Seaflower

Well folks it has been awhile.

I am staying in Japan for another year. I can not believe how fast a year can pass by. School starts on Monday...

But before I have to return to perfect teacher mode, I am about to go out and party.

There is a beach party a few towns over that is starting at 9 tonight. There are going to be a ton of Japanese, Brazilian and English bands and over a hundred people on the beach.

I am totally looking forward to dancing on the beach and looking up at the stars.

How possible you
made my life when
you finally
finally...
drove away
leaving coffee stains
and jazz refrains

Yet
if I was,
an honest dame
I would say;
you spent
each guilt-lace day
Away,
in another place
with another lay

the high school
sweetheart
who never went
away

Could
starry eyes on a
tight built rack away?
when all of yesterday
all of yesterday
Never pestering

How I hate
that whore,
that Babylonian tramp
who never
never had to ask
for movies and
candle light

For years,
she never left
when you talked
through the night

Her laughter haunted
the wedding hall
Her touch our home

She was and remains
the undefinable height

You who drives through
the night

And for that reason
and for my spite
I've pack away old yearbooks
to hide away my former
face of golden... fame

Finally
"I can move away".

Why do I continue to become attracted to emotionally remote men? Why is the stoic exterior so attractive?

I am feeling sleepy...So just to let those who were worried know. I have returned to Japan well and still in good condition...Feeling sleepy...Love ya...

How evil are you?

Hey Guys,

Just to let you know, my father had a heart attack recently and hurt his head as a result a couple of days ago. As a result I am now currently in Toronto. So if you need to contact me I can not promise to be on msn or reachable on phone. To those in Toronto....I am currently in the middle of understanding what happen so I am tied up and not really avaliable for now.

Kristin and Dawn

I know we are planning things for Japan but right now I am tied up. I have a plane ticket to go back on the 21 if things look up, will let you know.

Later loves

Tomorrow morning I will be on a flight taking me to my dream location, Okinawa. I been wanting to go to this tropical area of Japan for a long time now. It is the birth place of Karate and was the site of the last battle between the United States and Japan. It is known for its beaches and the vibrant beat of its music. Gackt and Orange Range both call Okinawa home.

But what a lot of people might not know is that Okinawa used to be known as its own kingdom, separate from both China and Japan. It got annex to Japan in the late 1800s. There are still debates if Okinawans are Japanese, Okinawan or something of both and distinct within the middle. It was called the Ryūkyū Kingdom.

Here is a link to learn some fast facts about it, if you are interested in more plese consult your local library for a more reliable source.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABky%C5%AB_Kingdom

I plan to be in Okinawa from Wed to Mon. I hope to meet up with my friend Asato.
And I hope that it might be possible to spend a night on the beach, weather premitting. I have always wanted to watch the sun rise from a tropical climate while looking at the waves.

Anyhow. At the moment I am in Nagoya. My plane for Okinawa leaves at 8 in the morning and I do not trust myself to get my lazy ass out of bed. So I am currently at an 24hr internet cafe. For 15 bucks I get a cubicle for 7 hours with internet, free drinks, a TV, a lazy boy chair, use of a shower stall, a locker and slippers. It is a nice place to sleep in I must say for my cash. No worries there is a lock on my door and cameras everywhere so no one will jump me.

Actually what you might not know, is that in Japan many travellers and semi/unemployed young people use these internet cafes as housing. It is the cheapest alternative to a hostel or a hotel. On the web there are blogs maintain by Japanese people in their 20s and 30s talking about their struggles to find employment and their misadventures living in internet cafes every night. As you can assume this happens mostly in the big cities. Many of these people use the net at night to look for employment in the big city and hope that once this employment is secure to find more stable housing.

As a traveller I find internet cafes to be an excellent resource but I can not imagine how hard it must be to have to call this place home every night, hoping each night that I will eventually get my break. But quite a few people who do this also support each other morally through the use of blogs, it almost feels like a community of sorts.

I promise to post pictures of Okinawa in my facebook when I return to my humble home in Tsu.

Peace out lovers and fellow strangers!

Where does one go
when there is no destination
road maps to the centre of one's heart of gold?
When the world seems like it will explore
from over population, little experience and vapid intelligence
what can all this wandering mean
if it does not get me to the centre of
what it means to be?

is being nothingness
a rambling existence within
a Kafka menagerie
glasses walls flanked with movie stars
and a soul depraved universe
buying to regain some understanding from
still objects
who lose their luster
much too soon
after purchase
deepening the wounds of a
disinterested audience

How can one mine
a heart of gold
when it
disappears
morning dew
fading
much too soon

Johnny**
in that moment
of closed eyes
did you find?
a heart of gold

*Just auto writing ...writing what comes to mind...Thinking about the song "Heart of Gold" By Neil Young
**Outsiders by: E.S Hinton

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

This is for anyone who ever loved 80s cartoons. I present to you, Jem. The humanitarian, foster mother, business manger, singer and activist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20BZID081Vk

It is kind of sick that I still remember this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc2R2AchBdo&mode=related&search=

Hope you enjoy the role model of my youth.