Sporty weekend – Ski and Dance
Well, not ski and dance at the same time… First: Saturday. We went on our first ski trip this season! (yeah I know, spring is almost here and…
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Snowy weekend!
We had some very rare heavy snowfall in Tokyo over the weekend! It was supposedly the heaviest snowfall in 13 years or something. Whatever it is, I’m glad…
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Lunar New Year @ Yokohama’s Chinatown
Living overseas means I inadvertently have to miss out on festivals and occasions. The most recent one is Lunar New Year. In Japan, it’s not celebrated at all,…
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Japan has made me a serial snacker
Honestly, when I was in Singapore, I hardly snacked. It’s an entirely different story here in Japan though. Somehow even the usual flavors looks about a million times…
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Japanese and their unusual pets
This is a re-post from my old blog (now inactive) that I kept when I was in Japan previously, and part of the Flashback Friday series! ^_^ First written: 23 June 2010…
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Why Japanese postal delivery is made of win
I do ALOT of shopping online. It’s no exaggeration when I say 90% of my purchases are done online. I hardly even shop at physical shops anymore! Let’s…
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My first 夏祭り! (natsu matsuri, or summer festival)
Since it is effin’ cold now (temperatures at night are 1°C, give or take), what better way to imagine warmth and toastiness by reliving one of my favorite…
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