Tag Archives: Japanese idol
What I am reading at the moment
At the moment I cannot immerse myself in reading particular subjects that interest me, e.g. philosophy or psychology. To some extent, my unbounded enthusiasm does not appear to be boundless just now. For now it is best for me to read … Continue reading
I need a day to decompress
I have been learning like mad since I came back from my holiday. I have been stretching myself too much trying to gain knowledge for the past few weeks and feel too exhausted to keep it up. It gets more and … Continue reading
Highly recommended
On Tuesday, I receieved a bound-to-be very exciting novel called “Paprika“, by a Japanese novelist, Yasutaka Tsutsui. The book was published just this month and this latest is the third of his books, after Salmonella Men on Planet Porno and Hell, that appear in English. You … Continue reading
A writer as a runner
Yodmanudying at Yodmanudying’s Blog wrote a very well-thought out topic about Murakami’s memoir; “What I Talk About When I talk About Running”. It is a very good analysis of the book, but unfortunately it was not written in English. Too … Continue reading
I am so happy and sleepy, but this is not relevant to this entry
I have plenty of things to say and they have been weighing on my mind. I will try my best to get some of them out of my head in an organised way, at least I am trying, despite being … Continue reading
My favourite new dance routine
Kawaii is a Japanese word which means cute or pretty. And I think the word is appropriately used in relation to the Japanese, as they are such lovely people, and to their popular culture which is so endearing and interesting. … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Japan, Music
Murakami day, again
I was not going to write about him again but I cannot help it as today is the day that I am going to be able to watch the programme about him on BBC1 for the first time. As far … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Entertainment, Film, Japan
Kawaii Hyde
Around ten years ago, I came across a cute, petite Japanese guy whose name is Hyde. He is a singer in a Japanese rock band called l’arc-en-ciel, which means rainbow in French, if I remember correctly. It was not only me who used … Continue reading
