Last O-bon
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I advise everyone to go to O-bons. I have been going to several local ones so far 4&1/2. I thought that yesterday's would be the last but it seems I may have to go to another. I seem to have been talked into going to the Gardena temple's next week. I heard that Gardena's has the largest group of attendance and of odori dancers than the others in LA.

I just heard of Obons in June yet I think I'll miss them after this last one. I admit it I may be addicted to o-bons. It seems almost wrong and unnatural to not go each week to another one. I will have to go to as many as I can next year. Now I know what to look for at each and their specialty foods. At least there is Nisei Week 「二世週間」coming up with it's end of the event dance.

Something I don't Get

I really don't get drinking. Many seem to want or need to drink to have fun. First I don't see the fun in it but to actually plan to drink to have fun makes no since. If you are going to a party or event that isn't fun itself? At a party isn't it more fun to dance and talk to others? When you are going out to eat isn't it more fun to taste new things, find places to visit again and interact with others? I know there is no reason to ask these questions but I was just thinking of this(and lost my journal again!)

Maybe this all comes from me wanting to be as smart as I can be at every moment. I know I never wanted to be drunk since that would me my brain functions would be inhibited. So I admit there are other reasons than not finding it fun that I don't drink. However I still don't see the reason.

Dancing Prisoners

Due to blog searching I've heard of prisoners doing organized dancing in the Philippines. I have found this entertaining,interesting and a bit scary. I'm not sure if just at that prison but it seems this is a mandatory activity. Is this idea just wrong or a great idea.

The youtube user who posted these videos is here

Something else I had but didn't know where to put.

何かが所を分からません。

「いま会いにゆきます」

いまあいにゆきます「今会いに行きます」

Hello all I just found this picture. So I wanted to share one of my favorite shows, I'm coming to meet you now 「今あいにゆきます」 This show was based on a book. There was also a movie made (using the same kid) but I haven't watched that yet. There is also a American remake being or planning to be made of the movie starting one of my favorite actors, Jennifer Gardner!