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Like a Daughter

Posted on May 11, 2021 by bakatsundoku

Ten years ago (give or take), I decided to sponsor a child through Children International.  The first child they assigned me was an 11 year old girl from the Phillipines. For the past ten years (give or take) I have watched this girl, and several others, grow from being a,

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Uncategorized children, Children International, love, Phillipines, sponsorship Leave a comment

Chibi Maruko-Chan Goes to a Tropical Island

Posted on December 21, 2020 by bakatsundoku

Last night I watched an episode of Chibi Maruko-Chan (English dubbed, unforunately). In this episode, Maruko’s ojii-san wins a trip to a tropical island, but can’t go. Maruko, in her own initimitable way, manages to finagle her way into going. On the way, she has some really fun adventures and

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Gimme Chocolate

Posted on June 28, 2020 by bakatsundoku

The year is 1945.  Japan has been ravaged as a nation, and many of its larger cities have been bombed into an unrecognizable mess.  Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s core business districts are flattened wastelands of radioactive rubble, and hundreds of thousand of Japanese citizens have been killed.  Most of those citizens

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Uncategorized babymetal, children, Gimme Choco, Gimme Chocolate, Japan, war, World War II Leave a comment

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