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I attended "21th Century Global Nuclear Challenges this Wednesday.
Well, I have been busy in my private life, and I haven't updated this blog...
Actually Spring semester has already finished and Summer semester will begin next week!!
As you may know, this semester, I planned to coordinate a very sensational classes with emotionaly heated discussions!!
So, the title this semester is
"Prayer for the world peace; one summer in 1945"
Yes!! One summer in 1945, America dropped an atomic bomb to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan!!
According tho Wikipedia,
"The two bombings, which killed at least 129.000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history."
"the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed 90,000-146.000 people in Hiroshima and 39.000-80.000 people in Nagasaki, roughly half of the deths in each city occurred on the first day. During the following month, large numbers died from the effect of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness and malnutrition. In bothe cities, most of the dead were civilians"
Well, I know you might say that it was necessary to end the war, but why don't you just look at the same thing from Japanese side this summer?
Totally different thing things will emerge in your sight and mind.....
Coincidentaly, President Obama will visit Hiroshima next Friday for the first time as a sitting president of the United States!!
We will discuss whether President Obama should apologize or not in Hiroshima!!
Everybody, come along and let me hear your voice as American!!!
May 24th, Tuesday, 11:00 at 401
Special Event at OLLI at UNLV!!
Boy had a yoitomake mom, a construction worker. Bullied and ridiculed for being poor. Happens to see her working at the construction site, dripping sweat and enduring pain for the sake of family. Vows never to complain and work hard at school. Now remembers, as an adult, her, now dead, declaring she was the best in the world, nobody could compare with her, how he's proud of her, how he loves her. Makes me cry."
Makes me cry too. And I think Miwas voice is awesome! No wonder Mishima adored Miwa. Of course you need to check out the young Miwa to really understand. So stunning! Apparently Lovin is a huge fan and I'm sure he's not the only one.
"For the sake of my husband, heave-ho!"
"For the sake of my child, heave-ho!"
"One more time,heave-ho!"
"One more time,heave-ho!"
Still, this song's coming to me, Yoitomake no Uta",
Day laborer song, that's my lullaby song.
In the lunch time at the construction site,
When I smoke with my eyes closed,
This song comes up to my mind, Yoitomake no Uta,
Day laborer's song, that's for poor workers.
When I went to an elementary school,
Everybody says "Hey you! day laborer's son of bitch".
I was always bullied and teased terribly.
In my mortification with tears,
I run away from the classroom.
Being crying on my way home,
I saw my mother working hard.
I saw my mother working hard.
With a towel around head, covered with mud,
Deeply tanned, in the sweat of her brow,
Together with laborers, she was pulling a rope,
Looking upwards and singing repeatedly
In tune at the top of her lungs.
I saw my mother working hard.
I saw my mother working hard.
I was running to my house in a hurry,
Wishing to be cheered up and hugged by my mother,
But when I saw my mother working hard,
I gave up weeping and forgot all the bullying.
Then I went back to school.
Mumbling away to myself "I swear Mam to study hard".
Mumbling away to myself "I swear Mam to study hard".
How many years has it been passed since then?
I graduated at high school and finished university, too.
Nowadays, it's an age of machinery.
Further, I've become an IT engineer.
Look at me! Mam, who died after many hard works.
Look at my job, Mam! my brave figure, Mam!
I was sometimes on the verge of going astray,
But finally I stayed on the right track.
Than any other beautiful songs,
Than any other beautiful voices,
My mother's song was more encouraging and consoled me.
My mother's song is certainly the best in the world.
My mother's song is indeed the best in the world.
Now this song reminds me of that Yoitomake no Uta,
Day laborer song, that's my lullaby song.
"For the sake of my husband, heave-ho!"
"For the sake of my child, heave-ho!"
"One more time,heave-ho!"
"One more time,heave-ho!"
There was a coordinators' meeting at OLLI this morning!
Merry Christmas, Every one!!
Thank you for attending our class, "Japan!"!
It was our first class in this country in English, a foreign language to us...
How scared were we in the first class!!(LOL)
We made lots of mistakes, but learned even more!!
I was so moved by such a warm love of the class members!!
Thank you very much for forgiving our mistakes, heavy accents, and rude comments....
Thank you very much for helping us trying to understand this different culture and even talking to us in slower and simpler English for us...
I really appreciate that you encouraged us when in trouble...
Thank you very much..
Our next class, "Japan!2" will be Wednesday at 11;00 in the Spring Semester with 2 movie days and a special event of Geisha dance and tea ceremony demonstration.
With the experiences from which we have learned a lot last semester, and our highly motivated heart encouraged by class members' love, we will make our best to provide better classes in the next semester.
Hope to see you in February in our class!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Oh...I liked this tart very much..
There was OLLI's end-of-the-semester luncheon last Saturday at Gold Cost.
It was a very nice setting and I enjoyed greeting and talking to wonderful OLLI members!!
I liked this salmon too.
The food was nice, and the classic concert was beautiful too.
Thank you OLLI!!
Oh, last but not least!!
I have to give great thanks to Sachiko!!
I asked her for a ride because I thought it was on her way, but she moved to a totally opposite direction!!
But she didn't tell me that and she gave me a ride!!
Thank you, Sachiko!!
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