Shibuya is lit up for the new year. The streets are lined with illuminated trees and everyone’s getting ready for the big day tomorrow. We’re heading to Omotesando again this year to enjoy the outdoor festivities and pay a visit to the shrine for the new year. Oh, and it’s very cold today, not unlike […]

We had our first snow this morning, and it was heavy, wet, and nasty. I’ve only seen snow here once before, and that was around the same time last year. It snowed most of the day, then turned to rain and stopped. I got the new issue of IDEA magazine, this one featuring the works […]

We threw a small Christmas party at our apartment this weekend. I roasted a whole chicken and baked cakes and breads, everyone had a good time and the food tasted great. This is a photo of my “soon-to-be-famous” rosemary-garlic chicken.

I don’t think it gets better than this unless you’re there, in China, eating the real thing. Tonight we hit my new all-time favorite Chinese restaurant, Wan Zhu Ji in Sangenjaya. I love this place, and I can’t even begin to express my passion for their gyoza and tan-tan-men. For those not in the know, […]

I never get tired of raw, dark, gritty environments like this vending machine corner. It’s so crammed and tight, the low lighting makes it mysterious and interesting to me. There aren’t too many of these in Tokyo, but they always peek my interest when I find them, these vending machine corners. Who maintains these things? […]

Well, I’m still with Vodafone. The nice Australian designed Talby phone has no English interface, and Casio never supported the English language with any of their phones. I guess it’s a good thing, I really love my Toshiba phone and it’s friendly interface and convenient dictionary. It’s camera may not be the greatest, but it’s […]