Life is Changing
It’s Spring Equinox, a Sunday, so those in Japan have Monday as a public holiday. I have never lived anywhere that celebrates a change in season in quite the same way as the people of Japan. It’s more than just […]
Author: Ms Shallot
Feel My Pain
Check out the Off the Leash Cartoons online Some people enjoy being sick. I am not one. I am too impatient for sickness. Time off at home trying to recover frustrates me because in moments of lucidity, I can see […]
Taste It
Exhibit A I like to experiment and am usually open to new experiences as long as my safety is fairly assured. I’m generally willing to give most things a try at least once and possibly a second time if I’m […]
Electricity
Voltage in Japan is 100 volts, Hong Kong is 220 volts and Australia is 240 volts. This is not a problem until whatever appliance that is being used needs a bit of real power to perform optimally. I knew the […]
I Think I’m Paranoid
I’m scared. I have the luxury of time to not have a fight or flight response kick in straight away so I have decided to think this through rationally. A lot of fear tends to be irrational so in my […]
Chocolate City
This is the first Chinese New Year that I haven’t actively celebrated in quite some time. That’s not to say that I didn’t wish people in countries that do a Kung Hei Fat Choi (since I was in HK, I […]
I Feel the Earth Move
I experienced my first earthquake in Japan on Friday. Since I’d only been in one earthquake previously, and my experience of it was little more than a slight shake, I had been wondering what to expect for something a bit […]
Easy Exit Station
Last Saturday, a friend of mine happened to be in Tokyo as she’d been working here that week. She’s been here many times before and decided on the meeting spot of Shinjuku Station – East Exit. Her rationale was that […]
Weather with You
Happy days, I’ve had my application accepted for an apartment that will take me and my rather sizeable dog (once she arrives). The biggest challenge I have had apartment hunting has been that landlords tend to prefer smaller pets. Pet […]
House of Cards
Starting the week with a public holiday sets the stage for a really good week. It was to be the week where I was to open a bank account. I figured that would balance the week before ending with a […]