Paper Service

Although an article on the U.S. Open might be more timely in the current world of tennis, here's an amazing Wimbledon video by Bryan Ku circulating around the internet. It captures the 2008 Men's Final between Nadal and Federer in PAPER FORM, complete with audio and a visual play-by-play. Entertaining even for a non-sports fan like myself.

Fruits of Labor

Isn't there something so romantic about fruit trees? I think that sentiment might come from the sense of history and care that I imagine has gone into their planting, generations ago. The picture above is of a small mikan tree in my grandmother's garden in Japan. Mikan ripen in the late fall and early winter, and I remember being bundled up for the cold before going out and picking the tree clean of those sweet, juicy oranges.

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Don Quixote a la Mariinsky

The Mariinsky Ballet from St. Petersburg were in Singapore for a few nights to perform the Spanish classic, Don Quixote. I'd never seen the Miguel Cervantes tale in ballet form, but it was, excitingly, an explosion of color, grace and athleticism.

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100 Years of Style

This wonderful video has been circulating around the internet, and understandably so. It's a whimsical fashion retrospective of the past 100 years, and made to commemorate the opening of the Westfield Stratford City Shopping center in London.  Isn't it also interesting to note that the man leaves the frame as he goes off to war during the 1940s and 50s era? Enjoy.

Hey Mickey You're So Fine

I thought it might be appropriate to make my inaugural post about something that perfectly encapsulates a theme of this blog - the little things that make me smile. This photo was taken in June of 2011, on a sweltering hot day at Tokyo Disneyland. But the weather, and whatever sticky effects it may have had, were no match for my unbridled, excited-even-to-be-in-the-ticket line enthusiasm for the "most magical place on Earth."

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