Oriental Bittersweet

Apr. 10 Some tsuri photos we took in April but never got time to process and put online..

Apr. 8 We received the March issue of S&M Sniper with Kazami san’s photos and diary of one evening.

Mar 14.
Tying the neck is extremely dangerous. We were lucky this time. I would advice you never attempt to try it at all!

Mar 24. Invited to the birthday party for Wuxian, Kaede, and two other friends.

Jan. 1. We had a wedding ceremony recently. Some quick shibari before returning the dress.

Dec.1-3.

Nov. 26.A symposium held in Wistaria House (紫藤蘆), hoping to set the tune for the Nawatsuya performance this year. “There is no point asking ‘Is it porn or art?’ Porn is a necessity, and we were never interested in art without a erotic touch,” so we told the journalists.

Nov. 18. As a promotion for the incoming Nawatsuya 2006, people in BDSM Taiwan decided to organise a halloween costume party, and we would again do some shibari to entertain our guests!

Sep. 1. Judge, a friend of ours, has been enthusiastically practising shibari and was invited to JP Pub, a pub in Taipei, to do a shibari performance. We were then invited by Judge to join the performance too. So, here comes our first SM show on stage!

July 18.Akechi Denki, one of the most respected nawashi, passed away on 17th July 2005, one year ago yesterday. One year later, our Portuguese friend Pedro who learnt shibari from Akechi sensei, took a series of photos as a one-year tribute to Akechi. Under the title “Back to the Basics”, he hopes to relive the techniques of Akechi sensei. Pedro chose this particular date to send us the photos, so that people do not forget about Akechi, his love to rope, and his teachings.