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24 Apr 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
Dear Diary, I just came back to Singapore from my trip to Kumamoto. I had so much fun there that I’m bursting with excitement now. I made so many fond memories. Let me tell you the highlights. I took my family to Kumamoto Zoo. Yes, Singapore...
23 Apr 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
Dear Diary, You wouldn’t believe this! I just returned from my trip to Kokusai dori (International Street). The great vibes uplifted my spirits so much. Coconut trees greeted me warmly. Cool-looking shops vied / competed for my attention. I really...
20 Apr 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.04
The social accommodation theory states that you will pick up the habits and mannerisms of the people around you if you wish to get closer to them. It’s a theory that I studied in Linguistics classes and find applicable in my travels. When I lived in...
30 Mar 2024 4 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.01
Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa straddles comfortably and confidently between history and modernity. Case in point: the Higashi Chaya District, a row of traditional tea houses whose interiors now house stylish souvenir shops. Or take for insta...
29 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
The Japanese don’t do things by halves. Their perfectionist nature extends to the way they prepare their meals. Take for instance the day when my son was disappointed at not seeing snow. Ta-da! A snowman magically appeared for his dinner. When...
24 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.01
Like many Japanese children, my son is utterly fascinated with the jinbei zame (whale shark). Jinbei is also the name of a patterned pyjama worn in summer, so that’s why the whale shark is named as such. My family and I visited Kagoshima Aquarium be...
23 Mar 2024 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei $0.07
Less Is More in Japan Back when i was happily single, i loved travelling to countries like Nepal and India. I embraced their brutal assault on my senses. The cacophony of diverse sights, sounds and smells energised my senses and hyper-sensitised me...
22 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
Less Is More in Japan Back when i was happily single, i loved travelling to countries like Nepal and India. I embraced their brutal assault on my senses. The cacophony of diverse sights, sounds and smells energised my senses and hyper-sensitised me...
17 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
Are you into a minimalist way of life? Are you keen to find out how Japanese people bring over their forte for elegant and refined living into the arts? If so, you must join the truckloads of Japanese people and foreigners alike who flock to Naoshima...
28 Jan 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.01
@cleaningup12 asked me what does parenting in Japan look like. This gives me the opportunity to reflect on how my wife raises my kids - and whether there are just good universal parenting methods or best practices used by the Japanese. Here goes. M...
