01.12.02

<how to tell?>

it's a million dollar question:

how to tell the difference between chinese, japanese, and koreans.

being often 'traumatised' by all the 'konichiwaaas' greeted at me by japanese and non-japanese alike,

i often protested 'CAN'T YOU TELL I'M SINGAPOREAN???'

but let's not complicate things by bringing singapore into the picture -

since i recently found out it is indeed not easy to tell the difference between C,J & Ks @

www.alllooksame.com

*gasp*

do we all really look the same??!

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'Yeah yeah...and like plague from the east,

yellow fever* took over our best and brightest (not!)

and they followed the sweet lure of riches and beauty

across many miles to the east like Pied Piper leading his rats'

Mr. NVDR, Asianophile, still wondering where his journey to the east is bringing him

*for those who do not know - yellow fever refers to an obssession with anything (and some people would say - especially women) that is (east) asian