“Time Makes Happy” is the slogan of Minamisenju’s next new apartment building. I do not know exactly what they mean by that phrase but whatever that is, it should be good. I hope people who would be living there would spend their time there a lot being happy. If I were to buy a condominium…
Category: Japan
Tennis at Shiomi
On Sunday, I’ll be playing tennis at Shiomi Park in Koto-ku. Shiomi may not be the best place to play tennis in Tokyo, but knowing how scarce tennis courts are, this one would do. It’s not very convenient to get there unless you have a car and they have only one court. On the plus side,…
Hello, Minamisenju!
This will be me blogging about Minamisenju. I’ve been living here for more than two years now and so far, it has been good. Having a reputation of home for day-laborers slash cheap accommodations for backpackers allowed Minamisenju to provide a location that is relatively cheap but is still close to the heart of the…
Playing Tennis in Tokyo
Tokyo is not really the ideal place if you want to play tennis on a regular basis. Tennis courts are hard reserve and they can be expensive, especially the private indoor ones. After living here for more than four years, I found several ways to satisfy my craving to play tennis. Enroll in Tennis schools…
Snow-capped Fuji
Snow-capped Fuji under a clear blue sky. Taken near Yamanaka Lake (山中湖) at a place called Panorama Observatory (パノラマ台). I’m actually impressed by the beauty and enormity of this volcano. Maybe I would reconsider my earlier stand never to go up Mt. Fuji.
Waiting and Hoping
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of interesting ideas from my blogger friends, who’ve all become a valuable source of learning and insight. Here is one from “Sleeptalking in Tokyo“. I was reading her blog and chanced upon this line. “Because waiting is time spent hoping.” — Jenny Beautiful! When we stop waiting, we stop…
Drama and Depth
I was reading through my friend’s blog and this line caught my attention. “And that the friendships I have now are so cordial but have less drama and depth.” — Charlotte Made me stop and think for a while about the friendships I have here in Tokyo. Except for maybe one or two people, I…
Tilt-shifting Minamisenju
I’ve always been impressed with tilt-shift photography and here are my first attempts at cheating tilt-shift photography. Took some pictures from a high place, blurred some areas, and increased the saturation. Not sure if it worked but will try some more. If you guys have tips on how to improve this, let me know. Taken…
Nitori vs Ikea
Nitori is a Japanese furniture shop while Ikea, as most of you might know, is Swedish. I buy stuff from both although for a long while, I preferred Nitori because it is more accessible, there are less people, and they offer free delivery. I didn’t really like the first time we went to Ikea because…
Search for Honshu Peak
For my March vacation, I originally thought of flying away from all the coldness of Tokyo to a place warm and exotic like Vietnam, Laos, and/or Cambodia. Then I remembered it’s recession time so I decided to save some money and stay in Japan. My press release will say “I need to watch my carbon…
Knowing Your Market
Like most of Tokyo’s workforce, Rico takes the train to work. He gets on the 7:00 train. He sees there are no seats available. He decided to stand in front of the person he thought would be getting off next. In front of him, there was this poster containing this sentence that inspired him for…
Kulang
The other day, Rico and his longtime friend from University were walking from work on their way to Tokyo Station. “Nung nasa university tayo ito na yung pinangarap natin no?” commented Rico. “Ang magtrabaho sa pinakamalalaking kumpanya sa isa sa pinakamalalaking financial centers ng mundo.“ “Kaya nga eh no.” his friend replied. There was a…
Enrico in Tokyo 