April 2010
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February 2010
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Red and White
White one in the left hand, and red one in the right hand. I always see two trees of plum blossoms coloured red and white on the way to my office. The composition of two trees reminds me of the drawings on the folding screens by Korin Ogata in the 18th century. Although he draw two trees blossoming together, the white plums viewed in the real world have fallen a bit earlier than the red one due to...
April 2009
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June 2008
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Rain Sharing
I was talking with a student. He was planning to begin the “Umbrella Sharing” project in campus. It goes like this.
Collect unwanted, or wasted, or forgotten umbrellas.
Put stickers on these umbrella indicating that anybody can rent it.
Put these umbrellas on some corners in campus.
Just like “car sharing”, this plan would help reducing resource use. He was in a hurry,...
May 2008
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Walk, Don't Run
Walking is not just a physical exercise moving one’s legs one after the other. It is an activity that bring your body to somewhere you have never been to without any help from fossil fuel.
April 2008
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Bush Warbler and Hawaiian
A cafe is located at a few minutes walk from the station nearest of my office. My friend calls it “A Wood Shop”, although it does not sell wood. Inside the cafe, there is a big tree that has grown through the roof. We naturally imagine that they grew the tree until it broke the ceiling; however, in fact, the owner built the cafe around the tree n order to avoid cutting it down. They...
March 2008
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