In Japanese art, imperfection is beauty. This concept is called ‘wabi-sabi’.
“Wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.” (Richard R. Powell)
In today’s developed nations, people expect so much to be ‘complete’, ‘perfect’ and ‘ever lasting’.
Like; electricity, internet connection, chewing-gum flavour, children’s test scores, […]
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a documentary film of how electric cars were made, then later abolished in America.
The greatest part about this documentary film is that a solution is introduced, and that some people stay optimistic in the end.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
(Door to the office of Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts)
Jun and I made phone-calls to friends and family in Japan (making use of Skype’s special free offer). Thier voices sounded closer than reality, our conversations still vibrant across the globe.
I spent the day with Jun today, riding the trolly, visiting book stores, recounting memories and bursting with laughter. We met in Sophia University in […]
I took my visiting friend Jun to show her Japan Town. We entered the arcade and I was astounded, for there were cherry blossom decorations three months past its season! How insensitive!
Moreover, in the same arcade, there were Tanabata decorations which is meant to be displayed for about a week and disposed of on the […]
I nanny at for a Japanese family with three children and a grandmother. Cooking is very central in their home culture; hence family dinner is a never-to-be-missed, loud and messy but essential gathering. (I have a seat at the dining table too. They insist I eat well, and we enjoy conversations.)
Today, the 4-year-old girl asked […]
Brad Parker, nephew of a chicken farmer, came up (and followed through) with an idea to use “lasers to etch a freshness date” onto every egg shell, that would greatly enhance the safety of eggs. (Fox news)
An almost instant worry though, is advertisement. CBS has already announced that it would have its logo on “35 […]
With the help of Alexis, (a slender man from Senegal who helped me understand DreamWeaver in the beginning) the blog has been upgraded with comment space and RSS. (Powered by Word Press). I’d love to hear your voice!
P.S. If you live in the Bay Area and need help with your web site, Alexis is […]
Why do men button their shirts from the bottom up, and women top down?
I noticed this several years ago, and so far haven’t been proved […]
I waited for my return ride to San Francisco at a large bus stop, having had a good music session in Sacramento.
Perhaps it was the scorching weather (109F / 42C) that made the people gathered at Sacramento’s Greyhound bus station unpleasant.
Yet regardless of the weather, the people were a sorry sight.
Two heavy weight police men […]
