I ramble…
It’s June! Although it feels like the year just started to me. Anyway,I thought I’d do a little update on how things are mental-health and writing-wise, but first, I want to share about a podcast episode I listened to this week: Joanna Penn’s podcast this past week was an interview with Michaelbrent Collins and it… Read More Mid-Year Stocktake
I’ve been going to counseling and today’s session made me want to take down notes so that I don’t forget. It’s a bit of a hodge-podge, but I’m sharing it here in case it can help. 1. What toxic means The word toxic is bandied around so often that I didn’t really know what it… Read More Lessons from counselling
I’m back in counselling! This time, a face-to-face one. Remember the mental health check I talked about some time ago? Well, they sent a referral and I got a phone call a couple of days ago asking about when I would like to come in. Since I’m a NEET right now, I asked (and got)… Read More I have mild depression
I arrived back in Singapore yesterday. After five and a half years, my journey in Japan has finally ended. I’m still processing the change, so I’ll probably write about the last few days later (I’d like to finish writing about Okinawa first). But I wanted to pen this post while the memories are still fresh.… Read More Kindness from Others
(This post probably does not have a point) So a while back, I did an AMA on living in Japan on my Dayre. This was one of the questions: Have you been able to make good friends with Japanese? I’ve heard they are notoriously difficult to befriend and can be very fake and insincere. And… Read More Random Ramblings on Stereotypes & Making Friends
I know I am hopelessly late (as always), but I really, really wanted to write about this. It’s sort of related to my previous post on whether foreigners can wear kimono. Basically, while I was not-sleeping one night, I came across this article from someecards: The main point of the article seemed to be that… Read More My Thoughts on the Karlie Kloss Kimono Debacle
This post was requested by someone on Dayre, and I decided to share it here as well! Ok, this is one of those posts where I need to start with a disclaimer: Disclaimer I will be using third party accounts (very generalised, non-identifiable kind) when I can, but this post is ultimately an anecdotal post. Where… Read More On Being an Asian Foreigner in Japan
I was going to continue posting about the Saga International Balloon Fiesta, but this whole “Dear Kelly” thing happened yesterday and though it isn’t directly related to studying in Japan, I wanted to talk about it. To sum up the matter: a girl got raped and the advice columnist blamed her for it. There is… Read More Dear Kelly, You’re Wrong
I watched a video on what Japanese people think of foreigners wearing kimono, and it got me thinking (especially the comments, where some users disagreed). Is the act of wearing Kimono (or Cheongsam or any ethnic clothes not from your ethnic group) inherently disrespectful to the Japanese (or Chinese or whatever group it is?) I… Read More Can Foreigners Wear Kimono?
Last night, after I finished watching the Singapore National Day Parade (NDP), I realised something. Living in Japan has made me love Singapore more. Japan is basically the first place where I’ve lived overseas by myself. I’ve been to a few countries, like US, Dubai, Hong Kong, Australia, etc (these are probably the most ‘exotic’… Read More SG51/NDP Thoughts: Living in Japan made me love Singapore More