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Lioness in Japan
http://www.luiyuming.com
- Author: Yu Ming Lui
- Listed in: Development and Growth Career & Jobs
- Tags: Personal writing relocation tokyo expat trailing partner
- Added on: Mar 30th, 2008
- Country: Japan
- Language: English
This personal blog charts my move from Singapore to Tokyo. I talk about trailing partner issues, Japanese culture, relocation ups and downs, and my progress as a writer on the go.
Lioness in Japan's Neighborhood
Recent Posts
The moon cup
Always a fan of trendy new stuff, I was highly tickled by the moon cup that a friend told me about. The manufacturers were obviously inspired by the connection of a woman’s menstrual cycle and the lunar cycle. New moon = flow comes to town; Full mo...
Was it the chicken…?
Last night wasn’t my first time trying chicken sashimi. In fact, a Japanese friend who lives in Singapore invited the kangaroo and I out to dinner and ordered a tiny plate of six delicate chicken sashimi slices. I thought it was fish because it did...
Quarter-life crossroads…
This lovely purple flower has been growing bigger and bigger in our terrace. I just had to take a picture of it. It’s the end of another week and it’s almost the end of June. That means I’ve been in Japan for 21 months already — wow, has it b...
Much ado about air-con?
There has been a quiet tussle over the air-conditioning in the office and I am working from home until I come up with a firm strategy and feel less annoyed. I love the apartment but there is a fussy crying baby whom I cannot tolerate either. I think ...
Teaching English in Japan: Getting the job
As promised in my first post about advice on teaching in Japan, I will do two more entries in this “series”. Today, I will talk about how to get a teaching position in Tokyo. I have only managed to get private one-on-one type of gigs and any advi...
