I had my Church farewell party yesterday. It’s been four years, but it really feels like it passed in the blink of an eye (it feels like it was just yesterday that my friends and I were talking about how we didn’t feel like fourth years and yet THAT WAS A YEAR AGO). So it… Read More Church Farewell
I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but Beppu is planning to build an onsen-themed theme park! (Yet another reason to come to Kyushu). You might have seen the youtube video: The amusement park is going to be called「湯〜園地」(yu~enchi – which is a homonym for the word meaning “amusement park”) and to get it… Read More Beppu Onsen Amusement Park’s Crowdfunding Campaign
On Saturday, I had my final kimono class. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here (oops!) but since April of last year, I’ve been taking lessons on how to put on the kimono myself from Morita Akemi (森田 空美) sensei. Morita sensei is based in Tokyo and her kimono coordinates have appeared in magazines like… Read More Morita Akemi Sensei’s Kimono Class (入門クラス)
It took me four months but I finally got my driver’s license! I haven’t really blogged about it because it’s a slow process but now that it’s over, I thought I’d share about the whole thing in case anyone is thinking of getting their license here too. There are basically two ways of getting your… Read More How I Got My Driver’s License
So last Saturday, my main zemi was gathered for a special class. Our teacher had called back four of the senpais who had graduated last year to come and talk to us about what it was like to enter the Japanese workforce. Luckily for me, it was in the afternoon so I managed to watch… Read More What My Senpais Say about Work
Today is 初一 of the Chinese New Year! So Happy New Year everyone, we’re finally in the year of the Rooster! I’m still in Japan, so nothing much to share except this amazing new year drawing that my cousin made (and she said I could share with everyone):
Hey everyone, I hope your January has been off to a good start. I managed to finish one item on my goals list – to create paperback versions of The Nutcracker King and Beauty’s Daughter! To be honest, I thought it would take a lot more time, but the covers were ready and so here… Read More New Covers and Paperback Versions
So on Saturday, Silence was released in Japan! It’s directed by Martin Scorsese and has spent 26 years in the making! As a big fan of the book (to the point where my Extended Essay was a comparison analysis of Silence and The Man Within), I was at the first showing at Hakata’s T-Joy theatre… Read More Silence: Movie Review
Yesterday, I learnt how to make 浮島 (ukishima – the cake like thing) and 桃山 (momoyama – the biscuits in front). The MVP of the day was shiroan (white bean paste) because we used it for everything. And I mean everything. First the 浮島. Here it is just out of the oven. It’s basically shiroan… Read More Wagashi Class
So this has been a very, very quiet week, as expected. Good for me, because I’ve made progress on my graduation paper, but I guess a little boring for you. And to break up the monotony for me as well, I thought I’d share about the things that I bought during the New Year sale!… Read More New Year Buys
