It has been one week since I arrived back in Tokyo after a 2-week “home” trip to Melbourne. In that time, I have reflected heaps (I mean, having 2x 10 hours flights do give you a whole lot of time to reflect on things). So please bear with me as I rainbow-barf all my thoughts out in this blog… Okay no rainbows, but there’s this pretty pastel-coloured sky I saw the other day in Enoshima. So, …
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Celebrating my birthday ala Japanese in Melbourne
Last year, I celebrated my birthday in Japan. In fact, I spent half of it in Kyoto and the other half in Tokyo. And it wasn’t just any other trip, it was the honeymoon. What a birthday, huh! So this year, I decided that I should re-live my Japan birthday celebration by going around Melbourne and doing some very typical Japanese things. It was heaps of fun as the hubby and I walked (and drove) around …
This Boxing Day, I shall splurge
Everyone who knows me knows how much I love bargains. I love finding sale items on the cheap. My eyes lit up when stumbling across some hidden gems for 75% off. That’s just me. I know a lot of girls are like me too. That is why Boxing Day is a huge thing. Boxing Day, “celebrated” on 26 December, is the one day where many retail stores around Australia offer huge discounts and open really …
Three random shops that should be in Melbourne
Hey everyone! Today deserves a little randomness (for no particular reason, that’s why it’s random silly!), so here are three random shops that I think should open in Melbourne. All you franchisers, quick find out how we can get these shops down under, cause they’re awesome: Meatball Obsession Oh yes. The name says it all. Meatballs for the obsessed meatball fanatics. The idea is simple (well, I talk as if I know it – and …
Do I have to speak English to live in Australia?
To me, 2012 is a rather special year. Because now, I have lived half of my life in Indonesia and the other half in Australia. I moved to Melbourne when I was 14. I didn’t speak much English although I went to a school in Jakarta that has a slightly better English language curriculum than your average primary/high school. Okay let me correct that… I could probably speak okay English, but I refused to do …