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Broadcasting to an audience of three (and a goldfish)...
Comment, ramblings and musings... life through the eyes of a Japanologist...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003 |
 What I did today
Today, I...
- Was glad that I didn't have to get up at 5.30 and run around in just a pair of shorts like my friends in the OCS;
- Got a phone call from Yoshioka-kun in New Zealand;
- Got a shock about the shinnenkai (it's going to cost 10000 yen!)
- Sorted out the details for the elementary English course in Koyo, starting on Thursday;
- Put the photos I took in Ondo on the net.
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 As far as I know, the special training for the Officer Candidates in the Naval Base begins today. It's especially cold at this time of year, which is why they get up at 5.30 instead of 6.30, to do runs dressed in just a pair of shorts, to row cutters, etc. I respect them for being able to do this- in a way, I wish I had the self-discipline to be able to get up early and be productive myself, even in the cold weather- but on the other hand, I don't envy them.
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 Japan A-Z
Hatsumode
Hatsumode refers to the first visit of the year to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple. It is the most common custom still observed during New Year; it is estimated that every year from January 1st to January 3rd, a total of over eighty million people (around two thirds of the whole population of Japan!) do hatsumode, to pray for happiness and good luck in the coming year. Many people also buy amulets or hamaya (good-luck arrows) from the shrine or temple.
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Another entry from the sake book. Alcohol and Health: L
Life: Drinking moderately gives you a happy life.
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 Photographs
I had some time spare, so I put the photos of Ondo Strait I took the other day onto the internet. They're here.
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