Ummmm so I’ve been to the Burnaby Public Library, Metrotown Branch like 100 times in my past life as a student while living in these parts. BUT did I ever make time to go the the Chinese mall just beside… Read more ›
Now just to note: my parents were there and I was not! As life would have it, I was fortunate enough to visit Palawan in the Philippines and saw the remmants of the “Viet Village” where an old refugee camp… Read more ›
So I love Korean stuff–food, people, tv dramas…etc. I am fortunate to have met some awesome Korean folks who added loads of fun to my life 🙂 Thanks guys & gals! And with their inspiration, I turn to the letter… Read more ›
When in Japan, one wants to eat just about everything. You may know about the vending machines for delicious drinks, ciggies, veggies and the restos where you order by machine b4 sitting down. Here’s just a glimpse of the food… Read more ›
So travel posts can be super detailed or glossy and broad in scope. In this one, I’d like to zoom in on a couple highlights from Toyota City in Aichi Prefecture, a company town that is relatively close to Nagoya… Read more ›
Walking ’round this UNESCO world heritage site and pondering….you ought to check it out 🙂
Seriously, go to Kyoto! It lives up to the hype…I was there in offseason during a typhoon (extremely rare there) and it was still magnifique! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! A breath of fresh air = I think this is the name of a… Read more ›
One quick bullet train outta TKYO and you’re here–BAMM! Here’s the hero of my trip there: I’d call him Magic Mike but he’s not a stripper! Far from it; he’s a tres fun and intelligent individual with a knack for… Read more ›
I believe I’m still rambling bout Japan. OH yeah, itinerary 3 glorious weeks 3 cities for research 1 fabulous stopover. TOKYO: always my fave big world city b/c it’s peaceful…well…in some places (parks, alleys, nitetime…) The people are eerily quiet… Read more ›
Japan = nihon = nippon (more formal/like for Olympics) How did we Anglophones get Japan outta that I wonder? Anyway that’s a linguistic consideration. I just wanna post pics cuz it’s easier now! Les voila!
