mixture of beauty and silence

mixture of beauty and silence
Originally uploaded by shoko.

Spring is coming. What I like the most is flowers alongside water, which remind us interruction between nature and the art. What ancient Japanese people were good at is, I always suppose, to harmonize artificial materials (buildings, gardens, roads, etc.) with the grace of nature. Thanks to them, we could have such a lovely life in the neighborhood.

Africa Fever!?

farewell party
Originally uploaded by shoko.

Recently, two of my friends left for South Africa on business. One is my colleague, and the other is a girl who I work with hard together in college life. She was (still is!?) pretty aggressive, self-assured, and that made her company let her go to the most prospective emerging market. Her friends gathered to have farewell party at night of April in Daikan-yama, and there became a sort of reunion. Some are now working abroad, the others are active on various industry in Japan. It was quite interesting to hear story of different market, different culture, and different style of hardworking(!) towards what they believe their own best. I'm pleased with being one of them!

At any rate, is Africa evolving so fast that two of young prospective friends assigned to work there? Should I follow them? (laughter)