So, I decided that I’ll just post some of the funny pics from my trip. Tell me what you think.

KL is a lot smaller than I thought. It’s easy to get one from one side of town to the other and in less than time than I imagined. The travel book that Yale bought made it seem like taxis were terrible, getting lost was easy, and that the train system was illogically connected. While [...]

Having left Japan, I can officially say that the adventure has begun. Even though I spent one week in Japan, there were many things that prevented from really being an adventure. I served my mission here, so I speak Japanese (even if it’s rusty, I can still understand people). Japan is a safe country; you [...]

Cathay Pacific never ceases to amaze me. On today’s flight from Kansai International to Hong Kong, my meal included a Mega ice cream bar (equivalent to a Dove or Haagen-Dazs bar). I swear that my meals on Cathay are better than half the meals I eat during the week (after all, McDonald’s isn’t the greatest). [...]

Today is the last day that I am in Japan. I’ll be catching an early morning express train to the airport and heading off to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). It’s been a good week. During the first half of the week, I was able to see a lot of Japan that I didn’t get to see [...]

This morning was like any other morning: wake up at 6:00 am, wish I had slept for at least one more hour, check to see who’s online in the morning (Japan time), write a blog entry, and read up on the news. It was different having lots of people in the same room. I felt [...]

Since I’ve left the clubbing scene many years ago, there’s not much to report about the night life in Kyoto. Other than bar hopping and clubbing, I don’t know what else there is to do. Even that seems hard to come by in this town. Yale and I don’t feel like going out to fancy [...]

Even though Yale and I visited the castle in Hiroshima, we didn’t go in. I was holding out for Himeji Castle—Japan’s most famous and beautiful castle. It is nicknamed the White Heron because of the white plaster that cover the castle walls (used as a fire retardant). I must say, the castle was still like [...]

Throughout the week, both Yale and I have been impressed by the efficiency found in Japan rail networks. The trains are almost never late (barring accidents) and they come so frequently. In Tokyo, the subway trains run every 2 minutes and in Hiroshima, the Shinkansen runs every 10 minutes. Everything is so orderly even when [...]

The Church is amazing. Here I am, half-way around the world attending Church in Hiroshima. Yale and I arrived a little bit late, so we missed the sacrament. However, the program was very similar to one found in the United States. Being Mother’s Day, a couple of children got up and bore their testimonies about [...]