Gakken Flex
Back in the November of last year, I stumbled upon the Gakkenflex completely by accident. I was doing some research on toy cameras and twin-lens …
06 Feb
新年あけましておめでとうございます
新年あけましておめでとうございます
Two months late, but happy new year everyone! 2009 was a blast for me, what with three months in Japan and the countless live concerts …
03 Feb
Frozen Tears of God.
Frozen Tears of God.
Or something like that. Having been nearly killed multiple times by Chuck Taylor soles and slippery snow in Hokkaido (I realize that I have yet …
20 Jan
Tastespotting
Tastespotting
I need to give a shout out for the brilliant people at Tastespotting (URL, twitter) whose “visual potluck” brings inspiration to cooks and culinary wannabes …
20 Jan
Hunting for Momiji
Hunting for Momiji
This is way over-due (about two months) but I’m pretty proud of my hunt for momiji, autumn leaves, at Mount Takao. Back in November last …
17 Jan
Tokyo Illumination 2009: Marunouchi
Tokyo Illumination 2009: Marunouchi
At one point, I remember my friends wondering where the illumination set-up was. Um hi, you’re looking right at it. It’s a far-cry from the …
17 Dec
The Premium Calpis
The Premium Calpis
I saw this in the Waseda Coop conbini shelf and decided to see if Calpis’s “Premium” blend was any better than your commoner Calpis. So …
14 Dec
POTD 参
POTD 参
when you view the world with tears in your eyes Everything becomes a blur of lights. As the wind nestles in the folds of your clothes, …
13 Dec
Muji Mini Ramen
Muji Mini Ramen
I went on a major shopping spree today at Yurakucho Muji and chanced upon this “mini ramen” snack at the food corner. It’s a lot …
10 Dec
Learning kanji
Learning kanji
Folks who learn Chinese, through our thoroughly breaking system, in Singapore are usually better equiped for learning the linguistic behemoth that is kanji. Granted that …