Follow Your Hart

  I recently saw a survey that said more than 60% of Japanese males aged 18-34 do not have girlfriends. Conversely, 49% of Japanese females aged 18-34 are single. I would argue that the double-digit difference has to do with Japanese women appealing more to foreigners than Japanese males. At least in the Greater Tokyo [...]

Writer’s note: This is a travel-related blog. Yet, from time to time, things happen in the world that I feel the need to write about. Writing helps me get out my emotions. Since this is one of the forums I have, please excuse me for taking a break in travel writing and getting this off [...]

When you’re on a budget like I am most of the time when I travel, luxury is an afterthought. Luxury for me often means finding a hostel with an ensuite for less than $40 a night. Though dropping $300-400 a night or more on a room is tempting, I don’t have the room to afford [...]

***Imagery in this post are not my own The weather looks nice today (not really hot, but sunny at least), so I decided to do a round trip this morning. Took the bus and found myself in a medium crowded place. Too many guys there, though I was triangled between a pretty blond, who seemed [...]

  Yes! Yes I am actually writing a post to convince you to not go to Thailand during a time when most of the Thai women will be sporting wet t-shirts, touching your face and inviting you to get wet n wild with them. Since most of my readers are women, it should be easy [...]

I know absolutely nothing about any civil wars that may have happened in the histories of Japan, Thailand, China or Malaysia. What I do know about the root causes of civil war in Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia is minor. I don’t expect teenagers or young adults in Southeast and Far East Asia to know about [...]

I’m very excited to announce my one-man band’s tour of Japan this April! My job approved a week off from work from 8-15 April. Not only will I get to see the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms) in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kamakura when I return to Japan in early April, but having the week off will [...]

“I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.” -Fidel Castro Dear Fidel, When you wrote this letter, you were in the Sea of Japan traveling to Hong Kong. Your ass better not still be [...]