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A Love for Japanese Films
I am not really an aficionado of Japanese films. I’ve probably seen more of them than any other non English language films–unless dubbed kung-fu movies count–but I am no expert. Also, except for a few films I managed to see … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Japanese, movies, perfect moment, ramen
Tagged After Life, Beat Takeshi, films, Hanabi, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Itami, Japan, Japanese, Juzo, Kids Return, Marusa no Ona, movies, ramen, Shall We Dansu?, Tampopo
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A Weird Day
Yesterday was a weird day. How’s that for an opening line? There are so many places I could take this one. After work, craving a bit of fresh air and freedom from screens I got ready to take a walk. … Continue reading
Posted in baking, banana, bicycles, breakfast, cleaning, cycling, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, nutrition, perfect moment
Tagged baking, banana bread, breakfast food, cleaning, dusting, electrolytes, ESL, hobby room, Japan, Japanese, nutrition, rain, sports drink, teaching, walking, working from home
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Delicious
Today’s Perfect Moment is a celebration of something quite simple. Today’s Perfect Moment is a delicious orange that I ate slightly chilled before dinner. Most of the people I work with are completely obsessed with apples. I cannot tell you … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, banana, comfort food, delicious, food, food blogging, food shopping, fruit, grocery, grocery shopping, Japan, perfect moment, vitamins
Tagged apple, apples, Asian Grocery store, banana, bananas, eating, food blogging, fruit, Japan, mandarin, mandarins, mikan
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Rainy Day Movie
It was a rainy day outside and even though my girlfriend and I promised we would go out and walk a bit, we did not. Instead we ate a fantastic breakfast and a fantastic late lunch. In the middle of … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, cinema, Japan, Japanese, movies
Tagged Amazon Prime, free-spirit, Japan, Japanese, Jonathan Sherr, Love in Tokyo, movie, on line persona, rainy afternoon, Saki
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The Coin That Brought Nostalgia
I’ve got a random collection of coins from all over the world. They are poorly organized and not displayed in any fashion. These mostly came from students who proudly wanted to show off their country, or at the very least, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Korean, money, nostalgia, obstacles
Tagged 50 yen, coins, cold drinks, ESL, Japan, Japanese, nostalgia, scratch lottery tickets, scratch lotto, vending machines, Yebisu Beer
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A Look at Sharing
I don’t know what it is inside of us that wants other people to like what we like. At my most pessimistic, I think it has something to do with our own insecurities and our need for external validation. At … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, shopping, tonkatsu
Tagged candy, caramel, chicken-katsu, hi soft, J-Town, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, morinaga, shopping, tonkatsu
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A Very Full Weekend
It’s a holiday here in Canada–Victoria Day or May 2-4. Like most Canadians I am not particularly royalist–at times I have been a pessimist, optimist, conversationalist, and even a drunken shower singing vocalist–but not particularly royalist. I do, however, enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, cherry blossoms, dating, eating, ethnic food, food, hanami, Japan, Kensington Market, long weekend, recommendations, weather
Tagged beer, celebration, cherry blossoms, Doner, hanami, high park, Japan, kebab, Kensington Market, marijuana, party, Persian restaurant
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Making Connections
I have been following people on YouTube for years. I follow people who make travel videos, woodworking videos, cycling videos, hack videos, and countless others. At the beginning, I followed a lot of JVloggers. This is a term given to … Continue reading →