Well,
I don't know much
about Mr.Obama.
What I know is
in Japan
there is a city named Obama
and
there are a number of people whose first name is Obama.
Heh.
Seriously,
I wonder
why his speeches make me so moved.
Yes, you can!
Yes, we can!
Yes, I can! (hopefully)
Uh, let me whine, nothing is more disgusting than snow shovelling on weekends!
Well, hi, Kumiko-san. Long time no see. There sure are times when you feel like you have lost your motivation. Don't worry. Just wait until you want to learn again. There is no end in learning a language. I, too, have a lot to do to improve my English. I haven't seen the other side of the tunnel yet. In a sense, nobody could "master" a certain language. You know, even the Prime Minister can't read kanji well. ;)
And, thanks, guys, for New Year's greetings. Forgive me for not answering them, 'cause I'm 筆無精 (fude-busho: a lazy letter writer).
So Happy New Year to you all. May the year 2009 be a great one.
Even though I'm still not in the mood for blogging, KEC Journal is, and will be, here to stay.
We took a drive to Shibetsu last weekend.
No more snow, please.
Uh, well,
I don't know who I would vote for if I were an American.
Hillary Clinton could be my choice.
I dunno.
No offense, but ...
for me
Clinton is simply...
scary.
Happy (belated-again) New Year!
High school students:
"What does 'agree' mean?"
"怒ってる(okotteru)?"
"Hey, it's 'angry'!"
"Ah, then it's '醜い(minikui),' isn't it?"
"Come on, that's 'ugly'!!"
My dear visitors, if you have a big laugh at it, you may be a Japanese expert.
High school freshmen:
"Do you want to know why I never misspell the word 'together'?"
"Yeah?"
"I always remember it this way: To get her!"
"... Wow!"
Wow...
Someone emailed me to ask me about the lyrics of a Japanese oldie "Manatsu no Dekigoto," sung by Hirayama Miki (平山みき). I was in my teens when the song became a huge hit in Japan. My impression of the song those days was, uh, nothing but that it was sung by a woman in a strange voice. I think I see her sing it on TV programs of golden oldies every once in a while.
I found a video clip.
Do you like it? I remember M once said she liked the song very much. I guess there are a lot of non-Japanese fans of the song. If you like it, tell me how you like it.
So, J, I'll email you the Romaji lyrics. A translation? Well, ask M if she did it. ;)
As you (might) know, I hate winter. I hate snow. ... more precisely, I hate snow shoveling. I'm always dreaming of the season of spring during winter.
But I have to admit winter has its own beauty. You know, Christmas should be white. (Oops, never in Australia!)
Well, the following photos were taken during "Abashiri Ryuhyo Matsuri" (the Abashiri Ice Floe Festival) this year by, er, my wife.
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