FINDING BEAUTY

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 [...]

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CALL OF THE WILD

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 [...]

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THE MAGICIAN AT WORK

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 [...]

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CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS

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 [...]

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