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This weekend I saw an interesting music video on tv while I was busily chipping away wood for my printmaking class. The singer is “Jero.” He sang an Enka song, which is a style of Japanese song that is more popular with the older generations. So what’s the big deal with some guy singing Enka? Well, first Jero is probably the first Black Japanese Enka singer. This is his wiki page. Second, his video shows him singing Enka but would cut to scenes where he and his 2 friends are hip hopping around. It’s quite an odd combination and interesting. Here’s the video: I reallyRead More →

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Yesterday was a very windy day in Tokyo. But that’s beside the point…. One of our neighbors has a cat that on some occasions would scream bloody hell for no reason (which surprisingly enough sounds just like a child crying and screaming it’s lungs out). Anyway, yesterday, I was working on my laptop and Jason was playing FF when I turned around to look at the flowers we have growing near the balcony door. It was around 2-3 pm so there was still a lot of light out. I was startled by the sight of a big fat cat standing on our balcony. I knewRead More →

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Despite the cold and the change in plans as well as the tons of work I have waiting for me to do….today is a really nice day. It’s perfect sitting at home with my husband and hamster kids and watching the snow fall outside our balcony 🙂Read More →

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Today, I had wanted to go to a temple near Shinjuku to see “The Procession of Armed Pirates.” According to the Metropolis magazine, it’s where 100 men born in this zodiac year go through the city disguised as pirates! ARRRRRGGG!!!!!! ….But we can’t go see pirates today because we had a snow storm of some sort all of a sudden! SNOW!!!! AGAIN!!!! It’s the 2nd time we’ve had snow!!! ….and on a weekend too! And there’s more snow this time than the last! So yea, because of all the snow that’s currently falling outside, I have a creeping feeling that Pirate parading day was canceled…..andRead More →

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and in Tokyo!! Yay!!! I’ve been waiting to see snow in Tokyo since we moved here a year and a half ago. Now I got my snow and I’m so happy! This kinda reminds me of the first time it rained after I first moved to Irvine for school….ahhh…so nostalgic… Here’s how hard it was snowing… Pictures of snow outside out balcony and the park nearby…. Let’s hope the snow doesn’t go away too fast….Read More →