Saturday, December 6, 2008

Yamaha Phazer Performance

Momoyama Haru

Musician singer Momoyama Haru 桃山 晴 衣 died at age 69 on December 5. Player of the shamisen, she is best known for his 1981 album " Ryôjinhishô " 梁 尘 秘 抄, which resurrected the lyrics of popular songs of the 12th century, purely regarded as literary works so far, with original music composed by the hypothesis of pan-Eastern music, which crosses geographic band that goes from North African countries to Japan. It

was also able to give new life to other folk songs of Japan. She has performed with many musicians Oriental, including the Egyptian oud player Hamza El Din. She made the music The Tempest, directed by Peter Brooke. She has written books on traditional Japanese music. Her husband is TSUCHITORI Toshiyuki, percussionist.

Ryôjinhishô is the collection of anonymous poems published by Goshirakawa joko about 1180. Most words have inspired Buddhist, but they are not dogmatic, because they are the more or less naive faith of the people. The collection also contains erotic poems. Unfortunately, most of the poems are gone. Forgotten for several centuries, the collection was rediscovered in the early 20th century by the poet Nobutsuna SASAKI, also known as the scientist who established the critical edition of Man'yôshû . While joko ("Emperor retired) at the end of the aristocracy in the era of the advent of the samurai, was madly in love Goshirakawa popular songs of the era. There are several emperors who left a literary, but it is quite exceptional for its love of popular music.
The collection also contains musical references, but they are hardly readable, because the tradition is completely lost. Nobody dared to put these poems into music because of it, but Momoyama did with his original music. Desecration of medieval works? But no. Because the most famous words Ryôjinhishô are as follows:
遊び を せ むとや 生まれ けむ Maybe we born to play.
戯れ せ むとや 生まれ けむ Maybe are we born for fun.
The first verse 遊び を せ むとや 生まれ けむ ( Asobi-O-n-to-ken-ya umar ) was the original title of the album Momoyama. These two lines are my favorite quote of Japanese literature :-)

Thursday, December 4, 2008

2010 Dance Song Thatssound Like Riverside

I beg you, no nonsense like that! Operation

I received this email yesterday. Brackets, it's me.
Hello,
Your blog, 'cho omoshiroï'! [ too interesting ] Even if I do not understand everything. Are you a translator, but I think you have no chance of finding a job in this area, especially if you tend to learn French literature. And even less chance of finding such a job in Aomori, except in the nuclear field, with the plant at Rokkasho. Is there already 5 feet of snow in Aomori?
I remember correctly there is even a hot water system on the main street to melt the snow.
Fortunately you can still count on your parents for help, even 41 years. Anyway, no Japanese company would want to hire someone with CV like yours! You are marginalized and do good for the 'freeters [ temporary worker ] and again ....
5 meters of snow? It seems he is very familiar with Japan, saying then. Pedophiles, unemployed, inbred, welcome to Aomori? Rokkasho nuclear plant still hiring translators and interpreters? Yeah ... he is aware, of course ... And what he means by 'the French literary'? It's like classical Arabic? G o6 SMS learned French, I believe his fé ke won, right? But as well!
I had the extreme kindness to respond to this nonsense.
'Fortunately you can still count on your parents for help, even 41 years. "
But where do you go out this crap? My father died twelve years ago and it was a workman. It seems to me you're not even aware that Japan is a democratic country. You're enjoying the caricature and stereotype, do what you want, but do not write me nonsense like that.
Shame on you.
I really wonder where they heard this idiocy 'In Japan, it is the CV of parents to have a good job' because I've been annoyed by others 'me, I know Japan' . Is this an urban legend in Japan well known in France? Me, I studied at National School of Foreign Languages in Tokyo (the official name in French is the Tokyo University of Foreign Languages, but I find little happy, because this school has nothing to do with the University of Tokyo), but Frankly, I hardly know any friend who has been hired by the parents. If it exists, is a story of the son to dad who has not seriously studied. It's good for the bad soap opera. And my school has nothing to do with these private universities attended by the idle rich almost illiterate. They are not even the majority of Japanese students, and then, why this picture ridiculous? (Is it the fault of my compatriots who love too weird stereotypes about the Japanese? Beware of Japanese who speak of their civilization! Except me of course;-p)
I regretted having sent my response in a rage. Very bad, but maybe it was a joke ... But alas, I was treated worse than its response to the previous post ...
Sorry,
But if you are looking for work, as you say in your blog, and you have 41, you have 10 years studying at university in France? [J 've lived in France for ten years, but I have not done ten years of study in France anyway. ]
So you do not get the PhD. You tried it a lot. [ Yeah, I was depressed ... ]
It appears that you have serious problems to meet only your needs?
Your father is dead, but his company manufacturing soy sauce, there still is not it? [ It's amazing how it can persist in keeping his beloved image of Japan. ]
With this you support yourself, then you probably live in the parental home?
Otherwise, tell me why this is wrong, since my deductions resulting from the information you provide about yourself in your blog?
And besides, you ride at night instead of sleeping? [ It is true that I sent my response to 3am, but I'm going to bed at midnight every day. ]
So I figured you do not have to get up a good hour to get to work. Know
dear sir I am very familiar with Japan, as well as Aomori. [ Yes, yes, of course, I have no doubt about it. ]
The shame you should instead invade you! Why me? I'm [not] born in the country of Shame, Japan. [ It is a compliment. ]
You are aggressive in your response when I sent a friendly message. [ Is there someone who can understand how he can find a friendly message so disrespectful and rude to me?? Even at 41 years, I have to ask for help from my parents to find a job, 'Japan is a country like that, I know him very well, that is what he says, and he is friendly?? ]
Because in 41 years without work in Japan, is the supreme disgrace! And
single, so it's even worse! [ But what he has against celibacy? ... ]
In society Japanese, we say that you're weird, you are not 'futsu [ normal ]. I pity you, [ The Japanese must be normal, according to Japanese standards respectfully. So he thinks, I do not know why. Even my compatriots do not ask me to be a Japanese 'normal' to me, who have lived abroad for long periods, but he, the nipponomane, requires me! ]
Finally, Japan is far from being a true democracy comparable to Europe and other countries. [ Sarkozia Cheers! ]
Honestly, what would not you write that shit in your blog? Whether you know
Democracy? we do not learn this in literature but in law. [ Yeah, apparently it's very large complex, literature ... ]
If your father was a worker, how could you finance your studies? Even in France, it takes money to live, although the fees are ridiculous next to Japan, where education is a commodity that is expensive. [ Good students are eligible for exemption from education fees and a scholarship (which must be repaid, but still). And he is THE expert from Japan! ]
Certainly, you do look more like your country a decade ago, you now perceive any major defects.
Nobody will hire more than in Japan as 'freeters'. [ He believes what he heard. Hat. ] Even in the field of translation, it does give you that 1800 yen per hour. Shame, is not it!
Conclusion, you are rude and aggressive, quite the opposite of a Japanese. You really are Japanese or you make fun of people on your blog? [ But why does he always say 'The Japanese are like that'? ]
Especially we can not see you in the picture.
You may be one of those cursed French posing for a Japanese? [ If I do not agree with his image of the Japanese, he wants to take my Japanese citizenship?! What a wonderful world! Moreover, the 'Japanese' do not necessarily face the Japanese these days. There are 'white' who speak only Japanese. ]
If this is true, then thank you to tell me what you do exactly? [ But I say it openly: I perform translations. I admit that the money that I draw is not enough, but so what? ]
Finally, there is no age in Japan to stay with her parents is very common, is not it? [ And then? I spent ten years in France, I returned to my country last year and I currently live with my mother. I will go elsewhere next year, I do not know. It is interesting that the man who said "I am very familiar with Japan" a while ago is suddenly transformed into French champion of family values. He can not yet even at Tanguy. ;-p]
is true that there are many shameful things in Japan that it is acting as if they did not exist and never talk about it. [ Maybe he never read my blog that he found it too interesting '. ]
I put on the reception of the MySpace photos the house that I lived when I was little, but my father had closed the plant even before I was born. (It was a very small factory, but this person speaks of 'the business of manufacturing soy sauce, lol) It was after car dealership, but he was dismissed by refusing the transfer. So it was attached to the region. I knew my father was an attendant. I always regret it, and if I am ashamed of my state, only to him.
I want a permanent job because I'm tired of instability. And this man comes word that he heard somewhere: freeters. Is knows the meaning of this word? I do not think. (That's another word evil is done free of [English] and Arbeiter [German].) They are hand-intensive, and I must wear? (I respect the workers, but I do not serve much use as a workforce.) And he knows the reality of Japan like that? But he takes me for who?
I do not really know, but perhaps is it a zemmouritude (which means anti-left politically incorrect) which is now in vogue in France apparently. He is aware that everything he says is only a caricature of contemporary Japan, I do not think that's asking too much.

PS I think I already mentioned in this blog, but the famous thesis of 'civilization of Shame' is the American Ruth Benedict, who had a very bad idea to advise Roosevelt not to touch the imperial system in Japan. I have no obligation to respect the image of Japan, very 'seen from elsewhere'.

PPS What makes me laugh the most is his reasoning CM2 level.

You made literary studies.
So you only know the literature.
literature, it does not win.
So you're good to do temporary work.




That way, he thinks about Japan, but in truth he only reveals his ancient prejudices of a parvenu petit bourgeois very very average (I oups! the deduction of crap like him!)-p
And what 'm irritates more than anything is that there may be typical of Japanese and very friendly kind, who would respond to this insidious contempt and "friendly" with an ambiguous smile, and he hoped from me ! grrrr

I warn you. If you backslide, I will publish your name. You will be disgraced even in your glorious country. Think about your family.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Best Painkillers Before Waxing

favoritism

On rencontre souvent la fétichisation des mots en japonais. Elle est complètement intraduisible et incompréhensible pour les non Japonais. Par exemple, on peut entendre ce genre de dialogue entre un enfant et un adulte.
what I want to grow ? Qu'est-ce que tu veux faire quand tu seras grand?
want to be a pastry! Je veux être pâtissier!
I want a candy store. Tu veux être pâtissier ( okashiya ), right?
ちがう, お菓子 屋 さん じゃなく て, パティシエ! But no, I want to be a pastry chef, but not pastry ( okashiya )! When the philosopher
Kripke reflected on the question of proper names, he spoke of a French whose dream was to live in London. He managed to live in London, but he did not realize it because the city he now lives in London called it. Thus, he wanted to controvert the thesis of Bertrand Russell who said that names were definable ("Aristotle is the man who wrote the Nicomachean Ethics ).
In Japan, the one who eats nata de coco do not realize that what he consumes is a coconut, and sometimes it should just take the coffee when he wants drink caffè latte . All Japanese live every day the question kripkéenne.
must reflect this fact to understand the case TAMOGAMI. It seems that the captain of the Air Force does not like Japan is called a "land invaders" (侵略 国家, shinryaku Kokka ). He claims it is inadmissible that only Japan is called invading country, while there is no other country that is well known. The problem is simple, but difficult to realize: In the head of TAMOGAMI, the word is shinryaku Kokka fetishized. Finally, it is only a question of terminology jargonisée which completely lacks flexibility of interpretation. For TAMOGAMI if they accused Nazi Germany of all crimes of war, and that European nations repent of imperialism and colonialism, it is not his problem, unless they are trained specifically shinryaku Kokka Japanese. "It is only Japan that is called like that and it's unfair," that word is embedded in his head, and its logic is steadfast forever. It would, therefore, that someone calls on EU countries "shinryaku Kokka" before him to change his mind! He must know that London is simply another name for London, and the pastry is okashiya Japanese. Paradoxically, it was he who said that other major countries have never been invaders, and he does not know himself, because he simply never heard the word shinryaku Kokka qualify for these countries.

And TAMOGAMI spoke of the great patronage operation (え こ ひいき 大 作戦) in another article he published in a journal. The term is stupid and annoying. It seems that victimizes officers of the SDF (ie, the soldiers of the Japanese army) who are experiencing a problem after World War II pacifist in this country. And he claims that soldiers are entitled to patronage equilibria for the unfavorable situation for the army.
Here is an example of the patronage operation. The boss of a chain hotel, a supporter of the revisionist thesis TAMOGAMI, was entitled to ride in a fighter plane, although no private person may have no right. And a very curious coincidence that this boss is organizing the competition trials where TAMOGAMI won first prize with his famous writing. Other jury members all voted without knowing the candidates, but the organizer of the contest, which was in place to know the names of the authors gave more points to his friend. And nobody in the jury did not even know that the vote was counted from the organizer. As the operation is reciprocal favoritism.
Now we know that someone TAMOGAMI like that has no shame to parade this unjust act to promote his friends with public funds from the army headquarters was the head of the Air Force. And the Japanese do not care completely, and even today he repeated his nonsense, and the TV is happy to talk without showing any critical attitude towards him. What the world is beautiful.