FAVE POSTS

These are my readers’ top 10 fave posts in 2011…

Meiji amino collagen: Miracle or farce. I really have to thank Oprah for this one because the product was featured on her show, Beauty Secrets From Around The World.

Understanding Japanese women is surprisingly one of the top five searches on this blog. I don’t know by whom but I do get the occasional email from Western men on how to deal with strange interactions (or fights) with their Japanese girlfriends.

Where to get an awesome birthday cake in Tokyo is apparently something expats find useful. It was a random flash of inspiration to write this post because I only really knew where to buy a birthday cake after three-and-a-half years of living here.

My favourite Japanese shampoo. Ah, the power of Japanese beauty products. ‘Nuff said.

Getting back to normal is a contemplative post on Tokyo after the 3/11 earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disasters.

Being prepared helps ease earthquake fears shows you what is in my earthquake go-bag. To be honest, this was just my reaction to all the frequent aftershocks a month after 3/11 and it is not reflective of how I feel now.

My great Japanese bath experiment takes you through five different brands of bath salts and this post talks a little bit about onsen culture.

Teaching in Japan: What Japanese students are like is a snapshot of how to handle Japanese students if you are a teacher.

My massage adventures in Tokyo is an account of the ridiculous encounters I had with massage palours. Needless to say, I don’t go for massages anymore.

Why do you want to live in Tokyo was actually for an AskMen.com link exchange promotion but I think this ode to Tokyo still attracts people who are considering Tokyo as their next destination.