http://d.hatena.ne.jp/kb3/
アメブロのプロフィールがエラーになっちゃうし、
なんか実はいまだにアメブロに慣れてなかったし、
はてなダイアリーに戻っちゃいました～
アメンバーとかピグでつながってた人たちとは
もうアメブロでつながれなくなっちゃうけど、
ツイッターもmixiもFacebookもやってるので、
よかったらこれからもよろしくお願いします～
ツイッター http://twitter.com/kb3kb3
mixi http://mixi.jp/show_profile.pl?id=28390127
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/KB3KB3
ひさしぶりに歌ってみたやったよー！
最近ツイッターばっかりで、mixi/facebook/アメブロ全然やってなかった…。
ほかにも「十面相」とか歌ってみてるので、
よかったら http://www.youtube.com/user/Kbeesan で
チェックしてくださ～い。
最近ツイッターばっかりで、mixi/facebook/アメブロ全然やってなかった…。
ほかにも「十面相」とか歌ってみてるので、
よかったら http://www.youtube.com/user/Kbeesan で
チェックしてくださ～い。
英語の歌詞をつくってみました～
あ、あとツイッターのID変えたので、よろしくです！
@K_Beesan です！
原曲: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzi7bz10owg
作詞・作曲・編曲：YM
英詞：b( ｰ`дｰ´)3…びーさん
I can still recall what kind of person I was
So shy, I couldn't even, come to terms with my
Emotions flooding my heart, so broken and the
other me had to take care of all that fo-r me
Ah--- Ah- Ah- Ah Ah A A A A
3: Let me tell you a-bout the long way I have come
4: This is the way I've had to protect myself
5: Acting like what did happen didn't happen
6: I put all the burden onto someone else who'd
Save 'n: release me from all the pain inflicted on me
8: Thank God, we didn't need to share our memory
9: or even need to know each other ever exis-
-ted: I end up with ten personalities
All of my selves, ten selve-s, happen to have fallen in love with the same guy
All of my selves, ten selves have, yet to see what his answer would be, all he says
is "it's gotta be one of you, just one of you, I shall give my love to"
It's, oh, so impossible to stop these racing hearts of ours
Oh how come he won't come to me and save me from this pain
Next time I see you, I'll only see another of you
How can I be sure that what I'm doing is not cheating?
You say, y'all the same, but I don't think I can do this with you
Oh, but no, I, can't help falling, for, you
Hey but you gotta know, well some of you already know this
You can't ex-pect me to- love you back just the same
'cause I can only love one person at a time, you gotta
understand so I can choose one personality
What do you, mean I'm more than one?
How come I am smiling when I'm not smiling!?
All of my selves, ten selves, have already, come to an understanding of the
Situation where there's too many a personality in me-E
E-, and they have, always been meant to make this single body of mine
Sur-vive so that I could meet this guy
Then there's no use being ten, let's all smile at once so we'll be one
Let's say good-bye, to each other
I am, fi--na-lly-, back to my old self
『え？あぁ、そう。』英詞 b( ｰ`дｰ´)3 ver.
Whatever you say I don't believe it, honey
You make me laugh, 'cause you're a hypocrite
pretending like you're honest about your
emotions when you're just stupid
I wanna say, your life can be much happier
if you just let things happen to you
Every now and then you need some
time to have fun, and so do I
Oh, my heart's, forgotten the, pain of the stabbing lie
it used to, hurt me much but, it is gone now
Now I, can see that the, pain is coming back
Intoxicated, I'm spinning like a swirl
Hey, what's up with that look upon your face?
I thought you were, much better but you're about to leave
You said, you wanted to have a blast
But d'you deserve it? Do you think you made me horny enough?
Just give it to me tenderly, but you know
how I also like it rough and,
you tell me that I'm too demanding
but I just don't want to play with you
They say I'm crazy, stupid, whore, sex maniac
but I don't care what they think of me
Call me names, and still I will be
who I want to be, fuck the norms
A, flower, it's the color of, purple, it's falling
down, and, down, my hand is empty now
Can't you see, we're dancing, just like that flower
Intoxicated, we're spinning like a swirl
Hey, just show me how you're gonna beat it
is it, animal instinct or reason?
Amaze me with your ****
I know exactly what you want, so bring it on
"I'm happy" or "it feels good", we say such things to please
but it boils down to our selfish desires
But you know what, baby, just let me believe that there's
no need to worry let's, get carried away
Hey, what's up with that look upon your face?
I thought you'd like it, just like, every other guy
You said, you wanted to have a blast
Can't you see I'm, so not ready to let you
go / Watch me, as I go, till I'm done
Get prepared, hurry up, you know you just gotta stay
Maybe it's not gonna end very soon
Hey just hold on, wait a sec, oh shit actually I'ma…
Are you ready, baby?
Ah!
Okay, so, I'm like OMG when I saw Nano-san's translyrics of "Mozaic Role". And I've been wanting to do a cover but been totally caught up with schoolwork and stuff. But I turned in one big paper on Wednesday, and I had a little bit of time; hence, this:
Nano-san was very generous to let me use his video to go with my vocals. Yaaaay! And while I'm fully aware that I can never beat him in singing, I decided to do some of what he did, namely, the distortion effects on the vocals XD I hope it turned out OK!
Also, I am recording IMITATION BLACK right now and here's the sneak peek of it! I hope you'll like it =]
Alright, so, I've been neglecting this blog and Twitter for quite a long time - since January I guess, and I would like to share my thoughts on the earthquake and the subsequent tragedies that have happened (and are still happening right now) in Japan.
The disasters (yes, in the plural) did not kill any of my friends or family - so that's a good thing, but it is extremely upsetting to see how many people died, suffered, and are still suffering, devastated, and gearing towards desperate recovery - because I know for sure that the reason why none of my friends or family was affected (except in minor, indirect ways) is because they live in Kanto region, which consumes 70% of the power generated in Fukushima nuclear power plants. In other words, I am privileged in that my 'base' in Kanto is in a way better off than other areas.
This Kanto/Tokyo vs. other areas inequality is a product of Japan's post-war obsession with growth that was rapid enough to make people forget about human dignity, especially that of low-end laborers.
At this moment, the government and TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power COmpany) are using workers at Fukushima power plants to fix the troubled reactors, and they're exposed to a great amount of radiation. Deaths are possible. Some have already been sent in to hospitals. Some people say they're 'heroes' and thus deserve honor and gratitude. But, nuclear energy is a system where, if something goes wrong, someone's gotta go fix it and get exposed to lethal amounts of radiation. And that 'someone' is always a low-wage laborer, often times not directly hired by the parent company. Calling them 'heroes', let alone calling them 'kamikaze', is disgrace.
What they really deserve, and thus what we really ought to offer them, is NOT thank-you's, but apologies. Don't say "thank you," but let's say to them, "I'm sorry, this won't happen again."
Also, I've been hearing a lot of nationalist comments about the disasters like "it's time for the Japanese to unite!" But think about those non-Japanese victims who have suffered just as much as any Japanese person in the affected areas. 'Industry apprentices" from China, the Philippines, etc., factory workers from Brazil, Peru, etc., and zainichi Koreans who have lived in Japan from generations ago - they were all affected by the same disasters if they lived up in the north.
Besides, many countries are sending donations and aids to Tohoku (the region that was directly affected), including South Korea, North Korea, China, and even Afghanistan - those countries where the ethnic groups that the Japanese government has always despised and deemed 'dangerous' live.
Now, it is nonsense, or I'd even say ignorant, arrogant, stupid, and incredibly racist, to say "it's time for the Japanese to unite."
I've also noticed that some people have started putting Japan's national flag symbols (hino-maru) in their Twitter and Facebook icons. But I don't think (or I hope not) that the national flag represents what you support. You probably do not support the nation, but the victims. 'Pray for Japan' was quick to emerge and generated massive global attention, but I hope to see more 'pray for fellow human beings', not 'pray for the Japanese' or 'pray for the country of Japan.'
Another thing I noticed on Western media is that most of the articles I've read were SOOOOO graphic, not to mention their naive use of the same nationalist bullshit as above. Photos of empty lands, faces of devastated victims, faithful (and probably patriotic) soldiers saving lives, and video footages of tsunami engulfing the sea shore ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. And what really bugs me is that they are all high definition and photographically very well made. I mean, come on, this is not pornography!
Back to nationalism - I have an acquaintance who lost his friend in the 9/11. What the United States government did was to wage war against Afghanistan, saying "we as America fight terrorism." This also meant higher security in the home land as well. Anyone who didn't look 'white enough' was subject to stricter scrutiny at airports and other places. The fundamental message that people of color received from all that was "you look like a terrorist."
I strongly believe that anything like this should not happen in Japan during the Tohoku recovery. When Kanto region (where Tokyo is located) was hit by a massive earthquake many decades ago, a rumor spread that Koreans would revolt - what happened after was that Japanese people killed a huge number of ordinary Korean residents just so the fear would go away. This time, in 2011 in such a modern country, rumors have circulated that groups of foreigners are coming to the affected areas to steal things from stores (oh, that's so Hurricane Katrina!).
Emergencies like this can easily be used as an excuse for not serving the needs of minorities like the disabled, women, foreigners etc. But I believe that today's ongoing tragedies should not be used that way.
I am skeptical when someone says "time for the Japanese to unite" or "we should work on recovery" because, ultimately, what do they mean by "the Japanese", "we", and "recovery"??
It seems to me that 'we' 'the Japanese', in their mind, only refers to able-bodied, Japanese-looking, non-LGBT, male Japanese legal citizen who is not (or was not at the time of the earthquake) homeless. In other words, "recovery" back to normal means back to privileged lifestyle, not back to the same old miserable, deprived life that some people have always lived.
I really don't want to hear "Japan" when talking about the disasters, because hardships of the disasters are experienced by various peoples with various social positions in various ways. And if one doesn't qualify to be recognized as part of 'the Japanese', the hardship is harsher.
For instance, it is not uncommon for female victims in disaster-stricken areas to get raped or sexually assaulted. The level of privacy is suddenly lowered to almost zero, and living in evacuation centers, your life routines like using the toilet, showers, and changing rooms will take place within the communal area shared by many others. Peeping, sexual harassment, sexual assaults, and rape are more likely to occur than usual.
This means that being a female puts extra burden on women who, aside from being female, are having just as hard a time as their male counterparts.
When the huge earthquake hit Kansai (south) region in the 90s, the police rejected all reports of rape and sexual assaults - probably because they were 'too busy' with "recovery" to deal with that kind of stuff. In fact, sexual violence is not very easy to be acknowledged by the police in usual times, anyway. We probably can't expect the police to suddenly start thinking and caring about survivors of sexual violence (i.e. doing their job).
When someone says "time for the Japanese to unite," 'the Japanese' is of course exclusive of foreigners, but also exclusive of , or has potential to exclude, various minorities.
That is why I don't want to pray for "Japan." 'Japan' has done soooooo much evil. This includes discrimination against foreigners, the disabled, women, LGBTQs, and the homeless.
For example, asylum-seekers in Japan are kept in jail while their petitions are being processed. And most likely their petition is dropped. The jail is not clean, and some kill themselves while in the jail.
A Pakistani man was recently arrested at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau.
Pinkydragon ~ SYI (収容者友人有志一同: Immigration Detainee's Friends) Blog ~
You see this was done by officials of the Japanese government.
A few days ago the police arrested three individuals who were demonstrating in front of TEPCO building in Tokyo. “Obstruction” is a very convenient crime. A police officer intentionally falls down on the ground and claims that you pushed her or him, then you're under arrest.
How could I even think about praying for this country? I want to pray for the victims. I want to pray for all laborers who have to work under dangerous conditions, including the ones working at nuclear power plants. I want to pray for survivors of rape who cannot voice their experience or cannot get their voices heard.
The asylum-seekers at Tokyo Immigration Bureau (or Tokyo Immigration JAIL), nonetheless, gathered donations and sent them to Tohoku. You can imagine how that little money (it was, in fact, little) was HUGE to them.
And can you guess how they were treated in the jail when the earthquake hit? The officers locked them in the rooms. The jail is located in a tall building in Tokyo, so it was pretty far from the epicenter. And the building is fairly new. The 'prisoners' were, thus, safe. But if the building had caught a fire or something, they might have been stuck and burned to death. (Usually when a huge natural disaster like this happens in some of the Western countries, prisoners are let go - or some other accommodations will be made.)
........ I mean, what the fuck do we think we're doing? Saying things like 'the Japanese', 'Japan as a nation', blah blah blah and using the national flag symbol to show our support.... I mean, WTF!?
A Japanese intellectual wrote a shitty piece in NYT. It's called "For a Change, Proud to Be Japanese." I'm like, I DON'T CARE! And if that's the direction Japan is going, I refuse to give in - I'll resist with all my strength. "Tragedy nationalism" is the term han_org-san coined. It's pretty scary.
Alright, so, I'm done with rambling. I hope you've read so far LOL Oh, and since I didn't quote anything except for the part about immigration, you might wonder where all this information comes from - well, all I can say is googling will do. I don't really go crazy about citation, so please, if you find any of what I said suspicious, do research and get back to me. Thanks.
OOOOh! Please listen to my new songs at the top!!!! XD
Nano-san was very generous to let me use his video to go with my vocals. Yaaaay! And while I'm fully aware that I can never beat him in singing, I decided to do some of what he did, namely, the distortion effects on the vocals XD I hope it turned out OK!
Also, I am recording IMITATION BLACK right now and here's the sneak peek of it! I hope you'll like it =]
Alright, so, I've been neglecting this blog and Twitter for quite a long time - since January I guess, and I would like to share my thoughts on the earthquake and the subsequent tragedies that have happened (and are still happening right now) in Japan.
The disasters (yes, in the plural) did not kill any of my friends or family - so that's a good thing, but it is extremely upsetting to see how many people died, suffered, and are still suffering, devastated, and gearing towards desperate recovery - because I know for sure that the reason why none of my friends or family was affected (except in minor, indirect ways) is because they live in Kanto region, which consumes 70% of the power generated in Fukushima nuclear power plants. In other words, I am privileged in that my 'base' in Kanto is in a way better off than other areas.
This Kanto/Tokyo vs. other areas inequality is a product of Japan's post-war obsession with growth that was rapid enough to make people forget about human dignity, especially that of low-end laborers.
At this moment, the government and TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power COmpany) are using workers at Fukushima power plants to fix the troubled reactors, and they're exposed to a great amount of radiation. Deaths are possible. Some have already been sent in to hospitals. Some people say they're 'heroes' and thus deserve honor and gratitude. But, nuclear energy is a system where, if something goes wrong, someone's gotta go fix it and get exposed to lethal amounts of radiation. And that 'someone' is always a low-wage laborer, often times not directly hired by the parent company. Calling them 'heroes', let alone calling them 'kamikaze', is disgrace.
What they really deserve, and thus what we really ought to offer them, is NOT thank-you's, but apologies. Don't say "thank you," but let's say to them, "I'm sorry, this won't happen again."
Also, I've been hearing a lot of nationalist comments about the disasters like "it's time for the Japanese to unite!" But think about those non-Japanese victims who have suffered just as much as any Japanese person in the affected areas. 'Industry apprentices" from China, the Philippines, etc., factory workers from Brazil, Peru, etc., and zainichi Koreans who have lived in Japan from generations ago - they were all affected by the same disasters if they lived up in the north.
Besides, many countries are sending donations and aids to Tohoku (the region that was directly affected), including South Korea, North Korea, China, and even Afghanistan - those countries where the ethnic groups that the Japanese government has always despised and deemed 'dangerous' live.
Now, it is nonsense, or I'd even say ignorant, arrogant, stupid, and incredibly racist, to say "it's time for the Japanese to unite."
I've also noticed that some people have started putting Japan's national flag symbols (hino-maru) in their Twitter and Facebook icons. But I don't think (or I hope not) that the national flag represents what you support. You probably do not support the nation, but the victims. 'Pray for Japan' was quick to emerge and generated massive global attention, but I hope to see more 'pray for fellow human beings', not 'pray for the Japanese' or 'pray for the country of Japan.'
Another thing I noticed on Western media is that most of the articles I've read were SOOOOO graphic, not to mention their naive use of the same nationalist bullshit as above. Photos of empty lands, faces of devastated victims, faithful (and probably patriotic) soldiers saving lives, and video footages of tsunami engulfing the sea shore ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. And what really bugs me is that they are all high definition and photographically very well made. I mean, come on, this is not pornography!
Back to nationalism - I have an acquaintance who lost his friend in the 9/11. What the United States government did was to wage war against Afghanistan, saying "we as America fight terrorism." This also meant higher security in the home land as well. Anyone who didn't look 'white enough' was subject to stricter scrutiny at airports and other places. The fundamental message that people of color received from all that was "you look like a terrorist."
I strongly believe that anything like this should not happen in Japan during the Tohoku recovery. When Kanto region (where Tokyo is located) was hit by a massive earthquake many decades ago, a rumor spread that Koreans would revolt - what happened after was that Japanese people killed a huge number of ordinary Korean residents just so the fear would go away. This time, in 2011 in such a modern country, rumors have circulated that groups of foreigners are coming to the affected areas to steal things from stores (oh, that's so Hurricane Katrina!).
Emergencies like this can easily be used as an excuse for not serving the needs of minorities like the disabled, women, foreigners etc. But I believe that today's ongoing tragedies should not be used that way.
I am skeptical when someone says "time for the Japanese to unite" or "we should work on recovery" because, ultimately, what do they mean by "the Japanese", "we", and "recovery"??
It seems to me that 'we' 'the Japanese', in their mind, only refers to able-bodied, Japanese-looking, non-LGBT, male Japanese legal citizen who is not (or was not at the time of the earthquake) homeless. In other words, "recovery" back to normal means back to privileged lifestyle, not back to the same old miserable, deprived life that some people have always lived.
I really don't want to hear "Japan" when talking about the disasters, because hardships of the disasters are experienced by various peoples with various social positions in various ways. And if one doesn't qualify to be recognized as part of 'the Japanese', the hardship is harsher.
For instance, it is not uncommon for female victims in disaster-stricken areas to get raped or sexually assaulted. The level of privacy is suddenly lowered to almost zero, and living in evacuation centers, your life routines like using the toilet, showers, and changing rooms will take place within the communal area shared by many others. Peeping, sexual harassment, sexual assaults, and rape are more likely to occur than usual.
This means that being a female puts extra burden on women who, aside from being female, are having just as hard a time as their male counterparts.
When the huge earthquake hit Kansai (south) region in the 90s, the police rejected all reports of rape and sexual assaults - probably because they were 'too busy' with "recovery" to deal with that kind of stuff. In fact, sexual violence is not very easy to be acknowledged by the police in usual times, anyway. We probably can't expect the police to suddenly start thinking and caring about survivors of sexual violence (i.e. doing their job).
When someone says "time for the Japanese to unite," 'the Japanese' is of course exclusive of foreigners, but also exclusive of , or has potential to exclude, various minorities.
That is why I don't want to pray for "Japan." 'Japan' has done soooooo much evil. This includes discrimination against foreigners, the disabled, women, LGBTQs, and the homeless.
For example, asylum-seekers in Japan are kept in jail while their petitions are being processed. And most likely their petition is dropped. The jail is not clean, and some kill themselves while in the jail.
A Pakistani man was recently arrested at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau.
The family visited the Immigration to seek negotiation for improving their own situation as refugees; after judging there is no further point talking to them, they tried to go home. However, some male immigration officers stopped the family exiting from the main entrance, pushing and hitting them. That was violence enough; it was extremely insulting violence for the mother and daughters, who are Muslims, to be touched by men. To the astonishment, furthermore, the officers committed an outrageous act of uncovering the mother’s burqa.
Reasonably, the family firmly protested in word. Since the officers did not stop their violence, however, the father made it clear he had no intention to resort to physical violence by lying down on the floor. Despite that, they arrested him in flagrante (at the scene).
Pinkydragon ~ SYI (収容者友人有志一同: Immigration Detainee's Friends) Blog ~
You see this was done by officials of the Japanese government.
A few days ago the police arrested three individuals who were demonstrating in front of TEPCO building in Tokyo. “Obstruction” is a very convenient crime. A police officer intentionally falls down on the ground and claims that you pushed her or him, then you're under arrest.
How could I even think about praying for this country? I want to pray for the victims. I want to pray for all laborers who have to work under dangerous conditions, including the ones working at nuclear power plants. I want to pray for survivors of rape who cannot voice their experience or cannot get their voices heard.
The asylum-seekers at Tokyo Immigration Bureau (or Tokyo Immigration JAIL), nonetheless, gathered donations and sent them to Tohoku. You can imagine how that little money (it was, in fact, little) was HUGE to them.
And can you guess how they were treated in the jail when the earthquake hit? The officers locked them in the rooms. The jail is located in a tall building in Tokyo, so it was pretty far from the epicenter. And the building is fairly new. The 'prisoners' were, thus, safe. But if the building had caught a fire or something, they might have been stuck and burned to death. (Usually when a huge natural disaster like this happens in some of the Western countries, prisoners are let go - or some other accommodations will be made.)
........ I mean, what the fuck do we think we're doing? Saying things like 'the Japanese', 'Japan as a nation', blah blah blah and using the national flag symbol to show our support.... I mean, WTF!?
A Japanese intellectual wrote a shitty piece in NYT. It's called "For a Change, Proud to Be Japanese." I'm like, I DON'T CARE! And if that's the direction Japan is going, I refuse to give in - I'll resist with all my strength. "Tragedy nationalism" is the term han_org-san coined. It's pretty scary.
Alright, so, I'm done with rambling. I hope you've read so far LOL Oh, and since I didn't quote anything except for the part about immigration, you might wonder where all this information comes from - well, all I can say is googling will do. I don't really go crazy about citation, so please, if you find any of what I said suspicious, do research and get back to me. Thanks.
OOOOh! Please listen to my new songs at the top!!!! XD