Tag Archives: Japan
Frequent Japanese Sighting: Masked People
Convenience stores are very small stores filled with stuff you need on-the-go. In Japan, I was happily surprised to find a whole area filled with masks in every convenience store we saw. (Yup, the saying “a kid in a candy store” comes to mind. Haha) Apparently, these masks are, kind of, a staple in Tokyo. It is very common to … Continue reading
Why I Stopped Drinking Bottled Water (and a Side Story on Japan’s Clean Water)
After starting Aquasana in the Philippines, I have started to notice water quality wherever we travel. To me, the cleanest water for bathing and drinking used to be Vancouver but that changed after our Japan visit. Japan’s water was clean-smelling, clean-tasting (yes, I have begun to notice the smell and taste of chlorine and lead already), and had a clean … Continue reading
Japan Find: Umbrella Wrapping Gadget
I was having second thoughts about doing posts about our trip to Japan given the current situation but I realized after yesterday’s post that posting about this great country and its people will be my very own way of paying tribute to how amazing the Japanese are and what their O.C. minds come up with. This is my own way … Continue reading
O.C. Stands For Orderly and Calm Japanese (Even at the Height of Disaster)
We flew back from Japan last Thursday midnight, less than 24 hours before the earthquake struck. Partly, we feel like we escaped major disaster. However, we were in Tokyo from March 1-8 and then in Osaka from March 8-10 so we were generally safe there, far far away from the epicenter and the tsunami. They do say there was an … Continue reading
