Katsu Ichi Meguro かつ壱目黒

In Meguro District there are three tonkatsu (fried pork) restaurants that rule the land. Each and everyone has their characteristics but the most “blue collar” has to be “Katsu Ichi”. At 12pm you will find this place having a solid line of 5 to 10 people mostly salary men and women from around. Its a […]

Things I learned from Dalian and Bengaluru

Taking a break from my days in Tokyo I traveled to Dalian, China and Bengaluru (Bangalore) India and learned a couple of things: In Dalian: 1) Porridge is delicious Simple, easy, and had such a soft chicken broth taste. Goes well with 30 degree freezing weather as you come into the office to warm up and […]

Scenes from Itabashi, Tokyo during my morning run. #thepracticality #VSCOcam #ozekijapn #Japan #板橋

End of Winter, Peacoats

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring This post comes a little late given that winter has pretty much ended here in San Diego. So before the weather gets any more warmer here are some last shots from my winter wear Pea Coats Are Essential When you think of winter I think of Pea Coats. […]

How to Pick a (SOLID) Matching Outfit Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of matching your outfit with solid colors. In my last post I shared how I approach matching a solid color shirt which can be difficult given you have to figure out what colors to match (apart from my other post where you had options based on different colors on your shirt). […]

How to Pick a (SOLID) Matching Outfit Part 1

In my earlier post I talked about how to make a simple matching outfit by using the two colors on your shirt. Its was hopefully a simple and easy way of building an outfit that fits you. But what if you had a shirt that just had one colour on it? You can certainly wear the same color […]

6 Steps On How To Pick A Matching Outfit:

This is a super simple way to figure out how to build a matching outfit. There are so many ways to pair things together with so many colors. But in this post I wanted to just focus on the easiest way to make your clothes match, which is simply… Using the colors that are on […]

Positivity As A Negative

What’s your strength? Have you ever heard about Strength Finders test before? It’s this alternative to Myers Briggs Personality test where instead of telling you whether you are introverted or extroverted it tells you what your “strengths” are in hopes that you can better use them in whatever career or life path you have. One of […]

How to Choose What to Wear & (What’s Up w/Mustard part 2)

Another Way To Wear Mustard/Yellow Color: Last time I tried out wearing a mustard (or yellow) shirt. Here’s how to wear it as a cardigan. I was fortunate to find some sky blue jeans to match the brightness of this mustard/yellow cardigan. Even though both of these colors are bright in tone, the “darker” sky […]