wanichan's English blog

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

I ended up buying a pink iPhone 16

I just bought a laptop not too long ago, but I ended up buying a pink iPhone 16 at the same electronics store. Until then, I'd been researching where to buy the iPhone 16—whether to buy it at the Apple Store, upgrade my plan at a carrier s…

Purchase of NEC Lavie Laptop with Two-Installment Payment Plan

I purchased the following fairy purple laptop at my local BIC CAMERA store using a credit card with a two-installment payment plan on Monday. NEC LAVIE SOL 13.3" Windows11 Home /intel Core i5/SSD: 256GB/16GB RAM with Office 2024 Home and B…

Operation Escape Osaka: Challenging Marathons in Other Prefectures

I have not been out of Osaka since visiting my friend's house in the US using United miles in June 2019. Since then, I have left Osaka City on occasion, but I have never left Osaka Prefecture. I've run the Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon a…

Balcony Essentials: Protecting Your Washing Machine

I replaced a Sanyo washer with a Sharp six years ago. At the time, I didn't think I needed a washer cover, but about 5 years later, I started having a lot of situations where the start button would become unresponsive. It seems that rainwa…

Transitioning to SoftBank Air: Changes in Internet Service and Phone Plans

I went to a Softbank store on Friday to cancel my cellular data connection contract for my iPad. At that time, they offered to review my rate plan; since my iPad mini is a Wi-Fi model, I offered to use tethering with my iPhone. On the othe…

I bought an iPad mini (A17 Pro) on Amazon Smile Sale

I bought an iPad Air 4th generation 4 years ago from Softbank online store, but it doesn't fit in my small bag and I rarely use mobile data communication anymore, so I'm going to cancel it at the end of this month. 48 payments and it's fin…

Osaka Marathon 2025: Managed to finish the marathon after catching a cold

I ran the Osaka Marathon again this year in very poor condition, with symptoms of a runny nose starting on Wednesday and having to take the next day off work because I couldn't move. Some of my seniors advised me to abandon the race becaus…