Life, Love and the Everyday

Compared to the English language, Japanese is more of a mouthful. Or maybe its just my thought as a beginner. About ten years ago I had wanted to learn Japanese and bought learn-in-the-car CDs. Then I got discouraged and stopped after awhile. Being more resilent now in terms of allowing myself more time to learn, I have picked it up again. I wish I had taken more of a keen interest in primary and high school, but I am putting my negligence of that study down to the fact that I was not interested like I am now. The other night while Alan was in the virtual fantasy of being a A-grade basket ball player, I was on the couch opposite him mumbling introductory phases in Japanese. 'Konnichiwa. Watashi no Sarah desu. Hajimashite. Ane na hitori onesan ga hitori imoto.' Konnichiwa. My name is Sarah. Nice to meet you. I have one older sister and one younger sister.' I stumble a little bit but I am getting there. I do not know when Alan and I will be going to Tokyo, whether it ...

It has been almost two years and I am still hooked on Mischievous Kiss: Love In Tokyo, a Japanese drama on Netflix. Based on a 90's manga called Itazura na Kiss by Kaoru Tada. Kaoru Tada rose to fame due to the popularity of Itazura na Kiss but before she could finish it she passed away after an accident when she was moving house. It is somewhat bittersweet that although we can speculate on the ending, we will not know the end game that Kaoru Tada had in mind. But her main story line has been loved and enjoyed by many. Mischievous Kiss follows the story of Kotoko Aihara, a high school senior who takes the plunge to tell her high school crush, Naoki Irie that she likes him and gets rejected. And with a couple of twists and turns, they end up living under the same roof with Kotoko's Dad and Naoki's family. I have to say that I am not a big fan of the character of Naoki Irie - he is rather mean. A real life version of him would be toxic to be around. But Yuki Furukawa......