On Explosions

"When I stepped inside, I found the room filled with the smell that was quite similar to the smell of dried squid when it has been grilled. The smell was quite strong. It's a sad reality that the smell human beings produce when they are burned is the same as that of the dried squid when it is grilled. The squid - we like so much to eat. " - Mr. Hiroshi Sawachika, Hiroshima survivor

August 6th, the 61st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Thirty four years later on the same date, Etchie was born, a product of a decidedly different kind of explosion. Happy birthday, p're! Kailan ang inuman?