Me

I haven't written here in so long. Just haven't been in the mood. One of my friends sparked back my interest in writing here though.

I'm currently reading Memoirs of a Geisha. I was gonna stop reading it midway because some people said it wasn't authentic in its depiction of Japanese culture, and it was kinda boring when the main character wasn't a geisha yet. But I continued anyway cause I felt it wasn't that inauthentic and I usually feel guilty if I stop reading a book halfway through. Plus I wanted to know what would happen to her and the Chairman, her love interest... Hey, what can I say? I'm a romantic.. :P

A Kyoto geisha's life is a hard one.. Reading it, I realize how strict Japanese culture really is. And if Japan was portrayed semi-correctly during WWII (I should find out more about this), I also realized that they also suffered a lot, even before the Americans dropped bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I always just thought that the Japanese were cruel, that they made so many non-Japanese suffer while their own people weren't too bothered or terrorized until the Americans did what they did.

Almost everyone I know seems to think that geisha are prostitutes. Well, they are not. That is a very common misconception. To define a geisha, to explain what one is, does, is very difficult. I am too lazy to explain it.. Look it up on Wikipedia if you please: . It is still a crappy job though... you are there to serve and please men, basically. But it is done artistically.. Haha.

The book has made me really want to visit Kyoto. It is a very beautiful place. There is something about Asians, their architecture and nature.. It seems to promote a feeling of calm and serenity. I like it very much.

I read The White Tiger just last week, and I have to say, it's a very good book. I love the humour. Aravind Adiga really is talented. He does satire really well.. :)

My mind is blank and my head is aching..