wanichan's English blog

Just blogging in English from Osaka, Japan. Technology, Diary and Life Style.

My Luggage Went to Brazil While I Was Heading to Canada

A quarter-century ago, a nightmare travel disaster struck: I lost my card case containing my credit cards right before departure, and my luggage was accidentally sent to Brazil while I was heading to Canada. Stranded in Niagara Falls with …

How to Set Up an Email Signature in Outlook for iOS (iPad & iPhone)

Learn how to easily set up and customize your email signature in Outlook for iPad and iPhone using the latest "Quick Settings" menu.

Why AI-Generated Slides Look "Soulless"—And the Bulletproof Workflow to Fix It

Stop wasting your Copilot credits on soulless, hard-to-edit PowerPoint slides! Discover a 100% reliable, free workflow using plain text files and Tab indents to build rock-solid slide hierarchies. Includes a crucial fix for the infamous Ma…

Forget "Rows and Columns": The 1-Sentence Pivot Table Secret Nobody Taught You

Tired of complex Excel jargon? Stop panicking over Rows and Columns. Master Pivot Tables with the simple 1-sentence formula: Filter by, Group by, and Summarize!

Don’t judge a book by its cover — The life philosophy I learned from "Demons"

Discover the life philosophy of "Don't judge a book by its cover" learned from the Japanese heavy metal icons, Seikima-II. From teenage skepticism over "common sense" to a deep realization in an Orwellian world, this essay explores the art…

Trail Running to Koyasan on Mountain Day

One of my morning running buddies invited me to go trail running at Koyasan on Mountain Day (August 11). I guess most people would take the cable car, bus, or their own car from Gokuraku-bashi Station on the Nankai Koya Line to Koyasan, bu…

Cold Summer Pasta with FamilyMart Frozen Vegetables

Easy cold summer pasta using FamilyMart frozen okra and grilled eggplant, plus fresh tomato. Affordable prices (108–128 yen) and a balanced 1:1:1 ratio for perfect flavor.