Anything that falls short of “Wow” with all that “wow” entails is an understatement at the time of defining the year in simple terms. This year is full of learnings and professional development filled with great surprises. Although with “downs” quickly turned into “ups,” 2013 was especially fantastic on the life side of things with of course the usual healthy…

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The 2012, edition 63 of Kohaku Utagassen ended with the win of Shirogumi. Shirogumi won just barely and in a show that from the start set a rather strange retro tone. Hamasaki Ayumi playing a medley of songs from ten years ago started a retro flavor that continued throughout the whole show and for both teams. In this 63rd edition…

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If there’s one word that defines the year correctly, clearly and precisely is the word Happiness. While in the overall framework of happiness however, the year started not so much on a happy tone, but progressed upwards along its way, the way I pursued. In the earlier months of 2012 I was working for the wrong people after forcing myself…

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