SunnyHills Pineapple Tarts
Having a Chinese heritage, pineapple tarts are a pretty common snack item and a must have during festive ocassions. Even though I usually shun the more commonly found factory made tarts, what was only...
View ArticleArashi
It isn’t often that a group of five musicians takes the world by storm, but it appears that Arashi could be the next group to do so. Is it coincidence or destiny that Arashi means storm? (more…)
View ArticleAnime Festival Asia 2012 Survival Guide
In just under a week, the biggest anime convention in Asia will kick off in Halls 7 and 8 of the Singapore EXPO. Coming unprepared to an event of this scale is generally not very pleasant, especially...
View ArticleAnime Festival Asia 2012 Impressions
Another AFA weekend has come and gone, as crowds thronged the Singapore EXPO in search of anime merchandise, and festivities lasted into the night fueled by Japanese pop music. Of course, Supermerlion...
View ArticleOsaka Autumn 2012 Day 1
It was about time for another escapade in the land of the rising sun. If you haven’t been following my Twitter account then this would explain the scarce updates as of late. In usual fashion, I’ll be...
View ArticleOsaka Autumn 2012 Day 2
On the first morning waking up in Osaka, we got up earlier than usual. There was a SUPER☆GiRLS live event outside of Osaka at Toyonaka City in the afternoon, but more importantly, our complimentary...
View ArticleOsaka Autumn 2012 Day 3
Randy had checked the weather and accurately predicted that today would be a wet day. There’s no stressing the importance of knowing the weather for the rest of the day before leaving the hotel,...
View ArticleKyoto Autumn 2012 Day 4
Perhaps not so subconsciously after yesterday’s events, would we actually begin to take things more slowly. Interestingly enough, Randy’s biggest request for the trip was that we see some Japanese...
View ArticleKyoto Autumn 2012 Day 5
This morning we would head to north to Kyoto proper, with the intention of visiting their most popular temple, Kiyomizudera and hopefully take a look at the famous shopping streets nearby. I had...
View ArticleKobe Autumn 2012 Day 6
Today we visited the adjacent city of Kobe, which was just a short distance away by local train. As per the last visit, we would first head further south to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, famous for being...
View ArticleOtsu Autumn 2012 Day 7
Another destination on the to visit list would be the famous Biwako. Occupying a surface area approximately the size of Singapore and with rivers stretching 5 times as far, Lake Biwa is easily Japan’s...
View ArticleEOY 2012
The EOY cosplay festival is a yearly experience that every cosplayer marks in their calendars, along with a few others. This year, the event was held at the Marina Barrage; it marked the first time an...
View ArticleOsaka Autumn 2012 Day 8
Today was our last day in Osaka. Having already covered all the places that Eri and Randy wanted to visit, today was a bonus free day. Had originally thought to bring the group over to Nara to see the...
View ArticleNagoya Autumn 2012 Day 9
This morning, we would be finally heading over to Nagoya. Had been wanting to come here for quite a while, but had somehow always ended up skipping the small city. There was an SKE48 mini-live and...
View ArticleSakamichi no Apollon
Sakamichi no Apollon (坂道のアポロン, translated officially as Kids on the Slope) is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Kodama Yuki. Set in 1960s Japan, the series is a coming-of-age...
View ArticleNagoya Autumn 2012 Day 10
The main two sights that we had planned out today were the Japan Monkey Center in the mountains along the northern edge of Aichi and Nagoya’s aquarium to the south, which came highly recommended by...
View ArticleNagoya Autumn 2012 Day 11
Despite the rest being unfamiliar with the group, everyone was looking forward to this evening’s Passpo concert, since it would be our first real concert this trip. We’re not too sure why they decided...
View ArticleDenpa Gumi.inc
If you’ve been following the feed over at my twitter, then you’ve likely heard a little about this idol group that has recently caught my attention, Dempagumi.inc. Dempagumi.inc is brought to you by...
View ArticleNagoya Autumn 2012 Day 12
It’d be a pretty long day this Tuesday. Since it’d be our last day in Nagoya we’d be waking up early to finally visit the Nagoya Aquarium. I’ve heard only good things about the place so was quite...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 13
After boarding our bus, we spent the rest of the night, or rather morning enroute to Tokyo. The Willer Express coach bus that we were taking was surprisingly comfortable, so for once I managed to catch...
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