AE 2010 Shopping in Tokyo Panel
And yes, I was nervous like crazy (my first panel talk ever)
I thought the panel went reasonably well, despite the technical issues at the onset. I really wish I had been feeling better (just getting over a concussion really played havoc with my ability to articulate as clearly as I’d like).
I had given the panel a run through the night before and went majorly overtime. At the actual panel I went under time which annoyed me because I really had so much more to say.
I would like to give another panel, except I think focus on a couple of specific points. I wanted to tell more stories and anecdotes (stripped those out as I went over time the night before). But I have no idea what people would be interested in learning.
So, whether you are passerby of this website, or someone who attended my panel, please let me know what you’d like to hear more about (reply to this post or send me a message). I would really appreciate that and then next year, if there’s interest, I’m happy to talk some more about my favourite subject.
And finally — thanks to everyone who attended my panel. I seriously did not expect to see so many people. Arigato gozaimasu.
Photos of the day below…
He just needed a costume.
Me — Harajuku outfit from BodyLine (back in the days when they had change rooms)
Dean snapped this one and I thought it a nice profile.
One of my pocket watches — you can’t see it, but the outside is decorated with a Fokker DRI triplane, which I felt appropriate.
First time I sat down I dipped my coat tails into the water. Thankfully they dried fast.
Audience at my panel. No one is sleeping, right?
I really wanted to share more but alas… next time I hope!
Just wanted to say thanks for your great informative panel! I went to Japan for the first time this spring and found your observations to be spot on. Hope you come back to AE next year!
@Vivian
Thank you so much for your kind words. I would be delighted to return but would like to spend more time discussing a few things rather than giving such a brief overview. If you have any ideas as to what you think is most important, please let me know! Cheers.
Just wanted to let you know that your pannel was very informative (I’m very glad there is a website to go with it, because there is no way I would be able to absorb that much information in one sitting hehe…). Some things I would have liked to know more about would have been maybe some other things to do in Japan other then shopping (I suppose that is a little off topic though…), and a random question that I has would be: is the tap water clean to drink there?
Thank you very much, I hope you come back to AE next year (hopefully without having to recover from an injury..)!
@Captain Obvious
Thank you. Yes, I’ll be happy to return and talk more about actually BEING in Japan rather than the preparation. While the preparation is very important, I think I spell it out fairly well on this website.
To answer your question, yes, the water is safe to drink. In fact, I don’t know what they do to their water, but my hair and skin is never so healthy and feels so good as it does as when I’m in Japan.
They are hygiene freaks, so I’m very appreciative of that.
Feel free to ask any other questions! Cheers.