If a picture is worth a thousand words, this post is going to a hundred thousand words long (or longer!) Anyway, after the bomb threat from the previous day, the decision was made to stop broadcasting and posting on anything social network that allowed comments. That meant that we were down to two livestreams and… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Recap: Day 2
(Warning: This is the day with the worst photos) Technically, this is Day 6 of the Saga International Balloon Feista (SIBF), but it’s the first day for me. I started off by being late, because the meeting time was 6:10 but I only got on the bus at 6:30. So image my excitement when I… Read More Saga International Balloon Fiesta Recap: Day 1
Hey everyone! I hope your November started well. I’m volunteering at the Saga International Balloon Festa, and it’s been non-stop eventful, so I’ll do a series of recap posts when it’s over. In the meantime, do come down if you happen to be in the area! The morning flight tends to be more successful (afternoon… Read More Saga International Balloon Festa
Yesterday, I went to IKEA with Yiyin for their salmon fair! They’re having a course menu that lasts until next week, and if you’re an IKEA family member, you can save about 500 yen! And while the four dishes are for one person, we found that it was more than enough for two (or maybe… Read More IKEA Salmon Fair
I have definitely been eating too much lately, and there’s absolutely no defence for it. I mean, I didn’t have to eat these, but I really wanted to. So recently, McDonalds had this collaboration with Pom Pom Purin and released a Pom Pom Purin McFlurry! SOOOO ADORABLE It tasted very much like caramel, though (the… Read More Pom Pom Purin McFlurry and other snacks
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?
Hello! Back with Part 2. While we were at the wine festival, they had a bingo game! So two of us bought cards, since we were sitting there (and there were prizes to be won) AND ONE CARD WON! Not the winning card Since there are five prizes, they gave them out randomly. The prizes… Read More Huis ten Bosch Part 2
Hi everyone! I went to the Wine Festival at Huis ten Bosch with my friends! We actually went there a few years back, but not everyone was of legal drinking age then, so we planned to come again when we’re all over twenty. So here we are! I’ve got quite a lot of photos (and… Read More Huis ten Bosch Halloween and Wine Festival
Lupicia is a tea shop and they had their first Grand Marche in Fukuoka this weekend! Obviously, I signed up ahead of time and went in. There were quite a few people there, but luckily it wasn’t very crowded. There was enough space to move around and not get jostled. This is the first time… Read More Lupicia Grand Marche
I went for a talk on Ikebana today, and it was hugely instructive. The instructor is from the 草月流 (そうげつりゅう; Sougetsu school) of Ikebana, which is a pretty popular school derived from 池坊 (いけのぼう; Ikenobo School). She was arranging flowers as she talked, and I learnt quite a few things that I thought I’d share… Read More Ikebana Lesson
