[Newbie] Your Tokyo Correspondent

Hey Steemians!

Greetings from Tokyo, Japan 🗼

After a long, unsuccessful journey searching for the right blogging platform that ACTUALLY gives some exposure and monetizes my hard-written posts, (for all those who once messed around with Wordpress and Google AdSense, I totally get it.) I have found my way to Steemit. It is my greatest pleasure to join you all.

I am a young professional in his late 20s, working at an IT firm in Japan for completely non-IT related affairs. So I plan to mostly write about non-IT things I am usually more interested in: Affordable travel tips, authentic food and lodgings, history, music, politics and social movements in East Asia—the ‘real’ stuff.

As you can see, I intend to write about a broad range of topics, but in the context of my actual life events and discoveries. I believe that would come as more relevant and interesting. I am hoping to interact with intelligent and diverse readership—instead of just ‘like-minded’ people—who not only gives the kudos points but broadens my perspectives via meaningful discussions.

Additionally, I would like to contribute to building distinctively native Asian voice amid dominantly English-speaking authors on this platform. But feel free to read my soon-to-come Hangul posts if you are versed in the Korean language.
Was that too heavy? Well then, here are a few bullet points for your takeaway!

• Not your average expat-living-in-Japan-talking-about-anime & ninja.
• Not another vegan blogger wielding a DLSR camera, eyeing for sponsorship deals by reviewing cafes (although a modest number of photos and reviews will follow, and I love meat)
• Not a healthy lifestylist, travel guru, or a tech visionary bound to save the world from capitalism—Chillax, you are not Elon Musk
• Genuineness, curiosity, and openness is what I am looking for, both from within myself and from Steemit.

That’s about it. Let’s get this started!

Disclosure – How this introduction post came about