He may have taken his sweet time, but at last he’s made it: Naoki walks!

I think all he needed was a little motivation. After all, there’s no doubt crawling is safer – and in his case much faster!

Witness these historic moments as he embarks on the next leg of his adventures:

Next up: running, dancing, jumping and pretty much anything else that can be done upright!

Stay tuned.

After a brief trip to the States and Canada a couple weeks ago I have now (finally) surprised the 100th find mark!

Making a lot of progress on my geocaching stats is exceedingly difficult in Tokyo. There’s just too many people around, the caches are very spread out, and well – lately I simply don’t have that much time caching. Once I get Naoki into it – I’m sure that will all change!

Some shots of my day caching with Viking43:

NB Geocaching - February

12 in one day – definitely a record for me, but pocket change for the vikings!

As always – my cache map is up to date with the latest finds.

You know what’s inefficient? Buying different snack food for both your baby and your dog. Don’t you wish one purchase would satisfy two hungry beasts?

Japanese food engineers to the rescue! Introducing: Bean Stalk Liver Biscuits!

Yes that’s right, kids. Now you too can enjoy that same great taste that Fido has been relishing all these years. Liver Biscuits are chalk full of meaty, chicken liver goodness in a convenient, “mess free” format that’s sure to please! I know I for one have a hard time resisting anything with liver in it. *

… but what about Naoki?

Will it make his fur coat shinier than ever? Or will it leave him with unsightly doggie breath?

Naoki reviews.

* Lie.

It doesn’t snow very often in Tokyo – maybe once a year if you’re lucky. This morning was only the second time that I recall seeing the white stuff on the ground during my time here. What a beautiful sight it is – even if it’s nothing compared to what I grew up in!

On the way out the door I grabbed my camera to snap a few snowy pictures during my daily commute for your viewing pleasure:

Our street – watch your step, no sand or salt here.

Not enough to require a snow brush / ice scraper… but plenty for snowballs!

More snowball supplies.

Japanese house with a dusting of snow on the roof.

With my visit to NB just a little over a week away – this is a timely reminder of exactly what I’m going into…

And after a brief hiatus the little tyke is back!

Naoki’s got a whole new bag of tricks – capturing them all on video is proving more and more challenging! So, I’ve thrown together a few of his latest moments into another collection for Naoki Playtime 3. If you’re new – yes, there is a part 1 and part 2, but you’d swear that’s a different kid!

We hope you enjoy!

On another note – our fearless video editor is back on his jet-setting ways. In the course of the next few weeks I’ll be in KL, Orlando and Saint John, New Brunswick. If you’re near one of those locations and feel like buying me a beer, please drop me a note!

UPDATE (1/23/10 – 10:17PM JST) – Yes, for those that noticed (and something to spot for those that didn’t) – that is indeed Alf on TV @ 1:56. If you thought he was funny 20 years ago – you should hear him in Japanese.