When you think of Japan, samurais and ninjas usually come to mind. A lot of tourists come to Japan for the specific purpose of learning the martial arts that were mastered by these iconic figures. But these are just some of the arts that come from the land of the rising sun.
Martial arts is a [...]
Numerous iconic Japanese scenes are concerned with viewing cherry blossoms with friends and loved ones. This tradition is called hanami and it has been practiced in Japan dating back to the Nara Period, about one thousand three hundred years ago. The Japanese people continue the tradition of hanami by taking part in the processional walks [...]
In my previous post, I shared my adventures at the Singapore Zoo. This time, I’ll be sharing my adventures at the famous Singapore Night Safari.
I’ve always wanted to go to the Singapore Night Safari. I’ve heard so much about it and have seen so many pictures. My excitement in seeing the Night Safari was based [...]
It is 6pm in Victoria Harbour and visitors from here and abroad are massing along the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui. Slowly, as the skies darken towards night, the buildings across Hong Kong Island are lighting up, transforming the cityscape once more into an illuminated gem of the Chinese coast. But, as the [...]
Newsletter updated 24th August.
Comic Market or Comiket as it is popularly known, is the world’s largest comic convention. The event is so huge that it encompasses the whole of Tokyo Big Sight, from top to bottom and from the conference tower to the west exhibition hall. There is a Summer Comike usually around the 15th of August and [...]
Hadaka Matsuri doesn’t mean “No Worries”. It literally means, “Naked Festival”. Every year for thousands of Japanese men, it means suffering the winter cold with minimal covering for a chance of good fortune. And for the one man chosen to absorb the sins of the other revelers through touch, it means “all worries”.
It should come [...]
A short airplane ride from the Philippines brought me to Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah. It is another exhilarating destination in Malaysia on the tropical island of Borneo. I arrived on a Saturday night and was so happy to meet my hotel’s representative who picked me up from the airport. I was surprised [...]
Do yourself a favor. The next time your plane even touches the tarmac of Changi International Airport in Singapore, get off and see what a real airport should be like. Changi International has repeatedly won awards through the years and is considered one of the best airports in the world.
The secret is simple: while other [...]
In a summer that will be long memorable for geeks worldwide (the release of Iron Man, The Dark Knight, the teamup of Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom), British broadcasting channel BBC contributes to coolness by releasing “Journey to the East”, a superbly animated short for its Beijing Olympics coverage.
What makes this [...]