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Melon chuuhai
Limited edition alcoholic drink with melon 🍈 from Hokkaido. I don’t know for how long it was available, I just found it randomly in the drink stash at the lab. I could drink only half of it as it is too sweet for my taste. That, and the fact that you don’t feel any alcohol.…
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Souvenir from Hong Kong: Unboxing HKUST memorabilia
[Random images from HKUST follow.] When I was in Hong Kong, I spent a lot of time in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), either chilling at the library terrace or attending random aeronautical engineering-related courses. At the entrance of the campus, there was a cute little shop with items and gifts related…
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HowStuffWorks: Update train advertisments
So, last night I slept over at a friend, which meant that today I had to ride the train from the starting station. Today is Sunday, therefore traffic is relatively low in this part of the city. As soon as I reached the platform, I noticed a guy siting on a wooden stool with a…
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Look up.
April is the month of new beginnings, may that be school or job. April (四月) is also the 4th month of the calendar, pronounced shi-gatsu, which sounds like 死-death. New beginnings can be tough, that’s why the suicide numbers rise during this specific month in Japan. After the initial adjustment period passes, in May comes…
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Love Hotels
Generally, love hotel rooms are twice the size of a usual hotel room in Japan. Intriguing decoration with a lot of animal patterns and pink hues should be expected. A wall picture is intentionally hanged with inclination, to express a sense of passion. Such hotels offer huge bathrooms and a wide set of amenities, as…
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