Posts by: Tomoni Shintaku

Recently, I don’t know what I want to do. Material things are enough for me. Then, how about spiritual things? I don’t feel any lack, too. I wonder what is…

I went back to Japan last week. It is my first time to go back that I had living abroad since last year. I was able to find new perspective…

Half of my life has gone. Hence, I can do limited things. I am not young yet. I often consider it. What should I do? In the first place, what…

I participated in volunteering yesterday. It is one of the activity of baptizing education program. Our duty is to clean up an eldery person’s house. She lives alone and she…

I think Twitter world is narrow in Japan. Because people who can understand the Japanese language are very few. Its number is nearly equal to Japan’s population. I will provide…

I am not an introvert but an extrovert. However, I often want to be alone. I think communicating with other people is tiring. Furthermore, it is exhausting. It may be…

Japan didn’t do anything to North Koria as usual. If they can’t give any resistance, than it would be better to use nonviolent resistance such as Gandhi. If Japan chooses…

North Korea shot a missile over Japan. It flew over Japan’s sky and then it fell in the sea. However, Japan is no to do anything. They are just blaming…

It is said that “Marriage is the tomb of life.” However, approximately 80% of people marry in Japan. It is the same situation in the world, too. I wonder why…

Sometimes, I can’t understand English at all. I want to shout: “It’s all greek to me!” Maybe they are speaking English, but I feel that it is just Greek. Furthermore,…

At some point, everyone wants to avoid work. In such a situation, once can send a message saying “I am sorry, I am not feelig well today.” That way, a…

We all are getting older. Even if we are rich, genius or presidents, we all are the same. It is said that “The world is unfair.” I completely agree with…

There are nasty people everywhere. I wonder why are they nasty? It makes me think they always have a complaint, which is unfulfilled and painful. These negative emotions usually turn…

Japanese usually expect to understand their own feeling. I will provide some examples. “I want you to leave me alone because I am exhausted.” “I don’t require your help, because…

I don’t like Blacks. Wait, didn’t you think of me is a racist? I have a reason. As you know, they often have unpleasant odor. Who likes bad odor? Nobody…

I often say “my labor” and so on. Yet, most of my English teachers correct it. Labor means nearly equal a slave. They tell me to use “my work” instead….

What do you want? Is it a new bag, big house or your own car? Is it too materialistic? Then, how about knowledge, skill or love? Anyway, We have many…

“Grown ups love numbers.” I came across this phrase in ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I think the number means grown ups represent utilitarianism. Grown ups always strive…

I am a Japanese and to me it seems that foreigners are free. As you know, Japanese have a strict discipline. I think that invisible binds are unwritten rules. However,…

I often request a small portion of food at restaurants in Singapore. However, they ignore my request most of the time. As a result, I often receive and opposite food…