Category Archives: Personal

I Still Miss You, Roger

Posted on April 4, 2023 by kaist455

Dear Roger Hello, Roger. I cannot believe it has been no less than 10 years since you passed on April 4th, 2013, and I am rather amazed by that. I thought I might stop writing about films around the end … Continue reading →

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Decision to Block

Posted on March 6, 2023 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I do not like blocking others on the Internet because of how casual and mindless that can be. If you carelessly keep blocking other online users around you just because you do not agree with … Continue reading →

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After I came out

Posted on June 16, 2022 by kaist455

Around 6 years ago, I came out of my closet just because I felt that enough was enough. I endured more than 10 matchmaking attempts made by my mother, and those meetings with young women only reminded me again and … Continue reading →

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The Sky Does Not Fall Yet (but….)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by kaist455

Like many people around the world, I am still trying to deal with what has been determined today with grim, inexorable certainty. As some people have feared, Donald Trump is elected as the next US president now, and it has … Continue reading →

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Can I Pull This Off?

Posted on September 24, 2016 by kaist455

As many of you know, I came out of my closet a few days ago. Not long after my essay was posted at my blog page, numerous online friends of mine and many others read it and then gave me … Continue reading →

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Out of the Closet step by step

Posted on September 21, 2016 by kaist455

On August 26th, 2016, I did something I had not felt any need to do during nearly 20 years. I told some of colleagues at my workplace that I am gay, and that was the beginning of what I have … Continue reading →

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