The Germans of Asia and the Japanese of Europe

Today also happens to be my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mama!

Unfashionably Early

I've done this before when I went to a Pakistani engagement party . . . except being on time for that party meant that you were THREE hours early. So yeah. At least I was in the company of other clueless non-Pakistani friends.

But yeah. Our Japanese-German combination makes for unbeatable punctuality. Sometimes.

Groggy

Groggy afternoon update.

After coming to Germany, I've found quite a few similarities between German and Japanese people.

Well, okay, maybe I'm stereotyping, but I do think it's true in a lot of ways. In any case, we have more common qualities than either of us do with . . . say, Italians.

Off to class then!

Punctuality and Mapplethorpe

Went to see the Mapplethorpe retrospective at the C/O Berlin today, as the gallery's due to close at the end of the month. My favourite was probably his series of portraits of artists, including photos of Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeoise. Louise Bourgeoise had a wrinkly smile and a giant phallus in her arms.

She was probably the coolest and kinkiest mamie when she passed away at 98.