Unspecialness

The right place at the right time.  Psychologically speaking, there must be some name for the idea that someone is always in the right place at the right time.  It probably has something to do with the person NOT actually being in the right place at the right time, but rather remembering the times he/she is in the right place rather than remembering all the times she/he is not.  (Pet Peeve #1:  English has no unisex singular pronoun; and for those of you who make fun of Filipino's who confuse he/she, it's because in their language(s), all pronouns are unisex - so stop making fun of them!)

Actually, now that I think of it, I also have a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time too...so I guess I have nothing more to write about other than recognizing my observation that I'm not as special as I'd like to think.  haha.

Speaking of unspecialness, I need to think of a theme for this blog.  As you can see, it's still Subject to Change.  A taiko (Japanese drumming) blog sounds fun and intriguing, but I fear I might not have much to write about, me being an amateur and all.  Hmm... actually, just writing that makes me reprimand myself for thinking that just because we're a small group on a rural island that people wouldn't find interest in it, or more importantly, that I couldn't find interest in it enough to fill out a blog.

On the other hand, does that mean I'm limiting it to taiko?  What about all the other stuff going on in the world (and by "world" I mean the small spacious area located between my ears).  I work at an agency that works with kids who have special needs  (and I'm on a break right now, so there), there's my personal identity as a gay, Japanese American, and then there's the broader community of Maui, the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui (which I recently became president of by default... right place at right time?  or wrong place at wrong time?), and of course there's the family stuff... and I have lots of stories about my Auntie that should probably be documented somewhere just because she's a riot and doesn't even know it.

Perhaps my blog will be permanently subject to change... per my whims of course.  Is that an oxymoron?

In other news: this past weekend was Maui's Charity Walk.  Imua Family Services raised just under $5,000 to help the Charity Walk raise over $550,000.  I was a co-chair of the 12th Annual Maui Matsuri this year.  The other co-chairs did most of the heavy lifting - I was happy to help out and look forward to doing more next year.  Maui Taiko performed at the matsuri of course, and we also sold Teriyaki Mini-bentos.  Sharon Westfall introduced Isobeyaki (mochi, grilled - w/ shoyu & togarashi, wrapped in nori).  So ono - $2.00 each - sold out and the $$$ will be used to help with our Japan Trip.  Perhaps more on that in a future post.