and yet another entry this month. Not a playmobil topic though. After detailed planning I finally “gave” Masumi her birthday present in the form of a weekend trip to Kusatsu. A famous onsen area in the middle of Gunma Prefecture (~100 km northwest of Tokyo).
I did not know that the merry message “snow” did not [...]
I think it was last week… must have been… when Masumi asked me about some kind of strange toy we Germans fancy like crazy.
I got an inspiring Japanese explanation: good for creativity. Yes… Lots of Plastic. Ooook… Famous. Hmm… Clear as daylight… right? The only thing missing was the occasional “maybe”.
In the end I found out [...]
In the past I rarely updated the gallery as it was a pain to do so. Having found an alternative right now, I will change the system these days so please excuse the gallery being down or in a state of complete chaos for the time being.
We all stumble from time to time. Last week was my turn. Confidence, it seems, is a rather double edged sword. It allows you to talk complete rubbish and convince others. It let’s you overcome the biggest obstacles and greatest challanges. It empowers you to manage your life perfectly. It makes you feel invincible and [...]
Saaamuiiii – was actually the only thing I got out from Masumi and Mashu (who stayed over for a few days) this weekend. Before they both declared me crazy, one jumping back into bed, the other drinking hot tea repeating this word over and over again. And yes, the insane foreigner (namely: me) took his camera, scarf, [...]