Archive of my posts from my time in Japan
So, I’m back in Singapore for now! And because Chinese New Year (I’m just gonna call it CNY from now on) started later this year, I managed to participate for the first time in three years!! Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days, and since it’s only day 4, I will just talk about the… Read More Happy Chinese New Year!
A while back, I talked about how I was torn between two tutorials. Well, today, I got the results for the first tutorial application (we have to application periods – the second one is if you failed the first one). But first, which ゼミ did I choose in the end? As I said before, I really… Read More ゼミ results (Part 2)
One week ago, I talked about seeing snow in Beppu even though it’s more well-known for its onsens (aka, there’s a lot of heat). During the week, I had about 3 tests, and didn’t really have time to blog. Now that my excuse is out of the way, on to part two! In Beppu, one thing… Read More To Hell and Back (Beppu Part 2)
After my cousin’s guest post and enthusiastic recommendation of Beppu, I recommended to my family that we go there as well. While they were rather hesitant (since there’s nothing but onsen there, apparently), well, I was the one making arrangements. Except for hotel bookings. My mom did those because if I booked the hotel (which… Read More Baby it’s Cold Outside (Beppu Part 1)
Since I attended the last ゼミ説明会 (seminar introduction session) that I wanted to, I thought it’d be good to muse about it on the blog. And MEXT scholars, listen up, this is one of the most important decisions you’ll have to make in your MEXT life, and in your university, probably the most important decision.… Read More Choosing my ゼミ (Part 1)
Well…. I’m (finally) entering exam mode. Unfortunately, it also coincides with hibernation mode, which means not only do I have no will to do anything, what little will I have is reserved for studying and writing. But, I will come and distract myself by blogging about fun stuff, one of which is Fukubukuro! Fukubukuro (福袋),… Read More Liz Lisa Fukubukuro 2015
… too bad Huis Ten Bosch isn’t a big city. Happy New Year everyone! I hope your new year has been fun. I’ve been travelling a lot, so I have a lot of things to share with you guys. Unfortunately, I’m really busy now, with lots of reports and meetings and such, so I may… Read More Bright Lights in Huis Ten Bosch (2014 Illuminations)
Ok, last post of the year, let’s see if I can finish my Aso by Train series. If you didn’t see the earlier posts, I talked about getting from Hakata to Aso Farmland, and from Aso Farmland to Mount Aso earlier. Today, I’m going to talk about getting from Aso Farmland to Shirakawa Spring, from… Read More Aso by Train Part 3: To Shirakawa Spring, Kumamoto Castle and Back to Hakata
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19:14) My next story about my brother has to start with a confession from me. When it was first proposed that we spend the later part of Boxing Day cooking… Read More Boxing Day 2014
So, even though NaNoWriMo is over, I’ve been MIA. And as always, I’ve got really good reasons for that. One is that my mom and bro came over this week, and between lost luggage (which seems to occur to China Eastern passengers who transit at Shanghai) and general getting-used-to-the-cold, and eat-all-the-food stuff, I haven’t had… Read More Kimono Fashion Show 2014