japan

life is beautiful

6 April 2008

i spent the whole day sleeping today. but ah well, i’ve really been working really hard. we just ended our group project in school. we’ve been working on it for more than a month, with all of us doing 2 rounds of design croquis. we had 4 people in each group with 4 groups in [...]

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gilda’s guide to tokyo

5 August 2007

how do you explore a city as wonderful as tokyo!?! tokyo is like new york. it’s a city that never sleeps, and no matter where you are and what kind of budget you’re on, there’s always something to do. how to use this guide this is a rough guide put together by yours truly, because [...]

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random photos of japan memories

13 July 2007

i was just looking through my friendster photos, and i realised how much i really miss my japanese friends. i have like a million photos of my friends that we took together in and around tokyo, but because they are all on my removable hard drive, and because japan and singapore have different voltages, i [...]

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how to cook tamagoyaki

11 July 2007

here’s a guide to cooking tamagoyaki. “tamago” means “egg” in japanese, and “yaki” is “to bake/roast/etc”, well all sorts of things, in other words, “to cook”. so this is a version of the japanese omelette. there is another version, called dashimaki. “dashi” is “stock (usually made from fish or chicken or vegetables)” and “maki” is [...]

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reasons why

30 June 2007

i received some emails after my post about smap. some were really encouraging (arigatou!), and some had questions. questions about whether it was even “healthy” that i am so in love with smap at this age. if it makes me happy then why not? i don’t have a problem with it and i don’t care [...]

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i miss you

27 June 2007

会いたいよ... 本当にみんなと会いたいよ!! i’m dying, i really am. everywhere i go, i get reminded of my times in tokyo. i miss my friends, i do. i’ve been emailing them, exchanging photos, sending small video clips… it’s killing me, and everyday i regret making the decision to leave. it might have been the right choice, given my [...]

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