Hello & Welcome
My name is Shizue Tomoda. After retiring from the international civil service, I pursue my interest in creative writing.
My Creative Writing Works
This is a fascinating memoir/study by a former director of ILO's Colombo office that deciphers the tragic civil war, the complex ethnic composition, and social and labor issues of vulnerable women workers in Sri Lanka. It is a story of pain, toils and agony, but also of light.
This novel explores the life and times of a brave young Japanese woman named Sachiko who escapes the stifling culture in Japan for a life of promise in the United States. Through hardships and lost love, she comes to discover a new spiritual peace within herself.
A sweet memoir describing the process of how the author formed a lovely family with her two adopted cats Taro and Tomi. The fact is you can learn a lot from a cat, and this book serves as a beautiful portrait of the simple life.
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Category Archives: Mystery
Essay: Enigma of Language
I recently watched a documentary programme on Japanese TV which mentioned a hunter-gatherer people called the “Baka”. At first, I thought I had misheard the name as the word means “stupid” and “idiot” in Japanese, so I checked on the … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Multicultural, Mystery
Tagged Baka tribe, Cameroon, Congo, enigma of language, factory visits, Gabon, Geneva, International Organization, loin cloth, Mr. Kumamoto, overseas trainees, Tanzania, Tokyo
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Mystery: The phantom Surabaya chambermaid
About 20 years ago, when I was working at the ILO office in Jakarta, our office was implementing a large project to establish Indonesia’s national skills development system in Surabaya, the second largest city, in East Java. At that time, … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Mystery, occupation
Tagged chambermaid, daily subsistence allowance, East Java, ILO, Indonesia, phantom chambermaid, rat, Surabaya, West Java
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