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Written by Amy on Friday, November 28th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) |
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Jinseitte Uso Mitai, or Life is like a Lie, is the first 3-episode-chapter of the Yu Aoi WOWOW drama Camouflage (previously known as Aoi Yu x 4 Lies) which aired at the beginning of the year, and it’s already on DVD. Finally saw! WEEEE - I waited… what, 6 months??? And still haven’t finished ‘coz no one is translating, and my translator bailed on me… dunno where he is.
So I re-watched the three episodes last night, though the 3rd episode only had subs in the story and not on the introductions (in which the director and writer explain a bit), and the ending (where the photographer shows and explains the photos taken), so kinda missed some of the episode.
Anyway…
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Filed under: Celebrity, DVD, English, Fun, Japanese, Photographs, Sharing, Television
Tags: camouflage, marissa shimamoto, yu aoi, 嶋本麻利沙
Written by Amy on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) |
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Also known as Izu no Odoriko, or The Izu Dancer is the first published work (1926) to achieve popularity and acclaimed by Yasunari Kawabata. The book, very much like Kyoto, is about nothing at all… in fact, this is just a compilation of stories put together.
The first one, which gives the name to the book is one of the few interesting ones, as well as Diario de mi Decimosexto Año that tells some of the moments of Kawabata’s dying grandfather. Some other stories I liked were La Princesa del Palacio Dragón, El Camino de Monedas, and Una Oración en Lengua Materna.
Despite that, the just over 200-page book seemed to be a very long and slow book, compared to the reading time it took me to finish Kyoto. If you are a fan of Yasunari Kawabata’s writing about a time and a place and the people, you might enjoy this compilation of stories. If you’re looking for an introduction to him, or an epic tale about Japan… you might want to skip this one.
Filed under: Books, English, Japanese, Photographs, Reviews, Sharing, Spanish
Tags: izu no odoriko, la bailarina de izu, the dancing girl of izu, yasunari kawabata
Written by Amy on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 ( One response ) |
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Half a year ago… I did my fair share of RASUTO FURENZing people, now it’s time to Bibify people! As a gift, I gave my friend NOW & WOW for her birthday… last I checked on the Bibi Facebook group, she’s been Bibified. And I have not only Bibified her… she’s only my latest Bibifying…
I have also Bibified my dad (he says Bibi is my ringtone on his cell), my two older cousins are also Bibified as well… are you ready to be Bibified?
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Tags: bibi chow, zhou bichang
Written by Amy on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) |
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When I watched Memories of Matsuko, there was one scene when Matsuko’s life was already going to the gutters, she was lying on the garbage bags, and she was watching TV. I immediately recognized the song as an Okaasan to Issho song… today I decided to look for it, and found it!
Okaasan to Issho 1999 song, at first I thought it was a Takoyaki Mambo song, but I was lucky enough to find it on a website listing all the songs. Video and Romaji after the break!
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Filed under: English, Films, Fun, Lyrics, Motion, Romaji, Sharing, Television
Tags: eita, kiraware matsuko no issho, memories of matsuko, nhk, okaasan to issho
Written by Amy on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) |
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Let’s try some Sling.com embedding…
As some of you know, The L Word is making its final showing this coming January (woo! exciting!) - Promo looks good, as in it looks pretty. Not sure about the “killer’s look” - I wonder… will they give me Sholly? I saw the poster, and Shane was licking Jenny… are they trying to throw me an anvil? ARGH, I hate anvils… they bring bad memories to my shipping heart.
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Filed under: English, Motion, Sharing, Television
Tags: holy shmolly!, last season, molly kroll, shally, shane mccutcheon, shipper, shipping, sholly, sling, the l word, the spaghetti ship