Maria Ozawa Chocolate Ad

Before she became an idol, Japanese-Canadian Maria Ozawa did a commercial. Here she is in a 2002 ad for Morinaga Dars chocolate, portrayed in a love triangle with Japanese pop duo KinKi Kids.

Personally, I much prefer her more recent work.

Guild Wars Wintersday 2007 Finale

I spent part of my New Year’s Day at the Guild Wars Wintersday 2007 finale. I got both Dwayna’s and Grenth’s festival hats — but mostly supported Grenth, because I want winter to last longer. For the cold!

In 2007, two big online games hit the Philippines — EVE Online and Lineage II. In 2008, we might even see Ragnarok Online 2. Here’s to another great year for Filipino gamers!