This is a guest bathroom at our house in Manila that is located under the staircase. Because of that, the door is even shorter than my height. When we first moved in, we thought it was a … Read more

Japanese Restaurants in Manila Recommended By My Friends

Options for Japanese restaurants in Manila are abundant. They are so many that it is actually hard to decide which one to g… Read more

Papemelroti is a gift shop where you find items such as stationary products and room decor in adorable designs. It is a type of shop where if you pass by, you can’t help but stop … Read more

This is a very long overdue post. I took photos of my friend’s home back in March 2018. My friend, Yumi, is a dear friend of mine who is also Japanese married to an American and a p… Read more

Lartizan in Manila

Lartizan, just like you pronounce “l’artisan” in French, is an artisan bakery in Manila. There are 6 branches which you can find on the Lart… Read more

Single Origin Rockwell

We stumbled upon Single Origin in Rockwell by luck. The interesting thing was that we ran into two sets of friends there on the same day! Single Origin in Rock… Read more

Coffee Project Manila & BGC

Coffee Project in BGC is one of Coffee Project cafes you can find all around Manila. When I first stepped into Coffee Project in BGC, it looked as tho… Read more

Nono’s Filipino Comfort Food

Nono’s is a Filipino comfort food cafe restaurant in Manila. The cafe started with the founder, Baba’s passion for classic conf… Read more

ArteFino ☆ Filipino Popup Market in Manila

ArteFino is a pop-up market with fine Filipino crafts and art work created by talented Filipino artisans. I had a chance to visit the firs… Read more

Wildflour A Bakery Cafe in Makati Manila

Wildflour is a stylish bakery cafe where we went for breakfast one day in Makati, Manila. I instantly loved it even before I walked in becaus… Read more

Getting a Haircut Overseas

I finally made it to a hair salon! In Manila!! One of the things I have wanted to do in the past several months was to go get my haircut. Boy, I’ve had a b… Read more

Setting Up A New Home

Setting up a new home is the very first task you take on, besides finding food for your family, once you arrive in a city overseas. When you move into a rental home, … Read more

Move to Manila

We landed in Manila around 8 p.m. It was a day in the last week of July. The air felt warm and damp, but compared to the heat and humidity we had experienced in Tokyo prior t… Read more

Copen Local Base Kamakura

A HIP LIFESTYLE CAFE

Copen Local Base Kamakura is a lovely cafe with a beach vibe. (Kamakura in Japan is near the coast.) Its location is a 4-minute walk fro… Read more

Kamakura City ☆ Japan

Kamakura is a city South West of Tokyo with many temples and shrines, and a beach vibe. This lovely coastal city has become my children’s favorite desti… Read more

Accidentally Homeschooling

I have been homeschooling my pre-k son. I say “accidentally” because it wasn’t in my plan to homeschool him. In fact, I was prepar… Read more

The Yayoi Kusama Exhibit

The Kusama Exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. which started in February 2017 became quite a sensation in Washington, D.C. After having v… Read more

Dermatitis & Change In Environment

An international move takes a toll on expats’ health causing a strain on their physical and emotional state induced by stress of tr… Read more

Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C. 2017

These are cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. photographed on March 13, 2017. In the morning I read on the news that a snow storm, Stella, w… Read more

BUYING A HOME SITE UNSEEN

Buying a home without seeing the actual property comes with a risk and is not ideal, let alone a huge commitment. Nevertheless, it is a choice that some peop… Read more

LEATHER BAGS IN DHARAVI BY LEATHER FIELD

If you are looking for a shop to have leather bags made, I highly recommend Leather Field. Leather Field is a shop in Dharavi, Mumbai that spe… Read more

DILKHUSH SPECIAL SCHOOL

Dilkhush Special School is a school for children with intellectual challenges and special needs age from 6 to 18. The school was opened by the sisters of Ha… Read more

Modern Rustic Indian Design Home

This modern rustic Indian design home was the last home that I got to shoot before leaving Mumbai, India in June, 2016. This gorgeous home belongs t… Read more

INOKASHIRA PARK

Inokashira Park in Kichijoji is a gem of Tokyo. It has become well known for its cherry blossoms thanks to the social media. The trees that surround the pond are cher… Read more

International Move

If you have followed me on my Instagram feeds and Facebook page, you have seen a bit more actions there and know what I have been up to. The photos on this post have b… Read more