Monthly Archives: January 2016

{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 3): See the sealife at Kaiyukan & Tempozan Harbour Village

{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 3): See the sealife at Kaiyukan & Tempozan Harbour Village

There’s more to Osaka than just the bright neon running man of Dotombori. As part of our two-day Osaka pass, we visited the bay area just before sunset until dinner time… and it was pretty fun! Our main purpose for the visit was to check out Kaiyukan (海遊館), the Osaka aquarium that famously housed two whale sharks. If you love aquariums, this would be one you should visit as I thoroughly enjoyed the walk around …

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Goal 2016: Back to the (digital) drawing board

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, …

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{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 2): The view from up high the Hep Five & Umeda Sky Building

{Japan Winter} Osaka (Part 2): The view from up high the Hep Five & Umeda Sky Building

Ever wonder what Osaka city looks like from up high? Well, wonder no more… There are different ways to view the city. One of them would be the HEP Five ferris wheel ride with a 360 degrees view… We took the ride for free, because we had the Osaka 2-day pass which I would recommend to anyone who wants to go all touristy around Osaka! It was rather cloudy when we were up high, but we …

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