Shakuyaku

(In a state of confusion...) Hear hear!

If somebody have the VLC instead of Media Player, like I have, I can give you instructions for getting the stream up.

Oh, I want one of those t-shirts! Or, actually, I want to be there and watch the jungyo, but sometimes life and duties gets in the way... *sighs* But I'm really pleased for everyone who gets the chance to see them, enjoy it a bit for me as well! (Sign of approval...)

Yes, you may chop my head off. But who do you think looks good within sumo? Who's the cutest, who's the most handsome, who's the most... manly looking? I don't know, go wild! (You are going off-topic...) I will start with adding a two cent in the form of... Honmasho! He's a real dish! B-)

No it's not! Where did you get that idea from?? Scots Gaelic is a from a completely different family of languages than English. I'm refering to SCOTS, not Gaelic, which my sister studies by the way.

They're Finnish Swedes. Swedish Finns are Finns living in Sweden. (Yes, I know English is in a sense sloppy in this regard and turns things around.) I think your interpretation of the English language is wrong here. If somebody called him/herself a "German American" (more likely with a hyphen), I'd invariably assume they're a German who emigrated to the US or an American of German descent, not the other way around, and I'm pretty sure I'd be correct in 99% of cases. That was my idea when using that way of phrasing it, as Asashosakari interpreted it. My knowledge of how these people are viewed in Finland is however a bit sketchy at best, so I won't argue the point further. My sexiest language? Hmm, I think my vote goes to Scots, I know, their official language is English, but whether you call it a dialect or not is much debated. I've never understood why French is supposed to be so sexy (I think they sound angry) and it's completely impossible to sound angry in Norweigan. And I don't understand the Danish spoken on the Northern Mainland, it's a mix with German, to which the country borders. Since I speak both language, I always feel like I'm tuning into the wrong language :-)

Finland Swedish is not exactly a dialect, but I think it's the closest definition you can use. Sometimes it's hard to explain, because it's not a Finnish Person speaking Swedish. It's a Swedish Finn speaking Swedish. Does that make any sense to you guys? :) If you hear a Finn speaking Swedish it's much harder syllables and less melodical. A better explaination might be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Peopl...-speaking_Finns and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish-speaking_Finns Here is also an example of a person speaking Finland Swedish

Rest in peace, oyakata-sama. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotozakura_Masakatsu

Amen - how else could you explain soccer? Hear hear (Laughing...) But getting back to the point, I just finished reading the book, and yes, it will not something they can make a movie for children off. Right now I'm dying to discuss the book, but noone else has finished reading it (Shaking head...) I started reading HP after my mom was given the first book by some british co-workers. She has never studied english but was suddenly thrown into a higher position at her work where she simply had to be able to communicate abroad. Thank god Swedish television doesn't dub (Shaking head...) But, she needed to expand her vocabulary and therefor some thoughtful people gave her that book, saying that the language difficulty would increase with each book. And, she loves the books. Her best comment about it was "so THIS is why you girls read these kinds of books!" (aka fantasy and sci-fi)

http://www.banzuke.com they have videos up under "Sumo Videos", they are up in resonable time after the matches are concluded and you can watch when you have the time (and are awake (Weeping...) )

at least you get to see one matchup :) I'm also looking like crazy for videos right now...

OMG!!! That's how I started watching sumo! From these broadcasts.... Oh, I'm feeling nostalgic :) (I am not worthy...) thank you so much for putting them up.

I heard something very true about obesity the other day... "Everybody seeks comfort in food, if you look at yourself and think about it you will find a food that you simply have to have sometimes. It's a naturally thing. But with some people, they don't have the metabolism to handle the process of breaking down food in a fast enough pace. That's the persons that become overweight. So before you go putting yourself on some mighty high horses and say "that person became obese because he/she didn't controll their eating", think again. We rarely do ourselves." To some point I agree, comforting with food is something everybody does, to one extent or another. Chocolate seems to be the prefered drug amongst women ;-) But with kids... there has to be an adult saying "enough" and get that child some help. I might be the wrong person talking though, since I've been underweight my entire life.

The stream looks to me very good, and sure, a bit fragmented, but not as much as last time I watched.

(I am not worthy...) Thank you!!!

And here I was thinking it was just my computer that wasn't cooperating (I am not worthy...)

I found this article/interview in a Swedish newspaper today. I found it very fascinating, so I translated it. Sorry for some bad language, I've tried to translate as truthfully as possible, with 2-3 spots that I had to rewrite to make it sensible. If there is something you don't understand or if you have other questions, just give a shout out! ;-) And any grammatical changes are just as welcomed. ************************* He thinks like an Asian but he feels European When Seung-bog Cho today celebrates his 85th birthday he can look back at a dramatic life that mirrors most of last centurys history. The one who tells the story of Seung-bog Cho runs a risk of not being believed. Born in China by Corean parents exactly 85 years ago today, a student in Tokyo in the 1930s and during the Second World War, a scholarship student in the USA, thrown out of there during the Corean War, rescued to Oslo and from the to Sweden, where he in 1975 became the first Professor of Japanology (Nipponology) the country has ever had. But that doesn’t tell half the story. Behind every decade there is drama that reflects the centurys history. In the 19th century the Corean grandparents of Seung immigrated to Kando, a region near the Corean border in northern China, along with their extended family. They were peasants. Seung was born and brought up in a bordering country which he has carried with him his whole life. He spoke Corean with his parents, Chinese with his neighbours and Japanese (nothing else was allowed) at school. After the annexation of the Corean pennisula by Japan in 1910 the japanese control over the Corean colony in Kando increased, and when Japan eventually occupied the Northeastern China, the Cho family became Japanese instead of Chinese subjects. Was it there and then he became a linguist? -Yes, maybe it was. But I started with philosophy and it was first when I arrived in Sweden I became a linguist. Western philosophy interested me, Platon and Aristoteles and not to forget Medieval philosophy and the theology. I was searching for a counterbalance to all the Japanese influence, the Japanese control was very strong in all areas. When Seung was 17 years old he was granted a govermently scholarship and was sent from the protectorate Manchuguo to study at an elite collage in Tokyo and after that at the Imerpial University of Tokyo. Therefore during the war, between 1939 and 1945, Seung lived in Tokyo and could from the instituion’s lecture hall see the American planes that started showing up in 1943 and later began bombing the inner city of Tokyo. The neighbourhood where Seung lived was totally demolished in such an attack. In 1948 he was contacted by American missionaries and offered a position as teacher at a Bible school in Minneapolis. He accepted- since going back to China was not an option due to political reasons. -They were interested in me, Seung laughs, it wasn’t exactly mutual. The principal of the Bible school was mightly annoyed when the intended missionary was accepted into a doctorate program in Philosophy at State University of Minnesota. Then the Corean War began. One day after it’s outbreak on the 25th of June 1950 Seung participated in a student discussion, and held a critical speak about the USA’s involvement in the war. Hailed as a hero by the international peaceassociations and hunted by the authorities Seung was almost a year later placed on a plane heading for Seoul. Luckily the plane made a pit stop in Oslo, where Norweigan and Swedish peacefriends took him in. Seung stayed with the principal of the Oslo University for a month. Then he came to Sweden, greated by amongst others Andrea Andr

Happy belated birthday! (I am not worthy...)

These are the smartest things either one of them has said on this matter so far. I agree. Right after the injury, Bart sounded so angry and just wanted to get back as fast as possible. Seems like someone sat down with him and gave him the low-down on things.

You know, we all like to crack jokes about him, but to be honest, Iwakiyama has one of the most interesting faces I have ever seen in my life. I think I will do a painting. I haven't cracked any jokes but I know what you mean - he IS funny looking. I think it's obvious that I agree about his interesting face (see avatar). If you do a painting, I will be very pleased to see it. A bit ;-) He looks a bit like people who have cleft lip and/or palate. Almost lacking bonestructure for the nose, and I think I can see a bit of a scar on his right lip. Does anyone know if that is the case?

(Laughing...) Absolutely wonderful! I had some good laughs, and was surprised over how sweet people really look when they are smiling. Even when not the prettiest in the bunch (Laughing...)

Woho, go Fay! :-)

(Laughing...) Yey!!!

Well as a 27 year old Swedish woman I would advise staying away from Tokyo University. Well, it shouldn't be a problem, since I'm neither tall, blond or busty (Sign of approval...) And according to a rude spaniard, not pretty either :-P And thank you for all the wonderful advices :) I think I will have to check a vocabulary for some of the things you mentioned, but in all, I really want to see JAPAN, and not just Tokyo. And, even though the thought is very appeling, not only sumo wrestlers but some museums as well :) Hiroshima is definetivly a trip worth making, since I've read quite a bit about it. What people do to each other sometimes... (Sign of approval...)

I will go to Japan in the end of march-beginning of april, thanks to a friend who offered to board me in her student room while she's finishing off some reseach for her Ph.D. in micro biology in Tokyo. Which heyas are ok to go to when your nihong-skills don't reach much furter than "ganbatte!" "Yush!" "hakke-yoi" and "wakarimassssss" (yes, thank you Shogun) (Laughing...) And what other places are rekommended? (Laughing...)