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I had a strange dream last night. Long story short, I dreamt that I was the only person on earth that would face an army of evil spirits - that could not be stopped. I had to face them with a blunt Iaito Sword and a simple hakama. I had no armour on, and everyone [...]

Yes, when I read this I was shocked. I suddenly rediscovered the poetry of Rumi while discussing the recipe of Okra Stew (Or as I’ve always known it to be as KORESHT BAAIEH) with someone earlier today. Later this evening, while I tried cooking it for the first time in my life (yes, the shame), [...]

It’s been around a year since I last went to an exhibit at any museum in Tokyo (shame on me). Last Friday, though, I went to see an exhibit of something more familiar to me and where I come from. The exhibit was entitled “The Glory of Persia”, and very rightfully so. Aki had given [...]

Here are some things that blew my mind away today, many times over:-
1. I finished reading a short story by J. Robert Lennon called “Eight Pieces for the the Left Hand” in the collection of stories in 2005’s “The Best American Short Stories” (Edited by Michael Chabon). It’s short stories like this particular one that [...]

今日、面白い経験と会った。元日の演舞のため、東京の両国で足袋を買うに行った。両国で、お相撲さんはよく散歩している。足袋から買った店の店員は面白い質問をかけた～
「お客さん、それはお仕事ですか？」
僕は笑いながら、お金を払って逃げた！多分僕はお相撲さんとにている！

Phew! Just ran into the dorm, from Kunitachi station, a little past midnight - in the rain. I had just come from Shinjuku Station, after transferring at the Odakyu Line. Last train at Shinjuku on weekends is a NIGHTMARE, for those who don’t know. People literally get pushed onto the train, squeezed in there like [...]

Okay, so I today I FINALLY got UN-lazy and decided to go to some shopping for some clothes suitable for Autumn 2005 in Tokyo. For those who know me well, they may testify as to how much I hate taking the time to shop. I don’t know what got into me and I decided to [...]

I didn’t know how to organize this entry, so thought I would just write it down in point form. There isn’t that ONE, OUTSTANDING thing I really want to say for now, so, just thought I would share these little “snippets” (If translated into Bahraini Arabic, “Sawalif 9a’3eera”). These little pointers are written in no [...]

Okay, even though it has been nearly 6 months since I arrived in Japan, there is PLENTY of room for SURPRISES in my daily life. Today, I woke up late - as I usually do during this four-week Summer holiday - and headed for the communal showers. Before jumping into the shower, I usually like [...]

Hahaha! What a day. I just came back from a three hour session in which I was known as “model” san. As scary as it may sound, I was actually a model today, for a group of people in Kunitachi (Mostly elderly people) who are learning to paint. I sat down for one hour in [...]