From Lafcalio Hearn's "In Ghostly Japan":

[...]From very ancient times, the writing of short poems has been practiced in Japan even more as a moral duty than as a mere literary art. The old ethical teaching was somewhat like this:-

"Are you very angry?-- do not say anything unkind, but compose a poem. Is your best-beloved dead?-- do not yield to useless grief, but try to calm your mind by making a poem. Are you troubled because you are about to die, leaving so many things unfinished?-- be brave, and write a poem on death! Whatever injustice or misfortune disturbs you, put aside your resentment or your sorrow as soon as possible, and write a few lines of sober and elegant verse for a moral exercise."

Accordingly, in the old days, every form of trouble was encountered with a poem.[...]

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( MY TOS:KOR FAIL, LET ME SHOW U IT. )

I. I can't get this song out of my head.

Old school karaoke video, I can't stop laughing. OTL


I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE, NO MATTER HOW CUTE IT LOOKS. WHY ARE YOU HAUNTING ME NOW, BEATLES.

( Sing along now! )

As for AFA this weekend, I was surprised to find that the maid cafe there has actually put up a "safety" video on what NOT to do while visiting. (Competition for Coscafe?)



I'm a little annoyed at the actor for the customertypical male fanboy, but I can't say anything since I've seen the people who hang around Kino and KKnM at ten in the morning on the weekends, especially the latter. All I can say is good luck to them in trying to enforce their rules, especially the one regarding no hanging around the entrance.

Edit: PM INVITED TO NUKE SUMMIT AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FAIL SO FAIL BUT I'M LAUGHING SO HARD MY STOMACH'S JUST BURST.

It was over lunch with huahua and squealing over the guys intalking about the J-drama BOSS that I came to a startling conclusion.

( How my fandom secret would look like if I ever did one. )

The opening sequence to BOSS looks more suited for a host club/bar drama, with everyone looking so suave and handsome and dangerous that you wouldn't believe it's the intro for a cop drama.


And this is random, but Basil has such a complete hero!crush on Lancia in the novel. "He is our comrade! Gentle, kind, strong-- THE PERFECT SAMURAI! /fanboys" XD