Northern Okinawa, Japan

Taking pictures like this makes me question reality. Did I really see this blueness with my own eyes? And was I truly happy at that time, or was it just a trifling trick of the mind? posted by Ming at 11:31 AM

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man. -Nietzsche

Tired of falling asleep on the train all of the time. Why can't the same sound sleep be achieved in bed? lol posted by Ming at 1:06 PM

Hello snowman, what ya knowin'? I come to watch your puddles growin'.
Ain't you got no rhymes for me? do do do do... Feelin' groovy.
At British Hills, Fukushima posted by Ming at 4:27 PM

I think that I want to be young if only to have the metabolism to digest all of the foods I want to eat. posted by Ming at 1:16 PM

First 2009 sunrise from Chikura, Chiba.

明けましておめでとうございます！今年もどうぞ宜しくお願いします！

posted by Ming at 4:12 PM

So this is Christmas,
and what have we done?
Another year over,
a new one's just begun.

I wonder why some people try to find out more about others just so that they can look down upon them afterwards. They try to discouver scabs that can be picked afresh again and again under the guise of "caring". Or perhaps it's the unthankful that find such prying annoying, despite it being potentially good willed. Nevertheless, I need to learn to be more patient. posted by Ming at 10:29 AM

Toronto lake shore after a night of snowfall.

I'm perpetuating the icy cold stereotype of Canadian winter, even though it's really not so snowy and cold all of the time. Comparing it with other countries, I now understand why it's called the vast great white up here.

It is nice to be back home. posted by Ming at 10:35 PM

posted by Ming at 1:33 PM

信州のりんご

Went apple picking in Ueda Nagano, and the apples were amazingly large, and sweet. The middle looked like honey hearts. Awwww. <3 posted by Ming at 5:30 PM

Christmas illuminations at Tama Center

Despite it being only November, we all went to check out the Christmas illuminations at Tama Center after work. Somehow, perhaps because the cold crisp air had woken us up from the dreary work day, the bright lights were a very pleasant sight. There was even one real pine tree that presented us with a nice whiff of nostalgic pine scent. It all felt so good that it made us feel pathetic for finding so much pleasure in such cliché-ridden imitated Christmas cheer.

But it really did feel good. posted by Ming at 8:45 PM