Category: earth
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only 3 month to go for 2025
It’s already October—only three months left in 2025. Time flies, doesn’t it? The days are getting shorter too. 2025 has truly been a turbulent year (though to be fair, the last few years all feel that way). Some of the headlines that come to mind: The whole Nakai–Fuji TV drama back in Japan (what a…
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25 Years with Yoga: How Breath, Stillness, and Sun Salutations Changed My Life
It was about 25 years ago when I first tried yoga.It was during a P.E. class at a college in the U.S., and at the time, I simply saw it as a nice mix of exercise and stretching.Later on, I started attending a donation-based yoga studio, where I picked up the general flow of a…
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How I Got Hooked on Sakanaction
Sakanaction is a band that debuted back in 2007, but the first time I saw them was on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen (that famous New Year’s music show in Japan). I remember thinking, “Whoa, what a cool and stylish band!” Their music is this awesome mix of techno and pop—catchy, but if you actually listen…
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decluttering is difficult
I live in a small apartment, but I had to build a home office in a corner of my house. In the living room, I’m going to clear out the desk I have for my daughter that she doesn’t use and the “large shelf with miscellaneous things on it” next to it, and put a…
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Image Strategy
It’s been weeks now since the day Russia attacked Ukraine. I just glance at the news and feel helpless, not being able to do anything about these big battles and the course of history. The real impact on me, a California resident, is the cost of gasoline, which is starting to look more and more…