Ever since I saw the chocolate room in Hotel Amsterdam, I knew that I would stay in it one day (okay, I didn’t know but I really wanted to!). So when my birthday came around, I decided it was the perfect excuse to book the room. My cousin also decided to join me so I had… Read More Turning 24 in a Chocolate Room
Before going to Okinawa, I did a little research and I found that basically everyone recommends that you use the monorail within Naha and if you’re leaving Naha, to rent a car. This turned out to be true. While my sister and I didn’t try the public bus, we did end up using three forms… Read More Getting Around in Okinawa
Hey everyone, I just came back from Okinawa and it was great! I spent about a week there with my sister and I have so much to share (and I just realised I haven’t even blogged about my birthday, yikes!). While I’m going through the photos, I thought I’d write down the itinerary and a… Read More Okinawa Trip Master Post
I decided to bring my mom and bro fruit picking while they were here because this is something that you can’t do in Singapore (mushroom picking, maybe? I’m not sure if the mushroom farm allows that). We decided to go to 樋口果樹園 (higuchi kajyuuen) because my coworker recommended it and because the grapes she shared… Read More Picking Grapes and Pears in Imari
2019 Edit: Henn na Hotel has, sadly, decided to greatly reduce the number of their robots from 243 robots at their peak to 85 robots (as of Jan 2019), with the number of entertainment robots being reduced the most. The third and newest wing does not have any more robots. Reasons for this decrease are: … Read More Staying in a Robot Hotel (Henn na Hotel, Nagasaki)
My last stop was the Imari-Arita Ware Traditional Craft Center: And in keeping with the wind chime festival theme, the entrance had wind chimes as well. They had a miniature model of the kiln as well too(: There are two rooms that feature Imari and Arita ware, and I thought this vase was really interesting.… Read More Okawachiyama Part 3: Traditional Craft Center + Painting a Cup!
You can read the first part here. After making my way from one end of the village to the other, I decided to take a break for lunch. There are only a few cafes in the village, and not all of them were open, so if you’ve got picky eaters with you, I’d recommend having… Read More Okawachiyama Part 2: Lunch + Rest of Village
So yesterday I decided to actually use my rest day to go out. I decided to go to Ookawachiyama (大川内山 – link leads to their Japanese website), which is a place that I’ve been wanting to go for a while. Originally, I planned to go there on the 22nd of July, because there was going… Read More Okawachiyama Part 1: The Village
I’ve seen this book a few times (in Kinokuniya), but never bothered to pick it up. But, since it’s available through overdrive, I decided that, why not, since I’m already looking for a job. Really, I don’t know why I do this to my self. First, I take that class which basically made working in… Read More Book Review: The Accidental Office Lady by Laura Kriska
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