For several mornings I’ve had problems with my alarm clock on the HTC Desire. Each night I’d set the alarm for 6:45 in the morning, but it would never ring. I tested it during the day though and then it was no problem, ring a-ok.

So what could be the issue for this? Turns out I’ve been a frequent user of task-killer applications. Without realizing I had always killed the alarm that I was trying to set!

So if you are using any task killers, make sure you add the clock application to the ignore list of applications to be killed. More info here.

More nerd humor

Curry in Japan is really good and popular. It’s popular because its easy to cook, and its fairly cheap to get as fast food if you’re out on the town. CoCo is one of the most popular chain stores and you get to choose how hot you want it on a scale from 0 to 10th.

Good stuff!

Today there was a Hanami / Japanese cultural event in Stockholm. This thing is held every year here in Stockholm, but unfortunately the sakura hadn’t started blooming yet. Hanami withouth sakura 咲いてないって最低だよね

But there was a lot of nice performances like Taiko, Theatre and martial arts performances.

Hopefully soon we will get some sakura blooming in Kungsträdgården as well.

Finally works! Don’t know when these new drivers for the wireless presenter mouse got checked in to the ubuntu repository, but it works perfectly now in 10.04. Great. Before I had problems with the media keys on back for playing media, not even polling the keys gave anything.

So if you have a wireless presenter mouse try it out!

So, I recently moved and consequentially had to relocate the server as well. Had some problems with the dns:ing in the beginning, but then I realized that having an expiry time of 4 weeks in the configuration wasn’t exactly helping. But now anyway, ip has changed and omJAPAN is back online.

There is a new tourist bus in Fukuoka called the green line. It was introduced almost one year ago and seems like a really good idea for new tourists in Fukuoka! It costs 250yen to get on one time, and 750 for a one-day norihoudai pass. The bus stops are strategically placed on famous sights throughout the city, including Tenjin, Canal city and Fukuoka Tower.

The interior is completely different from the other “normal” buses. It has wooden and green design and it is definitely more comfy to sit in this bus for a longer time. There is also guidance in several different languages, including English and Chinese.

Me and my friends took the bus from Canal city to Fukuoka Tower and took a look at the city from up high. The only problem is that the green line bus stops quite early, so we had to take a normal bus back to Tenjin.

IMS, or InterMediaStation, is a shopping and culture center in central Tenjin. It is accessible from Watanabe dori and from the Tenjin Chikagai. The building is round and very easy to spot. The first couple of floors in the building is all about shopping. There are several different brands, and be sure to check out the first floor for a 300-yen shop and an International Plaza with various international products (including Swedish!).

Higher up you can find car retailers, so if you are looking to buy a car this is perfect for you I have no idea how they got the cars up to those floors in the first place, but that’s just a part of the magic I guess.

In the middle of the building there are usually some activities or commercial of some sort, and in February there is a “Love Festa” here where you can write your secret love message to your special someone.

It might be good to know that there also is an “International Forum” in IMS, so if you are foreign visitor, or want to make friends with foreigners this is the place for you.

Kego koen is a park in central Tenjin, right next to Solaria Plaza. It is quite easy to get here so it is natural meet up spot. The park has a beautiful pond in the middle which is decorated with amazing light shows in the winter. In the middle there is a wide open area where skateboarders and other cool younglings usually hang out. There tend to be a lot of activities here in general including musical performances, campaigns and other things.

Directly connected to the park is the Kego shrine. This is very beautiful shrine and it is nice that is located so centrally.

Tenchika (天地下）, or Tenjin Chikagai (天神地下街） is an underground shopping street that runs along Watanabe dori. Here you can find a lot of nice shopping, but mainly smaller independent shops. Some of the bigger chains, like Comme Ca Mono, are represented however so you will probably find what you are looking for.

The Tenchika is connected with the surrounding buildings, so it is possible to go practically anywhere underground. So for example on a rainy day you can go from the subway through the Tenchika directly to IMS, Tenjin Mina or Solariza Plaza without getting wet!

Tenchika was extended to the south a couple of years ago, and the new section feels more modern and looks nicer. This means that the subway stations Tenjin and Tenjin Minami are now connected, and you can walk between them without any hassle.