Welcome welcome, welcome to the land of the rising sun. The origin of manga and cute imaginary characters. Welcome to ramen country (although ramen is technically a Chinese dish but WHO CARES!), Sushi land, juicy katsu dons and savoury takoyaki. Sweet taiyaki, chewy daifuku and dango. All the written sound effects and exaggerated expressions and … Continue reading [S-series] Nikko, Japan 2022 Pt 1
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[S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.3/3
This is going to be another photo dump. I find it easier to just dump the photos here and slowly reminisce and fill in the captions. This way, I can churn out posts faster. Ok the actual truth is, I'm really lazy and I really wanna write about our recent Japan trip while the memories … Continue reading [S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.3/3
[S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.2
Welcome to Day 2! Writing a blog is good, because it forces me to edit my photos! I’m so lazy these days the photos I took almost never gets edited and posted. Begs the question why did I went and take it in the first place. Anyways, day 2 is the day we go on … Continue reading [S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.2
[S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.1
Hello. Long time no see. It seems like we need a change in how we read our blog title: life of (an) atypical couple. Allow me to explain; Claire and I, well, we are 2x homebodies. We love LOVE to stay at home. This post-Covid era gave us even more reasons to stay at home. … Continue reading [S-Series] First Trip Since Covid: Melbourne Winter 2022 Pt.1
[S-series] Claire’s Birthday Dinner 2021 amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 is still around after it first landed on our shores since January 2020. The restaurants were just being allowed to open earlier this week, and here we are off to a restaurant to celebrate Claire becoming older. LOL. It was meant to be a small surprise for Claire. I didn’t tell her where we’re … Continue reading [S-series] Claire’s Birthday Dinner 2021 amidst Covid-19 Pandemic