Kayvee Chan

Vacations are fun getaways from your hectic daily lives, a way to relax and have fun. Sometimes though, the unexpected happens - you forget to bring important items and enter panic mode! When that happens, hop into one of the local drugstores. and you are sure to find what you need there!  Here is a list of useful items that I got my hands on during my trip to Japan. They served me so well in my time of need that I would classify them as absolute essentials! Maybe they will serve you as well as they served me. If Your Feet Aches From Walking... 1. Kinomegumi Foot Detox Patch The different foot patch scents  When vacationing in Japan, chances are you will be walking NON-STOP. Constant walking and especially in footwear not meant for long-distance walking (ahem ladies, note to wear comfortable shoes!) is going to leave you with tired and complaining feet by the end of the day.  Luckily for you (and your poor feet), you can easily find the Kinomegumi foot patches in any drug...

No one wants to reach an attraction only to be turned away because they haven't got the right tickets/passes to enter. Unfortunately, this was a common sight we saw at many attractions and was even turned away at one of these as we had not purchased the entry pass and it was sold out for the day.  Major bummer! Trust me, you do not want such a thing spoiling your plans for the day. It took me quite a bit of effort to do the research. Firstly of the places that were worth visiting and then to look into entry requirements and costs. Some attractions allow onsite purchase of passes but there is usually online options too. For others, you have to buy them online or in advance otherwise, they get sold out!  So, here are the attractions at Kauai, Maui and Oahu Islands that I visited with information on how to get the passes. Hope that it helps you in planning your Hawaii trip and keep you from getting turned away. Read on! Kauai Kalalau Trail Kalalau Trail ( photo credit: kalalautra...

If this is not your first visit to Japan, you might already know some of these pointers but just as a refresher, go ahead and take a quick look. It will help make your romp around Japan go a little smoother. For those who are travelling to Japan for the first time, heed these... 1. Bring your passport along whenever you intend to SHOP! This probably translates to "Carry your passport with you ALL THE TIME " if you are anything like me. Because I shopped and shopped and shopped my way through my Japan trip. By the end of the vacation, I actually had to buy another luggage to fit in all the stuff that I had bought!  Us with our purchases from just 3 days! The point is, you are probably going to buy lots of stuff so take advantage of the tax refunds available. Japan offers  tourist tax refunds of 8%  if purchases made are above ¥5000 (tax-free value) or  ¥5500 pre-tax  within each store. So grab your friends/family to pile your purchases together to hit the tax ref...

The end of the year is fast approaching, bringing with it the last leg of a student's academic year and of course, examinations! Do you have a child whose exams are upon them but whose grades need just that right amount of additional boost? Just Us Tutors might be what you are looking for!  While Just Us Tutors don't believe that grades should be the primary focus of a student's academic life, they do realise that it is a very valid concern of parents'. Hence, they work with the child to help them understand the subject matter in an engaging manner. This helps the student retain their knowledge for longer periods, enabling them to apply those knowledge during their exams.  Still wondering if Just Us Tutors might be the right choice for your child? Read on... Why Just Us Tutors? 1. Highly Qualified Tutors To teach students well, one should have an idea of best study approaches and this can only come from having experimented with those approaches oneself.  At Just Us Tuto...

 Theme parks are great fun to visit with your friends and loved ones. And you would probably wish that those good memories remain with you a long time after. What better way to do that than to get some memorabilia in the form of some cute merchandise from the theme park! Visiting Tokyo DisneySea with my partner was an amazing experience and I wanted to remember those great times for a long time. So I got myself some of their merchandises. While buying them, I took into consideration whether they might serve a greater purpose in the longer term than just being decorative. Because really what is the point of getting something that is just going to collect dust in your home? Well, in this post, I have written about some of the merch I bought from Tokyo DisneySea that I am still happily using months later. Hope they will help you in deciding what kind of merchandise you would like to purchase for yourself! 1. Printed Boxers Toy Story's Alien and Aladdin's Genie (foreground) as well...