Today, we played two hours of tennis at Shiomi. There was a baseball game at the park so it was a little hard to get parking space but luckily for me, the game just finished and people and their cars were just starting to leave. There was rain a few hours before the match so…
Category: Tokyo
Doctor Fish at Lala Terrace
Today, Lala Terrace had some visitors that were sure to “sweep you off your feet”… literally. Doctor Fish was in town and for 500 yen, you get to spend 5 minutes with these tiny cleaners. I appreciate how Lala Terrace holds these regular, almost weekly events. It has become the community center of Minamisenju and I’m sure…
Time Makes Happy
“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…
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…
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…
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…
When Right Was Wrong
I was driving through the streets of Ginza on my way home. Following a white car, I turned right on a street that leads to Tokyo station. Then, there was a guy directing the white car, in front of me, to stop. Before I knew it, there was another guy directing my car to stop…
The Weak One
How big could a problem be to merit ending one’s own life? How weak could a person be to think there is no other solution? Yesterday, a person decided to end his life on the tracks of Tokyo’s Hibiya line. An hour later, the rails were cleaned. The trains resumed. Life moved on. Except for…
Enrico in Tokyo 