I am officially back from vacation. Actually, I was back on Friday but I’ve been fighting off jet lag and trying to unpack and organize photos the past couple of days. First, I’d like to say ‘mahalo’ for all the birthday greetings I received. I had an awesome time while I was away. It was definitely less daunting turning 25 when you’re on a beach watching a beautiful sunset. +++ Hawaii was so much fun and we had such great…
It’s these moments when you have a full appreciation of what it means to be Canadian. Playing host to the 2010 Winter Games, I hope Canada has left a lasting impression on the world. I know it has left an incredible impression on this entire nation! We may not have the highest medal count, but I think we”d take 14 gold medals any day. ^_^ So many great moments during these past few days. I think I’ve become such a…
I was invited by my Japanese sensei to a 新年会 (New Years Party) today. It was held at a cultural center about 20 minutes from my house. At first I was kind of worry what sort of party it was going to be, but it turned out to be a lot of fun! There were a lot of families with small children inside. The kids were so cute! I mostly stayed close by my sensei and a couple of classmates….
Disclaimer: I swear this is the last vacation entry I’m going to post for the next half of year. Unless of course my favourite newscaster comes to Canada and by some miracle I can teleport myself to Vancouver. Please bear with me. I need to finish this before I seriously forget everything I did back in November. So voilà ~ I present you the last entry: Hong Kong +++ It’s been almost two years since I last step foot in HK,…
It was certainly the best weather we had during our two week stay in Japan. The sun was out, it was warm (for Tokyo standards) and all the leftover fall colours made it absolutely breathtaking strolling down the old streets of Kamakura. +++ We started the day at Shinjuku Station where I met Yuka and Junko before boarding a train to Kamakura. The ride took about an hour, and we were chatting about everything from Arashi to HK films. Later…