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
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 …
{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 …
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 …
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 …
{Japan Life} Reflection: Six months of adventure in Tokyo
A lot can happen in six months. Like, moving to a different country and starting a new life here or something… When we stepped foot in Narita Airport on 29 February this year, there were so many uncertainties. We didn’t have a permanent home yet, the hubby didn’t have a job yet, we couldn’t speak much Japanese and had no idea what was in store for us. Six months on, we are now one of the “oldies” …
{Japan Life} Reflection: Living the dream in Tokyo
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, …
{Japan Life} What’s life actually like living in Tokyo?
Can’t believe it, but I have now “lived” in Japan for 40 days. FORTY DAYS!!! Not sure if I’d call that an achievement, but it sure feels like I’ve now been here long enough to not call this a holiday. And time sure flies. So before I forget to stop and smell the roses, thought I’ll share a few thoughts on my Japan experience so far with you guys, in case anyone is interested to do the …
Goal 2016: Back to the (digital) drawing board
This year, I want to learn to draw simple stuff. I’ve always believed that your ability to draw is something you either have in you, or you just don’t. And for me, I was never good at it so that talent is probably not in my genetic make-up. My attempt at drawing in the past has always been, well, attempts. And I’ve never really done the 10,000 hours to make myself better at it either. Luckily for me, …
Bring on 2016: Reflection & Resolutions
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. – Steve Jobs Where do I begin? The year 2015 began in Japan for both the hubby and I. We decided (rather last minute) to fly just before last year’s Christmas to visit Japan. Unlike our previous visits (yes, we love Japan) though, this time around we wanted …