December 29-January 3: Oshogatsu in Japan…Akemashite Omedetou!


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January 18th 2008
Published: January 18th 2008
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Japanese vocabulary -shiroi netsu: literally translate to “white fever”, but we use it to refer to Japanese women who are obsessed with foreign men…a counter part to “yellow fever”- where white men are obsessed with asian women. -oshogatsu: the Japanese new year that spans from new year’s eve to January 3 -akemashite omedetou!: Happy New Year! In Japanese, the full version is akemas... Read Full Entry



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keeping snow off the treeskeeping snow off the trees
keeping snow off the trees

All the monasteries rig up their trees with ropes and poles so that the snow doesn't stick to them and weigh them down.



19th January 2008

two fingers....ONE Finger?!
umm yeah in that picture of you and your friend Sarah, I see you holding up two peace loving fingers in the air...and your friend Sarah.....yeah. One finger...is it? can it be? theeeee middle finger? weird because i thought that meant....

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