Random Musings #155 – Wish I was in Japan for Sakura 2021. There is something about cherry blossom season in Japan that makes it a special time to be there. From the end of March to first week in April (This is typical in Kanto Read More …
Many of you know me for my writing reviews may it be from my old BBS work, Asian Pacific Review, J!-ENT, Neo-Tokyo 2099 and numerous publications and websites. Part of being a reviewer is getting physical releases for review and in essence, having a lot Read More …
I have these emotions that are making me so numb right now, and it’s difficult for me to even process. I saw my father, from a distance smiling after the New Year. Knowing he had plans for 2021, especially with the vaccines coming. By mid-January, Read More …
The unexpected has happened, my family has been affected by the coronavirus. It has been a difficult week and a half as my parents were hospitalized. My mother went in and was diagnosed with COVID-19/Pneumonia and AFib and is on oxygen. My father, he was Read More …
The silent killer for fish is ammonia. From too much fish excrement, too much uneaten fish food and decomposed plants. It’s one of the early things that I experienced and others experienced especially with koi or goldfish that are known for creating a lot of Read More …
Greetings everyone, for the past few weeks Cloudflare has been working hard to prevent DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks and certain hosting situations which came unexpected happened. Things are slowly getting better and that’s the good news. The news articles and interviews are still Read More …
The last time I tested the FFXTW Aquarium Wave Maker, it was to test to find out how it would work on aquariums under 50 gallons and I determined that the wavemaker worked extremely well but it was way too powerful for anything under 55 Read More …
The ’80s, it was no doubt a different time when it came to music. And when it came to pop music, I don’t think any group has had much of an impact on me when I was younger than at-the-time, Minneapolis based pop group, The Read More …
As part of #celebrateangeloday2020, we partake in Angelo Delos Reyes favorite… Steak Special from Boston Pizza. I will always remember when Angelo rented an SUV, to drive hours away from SF just to eat steak specials. Despite the Bay Area having a plethora of sandwich Read More …
I realized that I have not posted my random musings on the blog for awhile… Here we go! Random Musings #104: I really miss traveling and I hope someday we can return to some normalcy in the near future. Whenever or how long that may Read More …
It’s hard to talk about traveling, while staying at home, practicing social distancing and taking part in making sure I do my part in flattening the curve to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). If anything, I do appreciate my friends for showcasing Read More …
Effective on April 3, 2020, Japan will bar admission to travelers who have recently visited any country that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has designated “Level 3” for infectious disease concerns, which includes the United States. Travelers from the United States are not permitted to Read More …
It’s hard to believe how 2019 was an awesome year of traveling and how 2020… I don’t think anyone had envisioned life changing as it has due to the coronavirus. But for a lot of us, life changed. It was over a month ago I Read More …
The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has released the following health and travel alert: Exercise Increased Caution due to an outbreak of COVID-19 (also known as the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2). A novel (new) coronavirus disease, recently designated as COVID-19, is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness. Read More …
“We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or make it the last.” – John F. Kennedy Today, 56 years ago, 11/22/1963 #JFKassassination happened. ] For those who wonder why I’m posting this on my blog, I Read More …
For the last two days, I can’t help but want to show my support for the global pop group IZ*ONE who are perhaps having to experience one of the rare, heartbreaking situations to ever happen to an extremely popular pop group. For those who don’t Read More …
It’s hard to believe how time has flown by since “ROMANTIC INTERLUDE” first hit the web, way back in October 1999. Production began way back in September 1999 and was no doubt one of the more memorable things I have done in my life. This Read More …
I have traveled numerous times this year, but yet, as of late, I wish I could travel to another country right now and not worry about life, have fun and just live life at its fullest. Do you ever feel that way? As much as Read More …
Anime. It brings people together. It brings enjoyment and entertainment to millions of people worldwide. And so when the tragic news of the Kyoto Animation arson started appearing on the news and social media, millions of us were saddened. At the time I checked, I Read More …
We are celebrating #CelebrateAngeloDay2019 in memory of Angelo Delos Reyes. It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since Angelo has passed away. Tomorrow will be five years, but today (because it’s on a weekend), we are remembering Angelo by enjoying the things he Read More …
Hey, what’s up everyone! Still working on getting my laptop setup (bare in mind, I can only work on it once I get home from work and not much time right after before I have to get some sleep), this time, I’ll share a few Read More …
As I look at these photos from my years in college and I think about the good times, but also friends who are no longer with us and have passed away. Friends that I have seen while visiting Japan in recent years but also thinking Read More …
In a past blog post, I wrote about growing up in the town of Lemoore, California but how I got into Japanese culture and moving to Long Beach, California, which furthered my interest even more. Back in the late ’90s, at California State University, Fresno Read More …