Don’t have Wowow channel to watch the French Open? Try this. This is what I’m using to watch the men’s semifinals and hopefully the finals as well.
Expanded Seatbelt Law
The Japanese seatbelt law was updated last Sunday (June 1st) to also require back-seat passengers to wear seat belts! Violators will be given penalties. Be warned! It looks like thousands were given police warnings on Sunday the first day the rule was implemented.
Singles Game and Strings
Today, I fought a set against one of the other players from the office tennis club. I was feeling good and immediately went up 5-1. And then shit happened — my first serve stopped working! My backhand slice started missing the lines! He started playing better. Slowly, he inched his way up 2-5… 3-5… 4-5…
Month of Firsts
June is going to be a month of firsts. It’s the first time my company is joining the Dunlop-sponsored Tokyo Worker’s Tennis Tournament (ダンロップ社会人テニス選手権). It’s the first time I’ll be joining a tennis tournament in Tokyo. It’s the first time I’ll be joining a singles competition. Bring it on!
Where Hibiya Parks
Where do all the Hibiya line trains park? No, not in Hibiya Park (corny!) but in Minamisenju. I found some of them lined up beautifully next to each other in Minamisenju. By the way, one of those buildings is going to be my next home.
Tennis in Arakawa-ku
The search is on! As I move to my new Arakawa-ku apartment in July, I need to search for a new place to get my weekly doze of tennis. If anybody knows any good tennis school in Arakawa-ku or in neighboring wards, please let me know. I’ve already searched Google Maps for tennis courts but…
My Musical Influences
A friend asked my who my musical influences were and I decided the answer to that question deserves a whole blog in itself. I cannot readily name artists who actually influence me but I do remember the type of music or the albums I was listen to, ever since I was younger. When I was…
Farewell, my VIP!
We’ve been together for more than a year now. My weekends were never complete without my regular visits to your most welcoming doors. All the laughter and the sweat we shared together, I’ll never forget. “Good things they never last”, so goes the cliche. It was a sad day when I learned you’ll forever close…
My TV Debut
I’ve always wanted to be on TV. But not like this! Hehe.
Three Famous People
We met three famous people in Tagaytay this morning. Tim Yap, Raymond Gutierrez and KC Concepcion. 😀
Tennis Goods in Tokyo
Shopping for tennis goods in Tokyo? Victoria Wardrobe in Kanda is probably the best place to visit (unless any of my readers could prove me otherwise). They have tennis goods at the 4th floor, men’s wear at the 2nd and women’s wear at the 3rd. This week, I bought me a new set of tennis…
WiFi in Tokyo
I recently bought an iPod Touch and was excited at the idea of being able to connect it to the internet anywhere I can get a free WiFi connection. And connect I did. WiFi seems to be all over Tokyo. Walking from my apartment to the station while checking available networks, I can see several….
Enrico in Tokyo 