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As I’m posting this, I’m on a train traveling a few hours out of Tokyo without my family. Yes, I get a whole weekend all to myself. No kids, no husband. Just me, myself, and I. I’m behind on writing my posts but it’s okay because I plan to write during my solo time. I’m headed down to Kyoto by myself this weekend because I am having serious wanderlust and I really need to recharge myself before summer holidays begin. There are several places I have never been to in Kyoto that I really want to go check out too. And then on Saturday, I’llRead More →

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These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activities. My in-laws arrived at the end of February and the six of us whirled off to a weekend in Kyoto. When we came back, we celebrated my father-in-law’s birthday followed by E’s birthday the day after. After spending a week with them, they left for Hong Kong and we attended (semi-co-hosted) a belated birthday party for E and her best friend, Charlotte. The following few days after were filled with massive decluttering as I tried to gather things to give away at her school’s White Elephant sale. All while battling really bad allergies (hay fever).Read More →

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I had been wanting to post something about E’s last day of the school year and about Jason and my 7th wedding anniversary but then life happened and I got distracted by all the emotions and activities that happen. So a quick rundown of the past two weeks or so… E finished up her first year of preschool and started summer break. My paternal grandfather passed away after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s and many other physical decline. He passed away in Hong Kong but is buried in the US. He was 91 years old. Jason and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. We flewRead More →

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Ah, finally a moment to catch my breath. Traveling overseas is never as fun as it sounds, especially if you are flying 11 hours with a 3 1/2 year old and while 6 months pregnant. It’s really not that comfortable for anyone involved in the traveling. But yes, on top of dealing with jetlag after coming back to Tokyo, E also caught a cold and had to stay home from school for a few days. This weekend I’ve also had to deal with some stress inducing personal issues which took up a lot of my time and energy. I’m just looking forward to the endRead More →

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Did you know that we’re currently in California? No? We’ve been back for a little over a week now. Bet you also didn’t know that we’re scheduled to fly back to Tokyo tonight either, right? Yea, our annual trip back to see family is much shorter and earlier this year because of the pregnancy. Plus there’s also school and work we need to get back to since Japan doesn’t quite celebrate Thanksgiving and therefore there are no holidays for us. It’s been a good trip home though. Still too short compared to previous visits but definitely not the shortest. This week has gone by soRead More →

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This past weekend was the last official weekend of this summer for us especially since E officially starts preschool next week. Since we didn’t go anywhere this summer because of the heat and humidity, we decided it’s time we took a trip to the beach. Beaches in and near Tokyo aren’t very clean looking (or clean in general) so we traveled farther south to the beaches of Shimoda, located on the Izu Peninsula and as far south as you can go by train on this peninsula. We also opted for a family friendly hotel with a pool over one of the many nicer hot springRead More →

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Sorry for the sudden disappearance and silence. After November, I really needed a break so I took a short one…except, I also realized I had a lot to do before our flight so I’ve been scrambling around trying to get as much done as possible these past few days. Unfortunately, I didn’t get too much done but oh well. E and I will be leaving for California tonight so hopefully once we have landed and have settled down a little, I’ll do some catching up as well as a little more posting. I’m not bringing a laptop with me this trip so I’m hoping myRead More →

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I am currently feeling very proud of my mom right now. Why? Because she freakin braved the Amazon rainforest and climbed all the steps to reach the top of Machu Picchu. And she did all of this without her family by her side. Why is this so amazing, you ask? Well, if you know my mom, you would know that she’s not an adventurer. She’s got the heart of a traveller but does not have a single adventurer’s bone in her body. That may sound harsh but it’s true and she would have agree that it was true too. My mom likes to travel butRead More →