私は馬鹿ですか?

"私は馬鹿ですか? (watashiha baka desuka – Am I stupid?)." This is the question I once asked myself.

I like to go for concerts and can spend so much on it. Many friends do not understand why I am willing to spend such money as they feel that it is a waste of money to do so.

To me, I simply love watching my favourite artists perform and the atmosphere of the concerts. The enjoyments I get have given me good memories and always in my mind. I also get to know new friends at concerts. These are intangible things and cannot be calculated in monetary terms. Many women like to spend money on clothes, bags, shoes, salon etc. But to me, these tangible things are not important. I cannot understand why women like to buy such things, just like they cannot understand why I spend so much on concerts and CD/DVD.

Actually I am quite proud of the ‘achievements’ I obtained all these years. My history of watching concerts (locally or overseas) is too long to be counted. However, I am quite satisfied with my achievements for watching concerts overseas, especially during these recent years:

Sep 1998 – Masha’s concert at Fukuoka
Nov 1998 – Masha’s concert at Tokyo
Dec 2004 – Masha, Kinki Kids and Naohito Fujiki concerts at Tokyo
Jun 2005 – Masha’s concerts at Osaka
Sep 2005- w-inds concerts at Taipei
Dec 2005 – V6, Kinki Kids and Johnny countdown concerts
Aug/Sep 2006 – w-inds concerts at Nagoya and Tokyo
Apr 2007 – Masha’s concerts at Shikoku and w-inds FC event at Tokyo
Sep 2007 – w-inds concerts at Tokyo and Osaka
Total = 20 concerts and 1 FC event

Coming up concerts that I will be watching:
Nov 2007 – w-inds concerts at Taipei
Dec 2007 – Masha’s concert(s)…. and more?

My list will definitely get longer!

Well, like Rus said, everyone has their own indulgence. So as long as I am happy and use my own hard earned money to go for the concerts, I don’t care what other people think of me. Even if they said I am stupid. ^-^