English twitter: @kidethnic
KID ETHNIC IS WRITTEN BY:
saleem reshamwla
who is fresh of the boat (that circled the globe).
He makes crazy stuff:
Zombie Rap Videos, Truly Strange Geographic Education Flicks, Micro-Documentaries About Chinese Cell Phone Markets...kidethnic@gmail.com
日本語のtwitter: @masalasoccer
ALSO BY KID ETHNIC:
Twitter
I twitter infrequently. But hope we can stay friends.
The Annual Kid Ethnic Valentine
Because I love you so much.
100JapaneseThings
A collaborative site to help folks (and each other) find Japanese stuff.
SEAWEED BREAKFAST
A collection of stories about Japan written while part of the National Geographic Glimpse Correspondents' Training Program.
The Whiteboard Videos
Music+Whiteboard Markers+Friends=Good ways to spend weekends
The Alpaca Song
I wrote and recorded this for you. Because you <em>need</em> a song about alpacas, don’t you?
The Place Where Pretty Girls Think You’re Smart And Funny · 7 August 09
The story is true, it takes place in a Japanese hostess bar, and it starts like this:
The woman who is being paid to flirt with me is very good.
She’s sitting in front of me, batting her eyelashes and playing with the translucent boa that hangs around her neck. She wears a form-fitting, purplish-red dress that looks like a prom outfit from a sultry alternate reality. Her eyelashes reach up and out, exaggerating her blinks and laughs. Those eyelashes can’t be real.
“You’re very handsome,” she says, leaning slightly toward me. I’m not inclined to argue. At that exact moment in time, I certainly feel very handsome.
But there are complications.
You should totally click here to read the rest on Glimpse’s site.
Because it turned into a pretty dang weird night, in which I am either A) kind of neat or B) a total clown.
Up to you.
Photo taken on the streets of Kumamoto while working for Glimpse.org . Show them love for they have paid me to attempt to make wonderful things for you.
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A completely captivating, lovely piece. I shall link to it tomorrow. :-)
— Maggie 912 days ago #
Met a dude / named Saleem / He makes all hostesses scream.
— dan.lucas 912 days ago #
That was a really interesting piece. A few years ago I watched a documentary called The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief, which dealt with the same theme of host clubs and clientele. The lengths both parties went towards achieving this illusion of love/happiness was quite remarkable, and the insight into the subculture of Japanese society was fascinating.
— Mel 912 days ago #
Saleem, really, some of your best writing.
— Kevin 903 days ago #
Maggie: Thanks, as always.
dLucas: I’ll have the mic set up for you when I get back in town.
Mel: Everyone should see that documentary. It’s pretty strange and amazing.
Kevin: Thanks. I’ll try to do more like it.
— saleem 901 days ago #