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(Sung by Masafumi Akikawa; live video after the English poem)
Watashi no ohaka no mae de
Nakanai de kudasai
Soko ni watashi wa imasen
Nemutte nanka imasen
Sen no kaze ni
Sen no kaze ni natte
Ano Ooki na sora wo
Fuki watatte imasu
Aki ni wa hikari [...]
There is this man who is such a bore. He cannot maintain/keep a conversation. No one wants to chat with him on any IM. He even tried to elicit reactions to his “clever” status messages, not knowing that people don’t see them as clever; they reek of attention-deficit syndrome. In fairness to the man, he [...]
Note: Yesterday I twittered about not posting this pathetic reflection. Mam Noemi in a reply told me to post it anyway. So here it is, read at your own risk. You have been warned.
When I was in high school, my fervent wish then was to get old soon. Thank the accelerated program for that.
When I [...]
It was over even before it really began.
Sometimes, hope is such an evil word. It forces you to anticipate, to build castles in the air, only to see all of your expectations crumble as the waves crash into the shore. All remains in the scene are dejection, sadness, disappointment, heartaches, depression.
I think hoping for something [...]
If your goal in life is to be a best friend one could ever have, get ready to live a lonely life.
Because, whether we admit it or not, some of our friends will remember us only when they need us. Some of them will not even bother say HI via IM or text message. Most [...]