Monologue

Written as honest as possible, time to time

Philip Perkis, 1935-2025

Recently, I came to know that Philip Perkis, my then main professor at Pratt Institute, passed away November last year. He was ninety. I saw him for the first time in summer 1993, in front of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He was sitting relaxed with his wife. He looked very welcoming and easy-going to an…

A Rainy Day in Kyoto, again

Two years after the last visit, I revisited Kyoto. Kyoto is a unique city. The city changes very slow in every way, sometimes through hundreds of years, whereas Tokyo changes very fast through less than a decade. Indeed, Kyoto is an old city. Some may agree that Kyoto is beautiful in rain. You may get…

New York, and Winter Storm Hernando

Early in New Year, I was told that I am going to visit New York in mid-February. I know January and February in New York are the bitterest cold months, but we flew over there. Our stay was all right, but in the final days we were devastated by Winter Storm Hernando, cancelling our flight.…

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