This girl is almost always around the train exit with her pushcart, selling "bento" (lunchboxes) everyday around lunchtime.

Given the cheap price, I always wish I could get one and try, but unfortunately there's no place around my area where I could sit and eat. I could take it back to my office/desk, but then I'd always be bothered by the phone…

Lunchtime is my "relaxation" period when I grab my kindle, sit, eat and read for a while before heading back to the office. It's a very precious moment of the day, and means that I may never get a chance to try out these tasty-looking bentos unless some open-air eating spots open up around my area 🙁

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March 27, 2012 – Bento vendor

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I gotta confess – I don't always wait for the pedestrian light to turn green before crossing. If there are no cars coming, I will generally go ahead and cross the street even if the light is still red.

It's actually not that uncommon nowadays (meaning I'm not the only one who does this now), but I remember when I first came to Tokyo some 10 years ago, crossing the road while the light was still shining red – I could literally feel the wide-eyed stares of the other pedestrians on both sides of the street and imagined their thoughts going somewhere along the line of "Gasp – who is this law-breaking oddity!?"

I'm by no means a "rebel" – people who know me would laugh at associating me with such a term, but I do sometimes get impatient. 😉

Still, there are some very conscientious folk around that will still wait for the light to turn like these 2 young ladies whom I snapped – just before I crossed the road.

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March 26, 2012 – Law-abiding citizens

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Aside from the usual "yay, no work" (well… usually… I'm actually working this Saturday) that weekends bring, I also look forward to weekends as opportunities to take photos somewhere other than my office area.

Seriously getting a little tired of trying to photograph the same area for almost… wow, 3 months now!

Last Saturday I was out and about in Ginza – there was supposed to be an open street "runway" featuring denim. I thought it would be cool to photograph, but when I got there, it was so crowded that I didn't even bother. Instead I walked around and got some other interesting shots (one good thing about a crowd is that it's much easier to take pictures).

It had drizzled earlier in the day, and I managed to get this cool reflection. You can tell what I did with it right? 😉

Gotta rush to work, have a good day/night ya'll!

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March 24, 2012 – Parallel world

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Last Friday was rainy, meaning I was on the hunt for reflections again. I have to say that it's getting harder for me to "find" interesting things to take pictures of these days – I think my creative "mood/mindset" comes and goes in phases.

As such, I'll take all the help I can get, including rainy weather!

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March 23, 2012 – Stark reflections

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It's interesting how things look different when viewed through a camera lens. I walk past here every weekday (and sometimes weekend) and generally think of the area below as a pretty open space (for Japan). After taking this shot though, I feel like the buildings are looming, closing in upon everyone.

I like that the guy on the phone has an appropriately worried look! (maybe that's why his keitai/cellphone strap is so massive, full of good-luck charms?)

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March 22, 2012 – In the concrete jungle

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Didn't have much chance to take photos on Wednesday but this was a quick one I got on the way back from lunch. My first thought when I saw them was feeling a bit of envy, that they could sleep like that right in the middle of the day. Thinking a bit more about it though, I'm sure that their work is not necessarily as carefree as I imagine – I'm sure that they've got their own stresses (long hours, working/driving all night?) as well.

Looking at them is making me feel sleepy though… and it's way too late here in Tokyo. Goodnight!

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March 21, 2012 – Sleeping on the job

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It's been long delayed, but spring seems to be slowly making its way to Japan. This shot was taken on Tuesday (it was a national holiday in Japan, so I wasn't stuck in the office!) at a garden in Mogusaen. Even here a lot of the plum blossoms were still no more than buds, but at a couple of spots (like this one) there was a nice splash of color.

I'm wondering how this will affect the cherry blossoms, and whether they will be delayed as well, or bloom simultaneously with the plums!

Either way, the approach of spring is lovely as usual – minus the allergies which are also starting to kick in something fierce.

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March 20, 2012 – Spring Color

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This was taken on Monday night at the Roppongi Hills "arena" area where a rapper/musician called "Gaku-MC" was performing in support of the disaster-affected areas of Japan. Despite the cold and wind, there was a pretty good turnout, and Gaku knew how to work with the crowd as they all seemed to appreciate and enjoy the show. Good times 🙂

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March 19, 2012 – Candlelight performance

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