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A friend introduced the board game Zoom in Kobe to us this week. If you've ever been to Kobe, or you're looking for a new board game that isn't too competitive, than this game is for you!

A friend introduced the board game Zoom in Kobe to us this week. In Zoom in Kobe, players compete in a photo contest to try to take the best photos of the city [Kobe]. During the game, you take photos of its beautiful locations, the iconic structures found in Kobe, and…weathercocks, one of the symbols of Kobe!Board Game Geek – Zoom in Kobe The game is based off the 2019 game Zoom in Barcelona.…

The Psychology of Money

Last time I was sick, I read through an entire book in two sittings. Considering I’m a slow reader, that was quite an achievement! I haven’t posted a book review on this blog for a while, so let me see if I remember how to do these… 📚 The Psychology of Money Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness Morgan Housel Find the book on Amazon This book isn’t about investing, or specific…

Yesterday was White Day! In Japan, this is the day guys give back to the girls who gave them chocolates on Valentine’s Day. My wife got me chocolate teas this year on Valentine’s Day. So I tried to find something unusual for her, too. Fruit and flower jellies I found some jellies online that are designed to look like herbariums. (Here is a Google search for some herbarium gifts you can buy.)…

My wife hasn’t been feeling well the last couple of days. So, I cooked lunch for us today! I put rice, pork and a little bit of veggies in the pressure cooker and… Voila! Pork rice lunch

Forte with his favorite toy

Forte has been with us for a little over a month now. In this time, he has doubled in size! When we got him, he was about 2kg. Now, he weighs 4kg!! This is him smiling with his favorite toy. Forte with his favorite toy

Guess what! The last post I published was the 100th post on my blog!

I received another blog achievement notification in my WordPress.com account this week. It turns out, my last post was my 100th post published on this blog. Hurray! Thank you to all those who have followed along in the journey! For those who joined part-way, here are other milestone posts I’ve published on this site in the 3 and a bit years I’ve been blogging. 20th post! Linking SNS to My Blog…

The other day, my wife handed me not 2, but 4 boiled eggs, and asked me to draw on them again. This time, the subject was... Forte!!

This week, the follower count on my WordPress.com blog reached 200. What an honour!!

This week, my follower count reached 200. What an honour!! I started this blog in November 2018 as a space to document my reapplication to Automattic as a Happiness Engineer. (My second post: My Introduction) I now mostly share episodes from my personal life, to record these memories as treasures to look back on in future. (Category: Treasure Box) I appreciate all those who stop by to read and…

Forte waiting for his next command

This is our dog Forte, looking up at his master (my wife), waiting for his next command before going out for a walk 🐶 My wife is doing an excellent job training him!

My wife took this photo of me shovelling snow earlier this week, when we had that HUGE snowfall! You can see the front porch now, but that was totally covered up just 10 minutes before this photo was taken ☃️

We've had at least a meter more snow than usual around here this year! Here are some pictures showing how much snow we've had.

My first time ordering a meal with Wolt!

Wolt – the food delivery service – finally debuted in our city! Our first meal with the service was three types of fried potatoes and salads. Fried potatoes and salad, delivered by Wolt!

Valentine’s Day 2022 (Treasure Box 20)

Playing Rivals for Catan

My wife and I playing Rivals for Catan, with our puppy Forte watching us in the background This is my attempt at starting a photoblog inside my normal blog. We’ll see how it goes. 🤞🏼

Crossing from 2021 to 2022 (Treasure Box 19)

I created a WordPress.com account 6 years ago, looking for video hosting that wouldn't use up the bandwidth with my host at the time. Now, I'm supporting the product!

It has now been 4 months since my last post. So much has happened in those 4 months! But overall, I feel like life has finally started to settle down again, and I can resume blogging. Yesterday, logging in to work, I was greeted by this message in my notification bar: In October 2015, I signed up for a WordPress.com account to purchase a VideoPress upgrade through the Jetpack plugin. I was…

An Article about Effective Communication

I came across an interesting article today that I wanted to share. It’s an article titled How to Ask Useful Questions. The article resonated with me, as many of the points the author made are similar to the preferences I have in communication. This article was originally shared in my company by Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg. But my team lead also picked up on it and shared it in my team’s…