as written by Melissa Kartini
This is a lil’ bonus post for the Saturday update that I missed last month. Happy reading. — I’ve never been the sort of person to place much importance on New Year’s resolutions. Even when I tried to get into the hype, I couldn’t really get into it–because the arrival of the 1st of January …
Photo by melissakartini There aren’t enough words to describe the year I’ve just had, but I’ll try my best. So here it goes. If there is one theme I’ve noticed (among many) in 2019, it is that it was a year of many firsts. Yeah, I’ve mentioned a lot about personal growth before, but this was …
Every country has its own way of speaking English. There’ll always be certain words, phrases and slang terms that are different by country. What’s important is that we understand each other, right? Right. We Malaysians have our own quirky way of speaking English. We basically dot our English with a couple of Malay and Chinese …
Photo by melissakartini This was a lot harder to think up a list for than one of those usual gratitude or best experiences lists, but here it is. Luckily, I’m quite obsessive about documenting my experiences on Instagram, so that made creating this list a lot easier. So what were my most rewarding experiences of 2019? …
Photo by melissakartini For a detailed overview about Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens: Let’s Go for a Garden Stroll in Tokyo… Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens, an Overview — Hey, everyone! I know I missed out on my usual Saturday post this month on the 7th, but there’s a reason for that. I got a little busy, and then got …
Photo by melissakartini Photo essays Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens in Autumn The Garden Along with Rikugien Gardens, Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens is often regarded as Tokyo’s most beautiful garden. It is also one of the oldest (1603-1868), and being so well-preserved, makes it an excellent place to get a glimpse of Edo period Japan. Its affair with …
This is part of a culture shock series that I’m doing for Japan and Malaysia. Please expect to see posts like these being posted whenever exams are approaching because apparently, I’m bad at time management. — This one was a bit difficult for me to come up with a list for. Surprising, I know, because …