Archive of my posts from my time in Japan
Hello readers. We’re taking a break from the regularly scheduled posts about my life in Japan to look at (focus on a few random things anyway) life as a student in Kyushu University. This is really for my juniors like +Inas Wafiya Haryanto (poor Inas, I always tag you because I talk to you the most) who… Read More Kyushu University Year 2
My book review of A Geek in Japan reminded me that I wrote a review of Ghibli Musueum. Once, a long time ago (so about two years?) for another site. Unfortunately, I can’t find that site (if you do know what site it is, please let me know!), but I did save a copy of… Read More Mitaka Ghibli Museum Review
Japan has made the cat cafe popular. Recently, owl cafes have become popular. While I’ve never been to an cat cafe before, I’ve been to the owl cafe in Fukuoka three times (in my defense, I was bring people there). If you’re in Fukuoka, this is definitely a place you should visit (unless Singapore suddenly… Read More Owl Cafe Fukuoka (Review)
So yesterday, I went to Rainbow Plaza at Ims to study. On the way home, I noticed that Parm was holding an ice-cream making promotion on the first flow of Ims. Actually, it was just dipping their ice-cream in chocolate. But still! Free ice-cream! So I went and queued up! This photo was taken after… Read More Parm Chocolate Ice-cream Making Experience
I have quite a few foibles (“quirks” if we’re being charitable). One of them is the ability to digress from any given subject matter. It’s really strange, but I’ve found myself talking to people about subjects that weren’t even close to the original topic. But anyway, that is not the foible (I love that word.… Read More One foible to change
Up until yesterday, Huis Ten Bosch had a rose festival (oops, I’m not exactly on time am I?). Since I have a one-year pass (and since my cousin was in town), we went there for a day. Unfortunately, on the day we went, it was raining (and fairly windy). It rained the whole day )O.O(… Read More Huis Ten Bosch – Rose Festival (and other stuff)
Last week, I saw a poster about 船乗り込み (Funanorikomi) and decided to go and take a look before my Bahasa Indonesia class today. It’s to start the June Kabuki show, so in a way, it’s a sort of preparation for the Kabuki show I’ll be seeing on June 22. The flyer I didn’t really expect many… Read More 船乗り込み (Funanorikomi)
Most MEXT scholars aim for Todai and Handai. For certain disciplines, like my own Economics/Business Administration, there’s also Hitotsubashi University. However, in my quest to get more of my kouhai’s to come over to Kyudai, I’ll be introducing certain aspects of Kyudai that are awesome. For Economics/Business Administration students, or really, anyone with an interest… Read More Introducing QREC
Gosh golly gosh, the title makes me sound rich. “Weekend visit” sounds like I flew back on a whim when I actually went back because of health reasons. Singapore <3 Tip: If you normally can’t afford SIA because it’s too expensive, you may find it cheaper to buy the ticket last minute. It was about… Read More Singapore Weekend Visit
Last year, I went to watch the fireworks at Huis Ten Bosch during Dontaku. This year, I managed to resist the siren call of Huis Ten Bosch and actually go and see the festival (for a little while anyway). Dontaku, as far as I know, is basically a series of parades. It takes place at… Read More Golden Week 2014 #2: Dontaku