Thursday, February 24, 2005
Well, I haven't posted anything for a while.
I've had lots of fun and I've met many great people through this blog, though last few months I've had quite many not so fun moment and I've known there's some not so cool people around.
So I lost interest writing here. Some of you know I started new blog somewhere else and I try to make it pretty private. Seems like some of you have already tracked me down though.
I also have few more projects here and there just for fun.
It's too bad, I thought I keep writing here for long time. But I had enough.
I might eventually come back since this blog address is still my favourite.
Anyways, thank you to the people who's been visiting here.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
My city is planning to merge with three or four small towns close by. They've been talking about it for a while now, but I just heard it TODAY. There's lots of town meetings in those towns which talks about either they will join the city or not. There would probably be some voting and stuff in those town. But I wonder if WE would have that kind of voting... not that I'm against the merger, but not happy about that if there's no choice for us.
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Setsubun ("seasonal division") is a festival held on February 3 or 4, one day before the start of spring according to the Japanese lunar calendar. Around the 13th century, for example, it became a custom to drive away evil spirits by the strong smell of burning dried sardine heads, the smoke of burning wood and the noise of drums. While this custom is not popular anymore, a few people still decorate their house entrances with fish heads and holy tree leaves in order to deter evil spirits from entering. In modern days, the most commonly performed setsubun ritual is the throwing of roasted beans around one's house and at temples and shrines across the country. When throwing the beans, you are supposed to shout "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!" ("Devils out, happiness in"). Afterwards you should pick up and eat the number of beans, which corresponds to your age.from japan-guide.com.
