Japan, especially Tokyo, has started to lose its' charm. These cities had the same vibes I got whenever I visited Singapore - familiarity.…
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“It feels like coming home“, Fafa told me while dragging our luggage out of the Oshiage train station. I smiled and nodded. I thought of the same thing when I sat on the toilet at Haneda airport. Both I and my ass felt the heated welcome. Japan Trip On Repeat On the first day,…
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I want to rant about the bad and the ugly side of my Japan trip that I wasn't a fan of. Let's call it a digital-spiritual cleansing.…
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With all these bad and ugly during my last Japan trip, you might think I would be done with Japan. Hey, even I thought so.…
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I usually pour my post-Japan-trip thoughts into a blog post shortly after I leave the beloved country, but this time it took me a much longer time. I kept digging into my short term memories for the parts of this Japan trip that I wasn’t a fan of, the bad and the ugly before I continue…
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I flew to Japan last Saturday with my best friends. My second Japan trip, to fulfil the pact we made at the airport three years ago, to come back again because it’s JAPAN! I dislike repeating things and for someone who hasn’t seen much of the world and with limited work leave, I shouldn’t…
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I just came back from my Japan trip. Though I always say this whenever I visit a new country (at least to IRL friends) I really want to move to Japan. In a short span of a week, I have fallen in love with Japan.…
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My obsession with travelling to Japan began back in history class in school. My fascination with the country has only increased over time.…
Keep ReadingIt's the day before the trip to Japan with Amma — we will be there in less than 24 hours. This trip came to me while I was in the shower.…
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Years ago, I religiously translate-read a Japanese blog called I Live in Japan 7 by a girl who went by Y. The blog portrayed Japan, in simple ways, through her (sometimes) complex thoughts. Her writings were ageless (she herself seemed ageless), and I admired her tenancy to write In English. One day Y…
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