I’ve been a regular user of ChatGPT ever since I discovered its capabilities. I use it to proofread my writing in both English and Japanese. It helps me refine my grammar and even adjust the tone of my text. I employ it for various purposes, including creating blogs, crafting social media posts, and even engaging…
Coping with Illness When COVID Still Lingers
I took a couple of days off because I was sick. I woke up with a sore throat, runny nose, and cough. This was a continuation of feeling weak and tired over the previous days. I started taking over-the-counter cough medicine, but I still decided to visit a nearby clinic to have it checked and…
Rediscovering Kameido: Tennis, Curry, and Change
Had a tennis event today at Kameido Central Park. I had played here before, but it might have been the first time in a few years. I used to frequent this neighborhood because I was enrolled in a tennis school near Kameido Station called Top Indoor Tennis School Kameido. Much to my surprise, the area…
Upgrading Our Workspace: From Budget Lighting to a Multi-Functional Ceiling Fan
When we moved here in 2021, we realized we didn’t have ceiling lights, so we went to Yamada Denki and bought some inexpensive ¥2,000 lights from Iris Ohyama, just to get by for a few days. Since then, we’ve gradually replaced most of them with higher-quality, more expensive lights, except in one room—our workspace. That…
How I Used My Apple Watch to Monitor a Tennis Session
Just realized I can use my Apple Watch to monitor my tennis workouts. On Friday, I decided to give it a try. Unlike running and cycling, the option to track tennis is hidden deep in the list of supported workouts—almost as if Apple didn’t want us to find it. Still, I play tennis regularly, and…
Why I Went Back to the Apple Watch After 7 Years
A few years ago, I stopped using my Apple Watch and decided to go without a watch altogether. The idea was to simplify my life. Everything I used my watch for, I could already do with my smartphone. My phone tells the time, has Suica for trains, and acts as a pedometer to track my…
Six Days in Kobe
We usually plan our vacation in September, primarily to avoid Japan’s August summer vacation period when families with kids are traveling, and secondly to escape the peak summer heat. Prices tend to drop after August, while temperatures remain high. However, in recent years, summer has been extending into late September, so next year we might…
Why I’m not Upgrading to the iPhone XS
Ever since I got my first iPhone, the 3G, I’ve been very religious in upgrading my iPhone at least every two years. What can you say? I was an Apple fan boy. I still am. This year, however, even if my iPhone 7 is already 2 years old, and the new iPhone XS just came…
Rainy Kamakura Weekend
In June, we made an early reservation for a beachside pension house for one September weekend. We were hoping we’d be able to enjoy the last few days of summer getting a tan, and staying in a room overlooking the beach. That reservation was for this weekend, and lo and behold, it’s scheduled to rain…
My Boring Summer Vacation
As a company policy, we are required to take summer leaves before the end of September. I scheduled mine this week though I didn’t really make travel plans because my wife had to work and it was only me on vacation. So for one week, I got to experience life without work … all by…
We’re Moving!
One fine day, I received an email about having to renew the contract for our current place, which was fine as it was something we had to do every few years. The difference this time was, our monthly rent would have to increase by 50,000 yen! First thing that came to mind was our happy…
SNS Review 2018
More and more, I am starting to lose interest with all these social networking services. Facebook has lost its appeal because my timeline has started to look like a long boring stream of babies, travels, and get-togethers of people I barely know anyways. Not to mention the persistent articles about Duterte or Trump many of…
Enrico in Tokyo 