Time is running out. Only a couple of days before we have depart from Tokyo and fly home. And there are still so many sights left to see? Which to see first? Which would we have to skip? Oh decisions, decisions… . . 1. Akihabara Electric Town & the Anime Manga Mania • Akihabara We …
I love the films of Hayao Miyazaki, his songs of innocence in worlds less than innocent: The Castle of Cagliostro. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Kiki’s Delivery Service. My Neighbor Totoro. Howl’s Moving Castle. Spirited Away. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. And my personal favourite, Princess Mononoke. . . I mean …
Morning again. It’s time to leave Hakone, to depart from the onsen and the numerous hot springs baths we have had, to say goodbye to Lake Ashi and the Valley of Black Eggs. And we never did get to see Mt. Fuji though we saw a lot else — pirates and pirate ships, fishermen and …
Once upon a time, a young girl called Alice fell down a rabbit-hole and stumbled upon Wonderland. She had many strange adventures and met many odd creatures, so it goes to show, be careful and watch where you step, for if you fall down a rabbit hole, there’s no telling where you might go. There …
Monday. While the rest of Tokyo wakes up and scrambles to get to the office, to begin a full day of work, we are still on holiday. There will be time for us to rejoin the rat race when we return to Kuala Lumpur, to Singapore. It’s springtime in Japan. We want to enjoy as …
Getting out of the Harajuku Station on a Sunday morning can be quite a challenge. For one thing, there are thousands of people in front of you, trying to get our also but not in any particular hurry. They are here for people-watching, yes, but most of them are here to be watched also. Confused? …
The cliché goes like this: A match made in heaven. When the stars align, when the fates are kind, where true love meets, no man may tear asunder. And everything that all those love songs and romance novels and epic tragedies of two people who really meant to be together (but never gets to, in …
Kenny Mah believes in the good in people. He has been blogging for over ten years. No, his hands aren't tired. Yet.