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Your Birthdate: April 29

You have the mind of an artist, even if you haven’t developed the talent yet.
Expressive and aware, you enjoy finding new ways to share your feelings.
You often feel like you don’t fit in - especially in traditional environments.
You have big dreams. The problem is putting those dreams into action.Your strength: Your vivid […]

On the day before another one of my birthdays, I found myself transferring between the Kokubunji-Seibu, JR Chuo and JR Yamanote Lines to get to Ueno Station and spend the day looking at the “The Mind of Leonardo da Vinci - The Universal Genius At Work” exhibit at the National Museum which was punctuated through […]

On My Research:
Today, I presented my research plan - as it currently stands - to my academic advisor and to those in my research lab. Despite the heavy dosage everyone got of MS PowerPoint, I think it went well. My research is basically a comparative study of the History of Bahrain and how it measures […]

In a rush, I ran to the local grocery store before it closed after a 2-hour swim in my dormitory’s pool. I bought chicken, bell peppers, a bar of chocolate (oh, the shame) and toilet paper. Or at least I thought it was toilet paper.
Ah! Those crafty old ladies who run the local grocery store […]

The Annoying Midnight Cop:
I was out on another midnight stroll; hadn’t had anything to eat since 11.00am and so I thought it was about time to eat. I got out into the fresh midnight air and made the 5-minute trek to the local convenience store (the only place open at that time of night - […]

The End of the Pigeons’ Mating Season:
For the past three days, the chests of the male pigeons in Kokubunji Station have not been as puffed out as they had been recently - I take this as a sign of the end of the mating season for our fine-feathered friends (that more than often take unsuspecting […]

Just don’t feel like it. (Another oxymoron for Odd to go bananas over).

Last night, we had our first official “Welcome Party” at our dormitory, after an hour-long orientation about the facilities within our dorm building. It was quite fun.
The Welcome Party was fun; probably the first time I really had fun at a party, mingling with people I’m meeting for the first time. I made small talk […]

I’m not sure whetheryou are familiar with Orhan Pamuk’s book entitled “The New Life”, but ever since finishing that book a couple of days ago in a local branch of a global-mcdonaldized-coffee(if it could be called that)-distributerStarbucks, every thing I started noticing around me revolved around the concept of a New Life. It’s quite ironic, because, the […]

In the very last moment, I was asked to perform in a comparative concert in a Buddhist Temple somewhere between Tokyo and Chiba-prefecture. The three instruments involved were the Oud (the instrument I play), the Renaissance/Baroque Lute (the son of the person who invited played these two instruments) and the Biwa (Japanese Lute that […]