started, I flirted with the idea of making corporate finance as my primary plan... I quickly scrapped that idea too... next I thought about the gaming industry, but the jobs are too few in between (in terms of MBA hires). Struggling for a long time, I finally set my career plan as: Business Planning/Development in Hi-Tech (Primary), and whatever I can find (Secondary). Realistically, I knew that my chance at a BD job was slim. My school didn't even have a BD-specific career lead, but Hi-Tech industries in general fit my background well. I was also prepared for worst case scenario where I wouldn't find an intern. Luckily, the opportunity came knocking and I was prepared for it. That's how I ended up here.
So what is business development? For the past 2 months, I think I am doing more planning than developing. Basically, it's doing a feasibility study. You look at the industry (ecosystem), need of customer, and propose a business model. The difficult part is not coming up with these models, but standing behind them. Not every assumption/business model will be true, but you need to have an explanation (not answer) to these and be able to change it when it actually comes to implementation. Looking at it, I still have a lot to learn.
Work-wise, things are falling into a pattern, but it looks like there will be change soon. Aside from the organizational change, I am starting to think about what is the essence of my job function:
Before MBA, I was just an engineer. Taking orders from the boss/customer, and making something out of it. Being specialized in database helped somewhat on the autonomy issue, because I was the only one who understood the methodology, so I was pretty much free to design the structure as I wish. What was the reason I decided to leave? It seemed so long ago, but I remembered that I didn't dislike what I was doing，but I wanted to do something different, and 'bigger.' Didn't have a concrete idea, but thought MBA was a good way to try, so I did.
Then, life took me for a spin. First 2/3 of my first year in MBA, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Consulting was my short term goal in my application letter, but I found out quickly that I wouldn't like the style (and they wouldn't want me. ha). Then just before my first finance class started, I flirted with the idea of making corporate finance as my primary plan... I quickly scrapped that idea too... next I thought about the gaming industry, but the jobs are too few in between (in terms of MBA hires). Struggling for a long time, I finally set my career plan as: Business Planning/Development in Hi-Tech (Primary), and whatever I can find (Secondary). Realistically, I knew that my chance at a BD job was slim. My school didn't even have a BD-specific career lead, but Hi-Tech industries in general fit my background well. I was also prepared for worst case scenario where I wouldn't find an intern. Luckily, the opportunity came knocking and I was prepared for it. That's how I ended up here.
So what is business development? For the past 2 months, I think I am doing more planning than developing. Basically, it's doing a feasibility study. You look at the industry (ecosystem), need of customer, and propose a business model. The difficult part is not coming up with these models, but standing behind them. Not every assumption/business model will be true, but you need to have an explanation (not answer) to these and be able to change it when it actually comes to implementation. Looking at it, I still have a lot to learn.
2008-08-08
obon holiday
Tokyo summer feels much hotter this time around. But I guess it's probably the same as last summer. Only the mindset is different...
The apartment is slowly turning into home. By the time I got back today, we should have sofa, curtain, and fridge ready to go. The TV is not in time for the Olympic opening ceremony, but it should be ready by the closing ceremony.
Things are falling into a rhythm work-wise too. Everyday is a combination of meeting, planning and researching. Most people are taking days off starting from this week. Don't really need to take days off, but since everyone else is, I just figured to use some of my holidays just so I won't have too many unused days by the end of year (muahaha)
So I have 9 consecutive days off. what to do.....
The apartment is slowly turning into home. By the time I got back today, we should have sofa, curtain, and fridge ready to go. The TV is not in time for the Olympic opening ceremony, but it should be ready by the closing ceremony.
Things are falling into a rhythm work-wise too. Everyday is a combination of meeting, planning and researching. Most people are taking days off starting from this week. Don't really need to take days off, but since everyone else is, I just figured to use some of my holidays just so I won't have too many unused days by the end of year (muahaha)
So I have 9 consecutive days off. what to do.....
2008-07-29
2 Week Update
It was a quick two-week... After touching down on the 12th. First priority was to find a apartment. I was going to spend just 2 days looking and decide before I started working on the 16th, but we couldn't find a satisfactory one until the 18th. We finally decided on an apartment near Meguro station. It was right about the upper limit of what I wanted to spend for rent, and it's at a pretty convenient location, so I think we made a pretty good choice.
The apartment took a week to be ready, so we actually just moved in this Sunday. Only half of our shipment from US/Canada arrived, and all the appliance we bought are out of stock. We managed to get a bed from ikea (no blanket), so at least we are not sleeping on the floor....
ps. I am stealing my neighbor's internet connection to write this blog... hehe
The apartment took a week to be ready, so we actually just moved in this Sunday. Only half of our shipment from US/Canada arrived, and all the appliance we bought are out of stock. We managed to get a bed from ikea (no blanket), so at least we are not sleeping on the floor....
ps. I am stealing my neighbor's internet connection to write this blog... hehe
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