so here are some things i learned (or re-learned) during my trip to japan.
1. gari (pickled ginger that gets served with sushi or sashimi) and the reason why it’s served with sushi is because it cleanses the palate.  more info here. ginger also contains anti-microbial and anti-fungi properties so it helps you in not [...]

lots to post!! it’s been a busy few days. this post will be a long one, but bear with me.
== wild sheep chase ==
have you read haruki murakami’s wild sheep chase? it’s supposed to be either prequel or sequel to his another novel, “dance dance dance”. the book takes place in [...]

the sky dumped A LOT of rain yesterday and it almost seemed to have lasted forever, though it only rained for about 9 hours.
i think i’m totally jet lagged unfortunately. i somehow kept waking up and finally gave up on sleeping at 5am.
my mom and i decided to venture out of the house in [...]

man, what a rough flight.
my JAL 001 flight was delayed a little (about 20 minutes).  we added additional 30 minutes or so while in air due to turbulent air.  here’s what sucked - i was literally surrounded by little kids aged between 0-2 years old.  and you know what kids do in 11-hour flight?  they [...]