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Writings and General Commentaries

When I can’t find any suitable categories, I usually dump stuffs here.


  • How do you “perform”?

    This is more like a question than a blog post, hahah. But yes, this is something that I have been wondering about. From my limited experience and exposure in trips to different countries, I noticed there are folks that somehow so eloquent in speaking and storytelling. For example, Sergio Barros in Covent Garden Street. Barros… Read more

  • Soracchi and Sora-yan

    TIL (Today I Learned) Soracchi, a mascot for All Nippon Airways (ANA) and LINE messaging app (by Naver.) Not to be confused with Sora-yan, Osaka International Airport’s mascot — yes, both Soracchi and Sora-yan are Japanese. “Sora” means “sky” in Japanese. Read more

  • … Or make it every airline company with every route. Cup noodles, a humble instant food, ready-to-eat with sodium, carbohydrates in the form of thin noodles, and hot soup that sometimes too hot when we slurped it impatiently as our tummy growls. Air travel usually is tiring. Exciting, for some and for first-timers and kids,… Read more