TRAVEL | MUAY THAI | LIFE IN JAPAN
It’s easy to write 2020 off as a year where nothing happened except pain and suffering. And indeed, this post isn’t to flaunt whatever joy I experienced or to woe-is-me the tragedies. But having to sit down and really contemplate the opportunities I’ve been given, …
Kaisendon or seafood bowls are hands down one of my top 3 favourite Japanese dishes of all time. I mean, what is there not to like? It’s rice topped with generous portions of fish, crab, crab roe, shellfish and even sea urchin if you’re lucky, …
The year of the lockdown hasn’t been all that conducive for dining out and subsequently, the writing of said dining out. But there are still a few great eateries I need to expound on before we banish all memory of 2020 to a box, locked …
I stepped back into the ring on the third Friday of September 2020, ending a 6 month hiatus from Muay Thai. During this time I had tried my best to stay fit in my own way, with a consistent home training regime. Not great but …
Author’s Note: This was my prose submission to the 2020 George Town Literary Festival under the theme of ‘life under lockdown in the time of COVID-19’. Unfortunately it didn’t win but I’m pretty proud of it and so decided to share it here on my …
The living in Japan equivalent of making lemonade out of lemons is to treat yourself to sushi. No matter how bad a day or a week you’ve had, plonk a bowl of chirashi or a nigiri selection in front of you and you’ll find your …
The number of covid-19 cases in Tokyo is on the rise again, but several weeks ago when we enjoyed a moment’s optimism, we made a break for Saitama prefecture. We were able to avoid prolonged hours on public transport by renting a car, no doubt …
We’ve been really fortunate here in Japan so far with dwindling covid-19 cases in comparison to a lot of countries around the world. It’s reflected not just in the relaxing of all state of emergency requests, but the people of Tokyo have definitely started to …
Hana Kimura passed away this weekend. She was 22 years old, with bright pink hair and quirky, glamorous costumes that she wore as part of her thriving career as a female professional wrestler. Some of us might have come to know of Hana through her …
While I may have lost count over how many days its been since I last stepped into a Muay Thai gym, what is irrefutable is that this is the longest I’ve gone without guided training since I began practicing in 2017. These periods of social …