There's a monster in the forest I didn't write the following text, I just stumbled on it today, and I just didn't want to lose it, and to be able to share it with you. "There is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. It will
Circular Inspiration or Coincidence? A bit more than a year ago, I stumbled upon a gacha series with a design I adored so much that I had to buy all the items. (note: If you want to buy an entire gacha series without spending a fortune, use Mercari, which is more or less the
Barricades? No, the students at my university haven't started building barricades in the corridors. So it's not in support of the French students? Sadly, I'm pretty sure most of them have no idea what's happening over there. The few who have heard anything
(Not so) Ugly Japan? I already told you a few times that once you look past the Instagram pictures and stare at the real world into the eyes, you'll see that Japan is actually quite ugly. However… Sometimes it’s possible to find beauty in that ugliness, too: Japan is infamous for
Familiar Face Of course, I know that the number of foreign tourists in Japan has reached crazy — and unsustainable — levels. But what really surprised me when I was at Haneda last Wednesday was seeing it with my eyes. I don't regularly visit Haneda – the last time was in 2023, and
Time Traveling in the Sky So, I’m in France! I arrived yesterday and will be staying for about two weeks. As you may know, there aren’t any "direct" flights between Asia and Europe nowadays. By "direct", I mean flying in a somewhat straight line over Russia. Some flights go