One day, all it takes to appreciate Cinque Terre Monterosso was sleepy quiet when we walked out from the train carriage at 0820. Within a minute and we were already standing next to the coast facing a swath of blue, feeling the sea breeze on our face. Refreshed, […]
The path to Bertone, is a boring paved road 8am. All was quiet. There’s nobody but us. Mr Croux told us to head to the church in the centre of the town then look for Strada Villair. We were told to walk along Strada Villair. Strada Villair was […]
Loosely translated, it means “grown-up women’s anime time”. 4 vignettes of 4 females at varying stages of life (based on 4 short stories written by award-wining novelists): Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze (The wind that slides over the river): Noriko, 33, married with a 4-year old son Yuuge (Dinner): Mimi, 29, […]
Ode to Friends It’s true, having friends help widen one’s horizons. Someone proposes a crazy idea, another acts on it and then you find yourself being swept along. Buoyed, raised, pushed beyond your boundaries. It’s really good to have friends. I’d never have run a marathon, if not […]
I’ve been wanting to say this from the very first episode: I’m a big fan of Juuni Taisen. With 1 more episode to go, we’re already down to the winner of this war. The anime has been quite consistent, except for Rabbit’s backstory. But I suppose there’s more […]
