Prose My Favourite Sound when Sleeping
The sound of the sea,
The wave that is coming and going,
Randomly, repeatedly,
Which washes out my mind.
Prose 
Poetry My butterfly lied to me - ぼくの蝶: a poem
My butterfly lied to me
with a flutter of glory angel
with a faithful smile of ave maria
Poetry Camellia’s heads - 椿塚: a poem
I put camellia blossoms in a line
on a silver stone counting the red
one camellia, two camellias and again
Learn Japanese What does ‘Kawaii’ mean?— its pronunciation and how to use
If you listen to a Japanese conversation, you will often hear the word ‘Kawaii,’ which arguably is one of the most frequ...
Learn Japanese How do you say ‘Sorry’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Sumimasen!’ and Pronunciation
According to CBC, Canadian people like apologising. I think that Japanese people love apologising too, even more than Ca...
Prose about Writing Poetry: A Prose
When I was little, I was a quiet child as a stone. I didn't have enough words and vocabulary to tell what was going on i...
Poetry You always forget what you have in your pockets
You always forget what you have in your pockets,
because you have a lot of deep pockets.
Tissue, coins, receipts, ...
Essay The fetishism of the dictionary
A famous actress, Julia Roberts, once has said in her interview, “I love the moment when somebody says something very pr...
Poetry Poison 毒 — a poem
The poison which you have set
my fingers, my feet, my hands, my face
calmly fulfilling like the tide
Essay Fall in Love with Rice Congee: Japanese and other Asian Styles
Rice congee is a simple meal. It is boiled rice cooked in lots of water for a long time, just until the rice breaks down...
Poetry 罠 — A Trap
there were lips,
which don’t belong to me,
A ripped apple,
just before rotten
Poetry The Sexiest Phase of Flowers
which factors define the beauty of flowers?
which elements bring the sexiness out of flowers?
it’s colour, texture, fr...
Poetry Death is alive – a short poem
death is alive inside me
floating in the air behind me
it's watching us and seeking us
Blog There are no Ugly Waiters in Hong Kong
The Chinese word “小姐(xiao jie)” is one of the most frequently used words in everyday conversation and you must learn it ...
Poetry Writing a Poem
No word on the screen of my computer at the desk,
trying to pull my words from the well of fantasy.
Poetry Jet Lag: A nonsense poem
my time has been messed up
second hand and minute hand
all go anti-clockwise
I tried to wind my clock
but my...
Haiku 紫雲A purple cloud-a Haiku-ish poem with English translation
紫雲 印象派の風 創作の雨
A purple cloud sky
The wind of impressionists
Creativity rains
Poetry Vietnamese Coffee: Travel Poem
From a silver hexagon - tap
Chocolate coloured liquid - tap tap
At the corner in an old town
A wooden ta...