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As soon as we received our Japan visas, all I could dream about was bringing home beautiful, quality Japanese stationery. Some would even say it has a cult following—communities of enthusiasts gushing over the creamy pages, clean-cut bindings, and gorgeous inks. I fell head-over-heels in love when I first held the Apica CD notebook (A5)…
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Four years worth of correspondence, four years of stories. That pretty much sums up what this writing project is about. I’ve not mentioned it since launching Diwa Daily, so I thought today’s a great time to introduce this collaboration between myself and my good friend and fellow writer, Johna Baylon: Turns of Place What’s Turns of…
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Jayson and I have made it our personal mission to take Noah to Universal Studios to see Jurassic Park in all its dino glory. ? We eventually managed to save up and book plane tickets to Singapore for this summer, but I was ecstatic when Universal Studios Japan made it to our Japan itinerary as…
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Patience is bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Artistotle The family and I are visiting Japan for the first time to celebrate the new year with my dad, his family, and my sisters. I’ve been looking forward to this trip since the beginning of the year that being here at this hotel desk at 5:30…
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I’ve always had this penchant for collecting things—books, stationery, Pokemon, pen bodies, bookmarks. Collecting and using bookmarks date waaay back when I had so much time on my hands. As I journeyed through pages upon pages of words, worlds, and dialogue I’d use anything I can grab as a bookmark. I’d stick receipts, tags, collectible…
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Choosing to stop plastic usage and go reusable was easy-peasy. Training my family to adopt a no-plastic lifestyle was and is still hella hard. It took me months before I could convince Jayson to stop using plastic bags for our weekly groceries, and even then we’re still not 100% plastic-free. If I don’t have any of…
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