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I stayed up till 6.00am this morning, preparing for a presentation I had to give at 10.35am. With less than three solid hours of sleep, I went to class, passed out the handouts and started presenting in my “I’m too sleepy to think” version of Japanese, but I miraculously managed to get my points across […]

Last night as I was walking around a part of West Tokyo, I saw many people dressed like hippies, and I asked myself, “Where do those guys do their shopping for their hippie-style clothes? Is there a hippies’ goods store or do they make everything at home?” I then asked myself about how the act […]

(The Sechuan Earthquake)
I was walking on campus when I noticed dozens of Chinese students from my university collecting donations for the terrible earthquake-hit region of Sichuan. It was odd having gangs of donation collectors strategically standing at every entrance to the university campus, running up to passers-by, asking for donations. This odd sensation, however, was […]

Yes, I’m fine.
The earthquake that hit Tokyo over an hour ago was no big deal. It was, however, one of those earthquakes that were confusing. It (the earthquake, that is) left you feeling unsure about what was really trembling: was it the ground beneath your feet or your racing heart pounding in your chest.
Yes, […]

For the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about an unfortunate accident that happened in my dormitory: An 18-year old freshman died of alcohol poisoning. As the circumstances of the accident have not been confirmed, I am not at liberty to talk much about how it happened or the different rumors I’ve heard. All […]