A basket full of mikan

Hello to anyone who reads my reviews/recommendations. After a year of silence I decided to change the look of this website. The old theme was outdated and had not been updated for ages so I figured it was time to upgrade to something more recent. Finding a new theme was time consuming and so was customizing it.  It took me a while to figure out how the new ones work. And also I had to decide what I wanted exactly.  I finally settled on one after spending months trying at least 10 others.  I spent the last few weeks preparing to launch the new look.  I am relieved it is finally over.  I may make some tweaks here and there... Continue reading→

Believe it or not I haven’t posted for about half a year.  My dad ended up in the hospital in early December and things have been hectic ever since.  I have been running around with him to various appointments and a surgery after he was discharged.  These are still continuing.  And I had a part-time job as a lobby screener at a Japanese senior residence from late-January till the end of March.  After that I was able to relax but soon realized the flood in the basement was actually very serious and was caused by a punctured tube that carried water from the sink to the fridge.  I had to get the wall, floor and ceiling tiles removed from the... Continue reading→

I am in quite some shock.  I can’t believe it’s November already and we only have one month after that till the end of the year.  Where has my year gone? And it’s my sister’s birthday this month so I can finally give her the things that I have accumulated over the year.  All stuff with her favourite animal.  And I’ve also custom ordered a cake with that animal.  I’ve left it up to the cake designer for the look of it, but we have agreed on a matcha cake with buttercream.  Really looking forward to the cake.  Last time I had her make a Japanese strawberry shortcake for my mom’s birthday and we loved it. There are quite a... Continue reading→