Cookin' with The Black Eyed Peas in Pigg

This week - for those who follow what's going on in Pigg (Pico's older Japanese-language brother) - The Black Eyed Peas made an appearance. Yes, the real Black Eyed Peas.

The event was scheduled when most of the rest of the world outside of Asia was sleeping. Altough, if you are like ♥DQ姫系♥ you would have set your alarm clock, rubbed the sleep out of your eyes and logged in nonetheless.

In speaking to Rex_A yesterday, she said she attended the event and took video! So, for those who missed the event, here's a brief snapshot of will.i.am and apl.d.ap flirting with the girls in Pigg while getting direct help at their laptops to navigate Pigg. Thanks, Rex_A!

You can read some of the chat transcript provided by ten.ten. here.


Image copyright © CyberAgent, Inc.

Pigg frequently has musicians appear on the site to promote their projects (album/single releases, tours, etc.) to Pigg's audience of Japanese users. Players are encouraged to send in questions for the musicians in advance, which are then answered during the special event.

In fact, Avril Lavigne will make an appearance in Pigg on February 28 (info in English | info in Japanese).

More info:

• Official Pigg blog: Event notice of Black Eyed Peas event info (in Japanese)
• Pigg blog translation: Event notice of Black Eyed Peas event info (in English)

Meeting Rex_A

When I click on someone's profile to  Prop  them I usually click on their URL if the address leads to a blog.

This weekend I saw a very festive-looking  Pico and clicked on her URL to visit her Pigg blog. Though, I don't read Japanese, I was instantly impressed by the layout graphics and the design of the blog. The "Comment" button for the posts made me giggle. I tried to leave a comment, but for some reason it wouldn't let me. I kept getting an error message in red ... but I don't know what it means (全角文字を含まないコメントは投稿できません。 ), so I gave up.

The effervescent Rex_A has dedicated her Pigg blog to journaling her Pico life and new developments to the game for those who read Japanese.

When I saw Rex_A again on Tuesday I ran up to her to tell her how much I admire her blog layout. I buttered her up with some food so she wouldn't think I was too strange. She said she has created all her blog graphics herself and that she loves making custom graphics for her layout.

I must say I am very impressed by - and a little jealous of - how the edges of her custom graphics look. She took a photo of us with the green grass as the background ... and when she posted it on her blog, the green was completely and perfectly removed. I don't know how she does it and keeps the edges looking so clean. One day, I will ask her what her trick is.

To my surprise, Rex_A said she knew of Picostyle and follows this blog. It was mutual blog appreciation.

I was very honoured that she asked if I would take a photo with her ... and then she posted about our meeting on her blog.

When asked whether she liked Pico or Pigg better, Rex_A replied that she likes both, but loves Pico more, since there are more things you can buy with Gummies. I imagine that the deeply tanned skin also has something to do with it. Snooki would be jealous, Rex_A.

If you happen to see Rex_A in your Pico travels, please be sure to say a very kind hello, give her Props and maybe even share some food (she has a healthy appetite). She is very nice and friendly.

• Visit Rex_A's blog on Pigg
• Follow Rex_A's blog on Pigg

Photo Credits: #2 (Coment image), :# (Catero and Rex_A) from http://ameblo.jp/ameba-pico-blog/