First day of 2018: Goals & resolutions + word of the year

First day of 2018: Goals & resolutions + word of the year

It is 1 January 2018 and I am sick. So really health should be the first thing in my New Year’s resolutions for this year. Ha. But then again, when is it ever not?! But let’s not start with that. Let’s start by saying: Happy New Year!!! :) While many people (well the loud ones on the internet that are fixated and distracted by politics anyway) seemed to have been very disappointed with 2017, I …

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Last day of 2017: Memories and lessons from the year

Last day of 2017: Memories and lessons from the year

This has been a weird year. Weird in a way that I spent half of it in Japan, my favourite country in the whole wide world, and the second half in Melbourne with my favourite people and favourite job. It’s a lot of favourites, if I think about it. Ha. This is also the year I actually started eating veggies more, which might not mean a lot to some of you reading this… But just …

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{Japan Life} Hey, it’s February… And things are about to change!

{Japan Life} Hey, it’s February… And things are about to change!

Hey you, a lot of things happened in January (good stuff) so I’ve been a little behind with blogging. But basically, a few groups of friends visited Japan and therefore we hung out quite a bit. My closest friends came over too, and seriously, meeting up with them did make me a little homesick. It has been almost one year, after all. When I started this year in Kamakura, I never thought that I’d be having …

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The 6 books I’d like to read this year (and a bit more)

The 6 books I’d like to read this year (and a bit more)

One of my New Year’s resolutions this year is to read 6 books. Thought I should start a list. And I lied about the “6 books” things, because I’m going to list more than 6. But yeah, I do have a problem with buying books so… Books I already have on my shelves that I really should read: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson I think Steve Jobs was a genius. I guess you can call me …

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A glance forward to 2017: Let’s plan and get these resolutions started, shall we?

A glance forward to 2017: Let’s plan and get these resolutions started, shall we?

Resolutions, so easy to make yet so hard to keep for the next 12 months. But if there’s anything I’m consistent at, it is in making these New Year’s resolutions year after year after year… Yep, ever since this blog started, I’ve been posting my resolutions here. But even before then, in my older blogs or in my head or on a piece of paper somewhere, I was very adamant in making resolutions. I guess failure doesn’t impact …

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A look back at 2016: Let’s reflect on a wonderful year in Tokyo!

A look back at 2016: Let’s reflect on a wonderful year in Tokyo!

This year has gone by way too quickly, and here I am at the end of 2016 wondering why I didn’t do enough of this and that. But hey, you really can only move forward in this thing called life, so we just have to keep moving on and stuff right?! But before I move on to 2017, let’s take a step back and have a peek at the year 2016… Revisiting 2016 resolutions So …

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{Japan} Cute Sanrio Boys themed restaurant at The Guest Cafe & Diner in Ikebukuro, Tokyo

{Japan} Cute Sanrio Boys themed restaurant at The Guest Cafe & Diner in Ikebukuro, Tokyo

What do you get when you imagine Sanrio characters as cute ikemen boys and then have a themed cafe/restaurant that centred around these cute Sanrio boys?! I know I know, it’s hard to imagine… Luckily, the Japanese had done all the imagining for you, so all you need to do is to just stare at all the cuteness and swoon… Note: I love Sanrio. When I visited Puroland, that was one of those “dreams do come …

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{Japan} Snow in autumn at Inokashira Park in Kichijoji, Tokyo

{Japan} Snow in autumn at Inokashira Park in Kichijoji, Tokyo

The news said it has been 54 years since it last snowed in Tokyo in the month of November. Yep, that’s in the middle of autumn! I was working that day, but asked for a 3-hour long lunch break just so I could take the bus to a nearby park. My purpose was to take pictures of autumn leaves and snow together. So I did take quite a bit of photos for y’all to see. Let’s begin. …

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Experience the magic of Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studio Tour in Watford, UK

Experience the magic of Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studio Tour in Watford, UK

I just came back from a trip to the UK to visit my sister and my little niece (celebrated her first birthday yo!) in early November. So this one’s a break from the usual Japan-related posts, but instead today I’ll focus on something magical: Harry Potter. I love love love Harry Potter and have quoted various lines from the books/movies randomly in this blog, because WISDOM! Seriously though, both my sister and I are huge …

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{Japan} Halloween 2016 in Harajuku & Shibuya, Tokyo

{Japan} Halloween 2016 in Harajuku & Shibuya, Tokyo

Japanese really loves their celebrations. Festivals, events, weekly cultural things at Yoyogi Park, flower viewing, anything that they can celebrate, they will. And that’s one of the reasons why I love this country, to be honest. No matter when you plan to visit, you can find something exciting to do here. One of the things that I got super excited about this year was Halloween. Yup, I’ve seen enough photos and videos from previous years …

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