Mary and I went to Osaka [大阪] and Kyoto [京都] during the Chinese Spring Festival, trying to escape the customary overdose of food and alcohol, the all-day-long and all-week-long continuous firecrackers and fireworks, trying to have a peaceful time at the Japanese Kansai region. We’ve been looking forward to Osaka and Kyoto since long time [...]
My life is full of surprise these days. Until last Summer I never thought I would visit Japan so soon, but at the 29th December 2007 I was embarking on my second trip to Tokyo, to spend new year over there. This time I went to join Desmond at Tokyo, alone. The first night we [...]
After three short shopping days at Tokyo, we fly to Hokkaido [北海道], then rent a car from the Sapporo [札幌] airport. Hokkaido is a big island prefecture at the north of Japan. It kinda looks and feels like at Canada, wide open, green, blue sky, mountains, sea, lakes, hot spring and fresh fishes!
I didn’t dare [...]
Welcome to sushistan, kawaistan and idolistan! Although Japan has a long and strong culture of its own for the past two milleniums, its modern mainstream culture could be described by three words: sushi, cartoon and idol. During my trip to Japan between September 26th to October 3th, as a first time visitor not speaking their [...]
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket