It's been almost 3 weeks since last time we met. For these four or five days I have completely lost palpitations in my daily life.
She will stay in my room from 15th for two nights. I want to palpitate with her. No palpitations, no creation.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
In Dance & Bed
Re:brilliant(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.14 1:56 (#17592094) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.13 3:07)
When I was seventeen I saw my objective of admiration - a woman whom my journal is dedicated to - in front of the disco called 'The Thousand Queens'. This was my first encounter to disco, but I had to wait another thirteen years actually to pay a visit to real 'club' -small disco that offers soft drink and we can dance with someone in a club. Throughout my twenties I'd never been to such clubs.
At age 30 as if I were an astronaut who came back from the moon. I called on one of the old friends in Tokyo, but I knew he was married. He was the same age as I. I visited her company and one of her colleages told me that she had quit the job two years ago. I dropped by a parent's home of the woman. Her mother told me that she had already got married to a guy two years before and had a kid.
At age 30 I found I had lost many things and friends.
I was just wandering around the downtown without knowing how to find a friend, then abruptly I found the place many people were waiting to enter. I entered the place as if I were absorbed in the charm the place has. The name of the place was 'The Big Apple'. It was a club with a small disco style.
I kept on visiting the place every night and day for 9 months, as if I tried to fill the vacancy once that woman occupied. I had a couple of flings with a woman I found there. But first it was a dance that I started relationship with any of them. In dance we confirm whether the partner is suitable to us. In physically and in feeling, then we go forward to the next step. There I learned in dance we can do almost everything that I can do in other's presense. Then after we confirmed we were able to go to the next step, in bed we can do almost everything that we can't do in someone's presense.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.14 1:56 (#17592094) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.13 3:07)
When I was seventeen I saw my objective of admiration - a woman whom my journal is dedicated to - in front of the disco called 'The Thousand Queens'. This was my first encounter to disco, but I had to wait another thirteen years actually to pay a visit to real 'club' -small disco that offers soft drink and we can dance with someone in a club. Throughout my twenties I'd never been to such clubs.
At age 30 as if I were an astronaut who came back from the moon. I called on one of the old friends in Tokyo, but I knew he was married. He was the same age as I. I visited her company and one of her colleages told me that she had quit the job two years ago. I dropped by a parent's home of the woman. Her mother told me that she had already got married to a guy two years before and had a kid.
At age 30 I found I had lost many things and friends.
I was just wandering around the downtown without knowing how to find a friend, then abruptly I found the place many people were waiting to enter. I entered the place as if I were absorbed in the charm the place has. The name of the place was 'The Big Apple'. It was a club with a small disco style.
I kept on visiting the place every night and day for 9 months, as if I tried to fill the vacancy once that woman occupied. I had a couple of flings with a woman I found there. But first it was a dance that I started relationship with any of them. In dance we confirm whether the partner is suitable to us. In physically and in feeling, then we go forward to the next step. There I learned in dance we can do almost everything that I can do in other's presense. Then after we confirmed we were able to go to the next step, in bed we can do almost everything that we can't do in someone's presense.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Benjamin
Benjamin
2007.01.13 3:07
German literary critic Benjamin once wrote that he can bring both a philosophy book and a prostitute in his bed.
I can do neither, but only one laptop in a futon, not bed.
As if I were able to be a Walter Benjamin (1892 -1940) - one of the respected writers in prewar era.
At age 30 for the first time in my life I started going out with a Filipina woman.
2007.01.13 3:07
German literary critic Benjamin once wrote that he can bring both a philosophy book and a prostitute in his bed.
I can do neither, but only one laptop in a futon, not bed.
As if I were able to be a Walter Benjamin (1892 -1940) - one of the respected writers in prewar era.
At age 30 for the first time in my life I started going out with a Filipina woman.
Creeping Inflation
Hi, Alaysia
Hi, Alaysia...thanks for your kind reply. I tried listening to your music. I was unable to hear your 'Hustla's Girl', and 'Down South' in my browser, though. 'Breathe' and 'Over You' both have the similar melody. I like the piano sound so 'Over You' was more impressed.
Nice To Meet You, YAYOI
Jan 10 2007 1:04A Nice to meet you...YAYOI...Actually I live in Fukuoka, do you live in the city of Fukuoka?Cheers,Mercedo
In Bed & Dance
In bed, we can do everything that we can't do in dance.
In dance, we can do everything that we can't do in bed.
Only One Truth
Only One Truth
2007.01.13 0:07
In a television comercial, a wife asked her husband why he came home late at night. He replied 'It's work, work.'
A boy asked his girlfriend whether she really likes him. Her reply was 'I like you, like you.'
Then there appeared a telop, which says ' A human never says truth twice. '
2007.01.13 0:07
In a television comercial, a wife asked her husband why he came home late at night. He replied 'It's work, work.'
A boy asked his girlfriend whether she really likes him. Her reply was 'I like you, like you.'
Then there appeared a telop, which says ' A human never says truth twice. '
Friday, January 12, 2007
Hello, Alaysia
Hello, Alaysia...Thanks for your kind invitation to your world. I gladly accept your offer. I keep on being your fan. Cheers, Mercedo.
Fermentation & Distillation
Fermentation & Distillation
2007.01.12 2:18
Fermentation is necessary to write journals after one reads some reading stuff, which takes two or three days.
It took full two years to write a poem. The process was too complicated to call it just a fermentation. Distillation was necessary to write a poem. I don't try it any more though.
2007.01.12 2:18
Fermentation is necessary to write journals after one reads some reading stuff, which takes two or three days.
It took full two years to write a poem. The process was too complicated to call it just a fermentation. Distillation was necessary to write a poem. I don't try it any more though.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Hello, Santalina
Jan 11 2007 11:00P Hello, Santalina...
Thanks for accepting me. I'll keep on being your fan.
Cheers,
Mercedo
Thanks for accepting me. I'll keep on being your fan.
Cheers,
Mercedo
Hello, farinah
Jan 11 2007 1:03A Hello, farinah...
Thanks for accepting my offer, I'm so glad. Keep in touch.
Cheers,
Mercedo
Thanks for accepting my offer, I'm so glad. Keep in touch.
Cheers,
Mercedo
Monday, January 08, 2007
Cm Or Mm
Cm Or Mm
2007.01.08 0:19
Expected height of snowfall was 30 to 40 cm.
Soon after I wrote the last journal I fell asleep, thinking I must have made a mistake as to the name of unit in the height of snowfall. Now I confirmed it was cm.
We hadn't had any snowfall, luckily. In norther Japan expected height of snow on the ground reaches 50 or 60 cm.
Northern Japan was covered with a very low pressure system again.
2007.01.08 0:19
Expected height of snowfall was 30 to 40 cm.
Soon after I wrote the last journal I fell asleep, thinking I must have made a mistake as to the name of unit in the height of snowfall. Now I confirmed it was cm.
We hadn't had any snowfall, luckily. In norther Japan expected height of snow on the ground reaches 50 or 60 cm.
Northern Japan was covered with a very low pressure system again.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Storm
My Holiday In Winter
My Holiday In Winter
I worked from 24 th of December till now, I had to work these winter holiday season. I work 6 hours a day today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. 6 hours is nothing for me. This is a little holiday for me. Thanks, I have a job.
I worked from 24 th of December till now, I had to work these winter holiday season. I work 6 hours a day today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. 6 hours is nothing for me. This is a little holiday for me. Thanks, I have a job.
Wish For Transformation
Wish For Transformation
2007.01.07 3:30
In many television dramas viewers are always hoping to see the appearance of hero at the end of the drama. Usually heroes played a very mean role throughout the drama but only in the end they turned to be a hero. Watchers are always waiting for this moment of truth.
In reality many people themselves have this wish including me. Someone who lives quite normally in ordinary circumstances suddenly changes their figure in special situation with much more power, not to say supernatural. This is a dream for everyone. I wish I can change myself in case of emergency, of course I can't in reality though.
Therefore I'm watching television dramas tonight too.
2007.01.07 3:30
In many television dramas viewers are always hoping to see the appearance of hero at the end of the drama. Usually heroes played a very mean role throughout the drama but only in the end they turned to be a hero. Watchers are always waiting for this moment of truth.
In reality many people themselves have this wish including me. Someone who lives quite normally in ordinary circumstances suddenly changes their figure in special situation with much more power, not to say supernatural. This is a dream for everyone. I wish I can change myself in case of emergency, of course I can't in reality though.
Therefore I'm watching television dramas tonight too.
The Only One Truth
Illusion
Re:Cosmic Consciousness is an Illusion(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.07 0:21 (#17487774) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.06 5:16)
I see. That's why autism was called auto(self)+ism. You can stay away from this illusion. You can place yourself outside the realm of the general public who believe this illusion is the true figure of reality. They don't notice this is merely an illusion.
You can be individual, you can be independent. I feel great respect.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.07 0:21 (#17487774) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.06 5:16)
I see. That's why autism was called auto(self)+ism. You can stay away from this illusion. You can place yourself outside the realm of the general public who believe this illusion is the true figure of reality. They don't notice this is merely an illusion.
You can be individual, you can be independent. I feel great respect.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Metamorphosis
There's a scene in movie 'Eyes' and 'Being John Malkovich' that someone sees through someone else's eyes. Indeed we all human beings share the similar consciousness and we found someone who hold the different view, we tend to exclude from our common consciousness. We named as conscience for this common consciouness. This conscience decides how we are. The desire of metamorphosis is not what we want, but the desire you want to change into what I want.
Cold Wave
Cold Wave
2007.01.06 1:56
952hPa very low pressure system covers just all over Japan, we are expecting to have a very cold wave from tomorrow evening. There will be snowy in our region too. Owing partly to that weather I will have a lonely holiday. I was unable to ask her to come. The climate of islands is very volatile. We are subject to having a thunderstorm with blizzard.
2007.01.06 1:56
952hPa very low pressure system covers just all over Japan, we are expecting to have a very cold wave from tomorrow evening. There will be snowy in our region too. Owing partly to that weather I will have a lonely holiday. I was unable to ask her to come. The climate of islands is very volatile. We are subject to having a thunderstorm with blizzard.
Same
Re:Disagreement...(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.06 1:28 (#17474802) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.06 1:09)
You agree that men will die physically, thus I have the same opinion as yours. In Genesis there's an account that says God is words. Our words, achievements are a concrete figure of soul. If our achivement in our life was morally good, our soul will last forever in heaven.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.06 1:28 (#17474802) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.06 1:09)
You agree that men will die physically, thus I have the same opinion as yours. In Genesis there's an account that says God is words. Our words, achievements are a concrete figure of soul. If our achivement in our life was morally good, our soul will last forever in heaven.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
The True Meaning Of Eternal Life
The True Meaning Of Eternal Life
2007.01.06 1:09
A woman in my office was talikng to her colleague that she is able to acquire an eternal life. She is a Christian in some sect. Jesus certainly said that we acquire an eternal life, but it is not a real eternal life in individual body. Unless we show the spirit of love and sacrifice, our species can't survive and last forever, in other words, there's no prosperity of human beings in future. That's the real meaning of 'eternal life'
2007.01.06 1:09
A woman in my office was talikng to her colleague that she is able to acquire an eternal life. She is a Christian in some sect. Jesus certainly said that we acquire an eternal life, but it is not a real eternal life in individual body. Unless we show the spirit of love and sacrifice, our species can't survive and last forever, in other words, there's no prosperity of human beings in future. That's the real meaning of 'eternal life'
Smoke At Night
Smoke At Night
2007.01.06 0:54
I smelled the scent of smoke -somethig burnt after the sunset. Someone is violating civil code, we can't burn dusts because it come up with dioxine, but if they did at night, no one knows.
To tell the truth, the plastic bag for dust is expensive, usually costs 30 cents to 1 dollar 20 cents for just one plastic bag. So one dozen costs from $3.60 to $14.44. (The cost of it was decided depending on each city or town, in our city it costs 30 cents for one plastic bag). Some people violate this code to save spending money for it.
Back in ancient times the ruler knew people were well fed if he could see the smoke from each household. If there's no smoke in town, that means there's no food in each household. Now situation changed just opposite. Smoke at night is a sign of poverty.
2007.01.06 0:54
I smelled the scent of smoke -somethig burnt after the sunset. Someone is violating civil code, we can't burn dusts because it come up with dioxine, but if they did at night, no one knows.
To tell the truth, the plastic bag for dust is expensive, usually costs 30 cents to 1 dollar 20 cents for just one plastic bag. So one dozen costs from $3.60 to $14.44. (The cost of it was decided depending on each city or town, in our city it costs 30 cents for one plastic bag). Some people violate this code to save spending money for it.
Back in ancient times the ruler knew people were well fed if he could see the smoke from each household. If there's no smoke in town, that means there's no food in each household. Now situation changed just opposite. Smoke at night is a sign of poverty.
Grilled Eel
2007.01.06 0:30
Grilled eel is a very hot dish, but people always eat it at midsummer. They eat it to prevent from accumulating summer fatigue. People don't eat it in winter, as if they forgot the dish is hot. For many years people usually had eatn it in winter because it is a very hot dish, naturally.
One day one eel trader complained about it and asked Hiraga Gennai(Japan's invention king 1729-1779), 'Eel can't sell in summer at all, could you tell me how to sell it in summer?' When Gennai started telling that the grilled eel is effective to prevent summer fatigue to the general public, people believed and enthusiastically started eating grilled eels. Now almost all people have the grilled eel in one particular day which correspond to the midsummer day.
But instead people stopped eating grilled eels in winter. Gennai did his job. He successfully replaced eel's consumption from winter to summer.
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Grilled eel is a very hot dish, but people always eat it at midsummer. They eat it to prevent from accumulating summer fatigue. People don't eat it in winter, as if they forgot the dish is hot. For many years people usually had eatn it in winter because it is a very hot dish, naturally.
One day one eel trader complained about it and asked Hiraga Gennai(Japan's invention king 1729-1779), 'Eel can't sell in summer at all, could you tell me how to sell it in summer?' When Gennai started telling that the grilled eel is effective to prevent summer fatigue to the general public, people believed and enthusiastically started eating grilled eels. Now almost all people have the grilled eel in one particular day which correspond to the midsummer day.
But instead people stopped eating grilled eels in winter. Gennai did his job. He successfully replaced eel's consumption from winter to summer.
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Friday, January 05, 2007
Universal Sound
Universal Sound
2007.01.05 23:26
I use several domestic products as well as import goods. In many electric appliances some come up with unique sound when we turn on. The sound of electric appliances from abroad is very good, so every time I hear the sound, I feel very well, as if I were in heaven. The sound makes me very irritated in the case of domestic ones, I always keep it on lest I should hear the sound when I turned on.
The reason is clear. Domestic companies decided their sound at random just made without spending expensive money for basic research and development. Foreign companies spend tens of thousands of pounds to decide just one sound to be in harmony with human physiology. There's no future if basis is fragile.
2007.01.05 23:26
I use several domestic products as well as import goods. In many electric appliances some come up with unique sound when we turn on. The sound of electric appliances from abroad is very good, so every time I hear the sound, I feel very well, as if I were in heaven. The sound makes me very irritated in the case of domestic ones, I always keep it on lest I should hear the sound when I turned on.
The reason is clear. Domestic companies decided their sound at random just made without spending expensive money for basic research and development. Foreign companies spend tens of thousands of pounds to decide just one sound to be in harmony with human physiology. There's no future if basis is fragile.
China Boom
China Boom
2007.01.05 20:19
Geographically speaking, China is very close to Japan. One time in history Japan experienced a Mongolian Invasion twice in 1274 and 1281. At that time China was under Mongolian control. This was the first for Japan to be invaded by a foreign country. Sino-Japan War took place in 1895, after that lots of Japanese people including army went to China, and in 1937 Japan started a lengthy war with China. So we must admit the relationship between China and Japan in modern times is far from a friendly one.
I've never been there except for visiting Hong-Kong three times, Hong-Kong under British sovereign. Part of the reasons I've never visited there was definitely a difference in political system. But I guess those unhappy relations in the recent hisory also definetely relates to the situation we get rid of China from our lists of destination.
It was two or three years ago abruptly China gathered the interests of Japanese people because of its miraculous economic growth +10% up every year. But because of the outbreak of bird flu and new type pneumonia then we had to forget our interest for a moment.
Now many reporters started visiting China and introduced a lot of things there. Many times the scene of Bund -Shanghai has been introduced. As far as I saw it the prosperity in Shanghai already surpassed that in Tokyo. Tokyo has been already obsolete.
2007.01.05 20:19
Geographically speaking, China is very close to Japan. One time in history Japan experienced a Mongolian Invasion twice in 1274 and 1281. At that time China was under Mongolian control. This was the first for Japan to be invaded by a foreign country. Sino-Japan War took place in 1895, after that lots of Japanese people including army went to China, and in 1937 Japan started a lengthy war with China. So we must admit the relationship between China and Japan in modern times is far from a friendly one.
I've never been there except for visiting Hong-Kong three times, Hong-Kong under British sovereign. Part of the reasons I've never visited there was definitely a difference in political system. But I guess those unhappy relations in the recent hisory also definetely relates to the situation we get rid of China from our lists of destination.
It was two or three years ago abruptly China gathered the interests of Japanese people because of its miraculous economic growth +10% up every year. But because of the outbreak of bird flu and new type pneumonia then we had to forget our interest for a moment.
Now many reporters started visiting China and introduced a lot of things there. Many times the scene of Bund -Shanghai has been introduced. As far as I saw it the prosperity in Shanghai already surpassed that in Tokyo. Tokyo has been already obsolete.
Happy New Year, Ludmila...
Happy New Year, Ludmila...
I hope this year will be the year of hope and leap for both of us!
Cheers,
Mercedo
I hope this year will be the year of hope and leap for both of us!
Cheers,
Mercedo
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Collision
Re:I wish more people understood that(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.04 4:51 (#17448886) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
Germany and Britain fought over the hegemony of Europe and the world. Both countries were an advocate of two similar but different cultures. Germany and Russian fought over the hegemony of East Europe, two represent two very different cultures from the same European civilisation. China and Japan fought over the supremacy in East Asia. Both are of course very similar but different cultures.
The Pacific War between America and Japan is a conflict between two very different cultures from the completely different civilisations.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.04 4:51 (#17448886) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
Germany and Britain fought over the hegemony of Europe and the world. Both countries were an advocate of two similar but different cultures. Germany and Russian fought over the hegemony of East Europe, two represent two very different cultures from the same European civilisation. China and Japan fought over the supremacy in East Asia. Both are of course very similar but different cultures.
The Pacific War between America and Japan is a conflict between two very different cultures from the completely different civilisations.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Secular World
Re:My favorite Emperor quote(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.04 4:31 (#17448540) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
Buddhism entered Japan in 538 and in the beginning the advocate of this religion was rejected severely, but till around 710 Buddhism became the national religion. Buddhism and Shintoism were completely different religion though both faiths kept on being present throughout Japan's history since then. So naturally there was a phenomenon called 'the intermixture of Shintoism and Buddhism' though in most cases two remains to exist differently.
This type of intermixture of religion occurred in Western -European and American countries. Halloween, Christmas are both Nordic origin, and people celebrate these regadless of their origin. It became just hard to distinguish domestic religion and foreign one after the arrival and adoption of Christianity. Here this intermixture deepens even more. Many people celebrate Christmas, New year's Eve, New Year, St Valentine's Day. People are just indifferent to what religious background they have, and these kinds of intermixture can be found all over the world thoughout the history. American value lies in an introduction of secularism and commercialism despite the fact that almost all people attend church every Sunday.
Of course as you pointed out in the case of America, here also there's a fixed family Buddhist sect in each house. But now we rarely know to what sect we belong, and the difference in sect doesn't affect how to hold a funeral ceremony any more. Always a funeral house accepts all religions, which doesn't matter whether it's Christianity or Buddhism, let alnoe what sect in Buddhism.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.04 4:31 (#17448540) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
Buddhism entered Japan in 538 and in the beginning the advocate of this religion was rejected severely, but till around 710 Buddhism became the national religion. Buddhism and Shintoism were completely different religion though both faiths kept on being present throughout Japan's history since then. So naturally there was a phenomenon called 'the intermixture of Shintoism and Buddhism' though in most cases two remains to exist differently.
This type of intermixture of religion occurred in Western -European and American countries. Halloween, Christmas are both Nordic origin, and people celebrate these regadless of their origin. It became just hard to distinguish domestic religion and foreign one after the arrival and adoption of Christianity. Here this intermixture deepens even more. Many people celebrate Christmas, New year's Eve, New Year, St Valentine's Day. People are just indifferent to what religious background they have, and these kinds of intermixture can be found all over the world thoughout the history. American value lies in an introduction of secularism and commercialism despite the fact that almost all people attend church every Sunday.
Of course as you pointed out in the case of America, here also there's a fixed family Buddhist sect in each house. But now we rarely know to what sect we belong, and the difference in sect doesn't affect how to hold a funeral ceremony any more. Always a funeral house accepts all religions, which doesn't matter whether it's Christianity or Buddhism, let alnoe what sect in Buddhism.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Madonna, Ludmila, Belladonna
4 Jan 2007 2:26 Hi.. I have three favourite names. These are Madonna, Ludmila, and Belladonna. You are destine to be my favourite. But first of all, I like your music. Best wishes, -Mercedo
Hi..
2 Jan 2007 22:47 Hi, very happy new year. I listened to your new demos. I think this is a heavy metal rock. I always listen to classical music, so it's just hard to judge how your music is. But thanks for your post.
Hi,...
2 Jan 2007 22:47 Hi, very happy new year. I listened to your new demos. I think this is a heavy metal rock. I always listen to classical music, so it's just hard to judge how your music is. But thanks for your post.
Hello, Belladonna
Jan 2, 2007 8:52 PMHello, Belladonna..Thanks for introducing your music. Your music is great. Cheers, -Mercedo
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
The Origin Of Religious Tolerance
Re:My favorite Emperor quote(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.03 22:01 (#17442858) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
This view might have been introduced in Western world, but it kept on clandestine in domestic scene. Despite his remarks, Buddhism was targetted by not only fanatic nationalists but the general public and anti-Buddhism iconoclasm occurred sponteneously all over Japan in Meiji era (1868 -1911). This movement hit particularly new born Buddhism, I think traditional Buddhism sects and temples survived.
Back in 1549, Christianity was accepted at first and started prevailing all over Japan. It was 1614 when Shogun Ieyasu implemented Christianty Prohibition Decree, following a severe persecution afterward.
Today in Japan, people hold wedding ceremony at Christian church, at the end of the year they hear the 108 sounds of bell from Buddhist Temples, at the beginning of the year they pay a visit to Shintoism shrines, then funeral ceremony was almost all cases held under Buddhism tradition. But these intermixture of religion had never appeared before the authentic introduction of American value since 1945.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.03 22:01 (#17442858) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.03 2:56)
This view might have been introduced in Western world, but it kept on clandestine in domestic scene. Despite his remarks, Buddhism was targetted by not only fanatic nationalists but the general public and anti-Buddhism iconoclasm occurred sponteneously all over Japan in Meiji era (1868 -1911). This movement hit particularly new born Buddhism, I think traditional Buddhism sects and temples survived.
Back in 1549, Christianity was accepted at first and started prevailing all over Japan. It was 1614 when Shogun Ieyasu implemented Christianty Prohibition Decree, following a severe persecution afterward.
Today in Japan, people hold wedding ceremony at Christian church, at the end of the year they hear the 108 sounds of bell from Buddhist Temples, at the beginning of the year they pay a visit to Shintoism shrines, then funeral ceremony was almost all cases held under Buddhism tradition. But these intermixture of religion had never appeared before the authentic introduction of American value since 1945.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Amen
Amen
2007.01.03 2:56
Through the email she asked me whether I know the meaning of 'amen'. Of course I knew it, but it was through the email, if I were asked in our presence, I would answer it on the spot. She said she knew the meaning in a quiz ahow 'millionare' so instead of answering I tried asking her the meaning of it doubting the show showed a really reliable answer. She sent me the meaning in which it means 'it is so, we confirm '. Ummm...the answer was as I expected. A little bit short of the answer I was expecting.
Amen means 'it is so and may it be so.' 'May it be so' forms an important part. I am not supposed to reply to these questions, because she would consider me as too analytical person. This type of man is not what an ordinary woman feels fond of. I knew better than to reply to her quiz.
(For Japanese readers, amen was traditionally translated as 'shikari, shika arekashi' which means ' sore wa sou de ari, mata sou de atte hoshii'. Just for reference.)
Reading her reply email, I sent an email just writing 'Amen -smile'.
2007.01.03 2:56
Through the email she asked me whether I know the meaning of 'amen'. Of course I knew it, but it was through the email, if I were asked in our presence, I would answer it on the spot. She said she knew the meaning in a quiz ahow 'millionare' so instead of answering I tried asking her the meaning of it doubting the show showed a really reliable answer. She sent me the meaning in which it means 'it is so, we confirm '. Ummm...the answer was as I expected. A little bit short of the answer I was expecting.
Amen means 'it is so and may it be so.' 'May it be so' forms an important part. I am not supposed to reply to these questions, because she would consider me as too analytical person. This type of man is not what an ordinary woman feels fond of. I knew better than to reply to her quiz.
(For Japanese readers, amen was traditionally translated as 'shikari, shika arekashi' which means ' sore wa sou de ari, mata sou de atte hoshii'. Just for reference.)
Reading her reply email, I sent an email just writing 'Amen -smile'.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
In Vague
Re:As For Me(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.02 21:37 (#17430658) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.02 4:01)
Yes, I'm Japanese. But this expression is used in a sense 'You are Texan, He is Dakotan.' The distinctive feature of national boundary has been in vague more and more.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.02 21:37 (#17430658) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.02 4:01)
Yes, I'm Japanese. But this expression is used in a sense 'You are Texan, He is Dakotan.' The distinctive feature of national boundary has been in vague more and more.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
The Collision Of Civilisations
The Collision Of Civilisations
The Collision Of Civilisations2007.01.01 21:45When I saw The Last Samurai, there was a scene American army advisor Nathan Algren told Japanese last samurai about the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC, in which King Leonidas fought with Persian counterpart Xerxes only by 300 well trained Spartans. The number of Persian army was over 100 thousand. Probably this battle was familiar to Americans, though, I had no idea what the Battle of Thermopylae was like.Thereafter the Battle of Salamis was fought in September 480 BC. This battle is famous, many people know that. Greeks made strong navy and won the battle dramatically. The number of ships Greeks prepared was one-thirds of that of Persians.Greeks were unable to win the Battle of Thermopylae, but won the Battle of Salamis. In comparison with the size of soldiers, equipment, the area of country itself, Persia ought to be superior to Greeks in every respect, yet they were unable to win.Later Alexander the Great crossed the border with Persia and conquered it in the end. In cultural perspective Greeks not only defended their cultures -Western civilisation but started prevailing their value to the rest of the world. War is not only just the battle between two countries but the collision of two different civilisations.
The Collision Of Civilisations2007.01.01 21:45When I saw The Last Samurai, there was a scene American army advisor Nathan Algren told Japanese last samurai about the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC, in which King Leonidas fought with Persian counterpart Xerxes only by 300 well trained Spartans. The number of Persian army was over 100 thousand. Probably this battle was familiar to Americans, though, I had no idea what the Battle of Thermopylae was like.Thereafter the Battle of Salamis was fought in September 480 BC. This battle is famous, many people know that. Greeks made strong navy and won the battle dramatically. The number of ships Greeks prepared was one-thirds of that of Persians.Greeks were unable to win the Battle of Thermopylae, but won the Battle of Salamis. In comparison with the size of soldiers, equipment, the area of country itself, Persia ought to be superior to Greeks in every respect, yet they were unable to win.Later Alexander the Great crossed the border with Persia and conquered it in the end. In cultural perspective Greeks not only defended their cultures -Western civilisation but started prevailing their value to the rest of the world. War is not only just the battle between two countries but the collision of two different civilisations.
Time &Space
When I came of age, as if I lived my entire life -from our birth to the coming of age was thus we feel it's very long. In comparison to the first twenty years of our life, the next twenty years from 20 to 40 seems like time is as arrow -time flies. You see the older we are, the shorter the time we feel. The concept of time is just relative, I mean there's no absolute time in our universe.
Likewise is there any fixed space? Space is also a relative concept. Because we have certain size, we feel just big and small from our measures. But there's no width and length in space originally as no length of time exists in space.
Because we exist, we have time and space. Those concepts exist just relatively. There's no absolute time and space in our universe.
The Battle Of Jieting
This battle reminds me of the battle of Jieting, 228 fought between Shu and Wei at the age of three kingdoms. The general of Shu then was Ma Su and he stationed his army in a high terrain although Zhuge Liang told him to take a lower position. Ma Su ignored his advice relying only on the knowledge acquired in a book of strategy. Ma Su was unable to make allowances of the water supply in the region.
The army of Ma Su was defeated and later he was captured by Shu.
Posted by mercedo on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 at 3:07 AM
The army of Ma Su was defeated and later he was captured by Shu.
Posted by mercedo on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 at 3:07 AM
Paying A Visit To Shrine
Paying A Visit To Shrine
2007.01.02 2:27
Japanese people usually pay a visit to local shrine at the beginning of the year. There are hundreds of small shrines in a city. Majority of Japanese practice this custom. Buddhism came to Japan in 538. Christianity was brought to Japan in 1549 by Francisco Xavier. Since then both religions met a strong opposition and severe persecution until 1945. Probably Christians and Buddhists went to church, temples respectively. Every shrine, indefferent to small or big, has an emblem of chrysanthemum at the front of the shrine. Zipangu(ancient name of Japan) had been called the land of gold from Europeans. This might not be unrelated to the name of this flower.
Japan started as a country in around 50. It's natural for us to think the history of Shintoism is as old as the origin of this country.
2007.01.02 2:27
Japanese people usually pay a visit to local shrine at the beginning of the year. There are hundreds of small shrines in a city. Majority of Japanese practice this custom. Buddhism came to Japan in 538. Christianity was brought to Japan in 1549 by Francisco Xavier. Since then both religions met a strong opposition and severe persecution until 1945. Probably Christians and Buddhists went to church, temples respectively. Every shrine, indefferent to small or big, has an emblem of chrysanthemum at the front of the shrine. Zipangu(ancient name of Japan) had been called the land of gold from Europeans. This might not be unrelated to the name of this flower.
Japan started as a country in around 50. It's natural for us to think the history of Shintoism is as old as the origin of this country.
Happy new year, Maria...
Happy new year, Maria...
At the beginning of the year I started listening to your music. All your musics are full of energy and show the depth as an authentic professional more and more. (make sense?)
I hope this year will be your year of take-off.
Cheers,
Mercedo
At the beginning of the year I started listening to your music. All your musics are full of energy and show the depth as an authentic professional more and more. (make sense?)
I hope this year will be your year of take-off.
Cheers,
Mercedo
Happy new year, macylips...
Jan 2 2007 1:34A Happy new year, macylips...
Thanks for keep on being a friend! I hope this year will be a year of leap for you.
Always,
Mercedo
Thanks for keep on being a friend! I hope this year will be a year of leap for you.
Always,
Mercedo
Monday, January 01, 2007
One Is Enough, Two Is Too Many
One Is Enough(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.01 22:48 (#17421642) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.01 21:45)
May your year be blessed with peace and joy, and more love than you can handle! -johndiii
More love than I can handle? Ah, I hope I can just handle with one love.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.01 22:48 (#17421642) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.01 21:45)
May your year be blessed with peace and joy, and more love than you can handle! -johndiii
More love than I can handle? Ah, I hope I can just handle with one love.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
As For Me
As For Me(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.01 22:26 (#17421548) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.01 21:45)
What a strange bit of tech-culture this is. Having stumbled upon it, I feel compelled to investigate the more obscure aspects. This "journal", for instance. Who writes these? Who reads them? I see links in comments, but I think that there ought to be more structure than that. -WilliamGoldman
Nice to meet you. I am writing journals here.
Since all my surroundings are non-English speaking area, here is a nice place for me to publicise my idea in English. I started writing journals in English two years ago and for a while I was unable to notice someone had been reading my journals. Actually many people are reading our journals, not only posters of comments obviously. I often write journals here, sometimes read other's journals. Rarely I make a comment in other's journals.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.01.01 22:26 (#17421548) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.01.01 21:45)
What a strange bit of tech-culture this is. Having stumbled upon it, I feel compelled to investigate the more obscure aspects. This "journal", for instance. Who writes these? Who reads them? I see links in comments, but I think that there ought to be more structure than that. -WilliamGoldman
Nice to meet you. I am writing journals here.
Since all my surroundings are non-English speaking area, here is a nice place for me to publicise my idea in English. I started writing journals in English two years ago and for a while I was unable to notice someone had been reading my journals. Actually many people are reading our journals, not only posters of comments obviously. I often write journals here, sometimes read other's journals. Rarely I make a comment in other's journals.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
The Collision Of Civilisations
The Collision Of Civilisations
2007.01.01 21:45
When I saw The Last Samurai, there was a scene American army advisor Nathan Algren told Japanese last samurai about the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC, in which King Leonidas fought with Persian counterpart Xerxes only by 300 well trained Spartans. The number of Persian army was over 100 thousand. Probably this battle was familiar to Americans, though, I had no idea what the Battle of Thermopylae was like.
Thereafter the Battle of Salamis was fought in September 480 BC. This battle is famous, many people know that. Greeks made strong navy and won the battle dramatically. The number of ships Greeks prepared was one-thirds of that of Persians.
Greeks were unable to win the Battle of Thermopylae, but won the Battle of Salamis. In comparison with the size of soldiers, equipment, the area of country itself, Persia ought to be superior to Greeks in every respect, yet they were unable to win.
Later Alexander the Great crossed the border with Persia and conquered it in the end. In cultural perspective Greeks not only defended their cultures -Western civilisation but started prevailing their value to the rest of the world. War is not only just the battle between two countries but the collision of two different civilisations.
2007.01.01 21:45
When I saw The Last Samurai, there was a scene American army advisor Nathan Algren told Japanese last samurai about the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC, in which King Leonidas fought with Persian counterpart Xerxes only by 300 well trained Spartans. The number of Persian army was over 100 thousand. Probably this battle was familiar to Americans, though, I had no idea what the Battle of Thermopylae was like.
Thereafter the Battle of Salamis was fought in September 480 BC. This battle is famous, many people know that. Greeks made strong navy and won the battle dramatically. The number of ships Greeks prepared was one-thirds of that of Persians.
Greeks were unable to win the Battle of Thermopylae, but won the Battle of Salamis. In comparison with the size of soldiers, equipment, the area of country itself, Persia ought to be superior to Greeks in every respect, yet they were unable to win.
Later Alexander the Great crossed the border with Persia and conquered it in the end. In cultural perspective Greeks not only defended their cultures -Western civilisation but started prevailing their value to the rest of the world. War is not only just the battle between two countries but the collision of two different civilisations.
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