It's officially 2025 and your To Be Read (TBR) list barely bugged in 2024. In fact, it's already growing. If this is hitting home, don't worry! This week's post is for my book Lovers that have an extensive TBR stack of books waiting to be read. Did you know that you are practicing Tsundoku? It... Continue Reading →
Cookware That I Need To Make Home Cooked Japanese Meals
On my quest to cook food outside of my comfort zone, I realized that I'm a bit under prepared. I borrowed a cookbook from the library thinking, all I need is the ingredients and directions. To my surprise, there's a few kitchen tools that I needed to make these home cooked Japanese meals. Although the... Continue Reading →
Linna Grocery Shopping in Japan
YouTube is an interesting place. Sometimes, the algorithm will share videos/channels that I've never directly searched for like grocery shopping in Japan. This probably happened, because I like watching Imamu Room's Cooking Videos. Typically, I pay special attention to Imamu's shopping hauls. Apparently YouTube felt I'd enjoy Linna in Japan. Guess who subscribed to her... Continue Reading →
Music Transcends Language Barriers
I love watching and listening to anime opening songs. The animation paired with a moving score is beautiful to me. Even if the anime is dubbed, the intro is usually sung in Japanese. I don't have a problem with this, because emotions go beyond language. If an American singer can't invoke the same emotion and... Continue Reading →
Soothing Cooking by Imamu Room
Shoutout to YouTube promoting Imamu Room's Week of Husbento Boxes on my feed. This probably happened, because I am interested in learning how to make japanese cuisine. Part of this comes from a desire to reduce takeout cost in my families budget. Plus, food looks so cute and delicious in anime. [Side Note: Kakuriyo: Bed... Continue Reading →