you will surely never know a person fully unless you live as that person. that i learned long ago, and i needed a huge impact to open this short entry. sorry for that, but that statement came back to me

So over the weekend, my kids had a soccer training tournament that they were not supposed to be at. We thought we had the Saturday free to spend with the twins, a very rare occasion as they are usually

As I've mentioned so often before, I really don't need much to get excited abou the life around me. It's usually the little, funny things I come across on my travels that put me in a good mood. And I think

Español: Hola amigos de la comunidad otaku de Hive. Quizás ya la mayoría aca está viendo este anime, pero por si hay alguien que aún no lo esta viendo, quiero recomendarles Dan Da Dan. Fuente Este anime

My youngest son has really been into origami lately. He made all of these the other day. They are somewhat small, using 7 cm paper (about 3 in). This is the size I usually prefer. Since the paper is smaller

Halloween Yokai Origami This week and next, I’ve been teaching Japanese Yokai (妖怪) for Halloween through my Japanese lessons. I like to introduce origami artwork sometimes, too. While origami is always

Der Oktober is nun fast rum und wir können demnächst einen weiteren Monat abhaken. So richtig bin ich mir nicht sicher, in welcher Kategorie in ihn diesmal verorten würde, auch wenn ich doch immer versuche,

Hi Everyone, Toka Ebisu Festival was held at Nishinomiya Shrine, which is part of a New Year's celebration in Japan. Located between Osaka and Kobe, it is a three-day festival where many businessmen/women

Last week, my father and I went grocery shopping. I rarely go out, but since I got the chance to do so, I tried to check some items I wanted to get including coffee. I mostly just drink Nescafe's instant

Over the years, all of us have built up a wide variety of habits, some of which have been forced upon us by necessity and some of which have arisen entirely of our own accord. Over time, the actual reason

Halloween has become incredibly popular among the younger generations in Japan, as well as among the English-speaking foreign community. Last weekend an American couple who live in a detatched house in

My Japan Trip - Visiting Osaka Castle

Jiggly Wiggly desert cafe khalidiyah Abu Dhabi UAE. The cheesecake kunafah chocolate 🍫 topping is amazing haven't been to this shop almost two months I think? Or maybe a month miss this place just want

On a recent outing, we came across something quite interesting that I don't want to keep from you. We were on a walk along a body of standing water when we saw some strange looking objects on the path

Hi Everyone, One of the places we love going for skewers in Japan is Torikizoku. It is a chain restaurant with very reasonable prices, something for all budgets. Most of the time when we go, we just line

On an autumn night not so long ago, a frustrated author wrote: かいもなき眠り薬や夜半の秋 kai mo naki nemurigusuri ya yowa no aki I take the pills, yet they bring no sleep— autumn midnight —Ryunosuke Akutagawa (trans.

From time to time, it's good to let your gaze wander around. The best place to do this is usually by the sea, when you have the vast expanse of water right before your eyes. But the mountains also often

Hi Everyone, Hubby was in Japan recently for a short trip while I stayed back to look after the kids. He went to the countryside and came across a restaurant well known for its raw chicken dishes. Restaurants

Hi there. Here are even more cards from Pokemon Japan's Supercharged Breaker set. Image Source   TM Machine Item Card This TM Machine Item card has a pretty powerful search effect. You can search your

“見えますか？” — translates to “can you see it?” I heard this question a lot of times yesterday. It all started one Sunday afternoon when I decided to go out and have a walk to a park. The park isn’t really