Yoko, the illustrator for our book Santa Ponta’s Journey, sent me this charming message.
“I read it to a 5 year old. Interesting feedback I got. He asked me questions like what is ‘future’? The book creates a nice interaction between child and reader. Interesting and difficult questions too.
When I read ‘when Santa Ponta fell in love’ […]

What a grand event. It could almost be the Kennedy family’s countryside wedding. I’ve worked as an event coordinator in Japan for some time past, but never have I witnessed such luxurious care into every aspect of a large gathering. 
Everywhere you go, you encounter men in black, flown in from New York to keep a […]

“That restaurant you see over there, they serve potatoes this big!” The taxi driver let go of the wheels to show us -mother, baby and I-  just how big Idaho potatoes are. 
We boarded two planes today to reach this resort town of Sun Valley, where Ernest Hemingway and Demi Moore among numerous other notable people have […]

3 young men from Clinton, Iowa leisurely stepped foot in San Francisco and flew back home days later, punch blown and infused with sundry experiences. 
“Wo, there’s a beautiful Asian woman. Can I take a picture with you?” one asked a passing lady who was holding her girlfriend’s hand. “Idiot!” another told him. “Don’t call her […]

“Epistemology is that branch of philosophy which addresses the question: “How do we know what we think we know? How do we know anything?” The epistemological problem is the philosophers have never succeeded in answering the question.”
Quote from The Road Less Traveled and Beyond by Scott Peck, MD. 

2009, I experienced my first video call. The sun had made it’s way to tomorrow on the other side of the ocean, where my friend cheered me with her visual presence via Skype video call. I felt the Japanese summer heat, looking at her short sleeves and the air conditioner. We played row-shan-bo with a 5 […]