The Spirit of Budō: The History of Japanese Martial Arts

Another high-quality exhibition related to Japan’s history and culture is headed to Jamaica in the form of ‘The Spirit

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is an awesome film

I’ll admit, I wasn’t so sure about the Star Wars franchise being swallowed up by Disney. I didn’t want it wa

New York City Vacation 2016

For most of November and the beginning of December, I enjoyed a wonderful 3-week vacation in New York City. A vacation was nee

Book: The Jamaipanese Story now available

After many years in the making, my book – The Jamaipanese Story is now published. The book is a condensation of my exper

Undergrad Studies Complete!

I have finished undergrad at University! So on one hand I am very proud and very happy that I have set another goal and seen i

I participated in the Jamaica Reach to Recovery Breast Cancer Pink Run

I’ve recently transformed into a mini gym rat since finishing undergrad. I decided to put my new-found “fitness

Excited to play Civilization VI

I love turn-based strategy games and back in the day I played my fair share of them. One of the most critically acclaimed game

International Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 Jamaica

International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day takes place on the third Saturday in September every year.It is the largest one-day vo

Megami Meguri an upcoming 3DS game linked with Japan’s Train system

What do you get when you combined cute characters, IC cards, trains and a handheld video game console? Megami Meguri! or God

Jamaica and Japan 1-2 in 4x100m at Rio Olympics

Jamaica has a long history of success at global athletic events. The athletic events during the Olympic Games is the biggest a

Usain Bolt solidifies legendary status in Rio

Usain Bolt for the 3rd Olympics in a row has come away as the fastest man in the world. The sprinting legend from Jamaica won

Summer Chiru – Photos and Highlights

Summer Chiru is a fun summer event put on by the JaCosplayaz in association with the Japan Embassy in Jamaica. The event highl

I Can’t stop playing Pokemon Go

Pokemon dropped like a bomb on the iOS and Android app stores recently and the fallout has been far-reaching. It has become a

Summer Chiru event to feature Karaoke, Cosplay and Gaming

Jamaica Cosplayaz and the Embassy of Japan is teaming up again to present a even for all Japan-loving Jamaicans. Summer Chiru

10 known causes of intense Geekgasms

A “geekgasm” can be best described as a fit of intense geek joy; the play on the word orgasm is obvious. The geek

New Phone! Samsung Galaxy S7

I have acquired a new phone after two years of excellent service by my Moto G. The new device a Samsung Galaxy S7 is an awesom

Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods

Exams are over and I can finally play the new hearthstone expansion Whispers of the old Gods! I saved up enough gold to buy 40

Hello Tokyo by Christoph Gelep

Amazing video shot and edited by Christoph Gelep during a 5 day trip to Tokyo. Such awesome videography covering a massive met

King of Tokyo Unboxing

King of Tokyo allows 2 to 6 players to play as GigaMonsters or what fans like me of monster movies would call Kaiju. The monst

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress – First Impressions

My on of off ride on the anime train continues as I hop on again to check out Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress or Koutetsujou no

Hokkaido Shinkansen Line opens

Hokkaido is now officially linked to the capital of Japan via a Shinkansen.  Right on schedule as I blogged about last year.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

I won’t pretend I am some learned movie critic that can name a 5 dozen directors in 10 seconds, identify actors by their