Posted in Meanderings, Musings on August 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I found this flower amongst the weeds along the road of the village my friends and I visited for Hanabi. Lovely isn’t it ? Don’t know what flower it is though. Just goes to show that even in the most unpromising of conditions one can still find beauty you just have to know not where to [...]
Posted in Meanderings on August 18, 2007 | 7 Comments »
July 28 (Saturday)
Target Prefecture: Shizuoka
Shizuoka is one of the provinces of Japan located in the Chubu Region (which basically means Central Region) at Honshu (literally means “Main State, it’s the largest island amongst the four major islands of Japan which includes Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu) Island. It is famous for being the area where Mt. Fuji is located.
Hamanako Lake
We [...]
Posted in Musings, Sports on August 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Billiards was introduced to me by my dad, my interest was cemented by the magic one witnesses whenever Efren “Bata” Reyes plays. And the toothless smile… let’s just say I find it cute, odd as it may seem. Anyway, I found this wonderful video clip of Efren “Bata” Reyes’ game. Every time the commentators tries to [...]
Posted in Culture, Musings on August 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I invited some of my friends out so I can treat them for my belated birthday celebration - Kaishi-san, Ako-san and Akiko-san. Imagine my consternation, when they all insisted that they pay for the food which obviously I did not let them do. It was afterall my treat. Apparently, here in Japan the birthday [...]
