[writer’s blog] entry #8: what I’m thinking about when I’m travelling
Because sometimes, travels offer reflections of real life.
Because sometimes, travels offer reflections of real life.
Today is International Happiness Day. Such serendipity when I started my day with a tweet quoting Arashi’s happiness guru, Aiba Masaki: “Smile because good things may happen.” Or at least he said something along those lines. When I tweeted it, I didn’t know then today’s significance though it does bother me that the world needs…
(With apologies to Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and The Sound of Music.) A weekend spent in bed without interruption Well-written fan fiction that feeds my addiction Dramas that leave me with only nice feelings These are a few of my favorite things Tokyo, Taipei, London and Barcelona Travel, airplanes, iPod and…
First, a little quibbling: Why do they call the latest concert of Arashi as “Arashi-fes” instead of “Arashi-fest”? I hope it’s just a translation mistake because when you shorten festival (matsuri) in English, it is “FEST” and not “FES”. It looks baka (stupid) to say “Arashi-fes”. I mean, do you say… “film FES”??? Perhaps it’s…
Updated: A time lapse on the lighting of Tokyo Tower on March 16 in Arashi colors. Here some some gorgeous photos by professionals of the “Arashification” of Tokyo Tower. (Credit as tagged) I just came from Tokyo, and a day after I left, Tokyo Tower lights up in Arashi colors. FML. I was in Tokyo…
This story says there is a pink revolution taking place on Tokyo’s streets shortly after designer brands have unleashed their latest collection in Milan and Paris. No surprise though because Tokyoites have always been fashion-forward, setting trends in the region. Designers are saying that they want to break the general gloomy environment in the world by…