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Yearly Archives: 2011
English Undergrad Programmes in Japan
Toudai’s Akamon, circa 2008 Once in a while, people tell me that they want to study in Japan. Most of the time, they speak no Japanese. Fortunately for these people, the Japanese government has been actively pushing a programme that … Continue reading
Posted in World
Tagged college, education, japan, mext, nagoya university, university of tokyo, waseda university
14 Comments
Moving House
So I am moving soon and I have been spending the past week stacking things (mostly books) into boxes. Sifting through all the stuff I have accumulated in the past ten years really takes me back.
Maaya Sakamoto got married!
She was 19… In yet another breaking development that casts a blinding spotlight on the unrelenting passage of time and my lost teens, Maaya Sakamoto, my favourite singer in all dimensions of space and time, got married at the ripe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Music, Otaku
Tagged gundam seed destiny, kenichi suzumura, maaya sakamoto, marriage, nostalgia, seiyuu
21 Comments
Spice and Magic
After disappearing off the face of this Earth for the past two weeks or so, I return from the mythical land known as “Northern Europe” to find a package left at my door step. Beware, for mere mortals cannot possibly … Continue reading
Trip Report: Scandinavia
Scandinavia is not the most exciting place in the world but it has some beautiful sights. I spent ten nights last month in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland with my trusty Canon 400D and these are the results.
Posted in Blog
Tagged bergen, copenhagen, denmark, finland, helsinki, norway, oslo, scandinavia, stockholm, sweden, trip
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Flying Off
The day has finally come. I can hardly believe it. In a few short hours, I will be on a flight to…Incheon, South Korea, followed by a long transit before finally arriving at SFO. I will spend the next four … Continue reading