2015年10月22日
All Hallows Eve
It's almost time for Jumping Jack O Lanterns, Gasping Ghouls, and Wigged Out Witches to frolic about on Halloween night! I can't wait to see all of the children in their costumes!!! In America children use the night to stock up on their candy reserves, try to scare their friends, and to generally try to be someone they dream to be. The traditions and events of Halloween have been ever changing in the U.S. Originally it was celebrated as a day to mock Death, then it was mixed with the Harvest celebrations, then it turned into trick or treating, and even today it is changing. Children don't go aimlessly around to strangers houses looking for confections, it is now a more organized thing out of necessity. Altogether it is still an amazingly fun and freaky night and I can't wait to see your costume!
2015年10月22日
An exciting time in Canada!
Hello!
Today, I'd like to talk just a little about something very exciting and important that has happened recently in Canada!
On the 19th of October, Canada held a federal election to decide its new prime minister! For the last decade, Canada has been governed by the Conservative Party of Canada, a group of people that have been very resistant to any kind of social or money-related changes in Canada for many years. They were replaced this election by the Liberal Party, which is the oldest party in Canada, and the only original party remaining from when Canada became a country in 1867. Of course, their views and beliefs are very different from then, and are very different from the old party that was just voted out.
The leader of the Liberals is the son of a former Prime Minister of Canada who was extremely popular and famous for many years. It's going to be very difficult to bring the changes that they have promised Canadians, but I think it's a good thing that they were the group elected, and I'm very excited to see how the next few years will turn out for Canada! Politics is one thing that I'm very interested in, and something new and different is always good!
Alex
Today, I'd like to talk just a little about something very exciting and important that has happened recently in Canada!
On the 19th of October, Canada held a federal election to decide its new prime minister! For the last decade, Canada has been governed by the Conservative Party of Canada, a group of people that have been very resistant to any kind of social or money-related changes in Canada for many years. They were replaced this election by the Liberal Party, which is the oldest party in Canada, and the only original party remaining from when Canada became a country in 1867. Of course, their views and beliefs are very different from then, and are very different from the old party that was just voted out.
The leader of the Liberals is the son of a former Prime Minister of Canada who was extremely popular and famous for many years. It's going to be very difficult to bring the changes that they have promised Canadians, but I think it's a good thing that they were the group elected, and I'm very excited to see how the next few years will turn out for Canada! Politics is one thing that I'm very interested in, and something new and different is always good!
Alex
2015年10月22日
Niihama Festival
This year I was able to attend the festival in Niihama. I didn't participate, because I didn't know any teams, and I could only attend the last day (Sunday) because I worked in different cities the other two days. I'm glad I was able to make it the last day, though. I saw something amazing that I had only heard of before. I was able to watch two teams "battle" it out, right in front of Ikku Shrine! Well, I saw some of it, and not very clearly. There were a lot of people gathered to watch the "fight", so it was very crowded. It was very difficult to get a clear view, but I got to see enough!
The two teams who were fighting were Ooe (大江) and Nakasuka (中須賀？). I've heard the Ooe are really into fighting, haha. The two teams were going for a while; I heard they fought for two hours! It caused a problem for the other teams, as they had to wait to get through to the shrine. At some point they were able to get through, which was good because the next awesome thing I saw were different teams lifting the taikodai up from the ground! To get through the gate to the shrine, each taikodai had to be dragged through without being on their wheels. Then, once through, they had to be lifted up from such a low position. It was amazing!
I have to say, just watching everything got me really excited to join in for next year. And even though it is really, really, REALLY dangerous, I want to have a go at fighting it out on the taikodai, even if it is only for a little bit. Guess I should start looking for my team for next year!
The two teams who were fighting were Ooe (大江) and Nakasuka (中須賀？). I've heard the Ooe are really into fighting, haha. The two teams were going for a while; I heard they fought for two hours! It caused a problem for the other teams, as they had to wait to get through to the shrine. At some point they were able to get through, which was good because the next awesome thing I saw were different teams lifting the taikodai up from the ground! To get through the gate to the shrine, each taikodai had to be dragged through without being on their wheels. Then, once through, they had to be lifted up from such a low position. It was amazing!
I have to say, just watching everything got me really excited to join in for next year. And even though it is really, really, REALLY dangerous, I want to have a go at fighting it out on the taikodai, even if it is only for a little bit. Guess I should start looking for my team for next year!
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2015年10月22日
2015年10月22日
My saddest day!
Hello!
I got some very dissappointing news the the other day, in the form of an error message on my laptop! It said to me that there was a critical and permanent error, and that the hard drive was going to crash any minute! Now, I don't know a lot about computers of any kind, but I know that without the hard drive, they just don't work. So, this month, I'll need to be on the look out for a new computer! Unfortunately, if I buy one here in Japan, it will be a Japanese computer, so I'll be looking for one in Canada or the US and have it shipped here (hopefully for not much!)
Why it's so sad is that it comes at a pretty critical time for me. I had plans to attend a large convention in Kobe in November, but now I will not be able to afford to do both that and purchase a new laptop! And, because having a laptop is pretty important to living in a foreign country, I'll need to cancel my trip, and use that to put towards a new computer.
It's sad, but not as sad as not having a laptop for many months, and trying to survive without it!
I got some very dissappointing news the the other day, in the form of an error message on my laptop! It said to me that there was a critical and permanent error, and that the hard drive was going to crash any minute! Now, I don't know a lot about computers of any kind, but I know that without the hard drive, they just don't work. So, this month, I'll need to be on the look out for a new computer! Unfortunately, if I buy one here in Japan, it will be a Japanese computer, so I'll be looking for one in Canada or the US and have it shipped here (hopefully for not much!)
Why it's so sad is that it comes at a pretty critical time for me. I had plans to attend a large convention in Kobe in November, but now I will not be able to afford to do both that and purchase a new laptop! And, because having a laptop is pretty important to living in a foreign country, I'll need to cancel my trip, and use that to put towards a new computer.
It's sad, but not as sad as not having a laptop for many months, and trying to survive without it!
