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Friends
I decided to try and complete a couple of projects that I wanted to
do for years. The first is to sort through and keep or delete all of the old information from my
computer files. The second is to go through old pictures (the kind on film), and
match them up with dates from information contained in these files. I was going
to delete a lot of these files, such as emails, receipts, taxes, and checking account
information, but then I realized this information would be invaluable for dating
the pictures. In addition, my kids said they are really interested in my stories
and other stuff from back in the day. Anyway, it was simply easier to put all of
this information in one place, this blog, and then sort it all out after. The
information is pretty boring for those of you who
found this page....please read or ignore at your discretion. |
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July 1, 2002 -
hiking late night with Junchan.
July 2, 2002 -
hiking, library, school.
7/3/02
こんにちは。きのう山にじてんしゃできていたSuzuka です。昨日明神山では、おもいがけなく、とても楽しかったでした。山はとてもきもちがいいけど
道がコンクリートなのでひざに良くないのがざんねんですね。あの山は今のようにせいびされる前はうっそうとしたｔｒａｉｌでした。
私はｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｔｒａｃｋのほうが好きです。昨日の王寺でのレッスンは
いかがでしたか？ことばをつうじて、しらない人と友達になれるじかんは、とても楽しそうですね。私も今インドネシア語を、すこしべんきょうちゅうですが
英語は、つかうきかいがおおいことばなのでうまくはなせればうれしいなぁと
いつも思います。
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ．ｓｏ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｈａｖａ ａ ｃｈａｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｔｏｌｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｎａｔｉｖｅ，Ｉ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｂｅ ｉｍｐａｔｉｅｎｔ．
Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｅｆｆｏｒｔ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｄａｙ！（ｆｏｒ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ）
きのうからとてもあつくなっていますがなつ と 山 が大好きな私はこれからも明神山に行きます。日本のムシアツイ夏はこれからやけど、がんばってべんきょうしてや！
ｓｅｅ ｙｏｕ！ｂｙｅ－ｂｙｅ！
すずか
7/3/02
しゅくだいがたくさんあったので、メールおくれませんでした、ごめんなさい
（´‐｀）日本語学校楽しかってよかった。みんないい人たちでしょ！またメールしますし、ハウイさんからもくださいね！
よしこ
7/4/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi. You have a difficult time in Japan now. I want to tell you some my opinion
as a friend.
You think that everyone's attitude toward to you is changing because Junchan
tald to Mami chan.
But, before that, you should think and look back your behavior.
Do not say what I am saying in this email, ok? I always keep promise with you,
so you shold do to.
My sister feels very sad, because she knew that you told Junchan about her
family problem which is husband problem.
I heard from my sister before you send email to me. I didn't tell you because my
sister stoped me.
She said that she can understand that you have difficult times in Japan because
of difference of language, culture, common sense.
She want you to have fun and nice time in Japan. That is all she wants. If I
tell you about this,you cannot have fun time in Japan, so she said don't tell
him, if we can keep this he can have fun time in here with no problems.
She was just sad and uncomfortable that you tald very private story to someone.
Let me explain. If reverse the situation, you trust me a lot and you think I am
your best friend, so you told me many your family problems because you wanted to
share your feeling with me.
I promised that I will not tell your family problems to anyone, but one day, you
heard from someone that I told your family problems to the person. What do you
feel? Of course you will be surprised,and pissed off because I broke the promise
with you.
If I tell your family problems to your neighbor, and I tell them that your
father is yuk, what do you feel?
My sister thinks that appriciation to people is very important always, so she
thinks other people's feeling a lot.
I believe that she treats you nice. One day, she was told you have many
complaining to my family,and you told to jun chan about my sister's family
problems. Do you feel her feeling? If it is you, what do you feel?
Mami chan also try to treat you nice but if she was told that you were talking
about her situation with her husbund.
What do you feel if it were you?
Don't you think none of these are your problems. If somebody talks about your
problems, don't you feel upset?
You may be say that not your business don't you?
About my mother, don't warry she is not falling love with you, because you are
not my mon's type.
I guess that she is just upset. not a jealous. She likes showing our and her
picture to everyone.
She doesn't care about taking her clothes off if you (or even ikepi-,or even
yosinori) are staying close to her.
She likes to buy and give lots of things to everyone (including my male friend).
One time, my co-worker was taking me to the working place everyday because my
car was broken. She gave him 6-7 okonomiyaki because she thinked he did nice to
me always. He was just a my co-worker, not a boyfriend, but she still thinked
she had to do or give back something to him because he was nice to me.
She is very nice if someone treat me or my family nice.
You said to me that you think you spend night at Junchan's home. I think that is
the reason why my mother felt uncomfrotable.
For me, it is very unusual in Japan that the guest spend night at neighbor's
home. She can go anywhere she wants because her home. but you still are the
guest.
About Kay, you dicided her to stay my home. Ok. this is general idea of
Japanese.
If I stay someone's home(let say Keiko chan), and I call to friend and diceide
my friend stay with me in Keiko chan's home without her. I ask the permission to
keikochan's mom. Of course she cannot says no because she is a Japanese, and
they
not going to say anything to me, but I am absolutely considered a extremely
rude. because I am just a guest.
Think about your situation, you stay 2.5 month in my home without me which is
unusual in Japan(maybe not in the U.S).
It is already too much favor for my family.
Your Japanese teacher said that if she asks like this favor to her parents, they
are going to kill her.
Everything is first time to my family to deal with American, and you ask that
can one more person from another country stay in this home. Don't you think they
are surprised?
I tried to tell you about that Japanese general idea, but you refused it. you
said I don't want to talk about this topic anymore when I suggest that your
friend stay my home is not good idea. Do you remember?
If you listened my opinion, some problems could be avoided.
Stay someone in my home, insted of that, you stay in my neighbor is strange. You
got that?
All of your situation now in Japan came from what you did. Before you are
disapointed to Japanese, you should think about your behavior. Didn't you make
disapointed to people?
You should change the angle to think in your mind.
You cannot blame Junchan, because gossipy is just a her personality. You
shouldn't have told my family problems to anyone. Your behavior was the problem.
I haven't told you and your family problems to anyone because I promised with
you, and I know if I tell someone you will hurt and upset. I don't want making
you to be sad. I don't want to mock you. I think that it is very basic
thoughtful for important friends.
I can be a gossipy person if topics is just a funny stuff, because I like to
make people laugh.
But if the topic is not funny (like my family problems), my mouth can be very
tight.
I think that very close friend can talk their real problems (at least my case),
so I cannot tell their problems to someone.
If someone trusts me, I have to trust as much as someone trusts me. that's my
thinking.
I have to look back my behavior, too. I shouldn't have told you first. According
to my theory. hahaha
So, I cannot blame you, too. This time your big mouth made a mess to my family.
That was you shouldn't have done.
On the other hand, I can understand your feeling because I am a professional for
homestay. I had a many opportunities to homestay since I was 17.
I had more difficult times more than you. I told you I couldn't have period half
year.
I tell my opinion to stay with someone and live in another country. I was upset
because of American's behavior,but one day, I realized that they are not change,
and they are just living as usual since they were born in here.
I was the one who is different. I just joined one family who live same place
long time. I felt they are strange, but why I felt so is that I have a different
sense.
If you have one Asian roommate, can you cange all of your sense for the roommate
for only 3month?
The roommate has to deal with it. You don't need to change, and you cannot
change because you don't realize that your behavior and thinking are very
strange for the Asian roommate.
To live with someone is very difficult even if you get marriage with a person
who is same nationalty, because you and wife are raised with different
background, state, age, language ect...
You learned that you have to tell straighr using verbal communication.
I learned that I have to catch what people think without verbal communication.
Your concept doesn't work well in Japan. I also same way as you in the U.S. You
said that I have to fit with American.
I agree with you. I cannot be disappointed to people, because no one can fit,
change their common sense and concept for me.
Why they have to change their daily living for me? I am just a guest in the U.S.
Don't disappointed to people so easily. It is very difficult to make new friend
in anywhere, because everyone thinks differently.
If someone's thinking or bihavior doesn't fit eith your thinking, don't upset,
because it is not their fault.
It is just a different thinking. Don't blame anyone, because nobody's fault.
You said that my sister's attitude toward to you is change, and you cannot
change it because you were making a mess.
They are going to be change if you want to. They know American and Japanese
thinking is different and you cannot deal with it so easily. I think that you
can give up so easily, huh? I am more persistent person for my challenging.
Why don't you use your persistent character for that way. (you always said to me
that you did most of my poster presentation.It was almost a year ago! you are
the great persistent person!!!)
You think to move to Japan many years. Can you give up that thinking so easily
for only a month? You know only 1/trillion of Japan. It is not only bad
experiences in Japan. You already made a many friends. Keiko chan and my sister
said your Japanese is improving so fast.
Try to built ralationship with my family again. I did with my host family, too,
and it was way worth it than I expected.
Do you want to be a situation that you will not never met my family and friend
again?
I guess that you cannot understand my thinking now because you are now in the
situation, so you cannot see yourself from outside.
Someday, you will know what I want to tell you. If you say you don't want to do
anything, it is also ok.
Oh, I suggest one thing to you. When you upset about someone, don't tell or talk
about that so easily and quickly to someone.
That kind of behavior make you seem to be a stupid person. You are looks like
not smart enough. It's not cool looking for men.
You are smart enough to think. Don't tell to everyone that you upset for
somebody so quickly. Before talk to someone, think! ok?
I guess this is the longest email that I ever send. I am too tired to correct
spell or grammar. Read and understand what you want to.
Don't call me about this email. Even if you leave message, I am not going to
call you back. If you watn to tell me something, send me a email because making
sentenses is also making your thinking to organize.
Think deeply using long time about my email. Having problem is good experience,
too. It is learning also, isn't it?
Oh, I give you one more option for just in case you are extremely pissed off
because of my email.
You can send me a short email and write [get out from my home] or [you are
fuckin' bitch] or [I don't want to see your face anymore]
ect... like that. hahaha.
Even if you want me to leave your house, I still can pick your dad up at the
airport. So don't worry. I am very persistent and impudent person.
(I looked up these two vocablary now. Is it correct usage?)
I am going to finish because my wrists are hurt.
have a fun vacation, do the best and shut your mouth while!!!!
(What's a nice phrase!)
love rie
7/4/02
Dear Howie chan
Don't tell or upset to anyone! ok? Just don't bother anything or anyone anymore.
If you do or say something, you feel more uncomfortable. Keep quiet now!
If you scream in a storm, nobody can hear what you said.
Now is like that.
After a while, everyone is getting to be a stable again. I guess that everyone
(of course including you) was tired to deal with differnt situation.
Take your time to solve problems, don't be in a hurry.
Rie
7/4/02
ま、りえちゃんにしたらハウイが怒ろうが泣こうがどっちでもいいねん。あいつの事やからな。でも、ああいう人って、何ていうかすぐ人間関係ゴチャゴチャにしそうなタイプやと思わん？不器用っていうか。すぐ人を信じすぎるって言うか。ま、これでじゅんちゃんとハウイの淡い恋はなくなるんとちゃう？あはは。でも、しょうがないわな。ハウイちゃんも自分の言うた事全部流されてたら嫌やん。りえちゃん自分の彼氏がりえちゃんの言うた事全部他人に喋ってたら嫌やもん。
7/4/02
あっ！そーそー、キャハハハ、あのな、ハウイちゃんのメールで、みっこの態度が前より冷たくなった気がする、とか書いてるねん。でも、それはじゅんちゃんが自分の言うた事をまみちゃんに言うてた事がわかってからそう思ったらしいねんな。それってお前の思い込やろうっていいたくなったわ！思い込み激しいわぁ。皆一緒やっちゅーの、変わったのはおめー一人やってって言うたろか。ほんま端から見てたらオモロイ男やで。本人は真剣な所がまた可笑しいねん。
7/4/02
どんくさいわ喋りやわ一人よがりやわでどうしようもない奴やけど、ま、もうちょっと頼むわ。その替り、見て笑って楽しんどいて。そーそー、おかあちゃんの誕生日、何あげる？まだもうちょっと先やけど。りえ
7/7/02
Dear Howie chan
I received letter from GC about registration appointment.
Your appointment time is July 19th, 10:00am.
Web side is [www.gcccd.net].
がんばってねー。
Love Rie
7/8/02
元気ですか？よしこです。何をして過ごしてますか？毎日暑いですね。私は毎日、毎日、学校へ行って、宿題をしてと、同じ日々を過ごしてます～。
よしこ
7/10/02
こんにちは。メールありがとう。このごろ雨がおおくてうっとおしい天気やねえ。ＳａｎＤｉｅｇｏ とはちがうじめっとしたきこうですが、ばてないでね。最近は山にいくのがちょっと少ないです。お昼近くになるとたいようが暑くて苦手だからです。でも、またハウイとおしゃべりしたいのでまた山にいきます。またね。
すずか
7/11/02
最近、暑いですね。日本の気候にはなれましたか？この間のライブの日も暑かったですね。英語を勉強したいのでぜひぜひあいたいです。お店にも遊びに来てください。８月になったら夏休みになるのでいつでもオッケ－です。
さとこ いん なら
7/12/02
よしこです～。奈良には22日に帰ります。またおしゃべりに行きますね！
よしこ
7/13/02
Dear Howie chan
Good morning. I was very pissed off that you woke me up in early morning.
I have to tell you a message from my sister.
She said that when you and my sister had a long discussion about
your problems in Japan, Reina was listening your talking.
Of course she couldn't understand because she is just a kid, but after that,
while they were in the car, Reina asked about you to my sister and said
that she didn't want you to leave.
I guess that she really likes you a lot.
That's the message from my sister. She wants me to tell you this story.
I have to go to shool without enough sleep. It is your fault!!!!
Do you know that!?
I am going to pay back to you someday!
Anyway, do whatever you want in Japan and enjoy.
Love Rie
7/14/02
ハウイ さんへ
こんにちは。ハウイさんのメールびっくりしました。やっぱり にほんご、じょうずですね！かんじも つかって かいてあったし！わたしも ゆかたパーティー たのしかったです。ハウイさん、ゆかた ほんとに にあってたよー。
さいきん わたしは しごとと、きもの ならってるのが、ちょっと いそがしいです。もうすぐ、きものの テスト あります。でも また あそぼうね！
あきこ より
あきこ あまうら
7/16/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi! How's going? I am busy every day. I read your e-mail and I don't get that
you wrote you were not sure that I am joking or pissed off.
Did I wrote some strange things in my email?
Oh, I met Mio chan last Sunday. She said that her computer doesn't work well.
So, she can't send email. Her provider(I don't know speling) is same as mine.
I recalled that you said same things. I guess that the company has problem.
I don't know what is going on the company. Mio chan called me and said
she is going to call the company.
If I know the cause of this problem, I am going to tell you.
Mio chan is going back to Japan for vacation till August. She said that
if you can, she wants to meet you in Japan.
I told my phone number, so she is going to call you after Aug 1st.
Your father will come back to SD on Jul 26th Fri night, so you can call him
on Jul 27th Sat(U.S time) morning.
You want to talk to him about his car, right?
By the way, don't use my address to practice your email!!!
If you do that again, you're going to get it!!!
I am so sleepy now. I am going to go to bed. good night.
have a nice vacation.
Love Rie
July 23, 2002 -
met with Keikochan. Went to Japanese class.
7/24/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi. How are you doing? I am very busy everyday than I expected before
the summer vacation.
I went to Admission office today, and I asked questions about what you told me
by email.
First,I already paid your tuition for Japanese conversation class and Chinese
class
which was $135.
Second, About Japanese culture class, you should go in computer to do
registration and add class on Aug 12th. You shold put your name on waiting list
by using
computer after Aug 12th.
I checked on computer last night, and I saw that there was no student in
Japanese culture class yet.
I asked to a stuff about why you cannot add this class with plenty seat.
Class is not canceled yet, but no student, so, with some reasons,
registration date is delayed.
Nobody is add class, but you should put your name on waiting list.
It doesn't make sense.
Anyway, you should add this class on Aug 12th, ok?
Go to keikochan's home or net cafe.
have a fun vacation
love rie
July 25, 2002 -
went to Japanese class. Had a party at Riechan home.
July 28, 2002 -
went with Junchan to Yao matsuri.
July 29, 2002 -
possibly went with Junchan to Nara.
7/29/02
はういさん、おひさしぶりです。
りえさんのともだちのMIO です。
Now Ⅰam going back to Japan since one week ago.
There are my parents in Tokyo, Ⅰcame to Tokyo from San Diego directly.
But Ⅰ will go to Osaka in this Wednesday and stay there till August 16.
My family`s hometown is Osaka. We have a house in Daitou city of Osaka
and my grandfather and mother are living there.
Do you konw? This city was RIE san`s former hometown.
Anyway are you enjoying Japan`s life?
Can you stand super hot & humid Japanese summer?
Ⅰalready miss San Diego`s comfortable weather even though
it`s only one week since Ⅰ went back to here.
So, while Ⅰ`m in Osaka and you stay in Nara,
Ⅰ hope we can see each other in Osaka or Nara.
ぜひあいましょう。おいしいにほんのレストランに
いっしょにいきませんか？
わたしのおおさかのいえと
はういさんがいるりえさんのいえとは
ちかくです。
Please give me a mail. Ⅰ`m looking forward to see you soon.
みお
July 30, 2002 -
went to party at Japanese language school. |
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