Asa ga kuru 朝が来る (Comes Morning) - to be continued

I think I may have talked too fast regarding being on holiday. 

I received several emails from Naomi Kawase, telling me that she was starting to warm up to my music and that she was considering using it for her film. So far, she wants to use what I have done for the last reel, including the arrangement I did of a song by J-pop band C&K - they didn't seem to be so delighted that a total stranger re-arranged their song...

It's to her credit that she opened up to something that was totally foreign to her. I still nurture the wild hope that the whole score I wrote will be used. I did share my thoughts with her (that having two composers would like starting building a house with one architect and finishing it with another... not so good for coherence) 

Now I have to complete what I have done and add a few things I felt were still missing...

If I can say something: ALWAYS stay connected to what you believe in, and NEVER let go of your integrity. 

Boy reading. 

He stepped into the cafe, a book in his hand, and sat a table as his mother was ordering breakfast for him and his little brother. He immediately opened the book and immersed himself in the story he had started to read earlier on at the public library, barely paying attention to his younger bespectacled brother who kept asking him all sorts of questions.

Lunar New Year preparations in Taipei.

Yellow is the colour of the bluebird...

My image of the day: A schoolboy in Toshima.

Hayama

One day in Hayama to see the big sky, the sea, to breathe new air, to refresh my soul. 

I still feel sad and empty inside, but the sight of the beautiful and deserted beach filled me with a sense of peace. I'm glad that Nolico was there. She's always game when it comes to visit places and explore. Her presence was soothing and uplifting.

A line from Jean Echenoz's novel Au Piano that got me laughing for a long moment, a couple of days ago. The main character is a concert pianist, talking about his agent:

"He has as much artistic sense as a yoghurt".