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Wandering thoughts of a daydreamer. Into animals, movies, music, nature, photography, vinyl records and... Japan!

jonazzz

Wandering thoughts of a daydreamer. Into animals, movies, music, nature, photography, vinyl records and... Japan!

90s Revival... In Films

Well, hello again!  In the blink of an eye, I realized I've not written a post for over a year and have to admit that my thoughts have gotten a little "rusty" over time. Or perhaps I am getting older as well.  I'm not sure whether the pas

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    • Escape From Singapore

      It has been 8 months since I last departed from Haneda International Airport. Every time I leave Japan, it makes my desire to come back to this wonderful country even stronger.  In a fortunate way, I'll be travelling to Tokyo again in anot

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      • A Phrase Stuck In My Mind

        "Redefining success to look beyond material wealth", a phrase used in a question posed by an influential figure to our Deputy Prime Minister during a conference caught my attention and I cannot stop thinking about it. In brief, the questio

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        • A Storm In The Pacific

          News about Tropical Storm Mawar has been circulating around with Japan being in its path, bringing heavy rain to several areas across the country, disrupting multiple transport services and daily lives of citizens. Rain is usually welcome

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          A Series Of Undesired Events

          My cellphone has never been so busy with phone calls and messages in just a couple of days. This happened because of two consecutive emergencies occurred in my family last week, sending us scrambling with anxiety and panic.  To begin, my e

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          A Series Of Undesired Events

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          Sandcastles In The Air

          Here I am lazing on the same red sofa in my own little space, my mind starts drifting into fantasies once again which may or may not come to pass. I believe many of us out there day dream at times. If I'm wrong about this, then perhaps the

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          Sandcastles In The Air

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          Spacing Out

          Resting on a sofa alone in a dim room, the faint sound of heartbeats layered over the ticking of a clock broke the silence of the night, subtly begins a musical journey of an iconic album from one of my favourite bands, Pink Floyd. Being b

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          Spacing Out

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          A Recent Trip To Pulau Ubin

          Recently, my social media feed has been filled with sightings of a rare female winged visitor, likely from Indonesia or Malaysia due to deforestation. She is listed as an endangered bird and landed possibly on the early days of April on an

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          A Recent Trip To Pulau Ubin

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          Tampines Eco Green Park

          It was a public holiday here in Singapore last Friday, known as Good Friday or Friday Before Easter in other countries. As far as I know, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ but I shall not touch on its history as my kn

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          Tampines Eco Green Park

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          Smartphone Wallpaper - Sea Jelly

          Two months ago, in order to celebrate my second nephew's birthday, my younger sister was considering where to take him for a day trip. He turned 3 years old this year so the choices were either Singapore Zoo, River Safari or S.E.A. Aquarium

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          Smartphone Wallpaper - Sea Jelly

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          Moon & Venus Conjunction

          March 24th, 2023 - On a humid Friday, a rare occurrence appeared over the clear evening sky. The moon and Venus were very close to one another which could be viewed by all on Planet Earth.  When it comes to astronomy, I am quite clueless a

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          Moon & Venus Conjunction

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          Autumn in Tokyo 2022

          Between late September to November last year, I managed to take a trip to Tokyo. That was the first time traveling out of Singapore since the COVID19 outbreak began, putting a halt to international travel. Eventually, with the availability

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          Autumn in Tokyo 2022

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          A Thankful Gesture

          Woke up to a relatively warm late morning here in Singapore after 8 long hours of sleep, I was surprised to see a notification from my mobile Note app; which is a new "like" I have received for a post dated almost 10 months ago. It is indee

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          A Thankful Gesture

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          Smartphone Wallpapers

          It is long weekend break here in Singapore, thanks to public holidays like Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa occurring back-to-back. As work resumes on the coming Wednesday, I choose to take it easy and laze at home for now. The weather is ho

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          Smartphone Wallpapers

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          Spring

          Upon browsing recent photos posted by Japanese members whom I’m following on Instagram, Spring seems to have arrived in Japan. Although I travel to Japan quite often in the past, most of the trips were during Summer or Winter. Only twice di

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          Spring

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          Spotted Wood Owlet At Pasir Ris Park

          The long awaited weekend has arrived after another week of work. Due to the recent heavy workload and rainy weather, I was unable to visit the usual spots I go to for hikes and photography. Although the weather was cloudy with sunlight at

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          Spotted Wood Owlet At Pasir Ris Park

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