Archive of my posts from my time in Japan
In the past week, two major typhoons have hit Japan. What are the odds? Living in Fukuoka, I hardly ever experience a typhoon. It always seems to skip me, which is good. But today’s typhoon VongFong? Woah. I’m never underestimating typhoons again. As you can see, Fukuoka isn’t in the direct path, but is in… Read More It’s Typhoon Season in Japan!
School has finally started, and my life is settling down into a school-baito-sleep routine. Oh and golf. I’ve got the air in my bicycle tires refilled, so life is at the peaceful phase before I start loading it up with activities. Since this is the second semester of my second year, I’m now at the… Read More Back to School Update!
When I got back to Japan, I started writing about my 21st birthday party. And due to my tendency to be verbose, the post eventually turned into two parts. This is part two, and you can read part one here (Part 1 is a guide on how I got the various Ghibli-themed elements to create… Read More My Studio Ghibli Themed 21st Birthday Party! (Part 2)
You may or may not have known this, but I had my 21st birthday recently! In Singapore, turning 21 is a big deal, because it means we get our ‘key’ to freedom, signifying adulthood. So obviously, I had to celebrate on that day itself. And when deciding with my party theme, I went with Studio… Read More My Studio Ghibli Themed 21st Birthday Party! (Part 1)
After a long, long delay, I’m finally here with the second review in this series! In this post, I’m going to be talking about Memrise, a site that uses Space Repetition System (SRS) to teach you. What is SRS? Simply put, the site tests you on the vocab that you’ve learn just when you’re about… Read More Language Apps/Websites Review: Memrise
According to the Chinese Calendar, today is 15th day of the 8th month. So, it’s Mid-Autumn festival! We used to have a huge celebration when I was younger and the extended family was living together, but now, with most of us grown up and living in separate houses, it’s a much smaller affair. All my… Read More Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
The day before I came back to Singapore, I was in Huis Ten Bosch. Yes, again. Although in my defence, it was Yiyin’s first time there. So I was sort of acting like a tour guide (let’s not think about the fact that I invited her to come with me). My main reason for going… Read More Huis Ten Bosch Dinosaur Escape Game + Robot Ice Cream Boy
Before I even begin, I want to apologise to whoever looked for me at the Study in Japan talk at RI on Friday. I really wanted to go, but I caught the stomach flu after I went to ACS(I) on Tuesday and ended up hibernating from Wednesday to Friday. On Saturday, I emerged from my… Read More Singapore Natsu Matsuri (シンガポールの夏祭り)
Like I mentioned in my previous post, one of the things I want to blog about this summer would be to review the different language sites and apps that I’m using. Not all of them will be Japanese-focused, but more of a language-based thing in general. Of course, if there are Japanese versions, I will… Read More Language Apps/Websites Review: Lang-8
A while back, one piece of news that went viral was about this cafe in Japan that placed stuff toys next to single diners. Well, I’m pretty sure that the cafe in question is the Moomin Cafe, and that you don’t have to eat alone to get the stuff toy (as seen by my nihonjijyou… Read More Moomin Cafe Review