Archive for the 'Haruki Murakami' Category
those obnoxious morning birds are at again (aka: anti-thesis of the ‘f’ word)
2 Comments Published by hasan May 9th, 2007 in 1stepforward2stepsbackwards, Haruki Murakami, Insomnia.When I saw the sunrise at 4.30am this morning, I wondered how many other people in Tokyo were witnessing the same view. “Not many, probably. All the buildings in this city seem to obscure any hint of a horizon. I guess I’m lucky to be living on the Western outskirts of the city, just out [...]
.. 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.
Things that blew my mind away today
0 Comments Published by hasan May 18th, 2006 in Embarrassment, Haruki Murakami, J. Robert Lennon, anti-Batelco-campaign.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 [...]
How to enjoy a Turkish meal in Tokyo and Stocking up to be a Samurai
0 Comments Published by hasan September 2nd, 2005 in Haruki Murakami, Insomnia, Kobudo.I finished all 400 pages of Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” at 5am. You can’t really go to sleep after reading a book like that, so I just got into my yellow rubber slippers and walked through Kunitachi. Picked up some fresh pastries at the local bakery on Daigaku Dori (University [...]
Somewhere between “Norwegian Wood” and “The Dubliners”
0 Comments Published by hasan August 7th, 2005 in Haruki Murakami, James Joyce, daily life.Okay, so it’s another quiet Saturday evening here in Tokyo. I was supposed to cook a Bahraini dinner tonight for the people on my floor, but something came up, and they asked me to postpone the cook-out till next week. I don’t know if this is a good thing or not; I mean, I don’t [...]
Disneyland Tokyo Rocks!
0 Comments Published by hasan August 3rd, 2005 in Disneyland, Haruki Murakami, Kids.That’s right. Today, I decided to take a dive into the world of childhood and imagination and go to Tokyo’s very own Disneyland. I went along with a good friend of mine from Bulgaria, Enyu. We walked to Kunitachi station at 8.00am (mind you, I usually find difficulty getting myself ready for my classes at [...]
Brave Chocolate Sushi Chef, Kimono and Haruki Murakami Stories
0 Comments Published by hasan May 20th, 2005 in Failed Attempt At Cooking, Haruki Murakami, Kimono, Sushi.Haha! What a day! To keep track of my thoughts, I’ll divide up the paragraphs:
1. The new, brave chocolate sushi chef:
Today, I have suddenly turned brave today. After having a small sushi meal followed by a fistful of almond-milk chocolate (meiji, the same I had on Nippon Maru last year during the Valentine’s day party). [...]