In 2012, I moved to Japan for further studies. At that time, I left behind my family, including my little brother, who was turning 8 at that time. That same year, I received a message from my mother, telling me not to worry, but that the teachers had caught my brother attempting to jump from… Read More A Sister’s Reaction to My Brother’s Bullying Case
On Sunday, my class had a welcome party for the new students. At the same time, I was eating Dutch food from a Michelin star restaurant (my first time!). I didn’t know that it would clash when I signed up, so please don’t think I was intentionally running away (although I am not fond of… Read More EUIJ – Kyushu: A Taste of Europe
Here’s my last sakura post for this year! And just in time for the new school year too! My last spot would be Muromi, aka, the place where I stay. I decided to walk around my neighbourhood one day, and I was really surprised to see how many sakura trees there were. Look, you can… Read More Sakura 2014: Muromi
You know, I just realised that I’ll be in Singapore for the entire sakura season next year. Oh well, labeling the post with the year makes things easier for me. So after I made one trip to Fukuoka Castle to see the sakura, I decided that I should make a second trip to see the… Read More Sakura 2014: Fukuoka Castle (Night)
Fukuoka Castle is so pretty that I need to break it up into two posts: daytime and nighttime. On Sunday, Yuka and I went to Fukuoka castle (a first for the both of us) to take Sakura photos. It’s a really pretty place. The castle is basically a ruin, but there are still walls and… Read More Sakura 2014: Fukuoka Castle (Daytime)
It’s Sakura season! My favourite time of the year: the temperature is good and Japan turns into a magical land of flowering trees. Yesterday, Yuka and I went Sakura viewing, and one of the places we went to was the Hakozaki Campus. Yup, we went to school on a Saturday. To take photos of flowers.… Read More Sakura 2014: Hakozaki Campus
My sisters came to visit me last week, so of course I brought them round my favourite spots (which is to say, Huis Ten Bosch). The difference in this trip is that I had my tripod with me! Well, cause my sisters brought it over. My adorable sisters and I It’s definitely much easier taking… Read More My Sisters in Japan (AKA One Week in Fukuoka)
If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been blogging lately, I have a very simple explanation: my life has been boring lately and I really don’t want to make inane posts for the sake of making posts. Although if I was an entertaining writer, this wouldn’t be a problem. *Inane post section: Time for lists!*… Read More Quiet Days
Seeing a crow whisperer. I was actually thinking of talking about how grateful I am for nice sunsets (which I am), but then while I was waiting for my student to arrive, I took a little walk and saw this guy. He was just sitting (and then he stood, as seen in the picture) among… Read More Happiness is … (#7)
Technorati Claim Code: 4CBCXPEEXZ7A Last Saturday, I went for my first ever TED talks. And before I continue, I need to say that I really meant to post this sooner, but I suddenly had a bunch of prospective students and ended up conducting lots of trial lessons this week. So yes, TED. This is a TEDx… Read More TEDxFukuoka 2014 (February 22)
