I have been reading John Toland’s The Rising Sun, a chronicle of the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire in World War II. The book is somewhat pro-Japanese, describing many of the atrocities reported were isolated incidents and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It doesn’t just spray water; it sprays warm water.
The ANA hotel toilet was like the iPod of toilets.
Glen is referring to their stay in a motel to cool off from the summer heat earlier this year.
You know how I know I was finally in Tokyo? The men’s room had squat toilets. That’s when it really hit me. Tokyo.
These were the days when kaunting-tulong-lang-po (a little help, please) girls were making rounds in malls, with their laminated letters and their organic bags filled with dried mangoes. I’m seeing less of them nowadays. I think they went the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think that was my first time to eat an international flight meal. All I get to eat before in domestic flights were bread rolls and bottled juices.
Note: I did not go barefoot as much as I expected over there. Of course, I did not enter many private residences.
Welcome to the beloved Japan storyline of Beerkada! This is dedicated to The Japan Foundation, who sponsored my trip there.
