One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 17 – Origami Birthday Card

I got another order from Fiverr for a simple origami/kirigami Birthday card for a little girl.
It was actually quite fun, especially away from the boring writing work I have (>_<) If you'd like to see some of my Fiverr gigs, please do so!

I made two samples for the customer to choose from and here’s the one that was chosen:

This was the other one that’s an extra for someone else:

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 16 – Hayabusa

In Japan, there are many people who love trains…..and when the trains become their obsession, they are referred to as otaku.

Soon we will have a new bullet train called the Hayabusa, which is actually very cool design and seems to have to most luxurious seats that I’ve ever seen:

Also, in typical Japan style, they had to have a toy representation of the train (they are all mini legos by the way):

It took me quite a while to snap this simple photo since there were mounds of otaku taking shot after shot with their professional cameras (with massive lenses) on tripods. Oh dear….. just reinforcing the camera stereotype yet again.

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 15 – Our Bird Sanctuary

Ever since we started leaving a little food on the balcony, we’re getting more birds, including six cute little sparrows. I decided to make a little bird area with food tray, little bowl of water for a bath and a bamboo “seating area” for ultimate comfort.

I hope they enjoy it!

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 14 – Funny Little Girl

I came across this picture in one of the train stations and thought it was quite funny, especially the little girl:

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 13 – Winter Blend Tea

One thing that constantly changes in Japan (more than anything else) are the drink selections in vending machines and combini (Japanese convenience stores). I like to try most of the new drinks out….except for the ones that really seem unappealing to me.

One of my favorites for this season is a lovely “winter blend” tea -not just the flavor but the great packaging as well!

and here are the main ingredients:

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 12 – Not Another Tokyo Fashion Guide

I feel so excited!

For the past several months I’ve been quite anxious about my book. While I initially had a concept of a Fashion Guide from Tokyo, it never quite rang out so perfectly as I thought it would, but last night I realized the path this book should take…… not as a “Tokyo Fashion Guide”….. but along the lines of “Not Another Tokyo Fashion Guide!”.

I have many details swimming in my head, so details for the moment will be minimal until I sort them all out, but essentially, this will not be a typical guide just showing you the trends and fashion from the already famous areas of the city -this book will become more personal and opinionated than that *^_~*

This has certainly put me in great spirits and I can’t wait to get organized!