Hi, it is getting colder out there.
I guess I have a cold again because my throat hurts.
Yesterday, I got an email from my host mother in Canada. She told me that she sent me a package for Christmas! I am really glad and excited to see what is in it. I left there a year and half ago, but still we are emailing each othere sometime or talk on the MSN. I am really happy with having this kind of relationship with her. In her email, she always told me to go back to Canada, and I also want to visit her or my friends sometime but now I cannot afford it:( I think I am really lucky, happy that she thinks of me like her real daughter. I hope I can visit there sometime soon.
Also I got a message from Nicole, who is my best friend in Canada, on Facebook. She, once, came to Japan, a year ago or something and visited me which was really fun, fun memory. We went to same high school in Canada, well that was only for a year but we became really closer friends. She is very intelligent, kind, and .. FUNNY. She always makes me laugh, too much sometimes, but I really love her. So I have not seen her for a year or so, I guess it is time to see her again, lol. I really want to and I hope so.
Everytime they email me or talk to me, it reminds me about my life in Canada. I really miss all of them, I am trying to save my money and go visit there sometime soon, but it is kind of difficult to do because I am living by myself so that means I cannot spend money however I want. At least, I am TRYING.
Well, this is all about for today's blog. Thanks.
Asami*
2007年11月27日火曜日
2007年11月20日火曜日
In a dangerous situation*
I read the letter on the Japan Times website. So I will talk about this letter for today's blog.
In this letter, "Alone at a time of danger", she is talking about the recent dangerous events for women, and regarding this, she is complaining about that people really do nothing even they hear for the help or see that a person who is in a danger, so that means no one is going to help you or do anything if you were in a dangerous situation - which is really scary.
To make the readers to think like that or believe her, she is bringing two examples which is actually happened in Japan recently, and also stating that what people who were there have done, for those victims: NOTHING.
Also she is asking readers two questions that she already has the answer. Then, she is ending up this letter with a kind of harsh personal opinion, emotionally. It seems like she is warning women to be careful or even do not think like that they can wait for someone to help you as she said at the end, because the events happened actually, and it is not only one time - people did not do anything although they actually heard or saw a person who is in a danger.
In this letter, "Alone at a time of danger", she is talking about the recent dangerous events for women, and regarding this, she is complaining about that people really do nothing even they hear for the help or see that a person who is in a danger, so that means no one is going to help you or do anything if you were in a dangerous situation - which is really scary.
To make the readers to think like that or believe her, she is bringing two examples which is actually happened in Japan recently, and also stating that what people who were there have done, for those victims: NOTHING.
Also she is asking readers two questions that she already has the answer. Then, she is ending up this letter with a kind of harsh personal opinion, emotionally. It seems like she is warning women to be careful or even do not think like that they can wait for someone to help you as she said at the end, because the events happened actually, and it is not only one time - people did not do anything although they actually heard or saw a person who is in a danger.
2007年11月13日火曜日
New system - for immigration procedure*
About the new immigration procedure system; getting foreigners to be fingerprinted and photographed every time they enter Japan. This is for preventing from the international terrorists. Kevin Rafferty claimed, in the article "Not so welcome to Japan any longer", it is not a good idea. He considered this as discriminatory and even if they do that, it is not easy to identify between fingerprints and terrorists. Basically this system is considered to be useless.
If people think it helps preventing from the terrorists, then they can try. It might help, but it is considered to be not that effective. Also it just sounds impossible that immigration bureau has to take a lot of fingerprints for a year, moreover, those terrorists are smart - Michael G. Driver claims that in "Smart terrorists won't be stopped". Plus, the foreign visitors will feel unwelcome. It does not seem to be a good idea.
2007年11月6日火曜日
Response to the issue*
Good morning.
For today's blog, this is my own response to the issue, about discrimination in Japan. Regarding this issue, there is an article "Which minority groups face the worst discrimination in Japan" and also "Ebb and flow of discrimination". Both of them are on the Japan times and there are some opinions / experiences on those articles.
At first, about the second article I mentioned above, I really surprised about what the author experienced. It was unbelievable for me but as long as he said like that, it might be true. So, I agree, this might depend on the places as the author of second article said at the beginning because I am pretty sure that there is no that kind of discrimination at my hometown or around me.
By reading the opinions / experiences on those articles, I think there are two types of discrimination, one would be discrimination by saying some bad things about people and another one would be by actually doing some acts to them.
I have heard about that Chinese people are discriminated against but I do not know why people are saying bad things about them. I wonder if those people actually know about them or not. I think this can be the one which is discriminated the most by saying some things. However, personally, the discrimination against the handicapped people is much worse. As some people said on the first article, it is true that those people are having a lot of difficulties at many situations such as getting jobs. It is true that they might have a little bit less ability than normal people but it is wrong that they are discriminated against because of that. I definitely think we need to make our society more comfortable for them by reviewing the way of thinking or attitude toward them.
Thank you*.. :)
For today's blog, this is my own response to the issue, about discrimination in Japan. Regarding this issue, there is an article "Which minority groups face the worst discrimination in Japan" and also "Ebb and flow of discrimination". Both of them are on the Japan times and there are some opinions / experiences on those articles.
At first, about the second article I mentioned above, I really surprised about what the author experienced. It was unbelievable for me but as long as he said like that, it might be true. So, I agree, this might depend on the places as the author of second article said at the beginning because I am pretty sure that there is no that kind of discrimination at my hometown or around me.
By reading the opinions / experiences on those articles, I think there are two types of discrimination, one would be discrimination by saying some bad things about people and another one would be by actually doing some acts to them.
I have heard about that Chinese people are discriminated against but I do not know why people are saying bad things about them. I wonder if those people actually know about them or not. I think this can be the one which is discriminated the most by saying some things. However, personally, the discrimination against the handicapped people is much worse. As some people said on the first article, it is true that those people are having a lot of difficulties at many situations such as getting jobs. It is true that they might have a little bit less ability than normal people but it is wrong that they are discriminated against because of that. I definitely think we need to make our society more comfortable for them by reviewing the way of thinking or attitude toward them.
Thank you*.. :)
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