Everyday is a new day. Every chapter is a new chapter. Staring anew everyday. Start from that place life is much easier going. If we…
mahmudMay 5, 2020
Life under the pandemic is settling down a bit now that there is some clarity about what to do and how to protect oneself. Easily…
mahmudApril 21, 2020
Having to stay in during a rainy day is one thing, being required to under the guise of self-quarantine is another. Combine the two and…
mahmudApril 16, 2020
As you all know I am a long time resider of Japan. Prior to moving here and well into my tenure, I made a decision…
mahmudApril 14, 2020
This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands,…
mahmudApril 11, 2020
Welcome back to the third and possibly final installment of "Oddities in Surreal Times." If you didn't know, there exists Oddities #1 and Oddities #2.…
mahmudApril 9, 2020
Welcome back. If you haven’t already, check out my previous "Oddities in Surreal Times" posting. I am doing a series of postings related to strange…
mahmudApril 7, 2020
On March 6th before things got real and the big C really reared its ugly head, I wrote a piece titled, "Corona Oddities in Japan"…
mahmudApril 5, 2020
About Me
I am a Minnesotan living in Tokyo, Japan for more than a decade. I occasionally love to share my day-to-day experience through this blog.