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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

I Choose You-- From the Menu! The Pokémon Café in Osaka, Japan

"Everybody's Favourite Pikachu" Set Meal.

Pokémon has always been a big hit in our household. I remember waiting in front of the television set every Friday night as a kid in 1999 for the cartoon to start. I remember collecting the cheap Pokémon cardboard cards that came with a one-peso packet of puffed cheese crisps because the whole point of the game was to "collect them all," emulating the show's catchphrase "Gotta catch 'em all!". I had the merchandise and the games. I could recite all of the Pokémon from Generation 1 in numerical order. Needless to say, I was a big fan. And to this day, I still am.

So during our visit to Osaka in Japan, we could not pass up the opportunity to visit the infamous Pokémon Café to treat ourselves to exclusive merchandise, novelty dining, and meet the dancing Pikachu of our dreams!

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Visiting Mt. Fuji and Oshino Hakkai: A Day Trip From Tokyo

Mount Fuji during sunset is a sight to behold from the village of Oshino Hakkai.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

There's a Poop-themed Museum in Japan-- But It's Wildly Colourful and Quirky!

No scientific facts and tidbits in this "museum"-- but you'll love it anyway!

Sunday, March 31, 2024

The Teddy Bear takes a Bath! Kuma-chan Onsen Hotpot Restaurant

Ready for a dip in the onsen with Kuma-chan?

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The BBC Earth Experience: Seven Worlds, One Planet

 

The novelist, essayist, and poet Wendell Berry put it rightly so: "The Earth is what we all have in common."

When I came across an advert for the BBC Earth Experience on my social media timeline, I did not know what to expect. It marketed itself as a "multisensory experience" for all ages from all walks of life in a bid to raise awareness about our planet's diverse topography and ecosystems-- and how, if we are not careful enough, we can cause irreversible damage. Curiosity made me shell out £26.21 but honestly, they had me at "narrated by Sir David Attenborough".  
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