I remembering hearing about this book when it first came out, although I can’t remember if the reaction towards this book was positive or negative. So, when I saw it at Rainbow Plaza, I was really excited to read it and find out what it was like. A Geek in Japan is a basic introduction… Read More Book Review: A Geek in Japan by Hector Garcia
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
This year, I didn’t do much for Golden Week. I had a friend come over, but other than that, I stayed at home and did baito (part time work). When my friend did come though, we went to the owl cafe! I really love that cafe, the owls are so adorable. The owl and I The owls… Read More Golden Week 2014 #1: Owl Cafe and Nokonoshima
Woah, I am getting way behind on my Golden Week post. But, due to health reasons, I had to go back to Singapore over the weekend. Now MEXT scholars (and other people living/considering living in Japan), I’m not saying that the Japanese healthcare system sucks. Far from it. It works well about 90% of the… Read More Sleep and Singapore
When I mustered up the courage to hit “Publish” on A Sister’s Reaction to My Brother’s Bullying Case, I didn’t know what to expect. I wrote that piece as a response and awareness post, and apart from posting it to Google+ and Facebook, didn’t do much else. So today, I want to thank everyone who… Read More Follow Up to A Sister’s Reaction to my Brother’s Bullying Case
How’s everyone (in Japan’s) Golden Week going? I’ve actually finished all the things that I plan to blog about, but due to the backlog of posts, I’m only at the Tosu Premium Outlet post. So what is Tosu premium outlet? Well, it’s just like its name says. The only thing is that there are way… Read More Tosu Premium Outlets
I was actually about to blog about Tosu Premium Outlets today, but then this happened. When I say this I mean to say that I had to get a new bankbook. This makes it my fourth bank book, and I’m only entering my third year here. Now, these bank books are insanely useful. I didn’t… Read More Do My Bank Books Hate Me?
