i have japanese blood. i'm probably 1/16th japanese, if that makes any sense. you should see my entire family together. we have almond eyes but kinda drooping. according to well-meaning family members, that's how different we are from those with chinese blood whose eyes slant up.
my fascination for geishas began when i read the book "memoirs of a geisha" by arthur golden. i found them fascinating. they're like courtesans in europe. they have to be intelligent or at least witty enough to engage the men in conversation. geishas are also skilled performers/artists. and that's where my supposed incarnation as a geisha ends. :)
just in case you're interested: i'm also in the field of the arts.
Film Actress :)
Stage Actress
now...it has been a great desire of mine to go to japan before i die. i especially want to go to kobe, not because of the beef, but because during the kobe earthquake years back, there was one victim who was interviewed and whose surname was spelled "haruda." apparently, that's the correct spelling of our family name. my friend's ex-boyfriend who was japanese told me that one can tell about the person through his or her family name. "haru" means spring. "da" is field. he also said that our ancestors probably were involved in agriculture as the family name suggests. now, wouldn't that be something to discover?
geisha or not in my past life...i am bound to japan one way or another and may i live long enough to find out.
