End of Term
It was my last day guest lecturing at the college today. The lectures and workshops I did with my Japanese students covered a lot of material. And when there’s such high content density, so much memories have been created during
Meals with a View
I’ve remarked on this blog here that Restaurant Matsuri at my hotel enjoys a magnificent view of the castle both by day and night. I haven’t been able to show pictures of this from within the restaurant itself so far,
Kumamoto in HDR – Part 1
Wrote this post last Sunday, but posting it now.:) One thing I haven’t done much of when traveling is to take high dynamic range photographs. So, I was determined this time to take as much as I could. The Kumamoto
Oishi… and snow…?!
There were ten of us at the dinner event hosted by the staff of the college; five Japanese, and five Singaporeans, four of us who are guest lecturing in various subjects and disciplines at the college this week, with several
Oishi!! – Part 3
Boy – am both I exhausted but glad too that my toughest day of lecturing completed this evening. There’re still two more days of lectures to deliver, but the two topics today were the hardest to teach in compressed mode.
Oishi!! – Part 2
I conducted the second day of the intensive program today comprising lecturing and workshop activities, with the day starting at 0830 and ending at 1800. Since the season is winter here, at 6 PM the entire place is pretty much
Oishi!! – Part 1
Before one gets the wrong idea: despite all the pictures of glorious and very delicious food that I try every day here, I’m really in the city for work. Professional protocol and courtesy discourages me to comment too much about
Kumamoto Castle
I had a couple of free hours on yesterday Sunday morning to check out the first of two sights I’m interested in before meeting the college staff. Unfortunately, while Saturday – my day of arrival to Kumamoto City – was
How do you say “yummy” in Japanese? – Part 2
My first proper Japanese meal in Japan was in an exquisite restaurant in the KKR Hotel. The hotel isn’t very big, and seems targeted primarily for business travelers from what I’ve observed. There’s hardly any families in the hotel. Instead,
How do you say “yummy” in Japanese? – Part 1
I wasn’t kidding when I wrote yesterday that my first meals in Japan was fast-food. Here’s the picture to prove it! And that was just lunch – a teriyaki chicken burger of sorts, orange squash and fries. For dinner, I
Kamitori and the City
There are apparently two large shopping districts in Kumamoto City. The closer one to my hotel was Kamitori (上通), but from my initial fact-finding on Google Maps seemed too far to walk, which was a bummer as that meant that
Arrival and Accommodation
If there’s one thing to say between Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport, it’s that the national carrier gets to depart from the airport’s newest and swankiest flight terminal. Unfortunately, the boarding gate assigned to my flight was the one that
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