A culture chat with Sri Lankan artist Michelle Perera on in The Supposed To Be, leaving Colombo, Melbourne theatre, and her Sri Lanka must-dos…
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We did our Christmas dinner tradition a little early this year as I will be flying home for Christmas. Christmas Dinner Tradition With My Best Friends This time I met my friend, Fia, who was the host at the supermarket after work to collect an enormous turkey in a box and carry it home…
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I just came back from my Japan trip. Though I always say this whenever I visit a new country (at least to IRL friends) I really want to move to Japan. In a short span of a week, I have fallen in love with Japan.…
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Koyasan is a UNESCO world heritage site and the centre of a Japanese Buddhist sect. It is a small town on a mountain with more than 100 temples to which the Japanese pilgrimage. Koyasan has the biggest graveyard in Japan, Okunouin, and more than a hundred temples; some provide accommodation. From Kyoto to Koyasan We…
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We got off the Koyasan bus and dragged our luggage to Fukuchi-In. It’s a Shukubo, the Japanese temple lodging in which we would be staying the night. Yes, we were staying overnight in a Buddhist temple, an actual temple with live-in monks. It is a lovely place with serene vibes. We stored our luggage…
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At the Nishiki market, you must order the matcha ice cream, take lots of pictures, buy yourself a Kami for good luck or to attract love, get into the photo booth with your friends and stock up on your souvenir here.…
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A geisha is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain patrons with conversation and performance. Chasing Geisha in Gion, Kyoto What I knew about Geisha then was limited, based solely on Michelle Yeoh’s hit movie Memoirs of a Geisha. I tried to read the book, but couldn’t finish it. But a few hours earlier, a…
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At Hakone, we took the biggest cable car I have ever been in and flew to the highest heights I have ever been on. We could see Mount Fuji.…
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Seeing Mount Fuji was one of the most memorable moments during my first Japan trip. My knowledge about Mount Fuji came from studying brands at university years ago when our Marketing professor casually mentioned that Quicksilver uses it as its logo. Somehow that piece of information stuck with me, but that’s all I knew…
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Fun fact, Unit Bathroom in a Japanese home is for soaking and relaxing after a shower. All family members use the same water. In Japanese homes, with Unit Bath, each family member bathes one by one, in order of seniority. Traditionally starting with the oldest male or the oldest person in the household. If…
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Asakusa is a part of Tokyo's cultural heritage map. I also like it because the main shopping area in front of the Sensoji temple.…
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