Nobody Likes Charlie Brown

Recent observation: nobody likes wishy-washy people. It seems to me that it’s the people who are strong in their convictions or passionate about their interests that are well respected and liked, even if those ideals or hobbies are against popular opinion. Note that I’m not talking about extremists, but people who are reasonable and fully [...]

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Multicultural Shopping Malls, huh?

I was at The Factory Stores (or whatever it’s called now) a couple days ago and was walking around when the mall greeting came over the loudspeakers. In Japanese. I was amused by that for a good while.
I mean, since the place attracts a lot of tourists, I understand that having the greeting in different [...]

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A Season of Lost Loves and Friendships

Have you ever said goodbye to a good friend? It’s hard to let go of shared memories, moving on and changing, accepting that you’re losing something close to you.
I think that it’s even harder than accepting death, honestly. When someone is dead, there’s nothing you can do about it, so you more or less [...]

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Beauties x Geeks: Reality or not?

Apparently, there’s a show called “Beauty and the Geek” where beautiful girls get paired with nerdy guys. My question is, how realistic is this kind of situation? Does it happen and how does it turn out?
The best example I can think of for this kind of situation was in the J-Drama “Densha Otoko,” where an [...]

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