The beach. Water and sand looks like any beach, but this photo is from West Java Indonesia. It was weekday, there were no other guests around, all beach sellers gathered around me and tried to sell bunch of finger bananas. But what shall I do with 40 bananas? The beach seller saw also my situation; they just sat around smoke and me smiling to them. It was very peaceful day on the beach.
Hiragishi Tenjin won 2008 Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo. This dance festival began with only 5 groups from Hokkaido University 18 years ago, now brings over 2 million spectators from all over Japan and abroad, economical merit is said to be over 250 million Dollars US. This is second important event after Sapporo Snow Festival in February. It will be the 60th snow festival in 2009. 平岸天神が２００８年よさこいそーらんチャンピオン。１８年前に北大の５グループで始まったよさこいそーらんは今札幌に国内外から２百万人の人出と２５０億円の経済効果をもたらすと言われています。これの仕掛け人は次の選挙で民主党から衆議院に出るそうです。
On my way back home to Switzerland on board SWISS Airbus 343. We are just entering Russian territory. Yes we, my daughter was with me. My daughter bought Nikon SR digital camera in Japan, no I bought Nikon SR for her and I tried out. Well, difference is clear that much finer pixels cause of better objective. Colour balance is also very good. I always had Nikon, I am thinking to buy new Nikon P6000 or Lumix LX3EG-K next time in Japan. SR cameras are good, but too heavy to carry around. I am an expert for small luggage when I travel. Hahaha. めんどうくさいけど訳しておきます。 スイス航空エアバス３４３で家に帰る途中で撮りました。 ちょうど我々はロシアに入ったところ、そう我々と言うのは僕の娘がとなりでブラマリのウオッカ抜き、つまりトマトジュースを啜っていましたから。娘はニコンの一眼を日本土産に買ったんじゃなくて僕が娘に買ってあげたと言うか買わされてしもた。でも僕の６年前のオンボロ３１００型ニコンと比べると画質の違いは一目瞭然、なんたってピクセルがスムースだしコントラストもすごい。これはレンズの質の違いと思われる。僕はデジカメはいつもニコンでしたが、今度日本に行ったときにはＮｉｋｏｎのＰ６０００かＬｕｍｉｘのＬＸ３ＥＧでも買うつもりです。一眼デジカメは僕みたいな軽量荷物と彼女いない歴のエキスパートな人間には重すぎる。あはは。
8 Yosakoi 2008. The weather was very good this year even though this dance festival is famous for wet sky. When Yosakoi starts, begins in Sapporo summer. This year also danced over 40’000 dancers with 240 groups from 13 nations such as Brazil, Kenya and New Zealand. The festival rules are as follows; Have to carry castanets like instruments called Naruko Every group has to dance with music called Soranbushi (Fisher’s labour song)
Mechanism of racism I try to explain. The idea of racism itself comes from Christianity in my opinion. Please don't get mad, Christian idea is organizes as a pyramid, on the top is of course 1"The god" 2"JC and his 12 apostrophes" 3"Vatican and her gangs" 4"Goode Christians" 5"Bad Christians" 6"Animals god created" 7"All coloured people with strange religions" in the bottom. We Buddhists organizes the world as a circle. 12 animals for year, say for Chinese calendar 2008 is rat you might have heard about. Life itself is also a circle, we call it "Rin Ne" (Wheel of destination), that's why Thai Buddhists Munch never piss on the street because he might piss on his mother reborn as a ringworm. Western Christian people especially Australian Environments Minister also definite animals in this pyramid, and tells me that whales are much noble animal than dingoes and Kangaroo. For him Australians killing own animals for fun hunting is absolutely all right because they are somehow lower creature for him than whales or dolphins. Here in my opinion he plays a God himself. With this Christian pyramid people in western society define also races I believe. Australians the white Aussies are the top as a god given right even though they came and stole land from aborigines. Such thing we say in Japan "Nusutto Takedakeshii" means Thieves have louder voices. This is the hidden system of racism practiced in Australia and elsewhere. Circle is better than pyramid cause one never falls down. I don't understand all these idiots from Japan who visit as tourists in Australia at all. They must be masochists.
