The first time I can remember watching Spirited Away was way back in the time of portable VCD players. My mum had brought my siblings and I to queue for passports (this was also way back when you had to wait for ages instead of waltzing in on the time you chose online) and the… Read More My History with Ghibli
It has been some time since I talked about Studio Ghibli, so it’s time to remind everyone that Studio Ghibli makes amazing films by talking about Mixing Work with Pleasure, Toshio Suzuki’s account of his time spent at Studio Ghibli as a producer and company president. If you want to see some of his calligraphy,… Read More Book Review: Mixing Work with Pleasure by Toshio Suzuki
I have finally opened this!! It took much longer than expected because I want it to last forever (also, I was trying to finish a few other teas). But it’s open, I’ve tasted it, and I’ve got a tea review for you in not one, but two formats! (Also, you can tell that I’ve got… Read More Tea Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service Tea (Cookie) from Lupicia
Now that I’ve finally finished my England-holiday posts, I’m finally ready to move on to the Japan posts! Let’s hope it doesn’t take another three months for me to write all that I want to say. First things first: GHIBLI. I found out about this exhibition when I was checking out the events in Huis… Read More Suzuki Toshio & Ghibli Exhibition @ Huis ten Bosch
The minute I saw that Lupicia and Studio Ghibli were doing a collaboration, I knew that I wanted their teas. The only problem was that I moved back to Singapore last year, which means that I don’t have easy access to the どんぐり共和国 (donguri kyowakoku) shops anymore. Thankfully, I had a tea lover friend who… Read More Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service Teas
Today has been a dreary kind of day, ending in a light drizzle. I hope that the people celebrating Deepavali/Diwali aren’t inconvenienced by it. For me, I woke up with a really bad cough and I’ve been sniffling the whole day. Luckily, today is a public holiday – can’t think how I’d get through work!… Read More Studio Ghibli Teas + Watch!!
So in the last post, I remembered that I haven’t blogged about the Ghibli exhibition. Which is odd because it was AMAZING and I love Ghibli so normally I share news about it immediately. But better late than never and the exhibition is still going on if you want to visit. The Studio Ghibli Exhibition… Read More Studio Ghibli Exhibition in Nagasaki
So, this is one of the books that I’m reading for my Ghibli class (it’s so much cooler [and shorter!] to say ‘Ghibli class’ than Hayao Miyazaki’s World class). It’s not one of the assigned readings, but it was very helpful for the first paper: Spirituality in Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro. Now, although this book… Read More Book Review: Religion in Contemporary Japan by Ian Reader
You may or may not have known this, but I had my 21st birthday recently! In Singapore, turning 21 is a big deal, because it means we get our ‘key’ to freedom, signifying adulthood. So obviously, I had to celebrate on that day itself. And when deciding with my party theme, I went with Studio… Read More My Studio Ghibli Themed 21st Birthday Party! (Part 1)
… realising that your student’s mother stamps totoro stamps onto your pay envelopes. d’awww, now I can’t throw them away! This semester is the first semester where I’m actually working (more than once a week). It’s pretty interesting having to juggle work, school and leisure time.