- What I've been up to...
shopping for the rest of the day till my legs nearly exploded. dinner was thai food. yums~~~
- Anniversary 25th of marriage
they gave us bouquet flower of roses and message card .they also showed a photo of
- 節分 Setsubun
the name literally means seasonal division, but usually the term refers to the spring setsubun, properly called risshun celebrated yearly on february 3 as part of the spring festival.mamemaki (bean-throwing) is usually performed by the toshiotoko of the household (i.e., the male who was born on the corresponding animal year on the chinese zodiac), or else the male head of the household. roasted soybeans (called fuku mame are thrown either out the door or at a member of the family wearing an oni (demon or ogre) mask, while the throwers chant oni wa soto! fuku wa uchi!. the words roughly translate to demons out! luck in! the beans are thought to symbolically purify the home by driving away the evil spirits that bring misfortune and bad health with them. then, as part of bringing luck in, it is customary to eat roasted soybeans, one for each year of one's life, and in some areas, one for each year of one's life plus one more for bringing good luck for the year to come.
it is customary now to eat uncut makizushi called eho-maki (lit. lucky direction roll) in silence on setsubun while facing the yearly lucky compass direction, determined by the zodiac symbol of that year. charts are published and occasionally packaged with uncut makizushi during february. some families will also put up small decorations of sardine heads and holly leaves on their house entrances so that bad spirits will not enter.
while the practice of eating makizushi on setsubun is historically only associated with the kansai area of japan, the practice has become popular nationwide due largely to marketing efforts by grocery and convenience stores.from wiki
- Xmasを祝うタイミング
this afternoon i went for a walk, as usual. during my walk, i popped into a couple of supermarkets and bought some chicken for xmas, veg and milk etc. ( i didn't buy any cake as it was a bit pricey and too much for one person!!) i'm wondering when people have xmas parties especially this year. because today is a national holiday, it's better suited for the parties than tomorrow, xmas eve. as for me, i'm going to celebrate xmas tonight. it does sound lonely but can't be helped. i'll have the chicken and some soft drinks. i think that's enough for someone like me who is jobless and penniless lol
- #305
today we had coffee and cake at my grandparents house.
was nice but as loud as always.
this
- 大学院大学 大学共同利用機関法人
sokendai was established in october 1988 as an independent graduate school providing ph. d. programs only, without any undergraduate course.
- 【VOA】コメント一覧 9 20〜9 26 2
the peace corp is a national program by the u.s. and will celebrate its 15th anniversary. they are volunteers who work on projects in developing countries. but with the advent with the internet, a method for contacting to others has been changing. skype and other a quick call enables them to talk to families back home in the u.s. but they receive other benefits by getting donation online.
- ■'Music of SFKUaNK!!'& Mo'Swing × 横浜レアグルー部
the sidewinderは、これに入ってた！
the history of blue note -.../various artists
- 沖縄基地存続派の「助け舟」? 韓国哨戒艇撃沈事件
rummy's north korea connection what did donald rumsfeld know about abb's deal to build nuclear reactors there? and why won't he talk about it?
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そして舞台は、北朝鮮からパキスタンに飛びますが、2007年にはパキスタンの核開発問題エキスパートだったciaのエージェントが、パキスタンの核開発にアメリカが深く関与していたことについて批判的な声を上げ始めたとたん、ciaを解雇されたという話をガーディアンが書いています
- Valentine,Valentine,Valentine!
so, come on, call us bar reservation.
是非予約をしてお越し下さい
- Cafe in the riverside. −川辺のカフェ−
there are unexpectedly a lot of customers of the foreigner.
it enjoyed oneself over meal in the cafe in an open terrace
in the banks of a river of capital hiroshima of water.the image has darkened because it took a picture with the cellular phone.
- Husband Hunting
there is a silver lining to every cloud.
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