Archive for August, 2006
*Yawn* … (Think to myself: WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?!)
0 Comments Published by hasan August 28th, 2006 in daily life, Dream.As I had my breakfast this morning *cough cough* (it wasn’t really morning anymore, and then again, it wasn’t much of a breakfast either) I remembered that I had a terrible, terrible dream last night. In order to understand why I might have had such a nightmare, I decided to reflect back on the events […]
.. that I am really jealous of Haruki MURAKAMI for being able to write such great fiction. I just picked up his latest work, “Blind Willow, Sleeping Women” (A Collection of Short Stories), and I like what I have read so far.
… and it’s about time, too!
I’ll be going to Shikoku with nine good friends. My friends planned the entire trip and some of the things we will be doing are: Attend the Awa-Odori Festival, go camping, play music, hit the beach, eat a LOT of food, take a dip in a few onsen (natural hot […]
George Galloway Interview on Sky News
0 Comments Published by hasan August 8th, 2006 in War, Middle East, Lebanon.This most probably isn’t the first blog entry you see about the current sad events occurring in Lebanon, but this is something that I think might strike a chord with the intellectual titilation of those who really know what’s going on over there. This little interview with George Galloway is exactly the slap in the face the media […]
A Quiet, Traditional Concert?! (AKA Shakuhachi in Punk)
0 Comments Published by hasan August 7th, 2006 in Japan, Music, Concert.I was asked to attend a Shakuhachi performance. For those of you who don’t know much about the Shakuhachi, it is a traditional Japanese flute made from a single reed of Bamboo. The performer that evening was a young man, as old as me, performing on musical instruments he had made on his own. When […]
Things I Discovered (Of Which I have NO Photographic Proof)
0 Comments Published by hasan August 2nd, 2006 in daily life, Concert, Neighborhood.… and ALL for valid reasons! Trust me.
1. OTO-YA-KIN-TOKI - The Best Ethnic Music Live-House in Tokyo: On the night of the 26th of July,I returned from another SUPER-AMAZING-ELECTRIFYING-(*mad lib here*) live performance at this little live-house in Nishi-Ogikubo in the “SILK ROAD” District of this lively little town on the Chuo-Line between Ogikubo and Kichijouji […]