Sound from Tokyo

“it’s better to be extraordinary at simple things than mediocre at something extraordinary”

I have a friend who is currently living in Tokyo. Sometimes we talk through Skype call. And these are things that we shared. They are basically non-sense. But if you can find a connection with them somehow then who knows?

This project will be updated from time to time depends on our converstaions. So if you're interested in this, please come back to see how our story going (⊙‿⊙✿)

Update: you know what, now we're together. Love makes mediocre things extraordinary ^^.

Lastest update: we're married.

Book cover by Tùng Nâm

Characters' introduction:

Him: excellent Math student, is capable of typing on Iphone by two hands with speed of 20 words per minute, sometimes likes eating toast at midnight and concentrates completely while washing hands.

Her: a storyteller loves to sit in the shadow, is capble of drinking 2 liters of Earl Grey tea in one day but after years she still can't find a satisfying pyjamas.

And here are stories we have talked to each other...

[Japanese word: NAMES]

[HER]: - my name means "close to the autumn".
[HIM[: - and mine means "wasting a whole boy life".

[Japanese word: TOAST]

[HIM] - Can you hear the sound of toast melting in my mouth?

[Japanese word: WRITE LETTER]

[HIM]: - I think I can write to you after reading your letter.
[HER]: - but in the end, you didn't.
[HIM]: - I just want to read it all over again.

[Japanese word: FLIRT]

[HER]: - there is a boy flirting me by texting. it's disgusting!
[HIM[: - what kind of words to use would make you fall for?
[HER]: - well, you don't need to push me. let me fall by myself.

[COMING HOME]

[HIM]: - I want to come back to Vietnam so bad,
[HER]: - yeah, come back here.
[HIM]: - because...
[HER]: - you don't need a reason to want to come back home.

[Japanese words: HEAD]

[HER]: - I'm depressed.
[HIM]: - let me lend you my head to play with.

[Japanese word: BREAST]

[HER]: - during my highschool, there was a girl often tried to touch my breast.
[HIM]: - oh, like it!
[HER]: - it isn't fun to be touched by a girl.
[HIM]: - I like it!

[Japanese word: INJURY]

[HIM]: - my friends are playing bowling.
[HER]: - why are you chatting?
[HIM[: - my finger nail is cleft.

[KETCHUP]

[HER]: - which spice do you think my personality resemble?
[HIM[: - um... ketchup, a bit sour, a bit sweet.

[Japanese word: LUCK]

[HER]: - you should know that you are very lucky meeting me.
[HIM[: - why?

[HER]: - if not, your life would be so boring.

[Japanese word: FOOTBALL]

[HIM[: - I'm a German's die hard fan
[HER]: - well, I will support Argentina so that I have an opportunity to laugh at you...

(then German won World cup that year)