Naughty Nature |
(Tokyo: March, 2007)Although occasional cold snaps still hit so quick you'd get whiplash, and that cantankerous curmudgeon, Ol' Man Winter, continues to stubbornly hack up artic spats, time is ticking...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:47:00 GMT |
Wizz Kidz |
(January 2007, Tokyo) Dear Abby,I've got a question and am hoping you have some answers. See, I'm currently holed-up in a "guest"... or rather, "gaijin" (foreigner)... house, to those more comfortably...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:08:00 GMT |
SE Asia (part1): Living in SIN |
A long-awaited one-man monologue mini-series in multiple ActsAct I[Curtain][A tall, gangly figure enters from upstage. He is bundled from head-to-toe in ersatz retro: corduroy flares dangerously coupl...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:34:00 GMT |
Ch-Ch-Ch CHINA! (Part 2) |
Gettin' NANJINGY With It!Though my trip to China was book-ended by a double visit to Shanghai, the overall plan for in between was about as well-laid as a 16 year old Spelling Quiz-keteer at Star Trek...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:52:00 GMT |
Ch-Ch-Ch CHINA! (Part 1) |
(Shang)HAI WAY TO HEAVEN(ly kingdom)For nearly nine months, I dutifully 9-to-5'ed it day-in and day-out. I worked these bones, through backache and bunions, to win my bread and butter chomped at the...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:45:00 GMT |
Back From the Dead (or First Days in Tokyo) |
November, 2005Apparently, on Thanksgiving, Stove Top ain't the only thing getting' stuffed. Here I am, once more, mashed into a train overfilled to thrice its capacity. You see, Tokyo's a tough town a...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:34:00 GMT |
SE Asia (part 7): Finale |
Act IV[Lights up on the figure, sitting center stage. He is surrounded not by the flurry of the school office, nor the metrosexuals wet-dream-décor of the Kat Pat café. Instead, this scene is the cha...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:50:00 GMT |
SE Asia (part 6): DL on KL |
Act III[Curtain opens to reveal a familiar scene. The soft glow of track lighting, the plush fabric of the booth seats, and the familiar notes of old Europe play over the speakers. Again, the figure i...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:48:00 GMT |
SE Asia (part 5): A Hard Man Humbled |
Act II, scene 4We left the strip club all a bit stunned, and perhaps more than a little homesick for the familiar ways of Japan. There were many things that happened that night that I didnt understa...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:47:00 GMT |
SE Asia (part 4): She Bangs, She Bangs |
Act II, scene 3While the girls of the group blabbed on about female objectification, my male companions (Chris, Jeff, Luke) and I hit the streets in search of beer and titties. But the search didnt l...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:45:00 GMT |
