Quick tips on packing, getting to and from the airport, picking out a hotel room, getting around the city, and eating out.
Category: Travel and Living
Planning A Trip to Japan: A Guide for Filipino J-pop Fans Part 1
Sometimes guidebooks aren’t really helpful — well, thank God for the Internet!
Urawaza: Japanese Household Tips and Tricks
“Urawaza” — literally “secret tips”, are neat little tips and tricks usually shared by Japanese housewives with each other to help make their lives easier and more economical.
What to Find Where: The Quick and Dirty Japanese-style Pastry Buying Guide for Manila
I freaking love dessert — but if there’s one dessert style I love above all others, it’s the Japanese interpretation of Western sweets and desserts.
What to Eat Where: The Quick and Dirty Japanese Resto Guide for Manila
Forget “Japanese fastfood” joints that serve unauthentic junk, and delicious but overpriced Japanese hotel restaurants. There are places in Manila where you can get fantastic, authentic Japanese food at affordable prices.
UP Tomo-Kai’s Litratura Photo and Haiku Contest
By photographing glimpses of everyday life and accompanying each piece with a short poem, the competition aims to highlight the “Unusual, Unexpected, yet Unmistakably Filipino”.
Five Gift Ideas for the Animu Fan in Your Life
We’ve got five fun, fabulous things to suggest for a whole range of gifting budgets — from the cheap and cheerful to zany and unexpected.
Japan Opens Unique, Un-Moe Cafe
Japan’s newest incarnation of the “meido cafe” features conservatively-dressed, stern-faced grannies.
Six Singapore Neighborhoods to Explore on AFA X Weekend
AFA isn’t the only thing great about a trip to Singapore in November. There are other neighborhoods where you can explore, eat, and shop your brains out.
Six Singapore Food Items to Try on AFA X Weekend
Part of the reason I love attending AFA is the fact the the con is held in Singapore, undoubtedly one of the best places in the world to stuff your face with food.
Hong Kong Halloween Treats Weekend Day 1 Report
The Hong Kong Tourism Board and Animax Asia played host to nine cosplayers and bloggers at the Hong Kong Halloween Treats Weekend.
Six Airlines to Singapore on AFA X Weekend
Find your flight, book your ticket, and fly your way to one of the most exciting J-pop events in South East Asia!
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