Picture of the day

I like this object.

Planet eBook

I found that you can download entire books from this web site.  I am training myself to read everything on display to save papers.  Once you get used to reading everything on display, it will be easy.  Check it out.

http://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks.asp

Picture of the day

The face I saw today.

I don't like this editor.

Blogger updated it's editor to compose blogs.  I don't like this update at all.  I cannot even figure out the way to make an image as a link.  If you know how to do so, please let me know.

5-inch Japanese Burger

A friend of mine send me a link to this hilarious picture. Japanese Burger King offers a 5-inch whopper to celebrate the release of Windows 7.

Follow me on Twitter!

I am a big fan of Twitter.  If you also have a twitter account, please follow me on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/TakuyaSakaguchi

Efficient stretch for runners

To build competent muscles for running, stretching exercises are important.  I found this video is very informative to learn how to stretch efficiently.   Check it out.

Blogging again

Time is the most important resource you ever have.  Thus, I have to be very careful not to waste my precious time.  I have been thinking wether it is worth for me to invest my time in writing this blog.  I don't have the answer for that question but I decide to start write this blog again.

Japanese Melancholy

Ryu Murakami, my favorite Japanese writer, wrote an article on New York Times about recent Japanese election.

Japan Comes of Age (NY Times):

Deep down, we all know this. That’s why the gloomy expressions on the faces of Japanese on the street haven’t changed. But this does not mean we are on the verge of decline or decay. We’re merely experiencing the melancholythat any child goes through as adulthood approaches.

When Barack Obama won, I was very excited. I was enthusiastic that something very new will begin and things will get better. When the Japanese Democratic Party won last week, I was depressed, even though I voted for the party. This article explains clearly why I felt sad, which I couldn't explain well.

Vegan - 21 months -

I have been a vegan for almost 2 years. I am now very comfortable with eating vegan food every single day. Only difficulty still remains is how to manage social situation (Sometimes, I cannot hang out with others to explore new restaurants). Veganism definitely made my social life more difficult.

I visited Japan last spring, and it was also very difficult experience. You can have super few vegan option in Japan. And non-vegan Japanese cuisine is so yummy, seducing you. I felt bit miserable there because it was very hard to survive in my home country.... It was like loosing my home. You will lose many things as you live, home will be one of those.

I will definitely remain to be vegan at any expense, since my body knows it is the right decision. You cannot get everything, so you anyway have to make a choice. Veganism is the choice I made.