The summer heat this past week or two is getting really bad. Granted, it isn’t exactly summer yet (yes, we’re still in the rainy season though it hardly
Some couple of weeks ago, AKB48’s latest Glico commercial saw a new member 江口愛美 (Eguchi Aimi) suddenly positioned right in the centre. If you’ve been a follower or
Some 13 years ago, I got my first experience of Japanese music through Speed, a 4-member girl group from the island of Okinawa. And it was through the music of Hiroko
Singing “thank you” to your mother for giving birth to you isn’t much of a surprise. This 10-year-old singer-songwriter sang of how she watched her mother from the skies
When I ditched my social commentary-cum-personal life page on blogspot that I had written for 5-6 years and started this, I made the decision to never write an
The immigration has decided to do away with the Alien Registration Card for foreigners from July 2012. If you’re a resident of Japan, you probably have received a
I attended my first funeral procession since arrival in Japan. Who would’ve thought that I would actually be attending one. And I’ve missed around 6 weddings back home in Singapore to