The Japanese men, I can only assume, are confident enough in their sexuality to pull out their fan and use it in public and in the office to help manage in these high temperatures. So organized, folds away to almost nothing and gets slipped into garments for ease of use for when required! Yet, always close at hand! No wonder such a peaceful nation! Cos, if there is no "hot", how can there be any "bothered"? They are a pair ol 'hot and bothered' aren't th...

Dinner last night had a taste of Japanese, as we endeavor to develop a palette for Eastern cuisine. Funny moment to share was working out how best to consume...especially if chop sticks are served with this vegetable! Peas are hard to come by-I think they think these are peas? Each pod has to be opened to pull out the maximum of two small peas! Ro will tell you matter of fact-they are NOT peas! They didn't quite hit his pea taste spot! He is kinda right...sl...

This gadget in our car is new to me, I am however loving it! Since reversing one's car into parking bays is the norm for the Japanese, I really don't want to give away my western nature by not complying! Now reversing has always been my mom's chosen parking style, and thus I have harnessed her ways myself (like mother like daughter-a girl's role model she is inspired by). Reverse parking is no problem, only now these reversing skills are required when pull...

GPS is our best friend; even though a funny friend at times :) I say 'funny' as even SHE gets stumped by the Japanese Katakana of roads/area names.  So every turn gives us a smile as she says in the most professional voice "In 250 metres you will make a left turn into .....(silence follows as she clearly cant read them either; or if she can-she knows we won't understand so doesn't bother??)" ha ha Our car is fitted with an onboard GPS, which we thought highly ...

Bento (弁当 bentō?) is a single-portion takeaway or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice, fish or meat, with pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box container, which range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. Bento boxes are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya?), railway stations, and department stores. However, Japa...