数年前からもう更新しないブログに載せた「バチャタエン福岡」の和訳が突然に日本からよく訪れられるようになっていることに気づいて、何かヒット映画の主題歌として使われているとかと思って検索したら「Youは何しに日本へ」というテレビ番組を見つけました。この番組にゲラの話があったのでしょうか。 （番組のサイトにSFのGuileが載せているんじゃないですか？！） まあ、理由が詳しくわからなくても、今のこのブログに載せてある和訳がいいですから、こっちの方を読んでいただければ嬉しいです。英語のメッセージの下に原物のページを再投稿します。 ちなみに、私は英語を教えに福岡へ行きました。四年間の日本生活の後帰国して、今年の夏でもう六年となります。信じられません！そして、その間に日本語がおかしくなってしまって、変なことを書いてすみません。（汗） I noticed that my translation of "Bachata en Fukuoka" on my old blog was getting a lot of hits from Japan and wondered why. Apparently it has something to do with the show "You wa Nani shi ni Nihon he" (Why did you come to Japan?). Maybe they talked about Juan …
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exist†trace — Lost in Helix
A super-belated Happy New Year, O Readers! ^_^; Below are the lyrics, romanization, and my English translation of this beautiful track from Vanguard - Of the Muses. At the very bottom is a translation of part of a miko blog entry where she talks about this song. ☆ Lost in Helix 水面に浮かぶ満月を 見上げる身体の無い意思よ 巡る周期をただ待ち焦がれ 何度天を仰いだだろう 月は満ち繰り返す 生と死を永遠に 私は今 再び生まれる …
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 5
To whoever is out there still reading this, a belated Happy Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, & Emperor's Birthday; Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, and Happy Any Other Holidays. To any new readers, here's the Table of Contents for the previous parts. ☆ May 31, 2003 Nippon Budōkan (Third Day) We did an interview for uv magazine immediately …
Quatrefoil Patterns from Scratch
I became interested in Arabic geometry and zilij around the same time that the "Moroccan trellis" type of quatrefoil pattern started showing up everywhere. I've got a camera case, computer screen wipes box, and even a kitty litter mat with variations of this pattern on them. I'm both delighted by the availability of this design, …
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 4
May 25, 2003 Marine Messe Fukuoka Today's venue, what with its wide field and capacity of almost 9,000, made you feel as if you were in Yokohama Arena. The ceiling was high, and the uppermost portions, on which the spotlights were set, had rope ladders hanging from them. These were so long they created the …
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 3
The discussion about regret in this part reminded me of a meme a friend shared on social media recently. To paraphrase, it asked if you would rather go back to being 10 years old but with all the knowledge you currently possess, or wake up at age 45 but with a billion dollars in the …
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 2
Let's just get right to it, shall we? ☆ May 9-10, 2003, Nippon Budōkan (First & Second Days) This was Gackt's first time putting on a concert at the Nippon Budōkan since going solo. It would also be the first time there's a show at a large Tokyo venue just one week after the start …
exist†trace — Unforgive You
The song that most caught my attention on Twin Gate when I first listened to it was "Unforgive You." It's such a haunting track, and the specificity of the person described made me wonder who it was written for. Actually, I think that's how I came to find miko's blog, as she explains there exactly …
The Air Moon, Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 1
*Half a year late* Happy New Year, O Readers! ^o^; Time flies when you're finishing a Masters degree, and then would like to spend a couple weeks doing absolutely nothing, but you have to secure a job first, and deal with other Life things... Anyway, if you need a refresher on the story so far, …
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The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 0
It was a bit hard to keep my concentration up to get through this translation, but I'm trying to do like that one lady told Picard and "Never give up [my] music." (A gingerbread cookie to whoever gets the reference and can cite season & episode number. Ahaha...) It didn't help that I recently got …
Warped Frost 