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Travel to France
My trip was so nice! I mainly stayed in Paris and then joined some one day trip tour visiting to another place. France has a lot of places to visit, so I really enjoyed staying!!

France was cooler than Japan, so it was comfortable to stay. I walked a long distance whole day so that I was very tired, but genuine French cuisine released me from fatigue.


I took plenty of pictures, so I'm wandering what to tell you. Okay, I'll take you to famous places in France next time.

I'm reading a book beside Seine River. (sorry, just pretend)
I'm going to have a trip
I'm going to have a trip to France.
Talk to you later!
ちょっくら旅に出ます。 じゃ!
V-J Day
Talking of WW2, yesterday (Aug. 15th) was the anniversary of the end of the war. In the US, they call the day "V-J Day". (Victory over Japan Day, North American date is Aug. 14th) In China and Korea, they call the day as "Independence Day."
ネットしてたら第二次世界大戦に関連した怪談話を見つけた。あぁ、懲りん奴っちゃなと思ったでしょ。 第二次世界大戦と言えば、昨日は終戦記念日でしたね。アメリカでは"V-J Day"(Victory over Japan Day) 中国や韓国では独立記念日と呼ぶそうだ。
From the ghost story in the internet column.A Japanese priest visited Southeast Asia to pray for the people who were killed in WW2. One night, he heard footsteps by many people on the corridor, and then many people came into his room.
It was Japanese troops, of course they had already died. They solicited him chanting a prayer to the Buddha and they can return to Japan. A priest did it for them and saw they were purified. They seemed to be able to back to Japan.
Afterwards, an another visitor came to his room. It was an American soldier. He asked a priest to do same thing. After giving a prayer, an American soldier was purified, although the style was by Buddhism. It has a difference of religion, but a heart to mourn for the dead can be communicated. I believe the American soldier also could back to his country.
ネット上で見つけた怪談話より。とある日本人僧侶が戦没者を供養するために東南アジアを訪れた。
ある夜、たくさんの人からなる足音を聞いた。と、そこへ、大勢の日本兵が僧侶の部屋に入ってきたそうな。もちろんこの世の人達ではない。日本兵達は僧侶にお経を読むように懇願、そうすれば日本に帰れるんだと。僧侶がお経を読むと、日本兵達は成仏していったそうな。
そのあと、今度は別の訪問者が。今度はアメリカ兵だった。その彼も同じ事を僧侶に頼み、僧侶もそのようにした。アメリカ兵は仏教式ではあるけれども成仏していったそうな。宗教の違いはあれど、死者を悼む気持ちは伝わるんだなぁ。私はそのアメリカ兵も国に帰ることができたと信じている。
Regrettably, many of young Japanese are getting to unconcerned with WW2 nowadays. Some of them don't know even atomic bombs were dropped into Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I feel it's a very sad thing. Knowing it and handing down the story from generation to generation, is necessary for us as a Japanese, in order not to repeat a tragedy. Remember all people who were killed in the war, and pray for the souls of them.
May peace prevail on the Earth.
The scariest experience I've ever had 2
I dared to open the curtain and I saw.....
A strange guy was just about to get over the balcony right in front of me.
外に人がいる気配を感じた。私は思い切ってカーテンを開けた。すると.....
私のすぐ目の前で、変な男がまさにベランダを乗り越えようとしていた。
Eeeeeeeeeek!!!!!! I screamed with womanly voice, I supposed to do. But I actually shouted, "Wooooo!!! What are you doing!" with quite manly voice. My voice was actually far from young lady's one.
I shut the window immediately. The strange guy ran away.
But!!!
He came back again!! Of course, I didn't intend to browbeat him, but my manly shouting seemed to stimulate him. He knocked at the closed window again and again!
knock knock knock knock!!!!
rap rap rap rap!!!!!
Eeeeeeeyow--------!!!!!!
He ran away after all, but if I found him at a later moment, I would.......
Conclusion
Nothing is scarer than a living man.
きゃあぁぁ〜〜!!!.... と、絹を裂くような女性らしい悲鳴を上げた、と思ったが、実際は「うおおぉぉ!!何だよ!」と男っぷりあふれる声で叫んでいた。私はすぐさま窓を閉めた。 男は逃げた,,かのように思えたが、
私の益荒男的な悲鳴が刺激したのか、なんと、男が戻って来て閉まっている窓を叩くんですよ!
コンコンコンコン!!!!! と何度も。
ぎゃあああああ!!!!
結局男は逃げたが、もし気づくのがあと少し遅かったら、私は......
結論
生きている人間ほど怖いものはなし。

The scariest experience I've ever had 2 の続きを読む
The scariest experience I've ever had
I regret watching a spooky ghost TV program last night. That was so
Though I'm timid with ghost, I have an interest in it a bit, and then I always regret doing it after watching such kind of spooky program. I know I shouldn't do that but,....
Well, I'll tell you about the scariest experience I've ever had, this time.
Sorry, it's not in the US but in Japan.
夕べ、怖いテレビ見た事を後悔しています。めっさ怖かった....。 orz
怖がりのくせにちょっと興味がある。でもって、見た後にいっつも後悔する。やめときゃいいのに...。
さて、今回は私が今まで経験した中で最も怖かった経験についてお話します。
アメリカではなく日本での事です。
That was still in my early 20's. I used to live only by my self at the apartment. My room was on the 1st floor.
One summer night, it was hot and humid like now.
I came back to my room after work. My room was very hot and humid, so I opened the window to ventilate. The situation at that time was screen door with curtain, yeah, I couldn't see outside by the curtain, although the window was opened.
I suddenly felt that somebody is walking around my room outside, coming up and down..... I heard footsteps on the ground. To tell the truth, I had just felt the same strange atmosphere 2 days before as this situation, when I was talking with my friend by phone. I was so scared that I solicited her to keep talking for a while.
I dared to open the curtain........ and I saw........
→ To be continued
私がまだ20代前半の頃、アパートの1階で一人暮らしをしていました。
あれは、今みたいな蒸し暑い夏の夜のことでした。
仕事を終え、私は部屋に帰ってきた。 部屋はすごく蒸し暑かったので空気を入れ替える為に窓を開けた。その時の状態は、網戸+カーテン。窓は開いているがカーテンにより外は見えない。
ふと、人の気配を感じた。そう、外で誰かが私の部屋の周りをうろうろ歩いている感じ。行ったり来たり。。。足音が聞こえる。 実を言うとその2日前、友達と電話中に同じ様な変な雰囲気を感じたばかりだった。めっさ怖かったので、そのまましばらく会話をし続けるよう友達に懇願した。
私は思い切ってカーテンを開けた。....... と、そこには.....
つづく。
DS-2019 No,2
Wh---------y!!!!????
It didn't have anything wrong when I departed from the US, although all of my documents were checked up. I was wondering so. I really couldn't understand why my DS-2019 had a problem.
I was made to wait in the room- checking someone seems to be suspected. I have hitchhiked before when I was lost, but this situation was more riskier than at that time for me.
There were many people came from Africa in the room. many many people were there.
They gazed at me. gazing me, gazing, gazing,,,,
I was wondering whether Asian is rare for them. I was actually only one Asian among them. I thought I should say hello to them with smile, but I couldn't pay afford to do it at all.
Ahh,,,,, I felt as if I were a real criminal somehow.......
DS-2019の期限切れを言い渡され、取調室っぽい部屋へ連行された私。
おかしいな〜.... 出国の時に書類を調べられたけど、何の問題も無かったのにな〜.....。
以前、道に迷った時、ヒッチハイク(←Hitchhikeの記事へジャンプします。)した事があるけど、この状況はその時より危機的状況だ。
部屋にはたくさんのアフリカ人と思しき人々。
アジア人が珍しいのかな?みんな私をじろじろ見る。凝視、凝視.... ものすごく見る。
確かにアジア人は私ただ一人。ものっそい目立つ。笑顔でHelloくらい言うべきかなとも思ったけど、そんな余裕はみじんも無い。
あぁぁ、何だか本当の罪人になった気分だ。
My name was called. My heart was beating so quickly enough to get into spasm.Officer told me whether I have really only one DS-2019 and to make a search for another new one in my bag more carefully.
I made a search in my bag again.......
Ahhhh-----------!!!!! There is!!!
I found new one! There was in the bag!!
I forgot having 2 documents of DS-2019, yeah, new one and old one. I totally forgot about that. It seemed that I accidentally showed old one which had expired at the immigration........
The officer was disgusted by my carelessness. She stared at me with angry eyes. No smiling.... How uncomfortable moment...... I apologized to her from the bottom of my heart. Afterwards, I could enter into America again.
Yes! That was all of my fault!
I sometimes really hate my carelessness. How stupid I am!!
うわ〜 どうしよう。。。何言ってんだか全然わからないよ。。。
自分の名前が呼ばれた。心臓が痙攣を起こすんじゃないかと思われる程鼓動した。
審査官が私に、ホントーにこれしか持ってないのか? 新しいのがあるのかどうかもう一回バッグを調べるように言った。
あーーーーーーっ!! あった! 新しいやつあったよ!
そういえば、新しいものと古いもの、2通のDS-2019を持っていたの忘れてたよ〜。
どうやら私は間違って古い期限切れの方をイミグレーションに提出していたようです。あらやだ、全然気づかなかったよ〜。あはは。
審査官が怒りの籠った目で私を見つめる。「馬鹿じゃないの。」みたいな目で。
....... ニコリともしない。
うわ〜... 本当にすみません。。。全部私の不注意のせいです。
無事にアメリカの地を踏む事ができたけど....
時々私は自分の不注意が嫌になります。あたしゃなんて馬鹿なんだろう。。。。
DS-2019
This is not "Nintendo DS" but a kind of certification document issued by US government.
DS-2019 shows that the person is approved by the agency or university which the person belonging to. The spouse also must have it.
So the residents in the US must show it with passport and the US visa when enter to America.
It's a very, very important document
DS-2019
これはニンテンドーDSではありません。
所属する機関や大学などが留学者の受け入れを保証する書類で、その配偶者もその書類を持たなければなりません。米国居住者がアメリカに入国する際にはパスポート、ビザと共にこのDS-2019も提示しなければなりません。
とっても、とっても重要な書類なのです。

at Dulles Airport
One day at Dulles Airport, I had just come back to America from Japan alone.
I showed my passport with important documents at the immigration, but my DS-2019 seemed to have something wrong.
Officer: "Your DS-2019 has already expired!!"
eko: "What!!!!!!? expired????"
It can not be!!!
I have only one! I didn't know what happened.
Some staff at the airport came around me and talking something.
They told me that they can not allow me entering to America. and then.....
I was taken to the special room for interrogation.
I was wondering whether I was going to be arrested as an illegal immigrant.
→ To be continued
ワシントン・ダレス空港にて。
一時帰国を終え、一人で日本からアメリカへ帰って来た時の事。
入国審査でパスポートと重要な書類を提示した。
しかし、、、私のDS-2019が何かおかしい様だ。
審査官:「アンタのDS-2019は期限切れだよ。」
私: 「えぇ!何だってえぇぇ!!!?」
そんなはずはないよ!!!
だってこれしか持ってないもの。何で???
なんか,,,, 空港のスタッフが数人私の周りに駆けつけてきた。。。
で、何か話している。。
そして、スタッフが私にこう言った。
「あなたの入国は認められません。」と。
私は、怪しき者を取り調べる為の取調室っぽい部屋へと連行された。
私、不法入国者として逮捕されるんだろうか.....。
つづく。
Honor Student
I saw a variety of stickers, "Save our nature", "Support Our Troops", "Jesus", "Law for gays" That's interesting to see them.
Have you seen the sticker printed "Honor Student"? People who have visited or lived in the US might have already known it. I guess that the sticker will be given to the student who is a good sports player or gained an excellent grade for studies.
One day, I saw another sticker. It said that....
"My dog is smarter than your students"
haha!! I was made to laugh. How hilarious sticker you have!
I like nice jokes like this.
But I haven't known the meanings of this sticker and how to get it. I wonder who makes a decision if he or she is an excellent student enough to prize.
Does anyone know how to get it?

at Congressional Village
後部にステッカーが貼ってある車をよく見かけました。いろんな種類のステッカーを見ました。 "Honor Student" と書いてあるステッカーを見た事がありますか?
多分、このステッカーはスポーツや学業で優秀な成績を収めた生徒達に与えられるものだと思います。
あるとき、こ〜んなことが書いてあるステッカーを発見。
「ウチの犬はおたくのとこの生徒より賢いよ。」
私はこの手の冗談が好きです。 ナイスジョーク!
けど、このHonor Studentのステッカーってどうやったら貰えるんだろう?
で、誰が評価するに値する優秀な生徒かどうかの決定をしているんだろう?未だに知りません。
どなたかご存知ですか?







