<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582</id><updated>2011-07-08T08:08:20.360+09:00</updated><title type='text'>the tinou's around-the-world adventure</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog about travel as a way of life...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>185</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5163878574775428400</id><published>2009-02-01T11:51:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-02-01T11:53:17.234+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Redirection</title><content type='html'>Mon blog continue, mais a cette adresse --&gt; http://tinou81.wordpress.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je prefere tout regrouper sous une seule adresse, et autant choisir l'interface qui a le plus de fonctionnalites, ce qui n'est pas le cas de blogger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you there!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5163878574775428400?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5163878574775428400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5163878574775428400' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5163878574775428400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5163878574775428400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2009/02/redirection.html' title='Redirection'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3705050750719611495</id><published>2009-01-18T02:09:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T02:49:53.466+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Ce que je fais recemment...</title><content type='html'>Pas grand chose, j'essaye de planifier un ou deux voyages (courts) avec Masahiko, pour le printemps. Ou toute autre personne desireuse de nous accompagner... Il a fait pas trop moche cette semaine, mais comme d'habitude, je l'ai passe sur mon siege de bureau. Pas de news interessantes cette semaine... &lt;a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123203141085085709.html"&gt;Sanyo&lt;/a&gt;, Fuji Heavy et d'autres continuent d'annoncer des resultats en berne, Aso vient de perdre un de ses importants piliers en la personne de Watanabe Yoshimi, qui quitte le PLD pour cause de divergence avec la politique de soutien au pouvoir d'achat du Premier Ministre : celui souhaite donner environ 12000 yens par personne d'ici a avril 2009, une prime soi-disant pour soutenir la consommation et le pouvoir d'achat... Mais franchement je trouve ca ridicule, c'est vraiment un coup dans l'eau, et c'est certainement pas ca qui va aider ceux qui sont le plus dans le besoin. Une mesure bien populiste a l'approche d'elections legislatives decisives (au plus tard septembre prochain) pour le PLD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cote geographie, il se trouve qu'il y a eu un puissant seisme au large du Kamchatka et des Iles Kouriles, suffisamment puissant pour que le nom de Yuzhno-Kurilsk, la bourgade qui sert de "capitale" a l'Ile de Kunashir, tres proche du Japon, sorte dans les news. Ci-dessous c'est une vue de la capitale du Kamchatka (j'arrete pas de charrier mes collegues la dessus, ils sont pas tres forts en geographie), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, qui est dominee par le Klyuchevskaya Sopka, 4750 metres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090116/capt.photo_1232047798325-1-0.jpg?x=400&amp;amp;y=299&amp;amp;q=85&amp;amp;sig=Q4EaS42KCObuDyeBuWa9Qw--"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090116/capt.photo_1232047798325-1-0.jpg?x=400&amp;amp;y=299&amp;amp;q=85&amp;amp;sig=Q4EaS42KCObuDyeBuWa9Qw--" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bref, les films recents que j'ai vu : &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032856/"&gt;La Visite de la Fanfare&lt;/a&gt; (super), Persepolis (super), la personne aux 2 personnes (bof, aurait gagne a etre un peu plus long), Disco (nul), la Doublure (re-bof). J'essaye de rattraper un peu le retard que j'ai dans les films francais, qui ne sortent pas tous ici loin de la, mais on dirait que je ne loupe rien. Les films hollywoodiens commencent a me sortir par les trous de nez (et moi je fais partie des sceptiques quand je vois que &lt;a href="http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3WNETpX2Jd0"&gt;Watchmen debarque au cinema&lt;/a&gt; : 300 c'est une chose, Watchmen une autre... j'ai franchement tres peur), les films "de realisateurs" aussi : Quelle deception que le Che de Soderbergh! Les films japonais... en ce moment il n'y a pas grand chose d'interessant, peut etre ce film &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038684/"&gt;私は貝になりたい－Watashi wa kai ni naritai&lt;/a&gt;, qui parle du jugement des ex-militaires au sortir de la guerre. Bref, si des gens ont des idees de films a me proposer, je suis preneur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qR94MmXTL.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 500px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qR94MmXTL.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Les series ont repris aussi, et notamment 24 qui entame une nouvelle saison. Pas tres convaincu par les 4 premiers episodes, meme si heureusement Bill Bucchanan avec sa classe legendaire est toujours la.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3705050750719611495?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3705050750719611495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3705050750719611495' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3705050750719611495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3705050750719611495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2009/01/ce-que-je-fais-recemment.html' title='Ce que je fais recemment...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5589065812890081488</id><published>2009-01-12T13:07:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T21:40:50.890+09:00</updated><title type='text'>La crise au Japon</title><content type='html'>De maniere generale, je suis un peu insensible a l'argument commercial du "c'est la crise". Ah bon? Ca veut dire qu'avant c'etait pas la crise, tout allait bien? Pourtant les annonces de restructurations dans les grandes entreprises n'ont pas commence en septembre 2008... Je suis un peu blase car je suis ne dans les annees 80, et ca n'a jamais ete "pas la crise". Alors mon patron a certainement vecu la periode de forte croissance des annees 60-70. Mais pas moi. Donc pour moi maintenant c'est comme avant, c'est comme en 2004, 2000, 1997, 1993, 1988, 1982... Pour nous les "jeunes", vraiment ca ne nous fait rien. Les vieux semblent vraiment craindre cette conjoncture, et pour cause, ils ont connus mieux! Mais pour moi, ca ne me fait absolument rien, franchement c'est comme en France les decus de Sarko, on les dirait nostalgiques de l'epoque... Chirac. C'est vraiment avoir la memoire courte et de penser que tout allait bien avant. Personne ne se souvient des faillites, des licenciements, des crises liees aux technologies, au petrole... C'est le  quotidien du "jeune" de 27 ans que je suis. 27 ans que j'ai connu ca. Donc pardonnez-moi de vous le dire, mais moi tout ce cirque ne me fait absolument rien. Mon quotidien ne change pas et ne changera certainement pas. Faut dire aussi que nos parents et grands parents n'avaient qu'a se baisser pour trouver du travail, mais nous, on apprends depuis la maternelle a baisser notre ben, a envoyer 1000 CVs et lettres de motivations pour 1 reponse (negative). On a appris 4 langues quand les 68ards ont appris la leur  pour lire Tele 7 Jours... Eux ne sont pas pares a tout ca, nous on fait du damage control depuis que l'on est ne. Et c'est pareil au Japon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deux une d'octobre 1987, celles du Nikkei, editions du 20 au soir et du 21 au matin :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWrNPY5-hQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/Q1Le2MeFN5o/s1600-h/Cs-sobb-1987-Blacmandey-05-4-22.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWrNPY5-hQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/Q1Le2MeFN5o/s320/Cs-sobb-1987-Blacmandey-05-4-22.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290266376567424258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bref, au Japon, la crise est "sans precedent", notre societe tient le coup pour le moment et il se peut meme que a court terme on puisse en profiter en recuperant l'activite de plus grands groupes. Mais a long terme, on ressentira forcement un ralentissement. Ici c'est l'automobile qui semble faire figure de "driver" de tout ca, avec beaucoup d'entreprises plus ou moins grandes, plus ou moins liees a ce secteur qui s'alignent sur les dires de Toyota. On verra ce que ces derniers annoncent en mars pour l'annee fiscale 2009, mais comme d'habitude je vois mal Honda, Mazda, Suzuki partir sur des directions diametralement opposees. Et ce sera pareil dans l'electronique avec les annonces de Matsushita (Panasonic) pour 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La tele japonaise s'interesse donc aux SDF dont le nombre croit bien plus vite qu'en Europe car au Japon il est commun de dormir dans des habitations louees par l'entreprise pour ses employes, surtout les jeunes, les interimaires et les etrangers. Surtout ceux qui sont sur les chaines de production, mais pas seulement. Le licenciement de ces employes entrainent donc la mise a la porte de l'appartement, et trouver un logement au Japon n'est point chose aisee sans emploi, sans garant, et avec en general 6 mois de loyer a avancer pour emmenager, dont 4 voir 5 dont on ne reverra pas la couleur (cadeaux au proprietaire, frais d'agence, caution, etc.). C'est la soupe populaire qui fait la une des journaux televises ici, tandis que les quotidiens economiques sont pendus aux resultats de Toyota et autres grands groupes, des cours en chute, et du taux directeur aux Etats-Unis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'etait le premier post serieux du blog.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5589065812890081488?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5589065812890081488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5589065812890081488' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5589065812890081488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5589065812890081488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2009/01/la-crise-au-japon.html' title='La crise au Japon'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWrNPY5-hQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/Q1Le2MeFN5o/s72-c/Cs-sobb-1987-Blacmandey-05-4-22.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-4415434997360429770</id><published>2009-01-12T11:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T11:56:41.987+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Geeky 2008 (2): videogames</title><content type='html'>Je vais faire un bilan concernant uniquement les jeux sortis en 2008, comme ça ça restera court. Pour les jeux sortis strictement en 2008, je retiens donc :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Catégorie "croqué comme un sagouin" :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;GTA IV&lt;/b&gt; (X360) : parce que franchement, j'adore tout simplement allumer la console et rouler dans Manhattan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqpMDL7C2I/AAAAAAAAAG4/QJRLu1qCIbg/s1600-h/X360_ASIA_GTA4_Jacket.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqpMDL7C2I/AAAAAAAAAG4/QJRLu1qCIbg/s320/X360_ASIA_GTA4_Jacket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290226736778906466" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;- &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Lost Odyssey&lt;/span&gt; (X360): un J-RPG aux abords tres classiques, mais avec un scenario mature et de superbes textes tournant autour du theme de l'immortalite du romancier Kiyoshi Shigematsu. Les cinematiques du jeu sont exceptionnelles principalement grace aux acteurs, tres convaincants, et une maitrise du rythme exemplaire.&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;Gears of War 2&lt;/b&gt; (X360) : pour la surprise de découvrir qu'on pouvait vraiment faire encore beaucoup mieux que le premier, pour les décors à couper le souffle, les graphismes à tomber, l'épisme qui prend au corps quand on se planque (en insane surtout) et l'esprit nanar 80s dans les dialogues.&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;Mirror's Edge&lt;/b&gt; (X360) : pour la nouveauté, le culot, l'adrénaline, l'immersion incroyable que procure ce titre, et sa fraîcheur. Franchement courir n'a jamais été aussi bien retranscrit je trouve. Un coup de maître pour moi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Les "bons jeux" :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;Prince of Persia&lt;/b&gt; (X360) : j'ai tout de même adoré  l'ambiance graphique et sonore, très proche de Okami et de Wander &amp;amp; the Colossus à la foi. Ce jeu est quand même assez gracieux, immersif (The Vale!!!) au final, et je pense y rejouer fort volontier.&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;Tomb Raider Underworld&lt;/b&gt; (X360) : certains niveaux très immersifs (décors, musiques, level design), mais une maniabilité qui m'a rappelé les longues heures de frustrations quand je jouais au tout premier sur PC en 1996 (et qui reste le seul Tomb Raider auquel j'ai joué pour l'instant), qui souffre la comparaison avec Assassin's Creed par exemple.&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;b&gt;KOF 98 UM&lt;/b&gt; (PS2) : Simplement, je n'imaginais pas que j'allais avoir autant de fun sur le remix d'un vieux jeu culte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Les "déceptions" :&lt;/span&gt; franchement, aucune en fait.&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-4415434997360429770?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/4415434997360429770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=4415434997360429770' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4415434997360429770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4415434997360429770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2009/01/geeky-2008-2-videogames.html' title='Geeky 2008 (2): videogames'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqpMDL7C2I/AAAAAAAAAG4/QJRLu1qCIbg/s72-c/X360_ASIA_GTA4_Jacket.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5487046421738181708</id><published>2009-01-12T11:27:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T11:56:22.722+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Geeky 2008 (1): movies</title><content type='html'>Cette annee je ne suis vraiment pas alle beaucoup au cinema, peut etre une trentaine de films a tout casser. Par contre j'ai achete beaucoup de dvd, c'est souvent moins cher maintenant (genre 3000 yens les 3 films). Maintenant j'ai un ecran correct, donc j'en profite bien.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqvXZpq-OI/AAAAAAAAAHI/8DZ7j2CTHg8/s1600-h/thedarkknight7_large.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqvXZpq-OI/AAAAAAAAAHI/8DZ7j2CTHg8/s400/thedarkknight7_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290233528857589986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Je ne retiens donc qu'un film : &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Dark Knight&lt;/span&gt;, de Christopher Nolan. Parce que c'est un film de gangsters plus que de super heros (Batman est vraiment au second plan), et qu'il est suffisamment costaud (il ne dure pas 1h30 comme tout les films calibres) pour developper ses personnages, et le Joker en particulier, inoubliable. Autant j'aime bien Tim Burton en tant que realisateur de films (Big Fish en tete), autant son pseudo-univers gothique que tout le monde adule me saoule a un point inimaginable. J'etais de plus bien trop jeune (8 ans) au moment de la sortie de son Batman avec Jack Nicholson et &lt;s&gt;Julien Lepers&lt;/s&gt; Michael Keaton. C'est donc tout naturellement que j'ai adore le film de Nolan, bien dans son epoque, un peu obscur, un peu &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;film noir.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On verra pour 2009, mais l'annee a plutot mal commence avec le film de Scorcese sur le Che que j'ai trouve un peu mou du genou, en tout cas la premiere partie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La grosse deception 2008, c'est le &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Red Cliff&lt;/span&gt; de John Woo,boursoufle de demesure, gave de trop plein, obese et desequilibre. C'est "trop" de partout : les decors sont jolis, mais c'est du CG, les costumes sont superbes, mais bien peu d'acteurs arrivent a exister derriere. Le casting est impressionant (Tony Leung, Chang Chen, Takeshi Kaneshiro...), mais ils sont bien trop nombreux pour les apprecier. Le casting principal ne fait que regarder les longues et multiples scenes de batailles a 800 contre 800000, l'air de dire "c'est bien". Si vous aimez tout ce qui tourne autour du Sengokushi, et les batailles facon Dynasty Warrior (John Woo maitrise ces scenes la, c'est indeniable), alors foncez. Sinon pour les autres, vous trouverez ca tres long, trop riche, too much sur tout les plans. Et aussi sans doute, assez inaccessible si vous n'avez pas toutes les references en tete (genre qui est general de qui, etc.). Dans la version que j'ai vu, en VOSTJ, on a eu le droit avant le film a un mini speech de 10 minutes sur les forces en presence, le contexte historique, qui se bat sous l'egide de qui... en japonais, pour les Japonais donc. Donc ca veut dire que c'etait pas dans la version du film de base, destinee aux Chinois qui connaissent tout ca sur le bout des ongles. J'ai apprecie quelques moments de bravoure facon Dynasty Warrior, mais helas c'est bien maigre. Et le part II n'arrive que dans 6 mois, je ne crois pas que j'irai le voir... Et ca me fait vraiment du mal de dire ca d'un film de John Woo (encore que, Broken Arrow...)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5487046421738181708?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5487046421738181708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5487046421738181708' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5487046421738181708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5487046421738181708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2009/01/geeky-2008-1-movies.html' title='Geeky 2008 (1): movies'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SWqvXZpq-OI/AAAAAAAAAHI/8DZ7j2CTHg8/s72-c/thedarkknight7_large.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-313175991258483645</id><published>2008-12-24T20:09:00.009+09:00</published><updated>2008-12-25T08:14:32.738+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Geeky Christmas Holidays!</title><content type='html'>Mais pas exactement en vacances, en fait. Cet automne aura ete un automne silencieux de ma part puisque j'ai peu poste depuis &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/"&gt;le voyage dans les Kouriles&lt;/a&gt; au mois d'aout. Je revais d'un automne sportif, avec moult sorties randonee, voir meme de l'escalade et autre... Au Japon la meilleure saison tout le monde le sait, c'est l'automne, synonyme d'activite sportive et culturelle, et surtout grace aux nombreux jours de conges parsemant les 4 derniers mois de l'annee...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais non, en fait j'ai passe &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;tout&lt;/span&gt; (j'insiste sur le tout) mes week-ends a travailler mon japonais en vu de passer le JLPT 1 kyuu, test qui a eu lieu le 7 decembre et dont j'aurai les resultats en fevrier. Pourquoi tant d'acharnement? Juste la satisfaction personnelle de l'avoir, un peu pour me la peter car c'etait challengy pour moi et mon background ingenieur-non-linguiste. Pour montrer aussi que ce n'est pas une fin en soi, de parler japonais. Si je l'ai, je me donne l'ultimatum de quitter le pays dans les 18 mois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SVJbdPoA1EI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0e7hvo-5HKM/s1600-h/hdscreen.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SVJbdPoA1EI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0e7hvo-5HKM/s320/hdscreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283385870827705410" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bref, du coup maintenant il fait trop froid, alors je me replie strategiquement vers le salon et la console, et j'ai depense pas mal (beaucoup meme) de mes economies dans des appareils de geek. Notamment un &lt;a href="http://www.samsung.com/jp/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersperipherals&amp;amp;type=monitors&amp;amp;subtype=lcd&amp;amp;model_cd=LS24TWHSUVRXJ"&gt;ecran LCD 24 pouces&lt;/a&gt;. Pour &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;bien&lt;/span&gt; moins cher qu'une TV HD (puisqu'il n'y a pas de tuner), je peux maintenant jouer a ma Xbox 360 avec une vision convenable, c'est dingue comment ca change la vie. Et des jeux, ca j'en ai fait ces 3 dernieres semaines, j'en reparlerai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le deuxieme gros plaisir que je me suis fait, c'est &lt;a href="http://www.acer.co.jp/products/notebook/as8930-6930/lineup.html"&gt;un nouvel ordinateur portable&lt;/a&gt;, car l'ancien avec ses 4 ans d'age et ses 256 Mo SDRAM accusait vraiment le coup. Je suis passe de IBM a Acer, mais j'ai une bete de competition a 2 Go de DDRAM2, un ecran 16/9 - lecteur BluRay -, un processeur a 2.26 GHz, et une carte video pas mauvaise non plus bien que je ne vais certainement pas l'exploiter a fond vu que je ne joue pas sur mon ordinateur : une GeForce 9600 GT. J'ai aussi 320 Go de disque dur, ce qui est le monde a l'envers par rapport a ma precedente configuration qui n'en avait que 20...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;D'accord, c'est pas le Perou et clairement pas la meilleure configuration possible du marche, mais je l'ai eu a un prix attractif  (un peu plus de 1000 euros), et pour ce que j'en fais, cela me suffit largement. Je suis par contre pieds et poings lies par Vista, mais bon, en fait ce n'est pas si mal. Les effets pyrotechniques (genre "touche Windows+tab") ne m'impressionnent guere, cependant. Je veux dire, je suis pas assez grand public pour apprecier. C'est ca aussi, l'insolence.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-313175991258483645?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/313175991258483645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=313175991258483645' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/313175991258483645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/313175991258483645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/12/geeky-christmas-holidays.html' title='Geeky Christmas Holidays!'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SVJbdPoA1EI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0e7hvo-5HKM/s72-c/hdscreen.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1305522662652848597</id><published>2008-12-20T14:44:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T15:00:01.704+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Lever matinal pour shopping</title><content type='html'>Ce soir j'ai une soiree 貸切 a Roppongi Hills, avec une quarantaine de personnes. L'occasion pour moi de rencontrer des nouvelles personnes. Et essayer de faire bonne impression. J'ai donc voulu acheter une veste qui fasse un peu "veste de ville", histoire de pas me ramener avec mes vestes outdoor The North Face ou autre...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manque de bol, les quelques magasins de Ginza ou je me suis risque ce matin n'avait pas vraiment de trucs a mon gout, et les quelques modeles qui m'allaient au niveau des epaules avaient des manches bien trop courtes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ne parlons pas des prix, dispendieux. Je prefere m'acheter un billet d'avion pour la Tasmanie, a ce prix la. Ou un ecran LCD 24 pouces ou autres trucs de geeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je vais y aller en jean, ca va etre super. Au moins je ne me mens pas a moi meme en me cachant derriere des fioritures pour faire semblant. Parait que beaucoup de filles regardent en premier l'usure des chaussures avant de decider si tu es assez riche pour etre leur ami. Ca tombe bien, &lt;a href="http://item.rakuten.co.jp/apolloplus/wg1416/"&gt;les miennes&lt;/a&gt; sont neuves.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1305522662652848597?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1305522662652848597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1305522662652848597' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1305522662652848597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1305522662652848597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/12/ce-soir-jai-une-soiree-roppongi-hills.html' title='Lever matinal pour shopping'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5927521760707275316</id><published>2008-12-16T23:55:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T00:07:18.634+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Pour les geeks de geographie</title><content type='html'>Bon ca y est j'ai plus ou moins fini de creer mes petits recits sur les Iles Kouriles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vous trouverez tout ici : &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://tinou81.wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici un recapitulatif des livraisons :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/iles-kouriles-vers-le-nord-et-yuzhno-sakhalinsk/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Vers le nord et Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/iles-kouriles-en-mer-d%e2%80%99okhostk-kunashir-et-shikotan/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - En Mer d’Okhostk, Kunashir et Shikotan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/iles-kouriles-debarquement-a-iturup/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Debarquement a Iturup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/iles-kouriles-ascencion-du-mont-baransky/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Ascension du Mont Baransky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/iles-kouriles-de-kurilsk-a-la-baie-d%e2%80%99odesskiy/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - De Kurilsk a la Baie d'Odesskiy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/iles-kouriles-en-foret-vers-lesozavodskiy/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - En foret vers Kamui-kotan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/iles-kouriles-approche-de-la-baie-de-lvinaya-past/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Approche de la Baie de Lvinaya Past&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/iles-kouriles-le-mont-atsonupuri/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Le Mont Atsonupuri (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/iles-kouriles-le-mont-atsonupuri-2/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Le Mont Atsonupuri (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/iles-kouriles-retour-vers-la-civilisation/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Retour vers la civilisation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/iles-kouriles-kurilsk-et-ses-environs/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Kurilsk et ses environs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/iles-kouriles-retour-dans-la-nature-de-sakhaline/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Retour dans la nature de Sakhaline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/iles-kouriles-yuzhno-sakhalinsk-korsakov-et-fin-de-bourlingue/" target="_blank"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Korsakov et fin de bourlingue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour les derniers posts, voici quelques photos :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kurilsk, village principal de l'ile de Iturup :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0023.jpg?w=450&amp;amp;h=299" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La nature de Sakhaline : ca ressemble a la Finlande!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0144.jpg?w=450&amp;amp;h=299" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0218.jpg?w=450&amp;amp;h=299" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0239.jpg?w=450&amp;amp;h=299" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un saumon remontant la riviere :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_02671.jpg?w=450&amp;amp;h=299" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, une ville tranquille de l'extreme orient russe :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0290.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0391.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le batiment de la Prefecture de Toyohara (nom de Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk a l'epoque ou elle etait japonaise) :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sak1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0403.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La nature aux portes de la ville, un peu comme a Sapporo :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0358.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Korsakov :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0496.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0487.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plein sud vers le Japon :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dsc_0513.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je ferai un bilan global quand j'aurai eu le temps de reflechir un peu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Themes/LOTR/images/icons/modify_inline.gif" alt="" id="modify_button_143428" style="cursor: pointer; display: none;" onclick="modify_msg('143428', '57644c3513cb8f5e6ed94fce9a886995')" align="right" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5927521760707275316?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5927521760707275316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5927521760707275316' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5927521760707275316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5927521760707275316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/12/vous-trouverez-tout-ici-httptinou81.html' title='Pour les geeks de geographie'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1273481795539249834</id><published>2008-09-26T22:37:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-09-26T22:44:58.806+09:00</updated><title type='text'>En direct du Mont Atsonupuri</title><content type='html'>Un titre vraiment nul, et en plus je ne suis plus en direct de la bas... Dommage.&lt;br /&gt;Juste un mot pour dire :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- j'ai eu de la visite ces deux dernieres semaines, et j'ai ete pas mal occupe a sortir un peu partout . De ce fait, il se pourrait que je recommence a raconter un peu des trucs sur le Japon, quelques jardins de Tokyo que j'ai decouvert avec Masahiko dimanche dernier, et puis ma deuxieme visite de Matsushima, pres de Sendai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En attendant, je suis toujours dans mes recits des Iles Kouriles. Voici le Mont Atsonupuri :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/25.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://tinou81.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/25.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Il est beau non? Je suis reste une petite semaine a bivouaquer pres d'un des symboles de Iturup, une semaine ou j'ai fait plein de choses : vous pouvez trouvez la suite &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com"&gt;ici&lt;/a&gt;. Et plus precisement, par rapport a mon dernier post :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/iles-kouriles-de-kurilsk-a-la-baie-d%e2%80%99odesskiy/"&gt;De Kurilsk a la Baie d'Odesskiy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/iles-kouriles-en-foret-vers-lesozavodskiy/"&gt;En foret vers Kamui-kotan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;++&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1273481795539249834?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1273481795539249834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1273481795539249834' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1273481795539249834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1273481795539249834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/09/en-direct-du-mont-atsonupuri.html' title='En direct du Mont Atsonupuri'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5081705104466046262</id><published>2008-09-19T23:36:00.006+09:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T23:51:08.324+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Iles Kouriles : la suite</title><content type='html'>Pour les lecteurs que cela interesse (merci a tous pour vos commentaires la derniere fois!), voici la suite de mes peregrinations sur Iturup :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/iles-kouriles-debarquement-a-iturup/"&gt;Dans ce post c'est l'arrivee a Iturup, plus balade dans les fumerolles autour du Mont Baransky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/iles-kouriles-ascencion-du-mont-baransky/ "&gt;Ici c'est l'ascension du volcan a proprement parler &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vous verrez que j'ai un peu change la presentation, car cette page d'accueil "liste" commencait vraiment a m'ennuyer (vous pouvez toujours y acceder si ca vous manque, suffit de regarder en haut a droite sur le blog). Peut etre aussi qu'ainsi, mon site est syndicable RSSement parlant plus facilement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je devrais continuer a poster dans le courant du week-end. Je pense que les recits suivants seront plus interessants. C'est ce que j'avais prefere dans tout le trip...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sinon ben quelles sont les nouvelles? Week-end de 4 jours, un typhon. J'ai loue des films du coup. Puis faut preparer aussi l'examen de japonais de decembre.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5081705104466046262?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5081705104466046262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5081705104466046262' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5081705104466046262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5081705104466046262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/09/iles-kouriles-la-suite.html' title='Iles Kouriles : la suite'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7780020822411066733</id><published>2008-09-09T01:49:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T01:58:36.379+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Alors c'était comment?</title><content type='html'>Pour ceux que ca interesse, voici les deux premiers recits de mon voyage dans les Iles Kouriles :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/iles-kouriles-vers-le-nord-et-yuzhno-sakhalinsk/" rel="bookmark"&gt;Iles Kouriles - Vers le nord et Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/iles-kouriles-en-mer-d%e2%80%99okhostk-kunashir-et-shikotan/" rel="bookmark"&gt;Iles Kouriles - En Mer d’Okhostk, Kunashir et Shikotan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon il est pas dit que ce soit le truc final final. Il y aura sans doute des corrections et precisions que j'apporterai par la suite... Toujours redige sans accent, car pas le clavier pour.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7780020822411066733?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7780020822411066733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7780020822411066733' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7780020822411066733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7780020822411066733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/09/alors-ctait-comment.html' title='Alors c&apos;était comment?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8442037793645317099</id><published>2008-09-03T15:45:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2008-09-03T23:25:24.159+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Back from Iturup</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8421/kurilskvs8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8421/kurilskvs8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Je suis revenu ce matin meme de Iturup et Sakhaline. Un voyage fort interessant, dans une zone vraiment tres tres tres tres peu accessible. La paperasse russe, le visa, le permis special pour les Iles Kouriles, le permis special pour se deplacer d'un point A a un point B sur Iturup en empruntant telle route, le permis special pour longer telle baie en zodiac, le permis pour mobiliser un tank pour aller au pied d'un volcan, le &lt;del&gt;gros backshish &lt;/del&gt; permis pour esperer faire partie des elus qui peuvent monter dans le ferry pour le retour sur Sakhaline, etc. Une zone frontaliere tres sensible, ou la mode vestimentaire est uniformement le treillis de camouflage (avec differents coloris, toutefois).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les Iles Kouriles, c'est tres tres tres tres tres sauvage (aucune route n'est goudronnee, juste des petits camps de pecheurs sur les cotes), les locaux sont super sympa, la nature est extraordinaire (comme Hokkaido, une region qui partage des choses et avec des pays tropicaux, et avec des regions plus arctiques) et le saumon abondant. Ex le soir au camp :&lt;br /&gt;moi a Andrei : -on mange quoi ce soir?&lt;br /&gt;*Andrei (un forestier, un de nos guides) plonge les mains dans l'eau de la riviere et en ressort un gros saumon : -du saumon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai jamais mange autant de saumon de toute ma vie... et du &lt;a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9" target="_blank"&gt;khaviar&lt;/a&gt; au petit dej (ikra en russe, いくら en japonais).  Je crois d'ailleurs avoir avale autant de petits-dejeuners en trois semaines qu'en 3 ans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le sejour a ete constitue de moult randonnees, ballades, voyages en ferry, en zodiac, en tank, rencontres humaines et animales, de rigolades, de journees consecutives sans douche, de baroudage intensif dans les taillis (bien souvent, pas de sentier), de coups de stress aussi (euh... allait t-on vraiment pouvoir rentrer sur Sakhaline, ou passer l'hiver sur Iturup?).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour les gens que ca interesse, je ferais un compte rendu tres detaille avec photo dans les prochains jours. J'ai aussi le track GPS de tout notre parcours, integrable sous Google Earth avec toutes les photos (les photos de Iturup sur Google Earth vont passer de 50 a quelques milliers).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hier, apres une nuit a la belle etoile aux abords de &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakov_%28town%29" target="_blank"&gt;Korsakov&lt;/a&gt;, j'ai pris le ferry pour rentrer au Japon, a Wakkanai. Comme il y a 2 heures de decalages horaire, il n'etait finalement que 13 heures une fois a Wakkanai. De la, 5 heures de train pour rejoindre Sapporo. Mais pas eu le courage d'aller ecumer les bars de Susukino, pour voir si il y avait du nouveau... ecroule a l'hotel, je me suis leve aux aurores pour aller a l'aeroport. Avion a 7h30, arrivee 9 h a Tokyo - Haneda. Et voila, je suis chez moi...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fichtre boule, demain retour au boulot...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8442037793645317099?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8442037793645317099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8442037793645317099' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8442037793645317099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8442037793645317099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/09/back-from-iturup.html' title='Back from Iturup'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3874871904558323215</id><published>2008-08-05T20:58:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-08-06T07:42:40.634+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Tokyo &lt;--&gt; Wakkanai</title><content type='html'>Finalement dans mes posts en rapport avec mon voyage a Sakhaline et les Iles Kouriles, j'ai toujours parle du voyage a partir de Wakkanai, a l'extreme nord du Japon, la ou je prends le ferry pour Korsakov.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais avant cela, je devrais aussi rejoindre Wakkanai depuis Tokyo. Alors comment je fais? Pour des raisons de &lt;s&gt;budget&lt;/s&gt; flemme aigue, je ne m'en suis soucie que ce week end. Resultat, plus de place pour un Shinkansen Tokyo --&gt; Hachinohe, duquel je connecte pour Hakodate, Sapporo, puis Wakkanai. L'avion est 10000 yens plus cher en moyenne, et comme c'est Obon, c'est deja tout plein.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/27/35924670ol0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/27/35924670ol0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bref, je prends un Shinkansen la veille au soir jusqu'a Aomori. Aomori est tout au nord de Honshu, la derniere grande ville avant le detroit de Tsugaru. De la un j'ai un train de nuit qui part pour Sapporo a 22h30 environ, et arrive aux environ de 6h00 du matin dans la capitale de Hokkaido. 2 heures plus tard, je remonte dans un train pour Wakkanai, au nord du pays, ou j'arriverai a 13h18.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avec les pluies torentielles de ces derniers jours, le train me semble plus safe que l'avion. J'espere juste qu'un tremblement de terre ne compremettra pas mes correspondances. Le nord du Japon a ete pas mal secoue ces dernieres semaines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enfin, j'ai de la marche de manoeuvre puisque j'arriverai a Wakkanai 24 heures avant le depart. De quoi me laisser un peu le temps de souffler, planter ma tente dans le camping au dessus de la petite bourgade, voir eventuellement retourner au Soya-misaki, le point le plus au nord du Japon. J'ai deja visite tout ca et campe &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2004/07/15/hokkaidowakkanai-et-le-cap-soya/"&gt;dans la region&lt;/a&gt; quand j'etais etudiant a Hokkaido, mais bon, c'est pas comme si j'etais blase, cette region est tellement belle!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je crois que plus que tout, ces 7 derniers mois a Tokyo, sans partir nul part (a part une breve excursion a Jigoku-dani dans le Nagano-ken), sans faire trop grand chose de mes week-ends (en partie pour amortir ce dispendieux voyage) a part du GTA IV et du KOF 98 UM, et du cinema (le week end dernier je me suis fait un week-end special "comics": The Incredible Hulk et Batman - The Dark Knight), font que maintenant j'en peux plus. Enfin, dans une semaine, je serai dans le train en route pour ma destination. Qu'est ce qui m'attends la bas, j'ignore de le savoir.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3874871904558323215?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3874871904558323215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3874871904558323215' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3874871904558323215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3874871904558323215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/08/tokyo-wakkanai.html' title='Tokyo &lt;--&gt; Wakkanai'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5035315057926072687</id><published>2008-07-23T19:42:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T20:25:13.233+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Je compte les jours avant les vacances...</title><content type='html'>Vraiment juillet devient horrible en ce moment ici, avec une chaleur etouffante. Je checke tout les jours la meteo de ma destination de vacances, et les 15 degres C affiches me donnent envie. J-21. Ca semble vraiment tres loin encore. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je songe aussi serieusement partir dans le sud est de l'Australie en fevrier mars 2009. Mine de rien je me suis deja bien renseigne sur le voyage... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et si j'ai eu envie de blogguer aujourd'hui, c'est parce que j'ai lu le billet de l'excellent &lt;a href="http://falconhill.blogspot.com/2008/07/nuit-lyon-hiver-angela-aki-soupirs-hors.html"&gt;Falconhill&lt;/a&gt; et notamment la phrase : "on nait seul, on meurt seul, il faut apprendre à vivre seul". Qui m'amuse, car c'est ce que je repetais a mes collegues japonais il y a quelques semaines pour justifier mon celibat et ma vie de moine. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sinon je me suis mis a Heroes, c'est une serie vraiment sympa que je conseille a tous!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5035315057926072687?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5035315057926072687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5035315057926072687' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5035315057926072687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5035315057926072687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/07/je-compte-les-jours-avant-les-vacances.html' title='Je compte les jours avant les vacances...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-2712409434001836485</id><published>2008-07-08T07:58:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-07-08T08:05:33.865+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Toyako, ca ressemble a quoi?</title><content type='html'>Si vous vous demandez a quoi ressemble la region qui accueille le G8 en ce moment, je profite de l'occasion pour faire un peu de autopub. Allez voir le lien ci-dessous et vous trouverez des infos que je l'espere vous trouverez sympa sur cette region, notamment le volcan Usu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com/2004/06/24/hokkaidoexcursion-volcanique-autour-du-lac-toya/"&gt;Volcanisme non loin du lac Toya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-2712409434001836485?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/2712409434001836485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=2712409434001836485' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2712409434001836485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2712409434001836485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/07/toyako-ca-ressemble-quoi.html' title='Toyako, ca ressemble a quoi?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5853394806188706676</id><published>2008-06-26T20:45:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-06-26T20:54:00.372+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Expedition dans les Iles Kouriles/Trip to the Kuril Islands (2)</title><content type='html'>Et bien voila, j'ai enfin mon visa pour la Russie. Cet ete je le passe sur Sakhaline et les Iles Kouriles. Il ne manque plus que les autorisation pour les zones d'acces difficiles, cela devrait se decanter dans les prochains jours...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'excitation monte, dans un mois et demi le grand depart!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/772/rvisa2ny7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/772/rvisa2ny7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai aussi mes billets de ferry Wakkanai &lt;--&gt; Korsakov.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5853394806188706676?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5853394806188706676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5853394806188706676' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5853394806188706676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5853394806188706676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-post.html' title='Expedition dans les Iles Kouriles/Trip to the Kuril Islands (2)'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7989659096096065935</id><published>2008-06-10T20:12:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T20:35:11.333+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Beauferies Yahooistes</title><content type='html'>Un truc qui m'enerve franchement, mais je suis sur d'etre le seul dans ce cas la, et sur lequel je voulais ecrire depuis longtemps : le vocabulaire et la facon de parler dans les pages de Yahoo! (France) Sport.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors d'abord un peu de damage control et de remise en contexte :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- je n'estime pas avoir une orthographe parfaite, loin de la&lt;br /&gt;- je ne veux pas donner une lecon&lt;br /&gt;- ce qui va suivre est completement futile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voila, il m'arrive de consulter les pages de Yahoo! Sport en francais, typiquement le week-end quand je suis un peu les performances de club de foot que j'aime bien comme Strasbourg ou Grenoble. Et donc ils ont fait les choses bien sur Yahoo!, puisqu'a peu pres n'importe quel sportif (c'est valable pour tout les sports, meme le tennis) a le droit a une fiche detaillee et une bio express. Et c'est la ou je veux en venir, regardez :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SE5kJ43yDPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/E_zGbeLg7JU/s1600-h/Untitled+4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SE5kJ43yDPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/E_zGbeLg7JU/s400/Untitled+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210211939962195186" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voila, en fait pour les redacteurs de Yahoo! Sport, on est pas "né à", mais on est "né sur". Alors attendez hein! moi je me pose vraiment la question du pourquoi on dirait "né sur"... J'arrive a peu pres a imaginer l'idee que veut communiquer le redacteur, a savoir, "etre ne dans la region de", ou "pas loin de", la ou le "à" est plus precis. C'est comme ca que je le percois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moi qui ait rempli des fiches d'identite pour chaque professeur en debut d'annee scolaire. Et puis meme sur le passeport ou tout autre document officiel, on est bien "né à", et "pas sur". Si on dit "sur", ca veut bien evoquer l'idee qu'on est ne au dessus non? Genre dans une fine couche d'air a 30 pieds au dessus de la ville... Ou alors que le nouveau ne est tellement gros qu'il recouvre toute la ville ? Enfin je sais pas, pourquoi on dirait "naitre sur" ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attention j'affirme rien, s'il faut cette formulation avec "sur" est tout a fait correcte dans la langue francaise. Je ne dis pas le contraire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est juste que, en lisant cela sur une telle page je ne peux m'empecher de penser que le redacteur a un violent accent marseillais et parle comme "un gars du pays quoi", un "gars du sud". S'il faut c'est le nicois typique, avec la gomina, les cheveux courts, les Caterpillar, le petit cuir, et se parfume au Booster de Lacoste. Pour moi les gens qui disent "naitre sur", c'est un peu le lecteur de l'Equipe quoi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je sais c'est con...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7989659096096065935?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7989659096096065935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7989659096096065935' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7989659096096065935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7989659096096065935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/06/beauferies-yahooistes.html' title='Beauferies Yahooistes'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SE5kJ43yDPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/E_zGbeLg7JU/s72-c/Untitled+4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3595394250272065355</id><published>2008-06-10T19:59:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T20:06:58.049+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Saison des pluies</title><content type='html'>J'ai profite de ce que ma Xbox 360 etait au SAV pour refaire &lt;a href="http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/god-of-war.html"&gt;God of War&lt;/a&gt; en God Mode (Very Hard). Le jeu prend une toute autre physionomie et c'est juste mais TROP bon!!! La difficulté réside aussi à manager ses barres de santé et de magie, car souvent, très souvent, on entame des combats intenses avec très peu de vie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LE truc vraiment que j'ai trouve enoooooooorme, c'est a la fin du jeu : l'affrontement contre Ares!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- 1ere forme : il est pas tres tres dur, mais il peut aussi tuer tres tres rapidement. Ma recette arriver charge comme une mule au debut du combat avec une Rage of the Gods a balancer d'entree de jeu. Aussitot invoque, lache les Vagues d'Hades. Rappel : pendant la Rage of the Gods, la barre de magie ne descend pas quand on utilise les magies. Donc pendant la Rage of the Gods, on peut lacher 3 vagues d'Hades d'affilees. Entre chaque lachage, il faut mouliner comme un fou avec carre, carre (long), et faire du damage control. Une fois les 3 vagues d'Hades passees, je l'ai reinvoque encore une fois avec ma propre barre de magie cette fois, et toujours en continuant de taper comme un malade. Ares tape aussi, on perd tres vite de la sante, mais Ares lache aussi plein de vie et de magie quand il s'en prend plein la figure. Rapidement on arrive a la sequence finale et, inutile de dire qu'en prevision de ce qui suit, il faut en profiter pour se recharger. Je dirais que si vous n'avez pas une barre de magie aux 3/4 pleines a la fin de cette premiere phase, la suite me semble impossible. Aussi, si vous avez pas assez de magie, au moment ou il faut appuyer sur O pour achever Ares 1ere forme, TAPER LE COMME UN SOURD. Il relachera des pastilles bleues...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- 2eme formes : les clones de Kratos : la c'est juste mais ULTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!! Mouillage de pantalon devant un tel combat, un combat qui, en God Mode, est proprement INSANE! Le truc bien c'est qu'au debut du combat on a une Rage of the Gods pleine. Donc la d'entree de jeu, il faut faire le combo carre, carre (long) qui degage bien les cotes a la fin et envoit valdinguer les Kratos loin de la petite famille. En gros avec un peu d'habitude on arrive a arriver au moment ou la maison se detruit sans que la famille n'ait perdue de sante. Apres ca va tres vite. En 3-4 coups les clones peuvent serieusement entamer la vie de la famille aussi, la recette miracle c'est d'arreter les petits moulinets quand ca commence a vraiment aller tres mal pour eux et lacher &lt;b&gt;immediatement&lt;/b&gt; Rage of the Gods SUIVIE IMMEDIATEMENT DES VAGUES D'HADES SUIVIES IMMEDIATEMENT DE 3 POSEIDON'S RAGE. Au debut j'enchainais juste les Vagues d'Hades, une technique qui avait porte ses fruits en mode Hard, mais la, en Very Hard, non, ca ne marche pas. J'ai mis un bout de temps avant de realiser que Poseidon's Rage pouvait etre tres utile (et on peut l'invoquer de nombreuses fois pendant Rage of the Gods).&lt;br /&gt;Bref, donc la on est a un moment ou on a encore toute la barre de magie pleine (les precedentes magies n'ont rien consomme car invoquees pendant Rage of the Gods), la maison s'est envolee, et le sol a commencer a se derober. Une fois la derniere Poseidon's Rage finie, on redevient en mode normal, et la la barre de sante de la famille est dans un etat tres critique--&gt; je lache les VAGUES d'HADES avec ma propre magie et vais soigner ma famille --&gt; Comme il y a beaucoup de sante a leur transferer,&lt;b&gt; la jauge de Rage of the Gods augmente tres vite.&lt;/b&gt; Je recommence a taper comme un sourd autour de moi, envoyant valdinguer des vagues et des vagues de clones dans les profondeurs infernales, mais en me faisant aussi COPIEUSEMENT LAMINE. Puis vient la delivrance, enfin, la voix d'Athena resonne : 今こそ神の力を解き放つのです！！！ Soit en bon francais "Let the Rage of the Gods guide your blades", mais je vous jure, en japonais ca fait juste INFINIMENT PLUS CLASSE ! &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/classe.gif" alt="classe" border="0" /&gt; Et la donc vous avez compris, on repart pour un tour :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;belote : VAGUES D'HADES ; &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/classe.gif" alt="classe" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;rrrrebelotte : 3 POSEIDON'S RAGE d'affilees ; &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/classe.gif" alt="classe" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;et 10 de dèèèèèèèèr : VAGUES d'HADES (qui consomme ma propre magie). &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/classe.gif" alt="classe" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon les clones de Kratos a ce stade du jeu relache pas mal de pastille bleue en mourrant, donc typiquement ma barre de magie etait au 2/3 apres tout ca. &lt;b&gt;MAIS LA&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;attention!&lt;/b&gt; j'ai longtemps peche par orgueil croyant que le combat etait presque fini ALORS que en fait, mais PAS DU TOUT!!!  &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/peur.gif" alt="peur" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/peur.gif" alt="peur" border="0" /&gt; Et donc la typiquement, il faut faire rugir ses Blades of Chaos, bourriner du combo, ne pas perdre son temps a essayer de parer quoi que ce soit, et mouliner mouliner mouliner... C'est juste jouissif. Avec la magie restante on peut invoquer soit une VAGUE d'HADES, soit 2 POSEIDON'S RAGE, mais franchement... ne le faite pas trop tot car apres vous etes a poil, et croyez que c'est fini, alors que non. De plus, bobonne et fifille se font COPIEUSEMENT RAYER pendant ces joutes et passes d'armes monumentales... Et vous aussi, typiquement en 4 coups c'est fichu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Franchement j'ai peri moult fois, mais quelle joie aussi quand j'eu fais mordre la poussiere a tout ces clones... &lt;img src="http://www.potesnroll.com/Smileys/default/Jumpy.gif" alt="jumpy" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Ares 3eme forme : en un coup il peut t'abattre. Donc la pas le droit a l'erreur. Anticipation, opportunisme, chance... Voila.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai vraiment pris un panard fou!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3595394250272065355?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3595394250272065355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3595394250272065355' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3595394250272065355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3595394250272065355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/06/saison-des-pluies.html' title='Saison des pluies'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8805659891790565851</id><published>2008-05-18T10:42:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-05-18T10:52:47.045+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-LIxc4HMI/AAAAAAAAAEI/sHOKH98QuBs/s1600-h/film_jevaisbien.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-LIxc4HMI/AAAAAAAAAEI/sHOKH98QuBs/s320/film_jevaisbien.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201529077465881794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Boudiou... ce film m'a bouleverse. Je trouve ca trop fort, des sentiments extraordinnaires partages par des gens simples. Un documentaire sur la vie des gens. Au fond je suis content d'aimer ce film car ca me prouve que je deviens pas un vieux con et que j'ai encore le teen spirit. Car c'est vraiment LE film d'ado, ou plutot jeunes adultes par excellence, avec tout les attraits : musique, sentiments vie-de-merde, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forcement, dans les portraits depeints dans le film, on retrouve tous quelqu'un qu'on connait dans son propre entourage : ses parents, des amis jumeaux, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vraiment un film a voir.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8805659891790565851?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8805659891790565851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8805659891790565851' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8805659891790565851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8805659891790565851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/05/je-vais-bien-ne-ten-fais-pas.html' title='Je vais bien, ne t&apos;en fais pas'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-LIxc4HMI/AAAAAAAAAEI/sHOKH98QuBs/s72-c/film_jevaisbien.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6545168605742501147</id><published>2008-05-18T10:24:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T22:51:58.445+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Charlie Wilson's War</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-I1hc4HLI/AAAAAAAAAEA/v-Ai2UvhKKk/s1600-h/p03.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-I1hc4HLI/AAAAAAAAAEA/v-Ai2UvhKKk/s320/p03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201526547730144434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bon petit film sympa avec un Philip Seymour Hoffman exceptionnel en tout point. Une analyse (!) savoureuse de la politique etrangere des US... Un peu ose, mais d'un autre cote pas revolutionnaire... J'ai ete interesse par tout ce qui touche a la CIA dans le film, qui rejoint un peu ce que R. Baer decrit souvent dans ses livres... Coincidence. Les scenes sur le terrain en Afghanistan sont reussies. Dommage qu'il faille ce genre d'electrochoc aux politiciens pour qu'ils agissent. Et encore, Tom Hanks est peut-etre beaucoup moins cynique que ses contemporains dans le film.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans le cine on a eu droit a une bande annonce exclusive au Japon du dernier &lt;b&gt;Indiana Jones&lt;/b&gt;, le tout presente par Spielberg et Lucas cote a cote, essayant de bredouiller veinement quelques mots de japonais. Ca fait rire la salle ce genre de connerie...&lt;br /&gt;On a eu aussi un premier teaser du film live de &lt;b&gt;20th Century Boys&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et aussi le dernier John Woo, qui a l'air prometteur.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6545168605742501147?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6545168605742501147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6545168605742501147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6545168605742501147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6545168605742501147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/05/charlie-wilsons-war.html' title='Charlie Wilson&apos;s War'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/SC-I1hc4HLI/AAAAAAAAAEA/v-Ai2UvhKKk/s72-c/p03.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5179444793178320161</id><published>2008-05-15T20:57:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T07:35:23.106+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Joie et beaute : le post qui ne sert a rien</title><content type='html'>Pour faire plaisir a l'ami &lt;a href="http://falconhill.blogspot.com/"&gt;Falconhill&lt;/a&gt;, je reprends ce questionnaire beaute que, j'en suis sur, vous allez trouver passionnant! C'est pour faire une chaine comme on en trouve sur les blogs, et tout. C'est le spirit Web 2.0, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mon fond de teint&lt;/b&gt; : boue seche et sulfatee de Hokkaido. La classe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Un mascara&lt;/b&gt; : si quelqu'un peut me donner la definition de mascara...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Une crème de jour&lt;/b&gt; : hmm, la aussi j'avoues que je seche... C'est quoi une creme de jour? Quand j'etais petit je mettais de la Nivea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Une marque de produits&lt;/b&gt; : le rayon cosmetique du supermarche Daiei d'a cote de chez moi. C'est pas cher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ma marque fétiche de maquillage&lt;/b&gt; : sans rire on trouve plein de maquillage pour homme au Japon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Un produit must&lt;/b&gt; : un peigne, c'est utile pour se coiffer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mon &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;parfum &lt;/b&gt;: Calvin Klein Be. D'ailleurs ca coute etonnament bien moins cher au Japon qu'aux US ou en Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;            &lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mon magazine fétiche &lt;/b&gt;: National Geographic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tu pars sur une île déserte et tu emportes quoi (trois produits max, sans protection solaire ni rasoir)&lt;/b&gt; : un couteau, de l'eau et un chapeau.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;La femme que tu admires pour sa beauté&lt;/b&gt; : j'aime beaucoup Koyuki (que le public occidental connait a travers sa mediocre prestation dans The Last Samurai) parmi les celebrites locales. Sinon de maniere generale, je dirais Eva Green et Marie-Josee Croze.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;La femme dont tu envies le look&lt;/b&gt; : Linda Hamilton dans Terminator 2.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Je me damnerais pour&lt;/b&gt; : aller dans l'espace et voir la Terre a plusieurs milliers de kilometres d'altitude, aller en Antarctique, au Groenland et en Tchoukotka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Que signifie pour toi la féminité&lt;/b&gt; : je ne saurais trop definir la feminite... ni la masculinite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Un dernier mot &lt;/b&gt;: j'ai faim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ton adresse blog fashion/beauté préférée&lt;/b&gt; : je ne lis aucun blog de mode/fashion/beaute. J'en ai pas rien a faire, mais de la a lire un blog la-dessus...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5179444793178320161?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5179444793178320161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5179444793178320161' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5179444793178320161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5179444793178320161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/05/joie-et-beaute-le-post-qui-ne-sert-rien.html' title='Joie et beaute : le post qui ne sert a rien'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8615136601608802262</id><published>2008-05-03T20:44:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T20:51:44.220+09:00</updated><title type='text'>No Country for Old Men</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chantercine.com/lineup/img_photo/no.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px;" src="http://www.chantercine.com/lineup/img_photo/no.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Je ressors de No Country for Old Men la...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai beaucoup aime : l'histoire est pas tres originale, mais le cadre et les personnages font tout. Javier Bardem est vraiment monstrueux, et Josh Brolin tres classe. Tommy Lee Jones fidele a lui meme (c'est limite s'il etait pas sorti de son dernier film). La violence crue surprend pour un film des Freres Coen. Mais j'ai vraiment ete hypnotise par les premieres 40 minutes dans le desert, au fin fond du Nouveau Mexique (lieu de tournage d'apres le generique). Le silence, un peu de vie au milieu de nulle part...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fabuleux. Je regrette juste que le personnage de Woody Harrelson n'ai pas ete mieux exploite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais on a eu droit a enormement de bandes annonces avant le film, et notamment celle d'Into the Wild qui sort en septembre ici, soit presque un an apres les Etats-Unis. Monde injuste.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8615136601608802262?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8615136601608802262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8615136601608802262' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8615136601608802262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8615136601608802262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-country-for-old-men.html' title='No Country for Old Men'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5716633796523477139</id><published>2008-05-03T02:23:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T02:31:32.639+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Ya plus</title><content type='html'>C'est bete a dire, mais voila, il n'y a effectivement plus de beurre au Japon... Ca fait plus d'une semaine que je n'en trouve plus dans mon supermarche. Bon je sais c'est pas hyper fondamental comme remarque, mais la situation economique est quand meme bien bizarre en ce moment... Des pays qui voient les couts des aliments de base flamber, la ou nous on a plus de beurre parce que l'an dernier il y a eu surproduction de lait et pour tout un tas d'autres raisons aussi (difficultes de s'apprivoisionner depuis l'Australie ou les conditions meteo n'ont pas aide a une bonne production...).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mognavi.jp/image/food/00/00/98/4903050155989.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://mognavi.jp/image/food/00/00/98/4903050155989.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Au Japon les prix des produits laitiers ont sacrement augmente depuis 2 mois. Je le vois sur les etiquettes des yaourts, et des cafes au lait... Mais bon mis a part ca, on est encore semble t-il assez protege, malgre que l'on depende a 60% des importations.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5716633796523477139?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5716633796523477139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5716633796523477139' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5716633796523477139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5716633796523477139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/05/ya-plus.html' title='Ya plus'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-2775633651921643083</id><published>2008-04-08T23:31:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T23:49:25.500+09:00</updated><title type='text'>L'emprunte ecologique de la Flamme</title><content type='html'>Jusqu'a tres recemment, je croyais naivement que le relais de la Flamme Olympique etait un grand parcours presque continu sur tous les continents du monde, un long relais sur plusieurs dizaines de milliers de kilometres, avec evidemment des passages navires obliges par exemple pour rejoindre des pays comme le Japon. Bon j'etais peut etre tres naif, et surtout je ne m'etais jamais vraiment interesse a la question.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais la finalement j'ai appris que pour les JO 2008, et nul doute qu'il en fut de meme pour les precedentes editions, en fait la Flamme parcourt quelques kilometres portee par des coureurs, puis est embarquee dans un avion dans un autre pays ou elle est deballee, rallumee et de nouveau portee sur quelques kilometres. Ainsi celle de l'edition 2008 a en quelques jours visite la Grece, la Turquie, puis embarquement destination Londres, puis Paris. Puis San Francisco, et en fin de semaine, l'Argentine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai envie de dire, quel bilan carbone desastreux! Sans compter tout le monde qu'il faut deplacer a chaque fois... Bel exemple pour l'avenir. Et ce fanatisme absolu qui consiste a placer le sport comme valeur universelle, centrale et intemporelle, ne pas voir les JO comme un evenement politique. Et qui sert donc d'excuse egalement pour se complaire dans l'indecence ecologique citoyenne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et je ne parle meme pas des travaux de voiries qui ont du etre realisee pour emmener la Flamme au sommet de l'Everest. Une route jusqu'au camp de base, c'est je crois dans les projets chinois.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-2775633651921643083?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/2775633651921643083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=2775633651921643083' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2775633651921643083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2775633651921643083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/04/lemprunte-ecologique-de-la-flamme.html' title='L&apos;emprunte ecologique de la Flamme'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7176499842844213866</id><published>2008-03-09T00:33:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-03-09T00:42:22.420+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Jigokudani</title><content type='html'>Aujourd'hui journee warrior pour ma part sur les routes des montagnes japonaises, a travers le Gunma-Ken jusqu'aux confins nord du Nagano-ken, a la recherche du Jigokudani, la vallee de l'enfer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tout commence la veille en fait, ou a l'arrache entre midi et deux je previens mon ami Masahiko que demain c'est "on se sort in the snow", et qu'on doit organiser en 4eme vitesse, ce qui est extremement difficile en general avec les Japonais. Mais cessons les generalites car Masahiko, c'est THE man de la situation. Apres avoir checke les prix du train, un rapide calcul nous fait comprendre qu'en louant une voiture, on mettra peut etre plus longtemps pour y arriver, mais ca nous reviendra au moins deux fois moins cher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arriver ou? La aussi c'est the question. Ne connaissant pas trop cette lointaine contree qu'est la Prefecture de Nagano, je me suis fie a cette vieille legende de la vallee de Jigokudani, la Vallee des Enfers, abritant depuis des millenaires des petites creatures magiques aimant les bains chauds comme les humains.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sur ces bonnes paroles nous decidames de nous retrouver tot le matin dans un rentacar Nissan du nord de Tokyo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est ainsi que je me suis leve ce matin a 04:30 pour rejoindre Masahiko a Akabane. Voiture OK, CDs OK, GPS OK, c'est bon, en voiture Monique!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors les autoroutes au Japon... honnetement je commence a avoir un peu l'experience maintenant alors je resume :&lt;br /&gt;- c'est cher.&lt;br /&gt;- autour de la capitale il y a souvent des accidents et des bouchons, c'est vrai il faut pas le nier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Mais c'est tout hein! Le reste du temps et sur les grands axes, ca roule parfaitement bien comme dans beaucoup de pays dans le monde.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon bref apres pas mal de Full Accell Funky Beat, nous depassons la Prefecture de Saitama et nous enfoncons dans les montagnes de Gunma, puis celles de Nagano. Nous arrivons 3h30 plus tard (on a fait une pause petit dej ou nous avons pu deguster sans doute les meilleurs pains au chocolat du Japon) dans une petite bourgade reculee des environs nord de Nagano, pres de Shiga Kogen, ou nous decidons de faire un petit arret Kaitenzushi pour se mettre en condition avant d'affronter la terrible Vallee des Enfers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7298/72069156zc3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On est de suite dans l'ambiance japonaise que je prefere, celle de la campagne, avec beaucoup d'infrastructures a l'americaine tres pratiques, family restaurants, conbinis, etc. C'est la ou on se sent le plus libre, sans etre opresses par la ville, car les montagnes environnantes sont simplement magnifiques, on respire, les gens sont cools, on voit autre chose que des voitures et du concrete...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On rembarque ensuite direction Kanbayashi onsen 上林温泉, notre dernier lien de civilisation avant l'equipee commando dans la forest (ceux qui connaissent l'endroit comprendront combien tout ce post est ironique en fait).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aux abords de la piste qui s'enfonce dans la montagne, j'en profite pour vous montrer que le Japon est un pays melangeant tradition (les autels sacres) et modernite (le poteau electrique). Oui il y a du sarcasme dans ce que je dis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9451/72706512jc7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vous pouvez voir aussi qu'on ne deconne pas avec le sentier ni les alentours : la wildlife est protegee bordel! Je remballe donc mon M-16 tueur de Momonga (ecureuil volant) dont on nous a signale la presence dans les sous-bois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4061/53537932me5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le debut de notre progression se resume a la photo ci-dessous : du blanc, du glissant, du vert. Un endroit qui permet a l'ennemi toute sorte de camouflage, a nous d'ouvrir l'oeil, et le bon!.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6659/51392119bi3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est apres de longues heures de marche sous un temps clair mais frisquet, que Masahiko se fige devant moi en etat d'alerte : des traces animales au sol, certainement &lt;s&gt;le Migou&lt;/s&gt; un Shika (daim-biche-cerf-cheuvreuil-chamois-truc a cornes comme Bambi). Ya plus qu'a trouve la bouteille de Whisky qui va avec (reference ringarde mais je m'en fous),&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/535/27465597th7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le sentier sacre s'enfonce toujours de plus vers la vallee mysterieuse. Existe t-elle reellement? Est-ce un mythe? La reponse est peut etre a quelques encablures seulement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6610/23242274gx2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il est tombe combien de neige cette annee? Enfin une trace de civilisation...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/1526/24409590xn5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un etrange escalier s'enfonce encore plus dans la montagne, une etrange atmosphere commence a hanter les lieux...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7033/14vt1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4553/15zx9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plus tard, nous arrivons a une sorte de &lt;s&gt;monastere&lt;/s&gt; onsen perdu dans la montagne, &lt;s&gt;a la Batman Begins&lt;/s&gt;. C'est vraiment la folie, alors qu'on croyait avoir definitivement quitte la civilisation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le secret des lieux nous est enfin revele : les sources d'eau chaudes des environs ont ete adopte comme partie integrante du territoire d'une harde de Macaques japonais sauvages (&lt;i&gt;Macaca fuscata&lt;/i&gt;), et ce depuis des millenaires.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6379/10tx4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est leur onsen et ils nous le font bien comprendre en montrant qu'ils n'ont pas peur des humains. Pour nous le message est clair, c'est un no go direct pour la baignade (dommage, l'odeur de soufre commencait a me donner sacrement envie de piquer une tete). C'est marrant de voir ces singes completement en liberte (pas de barriere, pas de cage, rien, c'est THE nature), et vraiment tres peu farouches. Ci-dessous quelques photos (certains se laissent approcher de vraiment tres pres... les plus petits viennent grimper sur le bas des jambes...)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5070/37610897zn8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4519/16xj4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1019/11ww7.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8267/12ny4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9386/13yt6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les plus petits sont vraiment kawaii, et ceux qui prennent leur bain (je rappelle que l'eau est naturellement chaude) sont vraiment marrants. J'adore vraiment les singes, leur facon de bouger, leur grace dans les mouvements des bras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Vallee des Enfers portait effectivement bien son nom : des profondeurs bouillonnantes ou se baignent des petits diablotins rouges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fort de cette decouverte qui allait bouleverser notre vie, Masahiko et moi decidames de rebrousser chemin pour ne pas violer plus en amont ce territoire sacre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On pourra dire que la mission commando du jour aura ete un grand succes pour notre tandem de choc. Nous partons ensuite explorer les alentours du Kanbayashi Onsen. Il fait beau, on a le temps, l'endroit est joli... Que demander de plus?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4123/47304805uf3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7176499842844213866?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7176499842844213866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7176499842844213866' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7176499842844213866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7176499842844213866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/03/jigokudani.html' title='Jigokudani'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8900022709063448891</id><published>2008-02-26T19:42:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T19:52:42.172+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Coupe de l'Asie de l'Est</title><content type='html'>Bon je voulais attendre la fin de la competition pour vous en parler. Je savais les Chinois orgueilleux, ultra-nationalistes, violents, embrigades, gueulards et indisciplines, mais la ca depasse le ponpon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Chine a des problemes au football, comme vient de le prouver a cette honteuse edition de la Coupe de l'Asie de l'Est reunissant la Chine, le Japon, la République de Corée et la République populaire démocratique de Corée.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Chine, sur son terrain (le tournoi s'est tenu a Chongqing, ville du nord est fortement bombardee par les nippons pendant WWII) a enchaine les honteuses prestations et a encaisse :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- defaite 3-2 face a la Coree du Sud : 5 cartons jaunes (!) cote chinois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- defaite 1-0 face au Japon : 4 cartons jaunes (!) cote chinois. Huees des spectateurs, jets de bouteilles et autres projectiles sur la pelouse, joueurs nippons blesses (Yasuda, Endo). Messages du speaker dans le stade demandant aux Chinois de je cite "ne pas professer de mots grossiers". Heureusement a la fin les supporters chinois ont tourne leur vindicte contre le selectionneur de leur equipe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- victoire 3-1 face a la Coree du Nord, mais apres avoir encaisse 8 cartons jaunes et 2 rouges (!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- dans la version feminine de la competition, l'equipe feminine de Coree du sud s'est egalement plaint du comportement du capitaine de l'equipe feminine chinoise Li pour anti-jeu, fainte de blessure (entre autre).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) a donc justement sactionne la Chine a paye des amendes (genre 10000 dollars par ci, 5000 par la).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A quelques mois des JO, cela ne fait pas DU TOUT bonne impression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ci-dessous des liens pour vous recapitulez tout ca :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/sp_soccer_afp/fblasiaeaffjpnchnprotest_080223050806"&gt;Yahoo!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://jopekin2008.fr/jeux-olympliques-incroyable-violence-de-l-equipe-de-chine-de-football-durant-la-coupe-d-asie-4625.asp?1=1"&gt;Aujourd'hui la Chine (video croustillante)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/429040"&gt;Japan Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si vous ne devez en regardez qu'un, regardez &lt;a href="http://jopekin2008.aujourdhuilachine.com/jeux-olympliques-l-image-sportive-de-la-chine-ternie-lors-de-la-coupe-d-asie-de-l-est-de-football-4632.asp?1=1&amp;amp;IdBloc=1&amp;amp;IdVideo=&amp;amp;Commentaires="&gt;celui-ci&lt;/a&gt;. On y apprend que pour le match face au Japon, le selectionneur chinois avait je cite : "vait évoqué les bombardements japonais pendant la seconde Guerre mondiale pour galvaniser l'équipe avant le match."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mon avis est que l'equipe chinoise a un niveau tellement faible qu'ils font n'importe quoi pour gagner. La colere des fans envers leur entraineur le montre un peu. L'excuse du bombardement n'excuse pas tout, car les incidents se sont repetes contre la Coree du Sud et la Coree du Nord.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;bon sinon on aura aussi vu des belles choses :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- une belle finale Japon-Coree du Sud 1-1 cote homme.&lt;br /&gt;- une belle victoire 4-0 de l'equipe feminine de Coree du Nord face a la Coree du Sud&lt;br /&gt;- un match nul 1-1 face au Japon de l'equipe masculine de Coree du Nord (ouverture du score par la Coree du Nord).  - un match nul 1-1 face a la Coree du Sud de l'equipe masculine de Coree du Nord .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quel plus beau cadeau d'anniversaire (il est né le 16 février) pour le Cher Camarade Leader Kim Jong-Il que ces performances des Chollima!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cote homme, Les Guerriers Taegeuks (decodeur : la Coree du Sud) remportent la competition, malgre l'absence de nombreuses "stars" comme Park Chu-young  du FC Seoul ou Ko Ki des Chumman Dragons, blesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/080224_p34_koreamain.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/080224_p34_koreamain.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Il reste encore 1 match chez les feminines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En tout cas pour la prochaine fois, moi j'envoie Mark Landers cote Japon pour botter des culs chinois.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8900022709063448891?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8900022709063448891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8900022709063448891' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8900022709063448891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8900022709063448891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/coupe-de-lasie-de-lest.html' title='Coupe de l&apos;Asie de l&apos;Est'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3225594051908946542</id><published>2008-02-24T11:45:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-24T11:49:40.030+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Le Kiyomizu-dera</title><content type='html'>Le Kiyomizu-dera est un temple qui poutre. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai eu du mal a retenir 16 photos a vous montrer sans trahir sa superbe. Notez que c'est l'hiver et que la vegetation n'est donc pas au top de sa resplendissance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce lieu est en fait constitue d'une foultitude de temples bouddhistes, et c'est en fait un des plus celebres, si ce n'est LE plus celebre temple de Kyoto (meme si visuellement parlant, le Pavillon d'Or parle beaucoup plus aux gens, sans doute).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici quelques photos de l'entree, au sommet des escaliers. On y voit une pagode de trois etages sur la droite, et nombres de batiments adjacents. Le site est classe Patrimoine Mondial de l'Humanite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4743/30689856xc3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2974/49124658wn3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2745/85609118zm8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quand je me retourne, on peut avoir une bonne perspective sur Kyoto :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6919/97916242zq8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4427/64894576pt3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici des batiments qui ont ete fraichement repeints, semble t-il, au contraire de la pagode :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/715/84924764jb5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/2227/34598190sj9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Au loin, une autre petite pagode, perdue semble t-il dans la vegetation. Les flocons de neige et la lumiere du soleil simultanement rendent un peu bizarre cette photos. Les petits points blancs ne sont pas mes pellicules de head-bangers, mais bien la neige.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9610/47095720os0.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/539/18635701sb6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oui, il y avait foule, c'etait samedi en meme temps, et une multitude de langues etaient audibles, meme si les Chinois etaient comme d'habitude les plus bruyants. Je dirais 12 deciblels par Chinois en moyenne. Le temple est en fait celebre pour ses espaces de verandas-terrasses en bois, construites sur un haut echaffaud tout en bois lui aussi. On dit que celui qui survit a la chute depuis la terasse verra son voeu exauce. Bon y a des arbres aussi, donc c'est pas du jeu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5692/59341401fi6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9883/60883322vl1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1749/97262827pr4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cela me fait penser a des motifs coreens (je crois que je constitue un ambassadeur efficace de ce pays, a force de le caser presque dans tout mes posts... ce pays le merite t-il vraiment? Je me pose des questions car niveau splendeur, je n'ai pas vu grand chose capable de rivaliser avec Kyoto la bas, meme a Gyeong-Ju. Mais c'est subjectif je vous l'accorde) :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5238/20881224vu8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il y avait aussi une espece de "temple de l'amour" sur un flanc du temple, rempli de filles lisant les predictions durement arrachees aux moines sur leur prochain big love, etc. Ambiance tres girly et pas tres interessant honnetement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4865/73166688le6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je me demande si ils tomberont au 1-kyuu cette annee :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8900/80789948gx9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La ville de &lt;s&gt;Seattle&lt;/s&gt; Kyoto :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3746/66660960lb4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Une jolie lumiere en redescendant vers la ville :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8597/86755741wg8.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2702/62229363sr3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3225594051908946542?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3225594051908946542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3225594051908946542' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3225594051908946542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3225594051908946542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/le-kiyomizu-dera.html' title='Le Kiyomizu-dera'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8952070043698074588</id><published>2008-02-22T22:19:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-22T22:26:13.632+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Aujourd'hui, blog 100% girly les amis!</title><content type='html'>Regardez ce que je me suis fait pour accompagner mon riz ce soir :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4418/10fb6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4418/10fb6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tadam!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1403/59244502fy1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1403/59244502fy1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est un truc tout con a faire : des champignons revenus dans un peu d'eau, une goutte d'huile, du poivre (beaucoup、j'aime bien). Bon les champi, c'est des Maitake tout con que l'on mange en nabe normalement, mais comme ca c'est pas mauvais aussi.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8952070043698074588?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8952070043698074588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8952070043698074588' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8952070043698074588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8952070043698074588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/aujourdhui-blog-100-girly-les-amis.html' title='Aujourd&apos;hui, blog 100% girly les amis!'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-4882852544743634723</id><published>2008-02-21T21:41:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T21:59:00.091+09:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Allez, voila une compile de quelque photo du week end dernier, a Kyoto, ou je me suis rendu avec ma belle-mere et ma soeur venues me rendre visite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nous sommes restes au ryokan Kamogawa-kan, situe pres de la riviere du meme nom, au nord est de la ville, pres de la station Sanjo Keihan. C'est tres tres bien place, voir optimal pour sorties vers Gion et tout les centres d'interets du nord-est et est de la ville.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le temps etait a la neige quand il faisait pas beau, et de belles eclaircies. Pas de pluie, c'est l'essentiel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Pavillon d'Argent et le nord est de Kyoto :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/279/24869278sh9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/279/24869278sh9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Des plaaaaantes, oui des plaaaaaantes　(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3149/21468471yn9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3149/21468471yn9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Du saaaaang, oui du saaaaaaang (*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2985/16121354ey6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2985/16121354ey6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Quelque part, dans le temple Nanzen-in, a la fin du Chemin de la Philosophie :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8559/14298320vr4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8559/14298320vr4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un gigantesque torii marquant l'entree du sanctuaire Heian. Heian c'est le nom du premier empereur qui a regne sur Kyoto (ville baptisee Heian pour le coup) quand elle est redevenue la capitale du Japon vers l'an 800, apres pres de 100 ans ou cette capitale etait situee a Nara.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6/67351081in1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6/67351081in1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Byakko, le tigre blanc du sanctuaire Heian :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3907/12678520xs4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3907/12678520xs4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Voici une vue d'un morceau du sanctuaire Heian :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5421/36888704sz7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5421/36888704sz7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bon, la suite demain avec le Kiyomizu-dera et autres joyeusetes. Je mettrai peut etre pas les photos de Nara, deja vues sans doute sur mon blog ou ailleurs il y a 4 ans de cela (et oui deja!).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-4882852544743634723?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/4882852544743634723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=4882852544743634723' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4882852544743634723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4882852544743634723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/allez-voila-une-compile-de-quelque.html' title=''/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3878686690094786142</id><published>2008-02-18T21:49:00.003+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-18T22:31:57.017+09:00</updated><title type='text'>L'anniversaire du Cher Camarade Leader</title><content type='html'>Ce samedi c'etait l'anniversaire de mon frere, il a fete ses 25 ans. Encore un an et il me rattrape, le bougre! (si vous avez pas devine mon age, la pour le coup vous etes nul). Joyeux anniversaire a lui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais c'etait aussi l'anniversaire de notre cher Camarade Kim Jong-Il, qui fetait son 66 anniversaire comme a l'accoutumee de maniere tout a fait faste dans la capitale du Royaume Ermite, Pyongyang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4566/propagandekimkongilus9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4566/propagandekimkongilus9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Il y a 66 ans, Kim Jong-Il est ne au sommet du Paektu-san, sans doute transporte par Chollima, le Pegase du pays des mangeurs de gimchi.  On raconte egalement que Tangun, le fondateur de la dynastie Ko-Choson serait ne la-haut aussi, il y a plus de 4300 ans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En vrai, le Camarade Kim Jong-Il est surement ne dans un camp militaire siberien ou son pere etait exile en tant que communiste coreen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Du foot ce week-end : les Japonais ont affronte les Nords-Coreens (en Chine) dans le championnat d'Asie de l'Est, et ont termine sur le score de 1-1. Quel plus beau cadeau fait au pere de la nation qu'une non-defaite face a l'ennemi de toujours.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3878686690094786142?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3878686690094786142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3878686690094786142' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3878686690094786142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3878686690094786142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/lanniversaire-du-cher-camarade-leader.html' title='L&apos;anniversaire du Cher Camarade Leader'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6195891120278028615</id><published>2008-02-04T07:40:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-04T07:46:08.483+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Ici Moscou</title><content type='html'>Hier il a neige vraiment bien dru durant la nuit et la journee. Tokyo avait des allures de station de ski. Mon quartier ressemble a une banlieue sovietique facon Lilja 4-ever. J'adore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1661/dsc1110qg1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1661/dsc1110qg1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5585/dsc1115ja3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5585/dsc1115ja3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8533/dsc1112ka6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8533/dsc1112ka6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9899/dsc1111sj4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9899/dsc1111sj4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il avait pas neige comme ca l'hiver dernier... La ca fait deja deux fois quand meme.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6195891120278028615?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6195891120278028615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6195891120278028615' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6195891120278028615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6195891120278028615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/02/ici-moscou.html' title='Ici Moscou'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3471781519556569851</id><published>2008-01-31T20:38:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-31T21:49:08.315+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Alexander</title><content type='html'>Hier j'ai regarde pour la enieme fois le film de Oliver Stone en DVD. Je ne suis pas un enorme fan du film, je ne sais pas trop ce qui lui manque pour que je crie au chef d'oeuvre. Neanmoins, les paysages d'Asie Centrale et la musique de Vangelis, m'avaient marque et continue de me marquer encore aujourd'hui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La version DVD japonaise me fait beaucoup rire. Oh, je n'ai pas pousse le vice jusqu'a regarder la version doublee japonaise, mais enfin quand meme, regardez moi la difference entre les affiches europeennes et japonaises!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R6G2ji9x_aI/AAAAAAAAADw/B8ryiaghrdg/s1600-h/alexandre_01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R6G2ji9x_aI/AAAAAAAAADw/B8ryiaghrdg/s320/alexandre_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161607369740909986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;D'un coté nous avons donc un Alexandre casqué, portant de beaux habits mais tout terreux et avec sans doute aussi du sang seche et autres cochoncetes. Il est tel un tigre, pret pour le combat, peut-etre meme donnant l'harangue finale a ses troupes avant l'assaut contre quelque tribu barbare. Il crie, la bouche grande ouverte, les yeux passionnes, fous. Presque revulses. Et c'est la, dans ce bout d'affiche que l'on tient sans doute un des propos du film : la demesure des reves du personnages, qui le place au-dessus de ces contemporains. Qui les mets meme en danger. Le ciel est gris/marronatre, temoignant sans doute de la rugosite des batailles, de la poussiere soulevee par le fracas des armes et des hommes. Ou bien celui souleve par les sabots de Bucephale qui emmene Alexandre vers l'inconnu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R6G2jy9x_bI/AAAAAAAAAD4/b8qT3KZdWiQ/s1600-h/3d1c61cb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R6G2jy9x_bI/AAAAAAAAAD4/b8qT3KZdWiQ/s320/3d1c61cb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161607374035877298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et de l'autre cote donc, l'affiche japonaise... Une espece de vieux beau gosse vaguement souriant, une sorte de Philippe Vasseur/Jose de Helene et les Garcons a l'allure poseur. En gros il lui manque le slip en peau de leopard et il est bon pour la pub Carambar des annees 80. La cape et les vetements bien proprets, purs. Les cheveux aux boucles d'or de cherubin. Il plane aussi un peu au-dessus, mais facon angelique, chevalier blanc irreprochable. Le ciel est bleu, tout est lisse, tout va bien aller pour le personnage, il ne connaitra pas d'obstacle, l'avenir lui sourit. Bref, cela ne reflete a mon sens pas du tout le caractere du personnage, encore moins celui du film. Mais on est en plein dans ce qui plait aux Japonais, je veux dire si le marketing a fait cela, c'est qu'il y a une raison : attirer les gens au cinema. Et puis Alexandre n'est pas aussi important ici qu'il ne l'est pour les Europeens et l'emancipation du continent et de ses peuples.  Meme si le film date les scenes (temoignant du caractere reel de l'histoire), je ne pense pas que les Japonais (qui n'ont pour la plupart jamais entendu plus que le nom du personnage) fasse la difference avec des personnages comme ceux de la Guerre de Troie, des personnages mythiques alors qu'Alexandre a bien existe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notez quand meme qu'il y a des exceptions : quand j'etais alle voir Troy avec Eric Bana et Brad Pitt, un Japonais m'avait accoste, moi, le seul gaijin de la salle, pour me demander pourquoi "ils" (les gens d'Hollywood) ne faisaient pas plutot un film sur Alexandre, qui etait, selon ses dires (et je les partage largement), le "plus grand des heros occidentaux" ? Un an plus tard, ce gentil monsieur a eu sa recompense. J'espere qu'il a aime le film.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un jour je me procurerai la version "revisited" de 220 minutes, mais qui n'existe pas en DVD ici (ni d'ailleurs en Europe il me semble, et il se pourrait meme que ca sorte ici avant l'Europe). J'aime beaucoup les films longs.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3471781519556569851?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3471781519556569851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3471781519556569851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3471781519556569851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3471781519556569851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/alexander.html' title='Alexander'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R6G2ji9x_aI/AAAAAAAAADw/B8ryiaghrdg/s72-c/alexandre_01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-4121883624255915647</id><published>2008-01-26T19:36:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-26T20:55:06.158+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Etes-vous un bon expatrié?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;En me balladant sur les blogs de personnes au Japon, je suis tombe sur un questionnaire qui circule dans la/les communaut&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;es. Je le reprends tel quel du blog ou je l'ai trouve (&lt;a href="http://lariviereauxcanards.typepad.com/la_riviere_aux_canards/2007/06/chane_tesvous_u.html"&gt;La Riviere aux Canard&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Êtes-vous déjà allé chez le dentiste dans votre pays d'expatriation ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oui, plusieurs fois meme (non pas que j'ai de mauvaises dents, mais tout ne se fait pas en une fois ici). Je suis meme alle chez le medecin pour des trucs un peu honteux. Non franchement a ce niveau la, je crois que ca va, je fais attention a moi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Fantasmez-vous encore aux filles/hommes de votre pays d'origine ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Pas plus ni moins qu'avant. Je ne suis pas specialement fan de la faune locale non plus. Les Francaises sont des filles comme les autres, je ne vois pas trop pourquoi elles auraient une place speciale. Bien sur partager la meme culture c'est important, ca aide dans un couple, mais je prefere me dire que si je trouve quelqu'un qui me plait alors tant mieux, sinon tant pis. J'ai pas vraiment de regles ni de preferences, mais ce qui est sur c'est que &lt;s&gt;elles ne fantasment pas sur moi&lt;/s&gt; je suis seul depuis bien longtemps :).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Êtes-vous inscrit sur la liste électorale du consulat le plus proche ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Oui. Je suis meme alle vote a l'Ambassade pour les dernieres presidentielles. C'etait meme la premiere fois que je votais moi-meme pour de vrai sans procuration ni rien.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Regardez-vous TV5 ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Non.&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Avez-vous besoin d'un steak-frites par semaine ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Pas toute les semaines, mais c'est vrai qu'une fois de temps en temps, ca ferait pas de mal. Mais il y a des steack house australiens tres corrects au Japon^^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Avez-vous des difficultés chez le coiffeur de votre pays d'expatriation ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai 0 style de cheveux, donc non je n'ai pas de probleme. Par contre mon coiffeur est au pied de mon immeuble et l'habite egalement, ce qui fait que des fois on se croise dans l'ascenceur et il faut faire la conversation. Et il est gay, et me demande toujours des trucs style si je sors voir des amis,  お出かけですか？, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; -Parlez-vous la langue de votre pays d'expatriation ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oui. En tout cas suffisamment pour bosser avec. Bien sur on peut toujours progresser, mais mon apprentissage du Japonais se limite pour l'instant a une annee de cours intensif quand j'etais a l'Universite de Hokkaido, puis le reste c'est par moi-meme sur le terrain au boulot si je puis dire... Je songe a passer le JLPT 1 kyu cette annee, meme si ca ne reflete pas vraiment le niveau reel de la personne.&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Faites-vous la bise aux Français que vous rencontrez ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Je ne fais la bise qu'en deux circonstances : soit la personne est de la famille ou un ami tres proche, soit elle fait le premier pas pour faire la bise (et des fois je fous des gros vents aux gens sans faire gaffe). Sinon je fais jamais et surtout pas aux filles avec qui je prefere le bonjour vocal, la courbette (ca c'est le boulot) ou la poignee de main. Comme ca du coup j'ai le droit de pas me raser, et de puer, et on peut pas m'accuser de harcelement sexuel, de macho "qui veut absolument faire une bise" alors que souvent les filles supportent pas de faire la bise. La giri-bise, pas de ca avec moi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Vous sentez-vous obligé d'aller à la fête du 14 juillet de l'ambassade ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Non pas du tout, je n'y suis meme jamais alle en fait. Faut dire on habite pas forcement a Tokyo tous la...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Ecoutez-vous France-Inter en critiquant tout ce qui se passe en France ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;J'ecoute France Inter parfois en podcast, une ou deux emissions par mois que j'aime bien style emissions politiques, ou bien Allo la Planete. J'ai des periodes ou je suis assidument ce qui se passe en France, et c'etait le cas lors des elections. Et d'autres periodes ou je ne sais pas du tout ce qu'il se passe, meme si avec Internet c'est facile de se mettre au courant.  Mais honnetement je suis plus l'actualite du pays dans lequel je vis, puisque ca me concerne plus directement. Ca ne m'empeche pas de critiquer tout ce qui se passe en France, et avec verve d'ailleurs, tel le connard pretentieux que je suis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Savez-vous qu'Eddie Barclay et Guy Lux sont morts pendant que vos années d'expatriation ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possible... Je ne sais pas, ils sont morts en quelle annee? Je sais que l'Abbe Pierre est mort, Raymond Barre aussi, Michel Serrault, Colin McRae (bon il est pas francais, si c'etait ca le sens de la question), Shohei Imamura egalement. Daniel Balavoine, Francois Mitterand et Coluche aussi sont morts... Et plus recemment, Carlos est mort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Ramenez-vous forcément un fromage de France ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Non mais je voudrais bien!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Quand vous rentrez en France, vous sentez-vous Français ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je ne sais pas trop. En tout cas la a Noel dernier, ca faisait plus de deux ans que j'etais plus rentre et j'ai vraiment eu du mal avec certaines choses. Marrant de voir l'evolution du vocabulaire : les gens disent "prime" tout le temps pour parler de l'emission de tele qui passe apres diner maintenant! Ils parlent aussi de "heures supplementaires", "service minimum", "tectonique (des plaques? :)) ", et je crois que le mot que j'ai le plus entendu c'est : "pouvoir d'achat".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Fuyez vous en voyant la police locale ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Non pas vraiment... Je n'ai rien a me reprocher. Enfin je crois.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Regrettez-vous les apéritifs en terrasse ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Etant donne que je suis un loser qui ne boit ni ne fume, non je ne regrette pas vraiment. Sauf le saucisson et les olives bien sur. Mais on est pas oblige d'etre en terrasse pour deguster.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Avez-vous changé vos habitudes concernant le petit déjeuner ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ca depend. J'ai des periodes ou je petit-dejeune completement japonais (j'aime bien le natto-riz le matin, ca cale bien), et d'autres ou je reste fidele a mes yaourts+fruits, ou bien rien.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Laisser vous tomber les bonnes manières de votre pays d'origine pour vous adapter à celles de votre pays d'accueil ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et bien je pense qu'il y a des valeurs et des bonnes manieres qui sont universelles, en tout cas dans les pays un tant soi peu civilises. En reflechissant je pourrais peut etre trouver des cas ou une bonne maniere francaise n'est pas adaptee au Japon, mais la tout de suite je ne vois pas. Je ne crois pas que mon pays d'origine et le Japon n'aient de bonnes manieres incompatibles, du style telle facon de faire est une bonne maniere dans un pays, mauvaise dans l'autre. J'essaye de rester sur les fondamentals, meme si c'est dur parfois : ecoute des autres, ponctualite, discretion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;-Quelle attitude de votre pays d'expatriation espérez-vous garder ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La facon qu'ont les Japonais de prendre sur eux, de supporter. Le fameux "gaman"　我慢. La patience et la perseverance dans l'effort. Combine a la culture occidentale du resultat, ca ne peut donner que de bonnes choses. Et puis j'aime bien aussi le fait que les Japonais ne se devoilent pas tout d'un coup, essayent de faire le moins de vagues possibles. Pas tous bien sur, mais c'est une preuve de maturite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;-Quelle attitude de votre pays d'expatriation espérez-vous ne jamais prendre ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adopter des eclairages au neon de laboratoire bien glauque. Certes on y voit bien, mais ce n'est pas tres chaleureux pour chez soi je trouve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voila voila^^ J'ai bon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-4121883624255915647?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/4121883624255915647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=4121883624255915647' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4121883624255915647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4121883624255915647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/etes-vous-un-bon-expatri.html' title='Etes-vous un bon expatrié?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8161048306617332743</id><published>2008-01-22T21:09:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T21:36:49.768+09:00</updated><title type='text'>De la neige en cette saison...</title><content type='html'>Si j'en crois la meteo, il devrait neiger demain a partir de 3h et jusqu'a midi. Laquelle neige devrait se changer en pluie du fait de la chaleur etouffante des derniers jours sur Tokyo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2532/23208045ng4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2532/23208045ng4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ce qui me fera le plus grand bien etant donne que passer un hiver sans neige, c'est un peu bizarre quoi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neanmoins la meteo est tres imprecise en ce moment, et a annonce deja par erreur la neige un certain nombre de fois cette saison... On verra demain si c'est rebelotte ou pas. Tout ca me donne envie de partir un week end a la neige, mais ma flemme legendaire prend toujours le dessus au moment de prendre le temps d'organiser tout ca. Je serais tente par des randonnees en raquettes, mais la Whole Earth Nature School (l'assoc avec qui j'avais fait de la speleo au Fuji-san cet automne) n'a pas cette activite dans ses cordes. Dommage. Je vais bien trouver une solution de secours...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8161048306617332743?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8161048306617332743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8161048306617332743' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8161048306617332743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8161048306617332743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/de-la-neige-en-cette-saison.html' title='De la neige en cette saison...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3313374974293671545</id><published>2008-01-20T21:09:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-21T20:54:05.627+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Earth アース</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5M_wg_RdAI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ir9ZlcLNCWM/s1600-h/img_914388_52266900_0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5M_wg_RdAI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ir9ZlcLNCWM/s320/img_914388_52266900_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157536100990940162" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Le fameux film-docu de la BBC est sorti au debut du mois de janvier au Japon, et je me suis empresse d'aller le voir avant qu'il ne deserte les grands ecrans. Je l'ai vu en japonais, en version doublee, ce qui m'a permi d'eviter d'aller a Roppongi, loin de chez moi et toujours blinde de monde. Non cette fois j'ai fait ambiance populaire/classe moyenne en allant au Toho Cinema de Kinshicho, pres de Asakusa. En gros le cinema est le meme que celui de Roppongi, mais avec deux fois moins de monde!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est donc la douce voix de Ken Watanabe qui narrait le film, et je dois dire que c'etait pas mal. Assis en plein milieu de la salle, ecran gigantesque, son 19000.1. Tres bien.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le film en lui meme est chouette, mais j'en attendais quand meme un peu plus. Je ne saurais trop dire ou exactement... Le propos n'est pas tres original, c'est sur, mais certaines images sont superbes, d'autres surprenantes, et encore d'autres qui sont jolies mais ne transpirent pas d'originalite... Comment dire? J'adore les morse, l'Arctique et les ours blancs, mais des videos de combats de morse, j'en ai deja vu un petit paquet dans ma vie. On dirait que c'est la solution B de nombreux realisateurs qui, en attendant une eclaircie pour aller survoler le pole font des plans de ces animaux situes non loins de leurs bases de depart, quelque part vers l'Archipel Francois-Joseph ou bien les iles gelees du Nord Canada...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais des choses qui m'ont vraiment scotche, il y en a quand meme eu : les images des baleines a bosse, le saut du requin blanc chopant un phoque hors de l'eau (ouah!!), les yeux de l'elephant (so... human!), les singes qui marchent delicatement dans l'eau, les parades amoureuses des oiseaux, et les images de l'espace en ouverture et fermeture du film (images de synthese sans doute) : un lever de soleil sur la peninsule du Kamchatka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je me demande quel va etre son score au Japon... Ken Watanabe est une valeur sure (version doublee), et les Japonais sont du genre a aller voir ce film en famille. En face, il n'y a pas grand chose en ce moment. On va voir ce que ca va donner mais je lui souhaite une bonne carriere en tout cas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon je vous laisse, j'ai du gossip girl a voir!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3313374974293671545?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3313374974293671545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3313374974293671545' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3313374974293671545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3313374974293671545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/earth.html' title='Earth アース'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5M_wg_RdAI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ir9ZlcLNCWM/s72-c/img_914388_52266900_0.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-4269247185445434998</id><published>2008-01-20T19:45:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T19:01:39.552+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Dream Theater Nippon Budokan</title><content type='html'>Mardi je suis finalement alle au concert de Dream Theater au Nippon Budokan. Voir un concert d'un tel groupe dans une salle aussi mythique c'est pas tout les jours, et j'en ai vraiment pris plein les oreilles. Les photos etaient interdites, j'ai quand meme pu prendre l'affiche d'entree en photo, mais je l'ai oublie au travail...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5MsIA_Rc_I/AAAAAAAAADg/AyMYjfemis0/s1600-h/dream_theater.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5MsIA_Rc_I/AAAAAAAAADg/AyMYjfemis0/s320/dream_theater.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157514514485310450" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Le concert a debute a 18h30 (sur l'air de 2001 Space Odyssey!), une pause de 10 minutes a 20h00, et la derniere chanson s'est achevee a 21h30, donc pres de 3h de concert, autant dire que les fans japonais sont gates. Mais c'est un des tres bons cotes de Dream Theater : des performances live monstrueuses. Franchement je crois que j'ai jamais encore vu un aussi bon son dans un concert. C'etait tout simplement enormissime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9316/dsc09577tp9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9316/dsc09577tp9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Mike Portnoy, le genialissime (fallait voir ses bras a certains passages, c'etait inhumain de tenir des rythmes aussi differents entre pieds/bras gauche/bras droit - il doit avoir un cerveau vraiment bien organise) batteur du groupe a assure le gros du spectacle, avec comme toujours une batterie dantesque enormement mise en avant sur scene, et puis dans les morceaux. Petrucci et Myung toujours en forme, ya eu des solos vraiment sympas, des variations, des choses que l'on entend pas dans les disques... Rudess (le synthe) a eu 3-4 moments de gloire, maintenant il vient carrement au devant de la scene avec un orgue portable facon Jean-Michel Jarre... Et le chanteur, que j'adore malgre la pluie de critique qu'il se prend souvent... Ma foi pendant les solos de 20 minutes il se fait parfois chier et donc quitte la scene, mais c'est pareil pour les autres membres. Je sais pas si c'est l'effet Japon ou quoi, mais on a eu pas mal de chansons "calmes" du groupe, surtout au debut. Ideal pour emballer les filles, etonnament nombreuses (et qui avaient l'air d'apprecier). C'est peut etre pas si grave finalement, la surdite de Ayu. Je sais, je suis mechant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'album Chaos in Motion a ete repris entierement, on a eu aussi des morceaux d'albums anterieurs, surtout Images and Words, Six Degrees et Octavarium. Je crois que Pain of Throught est le seul album notable a pas avoir ete repris (avec Awake peut etre?). Evidemment on a eu droit a Home (le gong present sur la scene derriere la batterie tue toujours le suspense) de l'album Scenes from a Memory, un moment anthologique comme d'habitude, avec un debut plus lent qu'a l'accoutumee. 20 minutes de bonheur intense pour moi!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On avait evidemment des places assises, et ca, ca n'a pas de prix, surtout quand le concert dure 3 heures. Moi de toute facon j'aime bien m'asseoir et ecouter, en prendre plein les oreilles et la vue, alors allez sautiller devant avec des mecs en sueur en levant les doigts pour des mecs habilles en skateurs qui sautillent tout autant sur scene dans leur Vans en sortant 3 accords, ca je deteste (je veux dire, sans racisme aucun envers les groupes pour skateurs style Korn ou Sum 41 dont les flyers pour les prochains concerts etaient distribues a la sortie, creant une sorte de decalage).  De plus, en Europe, rares sont les concerts de hard rock qui durent plus de deux heures, Dream Theater etant presque une exception. Ici c'etait vraiment le contraire, on a assiste a un spectacle, une performance musicale (An Evening With Dream Theater titrait l'affiche du concert). Et enfin pas d'effet bocal ou aquarium : interdiction de fumer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donc le spectacle etait total, et il m'a reconcilie avec des chansons du dernier album que je trouvais un peu bof, mais qui deviennent vraiment puissantes sur scene, comme Forsaken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enfin le meilleur pour finir : en guise de Encore on a eu une demi-heure (!) d'une suite de passages de differents titres du groupe, le tout aleatoirement et avec des transitions dont je dirais ... qu'il fallait y penser (c'etait genial!). Ca a commencer avec Take the time, continue sur un titre de Six Degrees, puis 2 couplets de Finally Free, puis, etc..... puis le final de Octavarium. Et c'est ca que je prefere avec ce groupe, ces arrangements en meta-morceaux, et que l'on peut entendre qu'en concert...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon voila, vive eux, vive la Republique, vive l'acoustique de la salle du Budokan (m'etonne pas que tous les albums live soient enregistres la) et surtout le son de leurs matos. Et le groupe quoi, 20 ans de carriere, mais on a l'impression qu'ils font comme s'ils avaient encore tout a prouver, et c'est cet etat d'esprit qui fait qu'ils ont toute mon admiration.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-4269247185445434998?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/4269247185445434998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=4269247185445434998' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4269247185445434998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/4269247185445434998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/dream-theater-nippon-budokan.html' title='Dream Theater Nippon Budokan'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R5MsIA_Rc_I/AAAAAAAAADg/AyMYjfemis0/s72-c/dream_theater.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-256127184312464436</id><published>2008-01-13T00:23:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T01:01:47.033+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Expedition dans les Iles Kouriles/Trip to the Kuril Islands</title><content type='html'>Salut a vous, et bonne annee 2008! Happy New Year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour le premier message de l'annee, je m'adresse a toi cher lecteur, oui toi qui est en mal de nature et d'air frais, nostalgique de Rahan fils des Ages Farouches, toi qui te demande ce que tu vas bien pouvoir faire cet ete, toi pour qui le Japon est definitivement too hot et plus assez underground, toi qui a fini Metal Gear Solid 3 en mode hardcore, je te fais part d'un plan : une expedition dans les Iles Kouriles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Who is interested to go trekking on the Kuril Islands in Eastern Russia with me and a group of hikers in August? We would meet in Sakhalin Island and take a ferry to Yuzhno-Kurilsk on Iturup. From there the detailed program is shown below (in purple). My plan is to catch a ferry or ride a plane from Hokkaido to Sakhalin, and meet the other hikers coming from Europe or other countries directly in Sakhalin. If you live in Japan and are interested in this trip, leave a comment or contact me by e-mail: tinoujapan(at)hotmail.com, we could organize things together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/iturup_island/index.html"&gt;http://www.geocities.com/iturup_island/index.html&lt;/a&gt; (official site of the trip)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R4jjkQ_Rc-I/AAAAAAAAADY/ngp3zuuFwlY/s1600-h/base.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R4jjkQ_Rc-I/AAAAAAAAADY/ngp3zuuFwlY/s320/base.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154619985700680674" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est une expedition avec des phases de trek de 3-4 jours sur &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iturup"&gt;l'Ile de Etorofu/Iturup&lt;/a&gt;, le plus septentrionnal des Territoires du Nord que le Japon souhaite voir un jour revenir dans son espace national. La fin du voyage nous fera aussi visiter brievement quelques autres iles de l'archipel comme Kunashiri et Shikotan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En fait l'an dernier ca a ete annule pour cause de pas assez de participant. Un contact allemand qui devait partir l'an dernier aussi est toujours motive et a passe une annonce dans un journal de hiking local en Autriche/Allemagne pour trouver des participants pour cette annee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De mon cote, j'ai propose d'en parler autour de moi car depuis le Japon c'est sans doute plus facile d'envisager un tel voyage. Cela dit il faut bien prendre en compte les points suivants :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- expedition assez longue : le dernier programme qui circule dans nos mails (le site est pas a jour a ce niveau) parle de 19 jours. Donc pour les gens qui comme moi ont 20 jours de vacances par an c'est pas forcement facile.&lt;br /&gt;- le price : environ 1900 euros, hors voyage de votre maison jusqu'a Sakhaline et retour, equipement personnel, frais de visas, assurances...&lt;br /&gt;- la langue de communication : allemand, anglais ou russe.&lt;br /&gt;- taille de groupe : 8-12 randonneurs + equipe du trek&lt;br /&gt;- Qu'est ce qu'il y a la bas : un peu comme le Kamchatka : source d'eau chaude, chute d'eau chaude,  fumerolles, volcans dont certains actifs, ours brun (genre comme les Higuma de Hokkaido, en peut etre plus massif), rivieres de saumon, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;--&gt; c'est clairement plus cher et plus chiant qu'aller en Coree, Taiwan, Hong Kong, la Chine ou qu'aller faire mumuse avec les filles a Phuket vous en conviendrez. Mais la region s'annonce vraiment splendide et unique en son genre, c'est l'occasion revee de sortir des sentiers battus!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour l'instant le programme ressemble a ca (&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;depart le 7 ou le 14 aout, pas encore fixe&lt;/span&gt;) :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 1 Arrival by air at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island). Transfer to Hotel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Moneron.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 2 Morning, sightseeing tour of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Afternoon, board ship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 3 Arrival in town of Kurilsk (Iturup Island). Accommodation at the best local hotel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Sightseeing tour of Kurilsk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 4-8 Access with cross-country vehicle to start of trek. Camping. Trekking in the area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;of volcano Baransky. Return to Kurilsk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 9-10 Access with cross-country vehicle to the area of White and Black Rocks, for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;hiking. Camping. Return to Kurilsk. Bathing in the hot springs located near&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Kurilsk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 11-14 Access with a cross-country vehicle to the area of Atsonopuri volcano (1’206m).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Climb to Atsonopuri crater. Camping. Return to Kurilsk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 15 Board ship, and sail in the direction of Shikotan island.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 16 The ship calls at Kunashir island.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 17 Arrival in Korsakov (Sakhalin). Transfer to Hotel Moneron.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 18 Visit the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk of Sakhalin island. Return to hotel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"&gt;Day 19 Transfer to airport. Departure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concretement pendant les phases de trek on marchera maximum 4 heures par jour, avec maximum 1000 metres de denivelle par jour. Difficulte moderee, donc. Il faudra amener sa tente. Pour le reste on est loge dans des hotels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voila, la majorite des participants viendront d'Europe (Allemagne, etc.). 8-12 participants. Il reste quelque place. Pour ceux qui comme moi viendront du Japon, il y a la possibilite de prendre un avion SAT depuis Chitose ou Hakodate jusque Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, ou bien de prendre &lt;a href="http://www.heartlandferry.jp/sakhalin/index.html"&gt;le ferry reliant Wakkanai a Korsakov&lt;/a&gt;, ce qui peut carrement etre pratique car c'est de Korsakov que part le ferry pour Iturup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Des liens :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Programme TV : &lt;a href="http://www.ndrtv.de/vonsibiriennachjapan/index.html"&gt;http://www.ndrtv.de/vonsibiriennachjapan/index.html&lt;/a&gt; (German)&lt;br /&gt;Sur les ours locaux : &lt;a href="http://www.northernforum.org/servlet/download?id=1941"&gt;http://www.northernforum.org/servlet/download?id=1941&lt;/a&gt; (Russian)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voila, si ca vous interesse, contactez-moi a l'adresse suivante : tinoujapan(at)hotmail.com. On pourra alors s'organiser et partir ensemble depuis le Japon pour rejoindre les autres participants, ou bien on se retrouvera directement la bas. Si ca vous interesse pas, je jouerai a Snake dans le couchant avec les lunettes de Jack Bauer tout seul.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-256127184312464436?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/256127184312464436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=256127184312464436' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/256127184312464436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/256127184312464436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2008/01/expedition-dans-les-iles-kourilestrip.html' title='Expedition dans les Iles Kouriles/Trip to the Kuril Islands'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/R4jjkQ_Rc-I/AAAAAAAAADY/ngp3zuuFwlY/s72-c/base.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5481383346882454420</id><published>2007-12-06T23:36:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-12-06T23:58:47.138+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Into the Wild</title><content type='html'>A la base de ce post, tout d'abord, une histoire, une vraie. Celle de Christopher Johnson McCandless, un jeune homme sans histoire issu d'une famille sans histoire de Washington DC qui, a l'ete 1990, apres avoir recu son diplome de fins d'etude a Emory University, Atlanta, a donne toutes ses economies (25000 dollars) a une organisation caritative, abandonne sa voiture et la plupart de ses possessions, brule toute sa monnaie dans son portefeuille, et est &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;parti&lt;/span&gt; dans la nature s'inventer une nouvelle vie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En avril 1992, on a retrouve son corps dans le bush de l'Alaska, dans un bus abandonne au fin fond du Stampede Trail, un ancien projet de sentier de mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cette curieuse histoire a attire l'attention a l'epoque en Amerique, et tres vite il a ete demande a John Krakauer d'en faire un papier pour l'&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Outside&lt;/span&gt; magazine, le numero de janvier 1993. De nombreuses lettres de lecteurs, mais aussi des cartes de ceux qui ont croise sa route, son errance, ont decide l'auteur a creuser un peu plus le sujet. En 1996 est sorti le livre &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild"&gt;Into the Wild&lt;/a&gt; (Voyage au bout de la solitude en francais), de cet auteur donc, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauer"&gt;John Krakauer&lt;/a&gt;, connu pour d'autre livres a succes comme Iceland et Into Thin Air (le livre qui relate la journee du 11 mai 1996 ou l'Everest a pris la vie de 8 personnes qui tentaient son ascencion finale). Je vous le recommande chaudement, car c'est tout d'abord une fascinante enquete qui retrace le periple de McCandless dans un Ouest americain sauvage oublie de l'Amerique. McCandless a en effet vagabonde du Nord Dakota a la Californie, a descendu le fleuve Colorado en canoe jusqu'au Mexique et le Golfe de Californie, voyage dans les Rocheuses, dans les champs de ble du Montana, cuit des hamburgers dans un McDonald de Vegas, remonte la Cote Pacifique, traverse l'Oregon, l'Etat de Washington, est redescendu en Arizona, a squatte chez des vagabonds, des hippies qui vivent en communaute coupes du monde, travaille dans un ranch du Montana pour economiser avant de partir vers la Derniere Frontiere, l'Alaska. Celle qu'il admirait dans les livres de Jack London, et celle qui l'a finalement englouti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/09/16/arts/14mcgr2.190.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/09/16/arts/14mcgr2.190.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ce qui m'impressionne le plus dans cette histoire, ce sont les temoignages de tout les gens qui l'ont rencontre : du papy qui vit dans sa caravane, au couple de nomades dans leur camping car, en passant par ses employeurs au ranch, tout ceux qui l'ont pris en stop, tous temoignent d'un garcon incroyablement gentil, intelligent, dote d'un caractere hors du commun, avec ses defauts et ses qualite. Le mystere, la question, pourquoi McCandless a t-il subitement tout abandonne pour vivre seul est juste beau parce qu'il existe, parce que justement on en a pas vraiment la reponse. En tout cas c'est un livre tres direct, tres emouvant a lire, bien ecrit et documente, par un auteur-baroudeur qui confesse aussi rajouter quelques petits elements de on experience personnelle pour tenter de donner des pistes de reponses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La vie sauvage la plus pure, l'adieu a la civilisation. Comme une sorte de virus (McCandless parle souvent dans les lettres qu'il a ecrit aux personnes qu'il a rencontre, de ses pieds qui grattent!), quelque chose qui nous appelle pour regarder comment la nature nous transcende.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/"&gt;Into the Wild&lt;/a&gt; est aussi un film de Sean Penn :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/35/58713749lk9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px;" src="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/35/58713749lk9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorti cet automne aux Etats-Unis, il devrait debarquer dans les salles nippones a la fin mai 2008   :afflige3: (et en janvier chez les Francais). McCandless est joue par Emile Hirsch. Au casting figure aussi William Hurt et Vince Vaughn. L'adaptation semble tres consequente (140 minutes, tant mieux), le film a de bonnes critiques (8.2 sur IMDB, &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/movies/16mcgr.html?_r=1&amp;amp;pagewanted=all&amp;amp;oref=slogin"&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1661699,00.html"&gt;Time&lt;/a&gt;). La &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild_%28soundtrack%29"&gt;BO&lt;/a&gt; de &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Vedder"&gt;Eddie Vedder&lt;/a&gt; (oui oui, le chanteur de Pearl Jam, qui signe ici son premier album solo) semble aussi fabuleuse, on peut en entendre des extraits sur le &lt;a href="http://www.intothewild.com/"&gt;site officiel&lt;/a&gt; du film.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/670/14mcgr600dd9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/670/14mcgr600dd9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean Penn semble avoir mis plusieurs annees avant de pouvoir completer ce film. Rien que pour ca j'ai vraiment envie d'aller le voir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'ai trouve le livre passionnant, et des reponses a certaines de mes questions. Mais le sujet a le merite d'etre approfondi je pense. Je pense que l'on peut apprecier l'histoire sous plusieurs aspects : la jeunesse du heros, les gens qu'il rencontre, la folie (c'est selon les points de vue), les reves, les regions et pays visitees, et surtout, le message qu'il apporte et qu'il laisse derriere lui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et vous, connaissez-vous l'histoire de Christopher McCandless? Seriez-vous prets pour de vrai a tout laisser derriere vous et partir?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5481383346882454420?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5481383346882454420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5481383346882454420' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5481383346882454420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5481383346882454420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/12/into-wild.html' title='Into the Wild'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1498131002171069116</id><published>2007-11-08T19:19:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-11-08T20:20:42.885+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ice Museum</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RzLwxoJGunI/AAAAAAAAADQ/cQR46d03iCs/s1600-h/58.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RzLwxoJGunI/AAAAAAAAADQ/cQR46d03iCs/s400/58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130427660908280434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides watching Lost and playing at God of War II, I've been reading this book by Joanna Kavenna recently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's about the legendary land of Thule, of which Pytheas was said to be the first explorer quite a while ago. The author, a Cumbria -based English woman who's always been attracted to these northern cultures, is investingating the many leads connected to the quest for Thule, or the concept-idea of Thule.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to our recent European history, I can't help associating the name "Thule"  with evocations of pre-WWII mysterious racist society to which Hitler and others are said having belonged to. However, the name Thule is also the Latin and Greek name for a land about 6 days sailing north of England, up in the North Sea. A land that would be the northernmost land on Earth 2400 years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting from this single question of where and what is Thule, the author travels through many "northern" countries and compares the various ideas and opinions she encounters with, confronts what's said to be real to what's supposed to be &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;myth, &lt;/span&gt;adding history references, and above all, evidences of what's life like in these remote places, often forgotten by many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prior to read the book, I was thinking Thule could either be Svalbard,  Franz Joseph Archipelago or maybe northern Greenland. And Pytheas the explorer would have sailed &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;only&lt;/span&gt; to Shetland (no way he could have reached Iceland in just a week sailing). Well, I'm not so sure anymore. I really enjoyed the trip the author made to Estonia, where she encounters former President Meri who exposed her an interesting theory I won't reveal here. Or the travel along the northern rugged coast of Norway, in search for the North Cape. And Greenland, of course, we always forget about Greenland...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you like travels, northern cultures, old myths and geography, I heartily recommend this well-written book (meaning: understandable by non-native people like me).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1498131002171069116?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1498131002171069116/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1498131002171069116' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1498131002171069116'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1498131002171069116'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/11/ice-museum.html' title='The Ice Museum'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RzLwxoJGunI/AAAAAAAAADQ/cQR46d03iCs/s72-c/58.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1466059584743166773</id><published>2007-10-25T20:08:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2007-10-25T20:33:26.739+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Got it</title><content type='html'>January 15th, 2008: Dream Theater is giving a concert at Nihon Budokan. I bought my place like just an hour after sales officially opened, booking it through Lawson Ticket Madoguchi with my cell phone and then paying for it at the first Lawson I stopped off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then, it's in my possession! Wow I feel so lucky even if I'm sure there are still some places left. Being a huge fan of the band, no way I could miss the opportunity to see them in Japan as they certainly won't come back before a looooong time after this show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9319/gotitfr4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9319/gotitfr4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1466059584743166773?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1466059584743166773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1466059584743166773' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1466059584743166773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1466059584743166773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/got-it.html' title='Got it'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7922163619732050770</id><published>2007-10-22T19:22:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2007-10-22T21:34:18.525+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Caving at Fuji-san</title><content type='html'>Hier, j'ai rejoint Stan, Serban, Iulia et Sari-san a une journee speleologie organisee par la &lt;a href="http://wens.gr.jp/"&gt;Whole Earth Nature School&lt;/a&gt; dans le Yamanashi-ken, sur les flancs du Fuji-san, le symbole du Japon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1402/17gc9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1402/17gc9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bon personnellement, j'ai deja fait de la speleo etant ado, c'etait meme plutot pas mal, je crois que j'aimais bien. L'idee d'etre un peu loin de tout, dans un endroit mysterieux... Ouais, mais depuis j'ai grandi, et surtout en poids, taille, volume... Se faufiler dans les endroits etroits n'allait sans doute pas etre aussi simple. La mission commando allait t-elle etre compromise par ma seule presence? Allais-je etre un boulet a trainer toute la journee? Voila des questions qui me trottaient en tete la semaine precedent la sortie...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le rendez-vous etait fixe a 10h a Kawaguchiko, juste derriere le Mont Fuji donc, que j'ai escalade il y a 2 ans. Mais depuis je n'etais plus venu dans la region, apercevoir la montagne sacree depuis mon bureau de Yokohama l'an dernier me suffisait amplement. Pour etre a 10h a Kawaguchiko, il a fallut prendre un bus partant a 7h10 de la gare de Shinjuku, et pour avoir ce bus a temps, je me suis leve a 5h45. Une petite ballade matinale dans les rues vides de Tokyo est une experience que j'aime toujours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est ma premiere sortie avec le Whole Earth Nature School, sorte d'association japonaise proposant toute sorte d'activites nature/outdoor pour le gros citadin moyen que je suis devenu. Nos instructeurs sont tres sympa, il y avait Gacchan (surnom venant de sa ressemblance a un &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;character&lt;/span&gt; local du meme nom), Sayaka (une baroudeuse sympa nee au Perou), Yoko (qui est toute petite et donc c'est facile pour elle), et un instructeur dont j'ai oublie le nom mais qui s'y connaissait a mort en oiseau. Un vrai consultant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et un groupe de 16 personnes, majoritairement des Japonais puisque Stan, Iulia, Serban et moi etaient les seuls representants de la faune gaijin (mais quelle faune!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2818/16og9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2818/16og9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On nous a equipe a la mode de Nagoya, c'est a dire en combinaison de Bresilien de l'usine Toyota. Avec le petit casque et la loupiote, ca fait vraiment tres seillant je trouve, en tout cas moi je m'aime bien comme ca. Quand j'etais pitit, en fait sur le casque on avait des lampes a acetylene, ce qui etait quand meme bien plus la classe que de vulgaire lampes torches en faisceau. Je me rappelle de l'eclairage chatoyant circulaire cree par ce genre de flamme, bien plus efficace qu'une lampe qui eclaire en faisceau. Enfin bref, aujourd'hui il faudra faire avec. Place aux hommes, aux vrais.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2337/14kf3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px;" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2337/14kf3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Nous avons fait un peu de route avant de se garer sur un bas-cote de la route, et rejoint un sentier montant dans les sous-bois des premieres hauteurs du Fuji-san. Yoko nous informe apres 45 minutes de marche environ qu'en fait, on est a 1000 metres d'altitude!!! Ca surprend, 全然わかってなかった. La region est tristement celebre aujourd'hui pour les nombreux jeunes qui viennent se suicider dans la solitude de ces  vastes espaces de vert. Mais les flancs du Mont Fuji sont reputes pour leur haut degre de mysticisme ambiant, de legendes, de fantomes, de boussoles qui tournoient a toute vitesse, de promeneurs jamais revenus... Bref, je me sens l'ame d'un Ghostbuster aujourd'hui.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3325/13jc3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3325/13jc3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Nous allons explorer 3 grottes, pas tres longues mais toutes tres differentes les unes des autres. Nous nous divisons en deux groupes de 8, partant chacun avec deux instructeurs sur les deux premieres grottes. En fait pour la premiere grotte, nous rejoignons d'abord la sortie, ou Yoko et Sayaka installent une echelle de fortune avec le materiel d'escalade qu'elles ont emmenees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5360/15xg8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px;" src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5360/15xg8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;L'entree de la grotte est a quelques encabures de la, et c'est la que la descente commence. Yoko passe en premier, suive ensuite Stan et nos amis Roumains. Je reste en queue de peloton a deviser avec Sari-san et un jeune sympathique etudiant venant de Yokohama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6812/12kp7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6812/12kp7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Nous avons eu le droit a des explications sur les roches de la region, l'histoire geologique de ces grottes. C'etait tres interessant pour un geek comme moi, moins pour des gens du style fille ou bien commercial nicois. Ce cone etant volcanique, tout est un peu nouveau pour moi et ma courte experience de speleologue. C'est pas super beau en fait, et cette premiere grotte n'est qu'une mise en bouche un peu legere qui ne me satisfait pas tellement. J'espere que les suivantes seront plus interessantes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1392/10nf7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px;" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1392/10nf7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Et elles le furent. La deuxieme etait egalement assez courte, mais intense! Tres etroite, extremement etroite. Un claustrophobe n'avait pas sa place ici car les boyaux par lesquels nous sommes passes etaient vraiment... limites. En fait, en tant que deuxieme gros de notre groupe, j'etais la borne superieure du gabarit admissible, Un japonais un peu plus gros et grand n'a pas pu passer. Serieusement c'etait assez fun, mais la aussi, il faut aimer se trainer par terre, se rapiecer la combinaison, se coincer les genoux, se tordre dans tout les sens, ne pas voir le jour, ne rien entendre, ne rien voir ou presque...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/386/97355731nl8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/386/97355731nl8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;En tant que gros, je suis passe en dernier, histoire de pas faire faire demi tour a tout le monde si je restais coince. Mais finalement je suis bien passe moi aussi, j'ai du forcer un peu (beaucoup!), mais a la grande surprise des instructeurs, j'ai pu me faufiler, un peu comme un Nord-Coreen. En fait le boyau etait assez interessant car on a d'abord du ramper au sol, en baissant bien la tete, puis ensuite le boyau s'est releve, et a continue horizontalement, il a fallut passer les mains en premier, retomber, puis se reaplatir completement en se trainant sur les rochers au sol. Un bon massage bien rapeux (c'etait pas des galets). Genial quoi!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/766/73974214cw8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/766/73974214cw8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4290/11xv2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4290/11xv2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Nous avons ensuite dejeune dans la foret, puis avons rejoint la troisieme grotte, un peu plus haut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8744/18510386jq7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8744/18510386jq7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Celle-ci etait plus imposante, plus grande, une vraie cave. Nous sommes d'abord descendus par une petite echelle de bois, puis apres quelques dizaines de metres dans une obscurite presque totale, nous sommes arrives sur une surface glissante, humide et froide... la glace!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et oui, la grotte renfermait une sorte de poche d'eau completement gelee. Sayaka nous a indique que la hauteur de la couche de glace depassait les 10 metres (!), et que celle-ci ne fondait jamais (il faisait 0). Bien sur nous sommes fin octobre, mais dans le rythme geologique de la grotte, c'est encore l'ete puisque les roches n'ont pas encore fini de rayonner l'energie thermique emmagasinee pendant les chaleurs estivales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je suis un peu ebahit, c'est vraiment super! Non mais sans rire, qui l'eut crut? A seulement 1000 metres d'altitude? Je me la suis joue serieux, facon Tintin dans On a Marche sur la Lune :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1253/14192330mp8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1253/14192330mp8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4599/42740744qq2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4599/42740744qq2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Des stalactites et des stalagmites! Cela prouve qu'a une certaine epoque, il y eut de l'eau sur la Lune, Capitaine!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et comme dans la BD, la grotte allait en pente douce, ce qui nous a valu de bonnes glissades sur les fesses pour certains, sur les chaussures pour les gens qui ont la classe comme moi avec leur 47 fillette et qui ne veulent pas se mouiller le fessier (a raison). Je me voyais deja tailler les marches du retour avec un caillou, attendant une corde tendue par le Capitaine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8008/38121327nw0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8008/38121327nw0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Mais il n'en fut rien, finalement. Non je sais, je m'emporte trop, emerveille par la decouverte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nous sommes remontes, il faisait deja presque noir. Le temps passe tres vite dans le noir, comme si nous rentrions dans un travers dimensionnel complexe. En tout cas nous n'avons pas trouve de sans-papiers, ni de dissidents communistes, ni de Yeti (je m'y voyais trop deja : "Tchang! Tchang! C'est bien toi!").&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2057/20487380jg1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2057/20487380jg1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Nous avons eu tout le temps pour remonter ensuite. Le staff nous a depose a la gare de Kawaguchiko, ou nous avons pris un train (les bus etaient complets), apres un dernier au revoir au Mont Fuji.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9416/79301823av5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9416/79301823av5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Je suis arrive chez moi ereinte, tout rape, tout fourbu, toujours aussi con, vers 21h49.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7922163619732050770?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7922163619732050770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7922163619732050770' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7922163619732050770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7922163619732050770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/caving-at-fuji-san.html' title='Caving at Fuji-san'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8091960305857264141</id><published>2007-10-14T02:37:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T19:57:36.318+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Dream Theater, caving, Kawagoe Matsuri and Oze-marsh</title><content type='html'>Le programme des semaines a venir va etre assez charge. Je pense aller jeter un oeil au &lt;a href="http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/icity/browser?ActionCode=content&amp;ContentID=1105080001602&amp;SiteID=0&amp;ParentGenre=1000000000120"&gt;matsuri de Kawagoe&lt;/a&gt; qui se tiendra samedi et dimanche prochain dans la ville du meme nom. C'est un festival plutot repute dans la region, avec des chars qui valent sans doute le coup d'oeil. Je predit un monde fou, mais ca me changera des dernieres semaines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Egalement au programme pour dimanche prochain, une sortie speleologie avec la &lt;a href="http://wens.gr.jp/program/outdoor/caving.html"&gt;Whole Earth Nature School&lt;/a&gt; dans la region du Mont Fuji. J'espere que l'on aura beau temps histoire de pas se geler quand on ressortira de terre. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans deux semaines Masahiko propose une sortie a l'etang de Oze, le plus haut etang du Japon, situe dans la Prefecture de Gunma. Il parait que cela ressemble a Kushiro Shitsugen de Hokkaido. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RxHW_MK6B4I/AAAAAAAAADA/n-6ES09_KE0/s1600-h/Untitled+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RxHW_MK6B4I/AAAAAAAAADA/n-6ES09_KE0/s400/Untitled+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121110632384038786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;J'espere que l'on aura du beau temps, et aussi que koyo (la saison des feuilles rouges d'automnes) sera commence. On irait en voiture et je pense proposer a des amis de nous accompagner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enfin, grande nouvelle, &lt;a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/"&gt;Dream Theater&lt;/a&gt; sera &lt;a href="http://www.creativeman.co.jp/index.html"&gt;en concert&lt;/a&gt; le 15 janvier prochain au Budokan, a Tokyo. Les places seront mis en vente samedi matin prochain, et inutile de  vous dire que je vais me ruer dessus, etant donne que ca fait bien longtemps que je ne les ai pas vu en concert. De plus, je fais partie de ces gens qui aiment bien leurs recents albums, donc... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cover6.cduniverse.com/CDUCoverArt/Music/Large/7434310.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px;" src="http://cover6.cduniverse.com/CDUCoverArt/Music/Large/7434310.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est aussi l'occasion d'aller dans cette salle mythique ou les Beatles ont debute leur carriere japonaise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fall has come here in Japan, and this is the time of the year where Japanese people use to go out a lot for shopping (well, they shop all year round anyway), outdoooring, going at onsen, enjoying the colorful changing nature. For many this is the favorite time of the year, and you can count me in. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll be pretty busy for the next few week-ends. Next week I'll visit Kawagoe on Saturday. Kawagoe is famous for its Edo-style ancient housing. It is often called Little Edo among Japanese. Kawagoe is also famous for its matsuri, which will also take place next week-end! This festival is one of the Three Major Festivals in the Kanto Area,  and I'm sure it's gonna be crowded. But anyway, in three years of Japan, I never really took the opportunity to shoot pictures of traditionnal stuff besides Kyoto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/"&gt;Dream Theater&lt;/a&gt; is also to give a concert at Budokan on January 15th, 2008. Tickets will be on sale starting next Saturday, and it's no use to ask where I'll be next Saturday by 7:00 AM : at the nearest Family Mart convenience store booking for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good friend of mine Masahiko and I will try to go to Oze Marshland in Gunma-ken in two weeks.  We would go by car and stay a couple days there. Or maybe we can make it with just a day trip from Tokyo...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next Sunday, Stan and I will go caving next to Fuji-san, with a newly discovered outdoor sort of association : &lt;a href="http://wens.gr.jp/program/outdoor/caving.html"&gt;the Whole Earth Nature School&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8091960305857264141?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8091960305857264141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8091960305857264141' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8091960305857264141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8091960305857264141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/dream-theater-caving-kawagoe-matsuri.html' title='Dream Theater, caving, Kawagoe Matsuri and Oze-marsh'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RxHW_MK6B4I/AAAAAAAAADA/n-6ES09_KE0/s72-c/Untitled+3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8785213715113627364</id><published>2007-10-08T13:27:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-10-08T13:53:25.984+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Home</title><content type='html'>Here are some pictures of my home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8382/12hm6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8382/12hm6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Haven't finished furnishing it though. I think I'll grab a smaller table for my computer at Ikea one of these days... And probably an armchair or an easy chair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/24/13xp5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px;" src="http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/24/13xp5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My futons are in the closet behind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1107/49783694mz6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px;" src="http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1107/49783694mz6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fish &amp; Chips is also an option if you come by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5044/97174243wm7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5044/97174243wm7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8785213715113627364?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8785213715113627364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8785213715113627364' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8785213715113627364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8785213715113627364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/home.html' title='Home'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3225546902142343</id><published>2007-10-04T00:07:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T00:46:36.319+09:00</updated><title type='text'>God of War</title><content type='html'>ゴッド・オブ・ウォー&lt;br /&gt;このソフトで久しぶりに完璧な満足・・・やばい！超久しぶりだった！やっとゲームに戻ってきた、俺。マジで。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je sais, je suis un peu a la rue, je decouvre les choses toujours 3 plombes apres tout le monde. En l'occurence il y a quelques semaines je me suis achete ma premiere console de ma vie, la PS2! En 2007, youhou!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RwO9LsK6ByI/AAAAAAAAACM/XgDSUk0NQ6c/s1600-h/2db24adf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RwO9LsK6ByI/AAAAAAAAACM/XgDSUk0NQ6c/s320/2db24adf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117141610156132130" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et donc samedi dernier j'ai achete un peu au hasard ce jeu qui m'avait l'air assez subtil : un bon gros beat'em all avec un heros absolument fabuleux, enorme, monstrueux. Ce jeu est ha-llu-ci-nant! C'est prodigieux!!! Bon faut dire aussi, je viens de passer 1 mois avec des jeux Rockstar qui ne manquent certes pas d'interet niveau fun, mais qui graphiquement sont quand meme bien laids-vieillots-kitsch quand meme...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je suis tombe immediatement sous le charme de celui-ci pour trois raisons :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- le jeu est graphiquement tres soigne. A la limite, les sequences videos sont moins belles ou moins fines que les sequences de jeu...&lt;br /&gt;- aucun temps de chargement.&lt;br /&gt;- l'univers du jeu : mythologique, avec de grands espaces, des decors varies un peu etheres, comme dans Riven.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le jeu contient une construction cinematographique, deja au niveau du scenario ou l'on decouvre le heros par bribes, avec une construction "a l'envers", un peu a la Memento. La camera est magnifiquement geree dans le jeu, on est jamais coince, et on a pas vraiment besoin du repositionnement sur R3, finalement. Ensuite, niveau son et bruitages, on en prend plein les oreilles! Je me demande meme si je ne vais pas m'acheter un equipement Dolby Surround VSP 800 triphase a display rack pour savourer pleinement certaines scenes grace a la regulation des pitchs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Car des moments d'anthologie, il y en a, ca oui! Oui oui, d'anthologie! Je ne  pensais pas dire ca un jour d'un jeu video. Ma scene cultissime est celle ou Kratos (nous, le joueur!) quitte le Temple de l'Oracle (les decors sont fabuleux), que l'on marche sur l'epee d'Athena tendue comme un pont entre deux pitons rocheux, que l'on descend le long de la statue, passe par les catacombes pour remonter ensuite sur un contrefort d'Athenes. On court ensuite une nouvelle fois vers la ville, et, et.... OMGWTF! Quand on arrive a Athenes et que l'on (re-)decouvre Ares, le Dieu de la Guerre descendu mettre la pagaille dans le monde des hommes, on en prend plein les mirettes. La musique est fabuleuse, epique... et quand on rejoint les portes qui menent au Desert des Ames Perdues avec les Sirenes, avant ca on passe par une corniche escarpee ou on voit la ville en guerre, avec la musique, les bruitages... Tout simplement culte! Ca fait rever!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bon j'aime beaucoup tout le niveau d'Athenes, avec ces sequences escaliers ou ca explose de partout, avec l'ambiance nocturne.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les niveaux sur le dos de Cronos sont aussi impressionnants, meme si peut etre plus dans un registre Tomb Raider. Le boss du Challenge d'Hades est quand meme fabuleux, cela dit! Et quand on rejoint les Falaises de la Folie a la fin sur les mains de Zeus, on sent vraiment une liberation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finalement ce que j'aime le plus dans ce jeu se resume en trois points :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/ La progression et le level design : chaque lieu est connecte au suivant, il n'y a jamais de fondu au noir et apparition d'un decor jamais vu. Non, ici il faut marcher, courir, des que le navire accoste a Athenes. Et tout est tres variant, et surtout magnifique, avec des plans fabuleux rendus possible par des placements de camera judicieux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2/ L'aspect "grand spectacle" et le souffle epique incroyable du jeu : Berserk ou Lord Of The Rings peuvent, sur certaines sequences, aller se rhabiller! Des sequences cultissimes (le premier niveau met vraiment dans l'ambiance, avec cette Hydre gigantesque a dezinguer...) qui s'enchainent dans des decors vraiment bien travailles, et une fin tres chouette, que demander de plus?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3/ L'univers de la mythologie grecque qui m'a rappeler une epoque ou je devorais les contes et epopees des heros de l'Antiquite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et puis evidemment, tout les petits plus qui font que meme une fois fini (le jeu est assez court), on recommence le jeu pour debloquer les nombreux bonus (interessants) qui parsement le dvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les seuls regrets sont :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- un jeu peut etre un peu court : en 10h00 c'est torche!&lt;br /&gt;- certaines sequences peut etre un peu trop Tomb Raideriennes, ce qui pour un beat'em all, casse un peu le rythme.&lt;br /&gt;- l'univers graphique de l'Hades et surtout du Challenge d'Hades est un peu trop judeo-chretien a mon gout. Heureusement qu'il y avait quelques centaures a decouper parce que sinon... 　&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comme ce jeu est sorti il y a longtemps (2005), je l'ai eu en promotion a tres petit prix, neuf, a Akihabara : 1600 yens. Et j'ai eu une demonstration gratuite du 2eme opus qui sort a la fin du mois, et sur lequel je vais me ruer sans hesiter!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3225546902142343?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3225546902142343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3225546902142343' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3225546902142343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3225546902142343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/10/god-of-war.html' title='God of War'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RwO9LsK6ByI/AAAAAAAAACM/XgDSUk0NQ6c/s72-c/2db24adf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6837376554341131849</id><published>2007-09-06T22:33:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-09-07T18:50:43.231+09:00</updated><title type='text'>日本で上映されなかった映画　（２）</title><content type='html'>C.R.A.Z.Y.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7641/crazysf3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px;" src="http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7641/crazysf3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;今回、ケベックの映画C.R.A.Z.Y.について話させていただきまぁすぅ！&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1960年から1980年にわたって平均ケベックの家族に生まれたザックのストーリです。青少期に同性愛を認め、保守的なカトリックな父親に対して愛憎の関係を続ける。イェルサレムに旅行したい母親、ドラッグの罠に掛かったレーモン兄。。。涙が出るほど笑うシーンと感動的なシーンはうまくつながっている映画です。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Bowieの"Space Oddity"やPink Floydなどをはじめとする70年時代のベストな音楽もいろいろ、テクニックのうまい映画だと思う。ショットのつながりとか。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;父親がアズナブール（ガンダムじゃなくて、フランスの歌手）のビッグファンとして毎年何回も同じカラオケで歌うことは大笑い　（＾Ｏ＾）！！&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;フランス語に興味ある方にも、ケベック弁の発音が面白いよ。俺も、字幕がないと全然わかんないよ～^^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;特典：http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=yQoZmYUuvXw&lt;br /&gt;ワアアァァものすごいギターソロだ！&lt;br /&gt;Mark Knopflerの同じはちまきが欲しい！&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6837376554341131849?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6837376554341131849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6837376554341131849' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6837376554341131849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6837376554341131849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/09/c.html' title='日本で上映されなかった映画　（２）'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-2555878016856876251</id><published>2007-08-29T20:40:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-08-29T21:24:22.995+09:00</updated><title type='text'>日本で上映されなかった映画　（１）</title><content type='html'>Grizzly Man　&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RtVchmNxbWI/AAAAAAAAAA8/h0y99tpDIj0/s1600-h/Grizzly_Man_Poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RtVchmNxbWI/AAAAAAAAAA8/h0y99tpDIj0/s320/Grizzly_Man_Poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104087484958076258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2003年10月、グリズリーを愛したアマチュア動物研究家、ティモシー・トレッドウェル（46）と彼の恋人（37）が、アラスカのカトマイでグリズリーに襲われて亡くなった。その場所には、クマに襲われたときにカメラのキャップを外し忘れた映像のない“声”だけが録音されたテープと、彼の腕時計が残されていた。アラスカでグリズリーと生活を共にして13年。彼は至近距離でグリズリーと彼自身をビデオに納めることで、アラスカのグリズリー保護を訴え続けてきた。本作は、トレッドウェル自ら撮影したこれらの映像をもとに、ドイツのヘルツォーク監督によって作られたドキュメンタリー映画。サンダンス映画祭にも出品され受賞を果たしている。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;日本人がドキュメンタリー映画を好んで見に行くかどうかよくわからないけど、この作品は特別だよ。ヘルツォーク監督の言う通り夏に13年間に渡ってアラスカの大自然にグリズリーと暮らすようとしてたトレッドウェルの撮影した映像は、映画的に驚くべき、ユニークなプランが複数ありますよ。でも、これ以上、彼が何よりも熊を愛することがなぜ狂気に至った理由を探ることは映画の本当のポイントだと思う。良いでも悪いでも結果は同じ：グリズリーに愛されていると思い込んだトレッドウェルが最終的に動物の本性に裏切られ食われて（きれて）しまいました。ヘルツォーク監督は彼の生活と熊保護活動の意味を検討したあげく、判断を下さなかった。ただの人間の生活みたいな感じ・・・&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;さらにトレッドウェルが映画の中でMichael Jacksonと同じように何度も”I Love You”または狂ったように”This is my life, this is what I do”や”I will die for these animals”などを繰り返すことは面白かった！&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-2555878016856876251?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/2555878016856876251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=2555878016856876251' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2555878016856876251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2555878016856876251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.html' title='日本で上映されなかった映画　（１）'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/RtVchmNxbWI/AAAAAAAAAA8/h0y99tpDIj0/s72-c/Grizzly_Man_Poster.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6207184238518138230</id><published>2007-08-05T14:43:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-08-21T21:18:18.382+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Back from Hokkaido...</title><content type='html'>...Haven't managed to reach the coasts of Sakhaline. Anyway, I've wandered throughout Hokkaido again, and been to places I never went before. I think I'm done now with Hokkaido, at least for a while.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8862/74599956pe1jw5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8862/74599956pe1jw5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are my conclusions after having visited almost every place of interest in the island since 2003:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- The best place for hiking is Daisetsu-zan National Park, Japan's largest. This true wilderness heaven is mandatory for summer　nature-lover visitors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Okushiri Island is nice and remote, but of less interest compared to Hokkaido's northern Rishiri and Rebun Island.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Akan National Park is a must-go for anyone interested in the ancient Ainu culture. Besides, this place offer one of the most beautiful volcano-hike in Japan: Meakan-dake. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Shiretoko is also a major destination for nature lovers. Chances to bump into bears are really high, and there is also no shortage of birdlife, deers and foxes. To me, Hokkaido's most beautiful landscapes are also in Shiretoko, with magnificient moutain sceneries. But that's arguable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Sapporo is definetely my favorite Japanese city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- The southern Erimo-misaki is a place worth to go if you want to see rugged coastline and Kurile Seals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Southern Hokkaido is peaceful and full of history, especially Hakodate, Matsumae and its gorgeous castle, and sleepy Esashi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a tent, good boots, minimal clothing, a little cookstove,rain gears, and cash to back your bus expenses if you don't have your own transportation, then you can enjoy Hokkaido at its best, this simple freedom feeling when you walk in nature or stroll in the streets of Sapporo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You then realize Japan is mostly rural country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北海道から無事に帰ってきた。ただしサハリンまでに行けなかった。とにかく今回も北海道を放浪して、まだ行ったことのない場所に行ってた。北日本にある大地一周した現在、そろそろ結論を下す時になります(^0^)/。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*ハイキングといえば、確かに大雪山国立公園（日本最大）は俺の最も気に入った場所だ。自然好きなら夏が来てから絶対に行くべき！&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*奥尻は道南の海岸からフェリーで二時間しかかからないんだが、いかにも離島の所って感じ、初めての北海道旅行でしたら、利尻島と礼文島のほうがいいかな。景色的に。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*アイヌ文化に興味があれば、いい勉強になる場所は阿寒湖畔です。その上、雌阿寒岳に登山しに行けば日本で火山に登る最も忘れられないハイキング経験の一つを得られます。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*知床も自然的に行き逃さない観光地だと思う。ヒグマ出没率が高いし、北キツネやエゾ鹿なども多い。そして、ワシをはじめ、たくさんの野鳥がいるよ。俺にしたら北海道のベストな山風景。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*札幌最高！結局俺の一番気に入った日本の都市だ。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*南のえりも岬については、ま、切り立った海岸やゼニガタアザラシを見たかったらえりもまで煮行ったほうがいい。それ以外には・・・&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*道南は歴史っぽいし、静かな地域です。特に函館や松前、または眠れる江刺。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;テントやハイキングブーツや快適な服や料理ストーブやレインウエアなどをパックして、そして個人の輸送手段がない場合、行く時は充分なバス用現金を持って行ったら、北海道を最高にエンジョイできます。何か札幌の街を散歩するそれとも自然を歩く、とても特別な感じがしますね(^ ^)。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6207184238518138230?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6207184238518138230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6207184238518138230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6207184238518138230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6207184238518138230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/08/back-from-hokkaido.html' title='Back from Hokkaido...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7913606468158924007</id><published>2007-05-17T12:15:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T23:57:48.420+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Who wants to visit Sakhalin with me?</title><content type='html'>I'd like to ask, because I can't find any friend IRL who wants to go with me. My plan is not sure though, yet established. It depends a lot on my situation, because I'd like to quit my present job... In the worst case, I woud have to start immediatly in July and to skip summer holidays. But that's not the case yet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, who wants to come with me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My initial plan is to take the &lt;a href="http://www.kaiferry.co.jp/saharin/index.html"&gt;Higashi Nihonkai Ferry&lt;/a&gt; from Wakkanai (Northern Hokkaido) to Korsakov (Sakhalin). I would then reach Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and from there, organize my activities which should be mostly nature oriented: hiking, camping. Why not take the train crossing the island from South to North, or take a ferry to visit Iturup and the Kuril Islands?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two problems: &lt;br /&gt;- I don't speak any Russian&lt;br /&gt;- Transportation looks scarce. Maybe we'll have to rely on car rental and I don't have my driving license.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kaiferry.co.jp/saharin/gif/route3.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px;" src="http://www.kaiferry.co.jp/saharin/gif/route3.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;サハリンに行きたい！トラベルメイト募集中。もし興味があれば遠慮なくコメント！&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北海道のあちこちでハイキングと旅行してたあげく、もっと北の方に行きたいと思いました。だから、可能性があれば一度サハリン島に行きたいと考えます。多分ロシア語をちょっと勉強した方がいいけど。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;まだ予定はしっかり決まっていないが、稚内からの東日本海フェリーに乗ってコルサコフに到着した後ユジノサハリンスクまで行きたいと思います。あそこからハイキングやキャンプなど時間をたっぷり満喫したいと思います！チャンスをつかめば択捉島や千島列島までも旅行できます。よろしくお願いします。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7913606468158924007?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7913606468158924007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7913606468158924007' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7913606468158924007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7913606468158924007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-wants-to-visit-sakhalin-with-me.html' title='Who wants to visit Sakhalin with me?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7745200963021430793</id><published>2007-05-09T18:41:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-05-17T12:15:04.661+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Voting in Tokyo</title><content type='html'>For the first time of my life, I went voting for the French Presidential election. The polling place was the French Embassy, and it was packed with many French expatriates, from Working Holiday Visa makers to expat families with 4 kids (French will re-populate Japan!). Wow, I said French 3 times in juste a few words. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3015/rsrinfo2007042477493380bv4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3015/rsrinfo2007042477493380bv4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About the election, I deplore the lack of interesting yet fundamental subjects in the debates. Instead of speaking about globalization and foreign policies, Europe, environmentalism or how to deal with our weaker and weaker sphere of influence (politically and above all economically), candidates fought about national identity, patriotism, insecurity, hunting and fishing, and how bad is liberalism (a true swear word in French, worse than North Korea or the N word). Nothing really changed in France, French people is still frightened at words that connote "abroad", "neighbours", "the world", "international competition".&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7745200963021430793?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7745200963021430793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7745200963021430793' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7745200963021430793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7745200963021430793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/05/voting-in-tokyo.html' title='Voting in Tokyo'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8871356646266662086</id><published>2007-05-08T10:49:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-05-08T11:33:46.239+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Mongolian Ping Pong</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/Rj_bekHmkbI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EUNWfPvhbgQ/s1600-h/mongolian+ping+pong_poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/Rj_bekHmkbI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EUNWfPvhbgQ/s320/mongolian+ping+pong_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062005824325849522" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.imageforum.co.jp/"&gt;Image Forum Theater&lt;/a&gt; between Shibuya and Omotesando is currently showing this unespected and simple film about life in the vast steppe grasslands of Inner Mongolia, in China's deep North.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of a small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief. Bilike's grandmother says the ball is a glowing pearl from heaven. But the boys are sceptical after waiting all night outdoors for the ball to light up. Since nobody has an idea about the odd white object, they trek to the faraway monastery to consult the wise lamas. But even the grasslands' most knowledgeable inhabitants are stumped. While watching the new TV-set Dawa's father has won, the boys learn about pingpong. They are excited to hear that their object is the 'National Ball-Treasure of China'. Not realizing how far Beijing actually is, the determined young boys set off to return the National Treasure to the Chinese capital... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6502/mongolianppcontentspaltjm6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6502/mongolianppcontentspaltjm6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The plot is just a pretext for director Ning Hao to show us a bit of the life in this part of China almost completely forgotten by central power. No special cause to defend, no politics. Just images and documentary-style sequences involving people from the green steppes. I found it refreshing to watch such a movie in a small theater lost in the concrete jungle of Tokyo. Landscapes are truly beautiful and definitely an invitation to travel. Also you can hear traditional Mongolian musics in the beginning and during the credits. I strongly recommend it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8246/mongolian2ax8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8246/mongolian2ax8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8871356646266662086?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8871356646266662086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8871356646266662086' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8871356646266662086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8871356646266662086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/05/mongolian-ping-pong.html' title='Mongolian Ping Pong'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ebDFZgTYg4/Rj_bekHmkbI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EUNWfPvhbgQ/s72-c/mongolian+ping+pong_poster.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-695626399053563657</id><published>2007-04-21T09:14:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-04-21T09:47:11.351+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Yuki Koji: Yukar and Upopo</title><content type='html'>Last night I went with my friend &lt;a href="http://isanatori.blogspot.com/"&gt;Isanatori&lt;/a&gt; to the &lt;a href="http://www2.odn.ne.jp/rera/"&gt;Rera Chise&lt;/a&gt; restaurant in Nakano , a rare Ainu cuisine restaurant in the Tokyo area owned by an association promoting Ainu culture in Japan and beyond. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5439/dsc09302ve6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5439/dsc09302ve6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yuki Koji, an Ainu born representative of the &lt;a href="http://members.goo.ne.jp/home/jido0608"&gt;Ainu Art Project&lt;/a&gt; came all the way from Asahikawa to Tokyo for a couple of events organised in Tokyo, and that night he performed what in Ainu is called "yukar", the art of telling traditional Ainu epic tales mostly taking place in "Ainu Moshir" (the land of humans). I was impressed to hear Ainu traditional tale in Ainu language. Yuki Koji then went on with Upopo, Ainu traditional songs he performed with an Ainu style djembe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2972/dsc09304qi2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2972/dsc09304qi2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rera Chise staff then prepared dinner for us. We had good exchange opportunity with Yuki Koji who is also a painter. We also received small printed estampes as a present for coming to the event. That was really nice.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6590/dsc09299df1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6590/dsc09299df1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmT5hZ5dOXA"&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a small video I shot during one of the performance.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-695626399053563657?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/695626399053563657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=695626399053563657' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/695626399053563657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/695626399053563657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/04/yuki-koji-ainu-tales-and-story-telling.html' title='Yuki Koji: Yukar and Upopo'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6235124683430087438</id><published>2007-03-24T00:44:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-03-25T10:27:38.783+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking at the Red Flag</title><content type='html'>Last week I was back in South Korea for a few days. I went to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the famous peace village of Panmunjeom beneath the 38th parallel. This was certainly the highlight of this trip for me, I've always been curious about this secretive area, and the opportunity to watch a bit of life on the "other side" lured me for a while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4891/64505836rn1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4891/64505836rn1.jpg" border="0" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will I go to North Korea one day? I still don't know. Haven't really weigh the pros and cons yet. Of course I know what I saw today is just for the show and it may be the same as a tourist in this country. Still, I'm curious.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ambiance was rather serious. You have to be serious, especially in the Joint Security Area, with instructions given by US soldier. For example, you can't point the finger toward the North, you have to keep moving between the Freedom House pavillon and the Conference Room, your face must remain neutral... We even signed a declaration stating we would'nt hold UN responsible if any incident occured while visiting. I took a picture of the guard in the martial art stance:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7295/15mu1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7295/15mu1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This place is definitely a must-see in Korea and I strongly recommend it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6235124683430087438?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6235124683430087438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6235124683430087438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6235124683430087438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6235124683430087438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/03/looking-at-red-flag.html' title='Looking at the Red Flag'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-660962439482723622</id><published>2007-02-25T20:28:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-02-25T21:16:52.888+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Milford Sound</title><content type='html'>Milford Sound is Milford Track final step. This is the kind of landscape you can hardly find anywhere else on Earth. Truly the best reward this track could offer. The weather wasn't as nice as &lt;a href="http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html"&gt;two days ago&lt;/a&gt;, but still, it wasn't raining yet, and the clouds were still quite high in the sky. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8310/003wa2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8310/003wa2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ferry trip from Sandfly Point and then from the Miford Sound ferry terminal offers pretty good views of the fjord.I really felt like discovering a "Lost World". This place has been known by Maoris for a long time though, a place once named  Piopiotahi and famous for bowenite, used for tools, weapons and ornaments... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3245/013ua3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3245/013ua3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Furseals were sleeping on this rock. The one on the very top position is actually the alpha dominant male. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4149/011cs0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px;" src="http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4149/011cs0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Milford Sound is not to be missed if you travel to New Zealand. However I think this landscape is best enjoyed when exiting Milford Track, after 4 days of hiking from Te Anau Downs. You can also come here by bus, like many Japanese do, but then... I don't really feel it's the same. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In life adventure is everything.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-660962439482723622?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/660962439482723622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=660962439482723622' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/660962439482723622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/660962439482723622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/02/milford-sound.html' title='Milford Sound'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-518588748366695500</id><published>2007-02-19T22:24:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-02-19T22:53:43.479+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Blood Diamond</title><content type='html'>Edward Zwick did quite well with his latest movie. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4791/blooddiamondposterre1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4791/blooddiamondposterre1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This was maybe the first Leonardo DiCaprio film I enjoyed, ever. He obviously worked quite hard to get his Afrikaans accent. And I've always had a soft spot for adventurers, especially bad guys in the beginning learning empathy the hard way. Jenifer Connelly was excellent, as usual. I loved her Linda Hamilton 1985 Terminator hair style. Still I wondered what was the point of making a movie about such a subject? For sure spectators will be shocked and let's hope diamond buyers among them. But then what? What's gonna change for millions of people in Africa anyway? Sometimes one can't help but being fatalistic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T.I.A. This is Africa&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-518588748366695500?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/518588748366695500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=518588748366695500' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/518588748366695500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/518588748366695500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/02/blood-diamond.html' title='Blood Diamond'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8456759903339720487</id><published>2007-02-05T21:12:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T00:46:22.096+09:00</updated><title type='text'>驚愕の外人犯罪裏ファイル  - Racism in Japan</title><content type='html'>This magazine entitled "The Astonishing Foreigner Crime Secret File - White Book 2007" is widely available at convenience store such as Family Mart and AmPm. This was reported by &lt;a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1090"&gt;Japan Probe&lt;/a&gt; and many other websites where a large community of foreigners living in Japan usually gather. It labels foreigners as a source of crime in Japan. Well, nothing unusual so far, at least for people from Iran, Israel or China who've been regarded and treated this way for years in Japanese media. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/8410/9784754256180cy8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px;" src="http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/8410/9784754256180cy8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This magazine goes pretty far though, with very shocking pictures and pages where it condemns interracial sex between foreigners and Japanese women for example. It also has plenty of caricatural disgusting draws such as the following one showing a Chinese trying to break into someone’s house:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/01/china-lock-pic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px;" src="http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/01/china-lock-pic.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Racism is hardly heard of in Japan when you can't understand Japanese or don't live in Japan. It does exist though (or shall I say of course...), stressed also by the so called "&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchi-soto"&gt;uchi-soto&lt;/a&gt;" concept unique to Japan. I know many gaijins have been really shocked by this affair. As for me, I'm not really upset, nor surprised. This is the 2007 edition, let's be sure there were previous issues in the past.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8456759903339720487?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8456759903339720487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8456759903339720487' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8456759903339720487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8456759903339720487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/02/racism-in-japan.html' title='驚愕の外人犯罪裏ファイル  - Racism in Japan'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3233572641052387600</id><published>2007-02-03T00:57:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T11:22:13.509+09:00</updated><title type='text'>The Fountain</title><content type='html'>A Darren Aronofsky film (USA - 2006 - 96 min)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8527/fountain13vw5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px;" src="http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8527/fountain13vw5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe the best film I saw in 2006 along with Syriana. Once again, Aronofsky created something which is in a way hard to describe. What's for sure is this one is beautiful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9132/fountain2aa6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px;" src="http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9132/fountain2aa6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The story starts with Tom, a doctor researching a cure to cancer using stem cells, and, at the same time, to save his wife Izzi from this disease. But then the story turns into a fantastic odyssey through time, past and future, which are in my understanding expressions of Tom's fantasies after reading his wife's book. But not only. There is something else that can deeply touch people in Tom's quest for immortality, and the whole film is much more about enjoying a singular experience rather than watching moving pictures telling us a prewritten story. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2570/fountain14fx9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px;" src="http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2570/fountain14fx9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to critics, you will love it or hate it, there is no "so so" opportunity here. Sadly (or should I say of course) this movie is not yet in theater here in Japan... I'm curious how the Japanese would appreciate this film? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/6387/fountain10gu8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px;" src="http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/6387/fountain10gu8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found Clint Mansell's soundtrack quite unique as well, it fits perfectly what's on screen, and I've been listening to it nonstop for days now. It mixes industrial rock instruments with keyboard, chorus and chords. It sounds a bit like progressive rock, with a bit of electro in it. To me this album represents a sort of transcendental meditation with a gradual increase in intensity toward a final deliverance. A stunning experience I will never forget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2778/fountain23ft0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px;" src="http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2778/fountain23ft0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, death is not the end.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3233572641052387600?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3233572641052387600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3233572641052387600' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3233572641052387600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3233572641052387600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/02/fountain.html' title='The Fountain'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-5522510031682349919</id><published>2007-01-29T20:20:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-09-03T22:57:46.086+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Milford Track</title><content type='html'>For sure one of the highlight of my trip in New Zealand was the Milford Track. I walked 4 days in the magnificient alpine/beech forest of Fiordland National Park, from  Lake Te Anau till Milford Sound. On day 3, the path climbs the Mackinnon Pass. Views from there are tremendous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6623/a012ut7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6623/a012ut7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9127/74082202mp9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9127/74082202mp9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course walking was not the only purpose, and I could met with my fellow travelers. I spent a memorable Christmas Eve night playing "donkey" along with them. Also the track  was an opportunity to go deep into New Zealand wilderness. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2999/st6sc9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2999/st6sc9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9545/013bk4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px;" src="http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9545/013bk4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandfly Point, the very end of the track, was a haven for sandflies, which can drive you mad if you're not prepared. But the perspective of being very close to Milford Sound can really annihilate the pain.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9969/019uy9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9969/019uy9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next time I'll show pictures of Milford Sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My life in brief: I'm very busy at work right now and till the end of January. I hope I can go enjoy Northern Japan's winter landscapes soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;bastien&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-5522510031682349919?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/5522510031682349919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=5522510031682349919' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5522510031682349919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/5522510031682349919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/01/milford-track.html' title='Milford Track'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-2820454977724387321</id><published>2007-01-18T21:25:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-01-18T21:43:21.099+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Avalanche Peak</title><content type='html'>This peak is located in the Arthur's Pass National Park, and it's possible to climb it using the well known Avalanche Peak Track starting behind the Department Of Conservation Office in Arthur's Pass. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1394/4vz4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1394/4vz4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The track first step through somewhat dense beech and shrub forest. However, once it breaks above the bushline, the views improve tremendously. Alpine tussocks make most of the way up the summit, although the weather went pretty bad in just a few minutes while approaching it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5921/13hh7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5921/13hh7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7154/10hc0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7154/10hc0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2217/7kx3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2217/7kx3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3900/14bh4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3900/14bh4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully, I made friend with the keas that are continuously following travelers. These birds are incredibly smart, I'm definitely a huge fan of them! Besides, they are so cute!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4356/16hk0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4356/16hk0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-2820454977724387321?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/2820454977724387321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=2820454977724387321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2820454977724387321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2820454977724387321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/01/avalanche-peak.html' title='Avalanche Peak'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-248922676327466780</id><published>2007-01-06T16:57:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2007-01-06T17:58:32.729+09:00</updated><title type='text'>There and back again</title><content type='html'>Hi there! I am back home in Japan right now. New Zealand was fantastic. Truly I've never seen such a country in my life. For those of you who can read French you can read my stories  &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;. I'll try to describe all the places I liked during my trip, as well as some wild species I bumped into while tramping (the kiwi word for hiking). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thin red line (!) shows my itinerary, beginning from Christchurch and going counter clockwise: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4747/2qd5.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4747/2qd5.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll begin with Arthur's Pass in the next post.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-248922676327466780?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/248922676327466780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=248922676327466780' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/248922676327466780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/248922676327466780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2007/01/there-and-back-again.html' title='There and back again'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1871084204218171708</id><published>2006-12-11T20:25:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T20:58:49.397+09:00</updated><title type='text'>I Kiwi You Kiwi　- (*⌒0⌒)／バイバイ ～ ♪</title><content type='html'>I'm leaving for New Zealand at the end of the week, I won't be able to post anything until January I guess... Which does'nt really matter anyway since I may be the only visitor of this blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007 to all!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.magicbus.co.nz/content/images/213/550x550normal/kiwi_road_sign.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.magicbus.co.nz/content/images/213/550x550normal/kiwi_road_sign.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1871084204218171708?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1871084204218171708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1871084204218171708' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1871084204218171708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1871084204218171708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/12/i-kiwi-you-kiwi-0.html' title='I Kiwi You Kiwi　- (*⌒0⌒)／バイバイ ～ ♪'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-9050076783863881569</id><published>2006-12-10T21:52:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T20:59:37.379+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Sumo</title><content type='html'>Today some friend of mine and I went to a Sumo exhibition tournament. It wasn't the professional league, but some sumo students practicing sumo in all institutions of Japan (basically belonging to universities). Students between 18 and 20 of age, I would say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The atmosphere of the place was nice. Some officials were gathered and we could listen to an enjoyable about modern sumo, its internationalization and the progress these wrestlers students made during the past few years. Sumo is a tough world, many of them won't make it to the professional league. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3640/4kp0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3640/4kp0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1484/134bg3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1484/134bg3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We sang the national anthem prior to begin. Sumo is still very Japanese in a way! The true national sport!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3347/5pl1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3347/5pl1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9426/7jo8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9426/7jo8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fights then began. Some were really impressive, especially on the first move, the force deployed when encountering each other is tremendous. Wrestlers from the same university encourage their  teammate from the stufes. Mothers also came to see how their sons are doing on the dohyo (wrestling ring) of the Sumo Grand Hall (Kokugikan). This is a national competition, with participants coming from all over Japan and not only the Kanto are. One wrestler from Iwate Prefecture and another one from Hiroshima were truly great. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2310/3kf7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2310/3kf7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6488/6oi4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6488/6oi4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6831/9sm1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6831/9sm1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7995/8qp6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px;" src="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7995/8qp6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a few dozens fights we went for lunch in one of the very Japanese restaurants surrounding the Stadium. I'm alreay planning of seeing a Grand Sumo tournament one day, maybe the winter tournament in January.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-9050076783863881569?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/9050076783863881569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=9050076783863881569' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/9050076783863881569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/9050076783863881569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/12/sumo.html' title='Sumo'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-2985930125676427274</id><published>2006-11-30T22:47:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-12-01T20:10:42.550+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Been there, done that</title><content type='html'>Last weekend I went for a stroll in Southern Tokyo so as to in-situ test my newly bought camera! I walked like an otter smelling Calvin Klein Be from Ebisu to Ginza, which, dear readers, represents quite a walk. Besides, I didn't really go straight so as it would have made things easier, no, I was more like wandering into Hiroo (the american expat neighborhood) narrowest streets, reaching southern Azabu-juban and Roppongi Hills. Some residential areas are truly stunning, I was in fact astonished to realize this might be the very one place in Tokyo where houses and residential buildings really look Western-like. I ended up in Shiba Shrine, Hibiya, and then walk up to Shinbashi and finally Ginza. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a map showing departure and arrival point (which is like in life: one always votes for communists at 20 and then for conservators at age 40):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3/tousontokyomap1vj8.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3/tousontokyomap1vj8.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what's so interesting in this place worth for a saturday stroll? Well, mainly buildings exceeding in size pretty much every building in the area:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7707/1xj2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7707/1xj2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4374/2io7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4374/2io7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(you can see the tip of the Romanian flag, the building on the right being the Embassy of Romania)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7144/3lw7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7144/3lw7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9307/4ed4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9307/4ed4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heading straight North East. The closer I get to this cylindrical building, the more I walk toward the Roppongi Hills vicinity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a short lunch break, I finally reach the Tokyo Tower, a somewhat distinguished  monument. That is just so ugly, I mean the colors... Besides it looks like every radio antenna in Japanese cities: red and white, just as the national flag. I tried to shoot so as to stress the contrast between this metallic structure and the surrounding nature. Just like if ot was some beast springing above the forest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7547/6nl3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7547/6nl3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/848/8af4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/848/8af4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/144/7xj0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/144/7xj0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8881/5nv6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8881/5nv6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I then arrived at my favorite temple in Tokyo: Zozo-ji. It is located in the Shiba-koen of Hibiya and is the Great Main Temple of the Chinzai sect of Shingon. 15 Tokugawa shoguns are buried here, however what always impress me in this temple are the countless little Jizo statues, somewhat full of poignancy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/136/17ht3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/136/17ht3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5869/12wq4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5869/12wq4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6286/10vq4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6286/10vq4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7885/9gf4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7885/9gf4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3751/16jd3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3751/16jd3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3933/13no5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3933/13no5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6918/14rs6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6918/14rs6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1156/11sj7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1156/11sj7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5798/15vr1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5798/15vr1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry for the sudden change in landscape, but now is about the time I  make my way up until Shinbashi and Ginza. Japanese really moved me today: there was some large-scale demonstration (according to Japanese standards of course) of Parents Teachers Associations coming from all the prefectures of Japan. They were protesting against the Fundamental Law of Education reform that should more particularly affect curricula, turning them more patriotic rather than "historically neutral" if you see what I mean...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, some Japanese are lucid and don't wanna see their offspring doing the same mistakes their great-grandfathers did. To be honest I may have a balanced view on how do Japanese people reacts to the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (the "No War Clause") attempts of reform, but regarding this particular point concerning education, it's impossible for me to say if Japanese that are against this reform are outnumbering the others or not. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4601/21gc8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4601/21gc8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9478/22uo2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9478/22uo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8964/20cn3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8964/20cn3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8255/19ge5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8255/19ge5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8003/18ri3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8003/18ri3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9999/24kl2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9999/24kl2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7776/23lw1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px;" src="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7776/23lw1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the last photo you can see the Sony Building, some sort of exhibition center for all prototypes and new merchandises Sony engineers produce. 2 years ago the doggy robots were at the front of the scene ; today HD screens replaced them. I was astonished by the quality of what was displayed on these screens. They were broadcasting a documentary shot in the Rocky Mountains with many wide landscapes, gorgeous colours and so on... truly amazing.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-2985930125676427274?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/2985930125676427274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=2985930125676427274' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2985930125676427274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/2985930125676427274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/been-there-done-that.html' title='Been there, done that'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3318361836305065630</id><published>2006-11-25T08:42:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-25T09:57:22.412+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Oki Tonkori</title><content type='html'>Oki is a Tonkori player, an Ainu instrument coming from Sakhalin Island (Karafuto) culture. Oki is half-Ainu, half-Japanese, has a specific approach of this instrument, mixing many modern influences, which make it much easier to listen that it sounds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tonkori.com/disc/img/tonkori_l.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px;" src="http://www.tonkori.com/disc/img/tonkori_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tonkori.com/"&gt;http://www.tonkori.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tonkori is a sort of traditionnal guitar with a very specific, genuine sound.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CDs are pretty hard to find though. It's not likely you'll find them at your favorite HMV store in Japan, except of course in Hokkaido. I found mine at the &lt;a href="http://www.zaidan-hakodate.com/hoppominzoku/min.htm"&gt;Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples&lt;/a&gt; while on trip to Hokkaido 2 weeks ago. For people living in the Tokyo area, I know for sure it's sold at the &lt;a href="http://www2.odn.ne.jp/rera/"&gt;Rera-Cise Ainu restaurant in Nakano, Tokyo&lt;/a&gt;. Every place that can act as a center of mediation for the Ainu culture (such as museums, craft shops, restaurants...) is likely to retail Oki's CDs.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3318361836305065630?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3318361836305065630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3318361836305065630' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3318361836305065630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3318361836305065630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/oki-tonkori.html' title='Oki Tonkori'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3718292923678627245</id><published>2006-11-21T20:23:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T20:40:11.716+09:00</updated><title type='text'>A roomy room? nope...</title><content type='html'>From now on I'm turning more and more Japanese: I read complicated manuals while on train!;)&lt;br /&gt;It's gonna take a while I think before I can fully handle this new camera (see previous post), but I decided to show you the first pictures I took with it. It's not really because they are pretty good shots (irony inside), but I wanted to show you the place I live in. Yes, that's my room!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4358/dsc0004vp7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4358/dsc0004vp7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4623/dsc0004fq5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px;" src="http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4623/dsc0004fq5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3106/dsc0005yf7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3106/dsc0005yf7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn't it great? (irony inside)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3718292923678627245?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3718292923678627245/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3718292923678627245' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3718292923678627245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3718292923678627245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/roomy-room-nope.html' title='A roomy room? nope...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1807922512213466142</id><published>2006-11-19T21:49:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-25T08:54:16.244+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Nikon D70s</title><content type='html'>Here's my new camera:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2515/slrnikond70sax2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2515/slrnikond70sax2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sigmaphoto.com/images/LensesImage/109_small.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px;" src="http://www.sigmaphoto.com/images/LensesImage/109_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just bought it yesterday at Yodobashi Camera. Let's hope it will survive my trip to New Zealand, and most of all take pictures with a quality this destination deserves. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/g/o/gofwx300b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px;" src="http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/x3/g/o/gofwx300b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I played the whole Saturday on that game at a friend. It's a truly stunning achievement in terms of visuals, especially particules effects and textures. Sounds are also greats and help setting an ambience which made me impossible to quit the game (I almost missed my last train back home!).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1807922512213466142?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1807922512213466142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1807922512213466142' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1807922512213466142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1807922512213466142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/nikon-d70s.html' title='Nikon D70s'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7286991059704420282</id><published>2006-11-13T20:26:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-13T20:41:51.336+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Goryōkaku</title><content type='html'>As the first settlements for Wajin Japanese coming from the South, Hakodate is full of historical sites connected to the city's brilliant history. One of these sites is the Goryōkaku, the Republic of Ezo's main fortress. Built by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1857-1866, it is shaped like a five-pointed star, allowing for greater numbers of gun emplacements on its walls than a traditional Japanese fortress, and reduced the number of "blind spots" where a cannon could not fire (source: &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goryokaku"&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9435/62mz2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9435/62mz2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2268/66fp2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2268/66fp2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Goryōkaku was designed by Takeda Ayasaburō. Rumor has it that he was strongly inspired by the designs of the French architect Vauban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5720/65hq6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5720/65hq6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This place is now a park, famous for hanami in Spring though Autumn colors are not that ugly neither. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4756/69ac2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4756/69ac2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/107/63nn4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/107/63nn4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7286991059704420282?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7286991059704420282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7286991059704420282' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7286991059704420282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7286991059704420282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/gorykaku.html' title='Goryōkaku'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-1467275282296143864</id><published>2006-11-06T21:28:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T19:50:35.753+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Hakodate</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7527/0fh5.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7527/0fh5.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went to Hakodate last weekend. A very pleasant trip that brought me back to Hokkaido and made me realize some crucial things on how important the environment can be to life, I mean for living. As a gaijin living in Japan, Hokkaido is way more easy going than Tokyo-Yokohama. I already knew that because I once lived in Sapporo, the heart of Hokkaido. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8051/37wv9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8051/37wv9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4695/17nn0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4695/17nn0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2083/34wg2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2083/34wg2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But it was then as a student, and I've always been thinking that the student life has nothing to do with the professional life, especially in Japan. Well, I'm not so sure anymore on that when it comes to your way of life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, in Hakodate I wandered in the nice autumn-colorful streets of Motomachi, tasted a whale-burger, enjoyed the nicest nocturnal view of Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5590/5ug6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5590/5ug6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9572/11nb7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9572/11nb7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is when I hopped on the ferry at Aomori early in the morning:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8004/1ia5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8004/1ia5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This building is the Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward, with its own colonial style:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8350/27hh2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8350/27hh2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Foreign Cemetery:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5272/28wc0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5272/28wc0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most  famous night view of Japan:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5551/38mg5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5551/38mg5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-1467275282296143864?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/1467275282296143864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=1467275282296143864' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1467275282296143864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/1467275282296143864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/hakodate.html' title='Hakodate'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8195341069228320929</id><published>2006-11-01T12:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-11-01T13:36:44.598+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Userbars</title><content type='html'>More and more forumers are integrating these colourful "userbars" into their signatures. If this can help defining myself, here are mines:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/Wikipedia.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/Wikipedia.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/south1.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/south1.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/xp.0.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/xp.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/wina1.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/wina1.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/Skiing.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/Skiing.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/sprite.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/Dream.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/americanbeauty2.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/americanbeauty2.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/cocacolafan.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/cocacolafan.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/Akira.0.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/Akira.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/24ny2gt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/400/24ny2gt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you know everything about me!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8195341069228320929?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8195341069228320929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8195341069228320929' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8195341069228320929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8195341069228320929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/11/userbars.html' title='Userbars'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-7326514142211094230</id><published>2006-10-30T22:25:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T23:26:59.722+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Where?</title><content type='html'>Ok, I know I've been planning my trip to New Zealand for 3 months now... But I would also like to spend one of these upcoming weekends somewhere far from here. But where to ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some here are suggesting Beijing, others come up with Seoul or Hokkaido. The truth is I'm bored with the kind of place I've been seeing every day since July now. I want to escape from it, and I'm afraid the Hakone option won't be enough. Because that's what awaits me for this 3-day weekend, a trip to Hakone, with ALL people from Tokyo coming with me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thing is that going to Seoul now is really cheap, less than 20000 Yens return. I think I'll go if I can make sure it's possible to go to the DMZ now. I will go to Korea anyway on my trip to New Zealand, because I'm going with Korean Air.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-7326514142211094230?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/7326514142211094230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=7326514142211094230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7326514142211094230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/7326514142211094230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/10/where.html' title='Where?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3129214819643416983</id><published>2006-10-28T13:56:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T16:40:04.354+09:00</updated><title type='text'>24</title><content type='html'>Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.agalaxyofstars.net/series/24/images/24logo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px;" src="http://www.agalaxyofstars.net/series/24/images/24logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone knows Jack Bauer, everyone knows about this show. Except for me of course. As usual it's like I've been living in another planet during the past 5 years when I heard some of my friends always talking about the latest 24 season, the last Lost episode, or some actors never heard of before acting in one of these recent series. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the past 2 weeks, I finally resigned myself and had the chance to watch 24 for the first time. It was season 4. I couldn't stop, I really liked it! Thanks to Tsutaya, which is in a way as social life eater as the Internet, Pachinko or MMORPG, I could rent season 1 and 2 at the same time, and spent all my nights watching at Jack Bauer's adventures. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I like the most in this series is its fast-paced action: every orders or decisions taken within the plot triggers consequences you can see almost immediately, especially in season 4. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's really worth watching at least one season. In the end it might get repetitive, though after having watched season 1, 2 and 4, I don't really feel bored. Especially since I'm watching them on DVD, with no commercial cuts.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3129214819643416983?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3129214819643416983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3129214819643416983' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3129214819643416983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3129214819643416983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/10/24.html' title='24'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-8268650943710392782</id><published>2006-10-19T22:03:00.001+09:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T16:14:21.127+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Kiwi Trip</title><content type='html'>Lately I went for a seminar in Shinjuku and I managed to save some time during lunch for a quick visit to Takashimaya Timesquare, which is one of the biggest department store in Tokyo. I found a New Zealand map at the Kinokuniya bookstore, which surely make a wonderful poster in my room. Actually the point is that I am going to New Zealand for like 18 days this winter (or summer depending on the hemisphere in which you are). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In less than 2 months now I'll be down there, hiking South Island's remote trails :-)  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found a map on the Internet which more or less represents what my itinerary should  be in the South Island:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.scenicpacific.co.nz//images/maps/map68636198.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px;" src="http://www.scenicpacific.co.nz//images/maps/map68636198.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My plan is to arrive at Christchurch, spend one night there at the &lt;a href="http://www.hostelz.com/hostel/26033-Vagabond-Backpackers"&gt;Vagabond Backpackers&lt;/a&gt;, and leave the following morning for Arthur's Pass using the &lt;a href="http://www.thetranzalpine.com/"&gt;TranzAlpine Train&lt;/a&gt;, which is halfway between West and East Coast. Once there, I will spend two days hiking around, and more particularly the Avalanche Peak trail, which I heard offers one of the most beautiful alpine landscape in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I'll hop on the train again until Greymouth. From there I'll then reach Franz Josef Glacier. I booked a one-day glacier trip with &lt;a href="http://www.franzjosefglacier.com/fjgg.asp"&gt;Franz Josef Glacier Guides&lt;/a&gt;. Kea Parrots, wait for me! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Down to Te Anau, I'll embark onto a 4-day trek in the fjordland. Milford Sound is said to be "the finest hike on Earth"... I can't miss it! I am so impatient! I checked with the &lt;a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/index.html"&gt;Department of Conservation&lt;/a&gt;, and booked huts along the way and the park admission. Milford Sound is part of the "Great Walks" in New Zealand, which means you must go through a reservation system to access them in order to preserve the environment. Thus the Department of Conservation (DOC) only allows 40 peoples/day on this trail. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, I bought these two books:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/tg-new-zealand-12_sm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/200/tg-new-zealand-12_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://voyagesavelo.free.fr/imgs/tramping.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px;" src="http://voyagesavelo.free.fr/imgs/tramping.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After tramping in the fjordland, I'd like to hike around Wanaka. Mount Aspiring National Park in Otago is some kind of fitting end to New Zealand' Southern Alps.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cascade Saddle Route tramp is very tempting. I don't know if I can do it on my own, but the pictures and landscapes near the Matukituki valley are so wonderful... I think I really like hiking especially because it feels like being part of the landscape you're passing by rather than simply watch them through a window. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Wanaka and its region, I'd like to see Albatros, and then seriously consider to reach Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula. I might stop on the way though, for example at Lake Tekapo or the Otago Central Rail Trail. I'll then head back to Christchurch, check the International Antarctica Center out, take a day-trip to Edoras... Nothing really planned at the end of the trip so far. For sure this will be an exhausting trip, with 3 to 4 multi-day hikes, but I'm pretty sure this will be one of the best moment you can have in life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-8268650943710392782?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/8268650943710392782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=8268650943710392782' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8268650943710392782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/8268650943710392782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/10/kiwi-trip.html' title='Kiwi Trip'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-6768253067816584781</id><published>2006-10-16T19:54:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T21:53:24.475+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Nikko</title><content type='html'>Two weeks ago I went to Nikko for the week-end. It was my first time there and I liked it, though it was really crowded around the main attractions such as Toshogu Shrine... Hopefully my goal was to hike a little bit around Lake Chuzenji, and of course, this went pretty well, wit absolutely no sights of other human beings for hours of hike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6493/dsc08849kt1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6493/dsc08849kt1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was a long time since I last slept in the wild. This time my tent turned to be really useful. I saw a Tanuki at sunset! And many Shika (Deers) wandered around the tent at night, in search for food. That was an impressive with noises I haven't heard for months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5549/dsc08808nj3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5549/dsc08808nj3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5643/dsc08817xe3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5643/dsc08817xe3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are views of Mount Nantai. The first day the wind was so strong we could barely walk. Hopefully it calmed down at night, and the following day was magnificient!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The shrines and temples of Nikko, together with their natural surroundings, have for centuries been a sacred site known for its architectural and decorative masterpieces. They are closely associated with the history of the Tokugawa Shoguns. Nikko is thus a famous place for temples and shrines in Japan, and many of them are classified World Heritage in the Unesco's list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6225/dsc08872qf1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6225/dsc08872qf1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6835/dsc08883yb8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6835/dsc08883yb8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-6768253067816584781?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/6768253067816584781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=6768253067816584781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6768253067816584781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/6768253067816584781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/10/nikko.html' title='Nikko'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-3798799600039627656</id><published>2006-10-11T23:23:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-10-12T00:18:56.545+09:00</updated><title type='text'>North Korea - the sum of all fears</title><content type='html'>Well well well... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are a bit confusing lately as North Korea announced they conducted, and apparently succeed  in, their first underground nuclear test. Economic sanctions don't seem to really have a significant impact as this country has been isolated for years from outside. So far, only China could handle Pyongyang so that it could suit the international community. Only China do have some sort of connections with them: airlines links, railways going through the Dear Leader's territory, and even Chinese citizens going there to sell their products on local markets. But this time, China  did firmly expressed a strong opposition to this (these?) nuclear tests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/1600/zou.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6118/1617/320/zou.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can we reasonably think about going to war? Living in Japan, believe me, this situation is not really comfortable since we're juste in the middle between North Korea and th US. Moreover, North Korea is technically still at war with US, Japan and South Korea since 1953. This time, Japan (and US) may have to rely on China not only for political assistance for negociating with Kim Jong-II, but also for military assistance! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Huh... I know, I'm thinking too much, and I should take a nap. Going to war doesn't make any sense here too.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-3798799600039627656?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/3798799600039627656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=3798799600039627656' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3798799600039627656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/3798799600039627656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/10/north-korea-sum-of-all-fears.html' title='North Korea - the sum of all fears'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115953343388852899</id><published>2006-09-29T20:24:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-09-30T02:14:39.483+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Tokyo Game Show 2006</title><content type='html'>I know I'm late. Maybe I wouldn't be if this Tokyo Game Show 2006 had been more interesting. I would advise people to go to this kind of place if they really want to meet a lot of people, discover what does the word "packed" means in Japan, and make friends (of course!)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because the fact is I am not really the hardcore-gamer kind (girls please, take note!), though I'm still having great time playing King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Sengoku 3 and so on... Gamers know what I mean. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SNK Playmore booth was pretty nice. Compared to bigger firms such as Square Enix, it was definetely worth checking it out. KOF is still popular at least in Japan, which is great news for me. KOF XII was announced, with enhanced sprites, and no image yet to prove it. Anyway, girls were nice! Which is the only reason possible that can explain why people are still visiting this show every year by the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3415/dsc08751cs7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3415/dsc08751cs7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To follow with the Square Enix booth, which was one of the worst: you just enter into some sort of huge sardines can, and some trailers are shown on a screen. And it's just terrible! You have to watch 30 minutes of cellphone games announcements, which was so boring because cellphone games graphics are not that pretty when seen on such a huge screen, and finally you could enjoy like 5 seconds of FF XIII and FF Versus XIII, already seen on the net 3 weeks ago!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best booth in this show was in my opinion the XBOX 360 booth. Simply just because many games were playable, including the famous Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach VolleyBall  2. This game is just unsane: it consists in playing beach volley with busty babes... It seems that a lot of people worked on the realistic boob physics modeling. At least  you know who is gonna enjoy this kind of soft. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/474/dsc08759co1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/474/dsc08759co1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many booths were worth a look. Capcom announced the release of long waited Devil May Cry 4, with a playable demo version! You had to line up for like 2 hours to test it. Also the Sega booth and the latest Sonic game looked very nice. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/16/dsc08756xs5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/16/dsc08756xs5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3618/dsc08767ry2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3618/dsc08767ry2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kojima was also giving some conferences. I don't know that much about the video game industry, but I heard this one really changed the way video games are designed, with strong connections to the movie industry. Best examples are million seller Metal Gear Solid (I never tried these games in my life though).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6703/dsc08766xq0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6703/dsc08766xq0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And of course, the main attraction that cause such an affluence to this eastern part of the World: the Sony booth. The whole gamers community seems to wait for the Playstation 3, though videos shown at the booths were not that impressive compared to XBOX 360 (here I am, Bill Gates fan club!). I don't understand, where's the revolution? One ironic thing was that you could play at Virtua Fighter 5 on an arcade system, with VF5 posters just upon you announcing that a Playstation 3 version would shortly be available. Just pretendings, to sum up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8136/dsc08762qp2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8136/dsc08762qp2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nintendo didn't have any booth in this show. I heard that's because they organize their own show a few weeks later. Anyway, you could only see 3 colourful model swinging at a virtual ball with the Wii remote control pad. That was just fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7667/dsc08780hb4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7667/dsc08780hb4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My impressions on this exhibition? It was way too crowded to really enjoy the show at its best. Too noisy too. There are other things to enjoy at Makuhari, beginning with delicious Australian Steack House!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115953343388852899?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115953343388852899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115953343388852899' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115953343388852899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115953343388852899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/09/tokyo-game-show-2006.html' title='Tokyo Game Show 2006'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115789351389876949</id><published>2006-09-10T20:10:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-09-12T22:34:36.486+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Walk around Tokyo</title><content type='html'>Yesterday, I met with Juha and Marie-Laure in Tokyo, and we walked in and in the vicinity of Tokyo University, until Nippori and Ueno. We passed through Bunkyo and Nezu ward, and finally end in a sushiya near Shin Okachi machi, just by the office I used to go everyday during my internship last year. Here are some photos:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08687.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08687.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This lotus flower is just in front of Tokyo University's Faculty of Agricultural Science. This is the small inlet in the middle of Sanshiro Pond:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08697.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08697.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Tokyo University Campus is not as beautiful as the Hokkaido University Campus, considered by a large majority as THE ultimate campus of Japan. Anyway, it also has some very curious places, such as this sort of small jungle forest located just behind the Kyudo Center (which you can see just below). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08690.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08690.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08700.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08700.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And of course, the famous clock tower of Todai. Well, I'm not really a big fan of this very common type of building. Some other buildings in the campus deserve more interests in terms of architecture. But anyway, even if this touristic approach of Todai Campus (I went many time to visit some advisors, consultants, sensei for my job, but friend who works there as phD students) is one the very pleasant thing one can find in urban Tokyo, this doesn't match Hokudai Campus in my opinion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08701.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08701.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exiting the campus and heading North toward Nezu shrine (witch we haven't really reached actually), we wetn through very pleasant and peaceful shitamachi. Some kind of normal town life Tokyo can offer sometime. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08708.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08708.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I liked all the small restaurants and different small shops. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08710.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08710.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08718.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08718.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08726.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08726.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08721.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08721.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08722.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0 auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08722.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We didn't really know where we would end afterwards, but we finally walked up to this  temple area, with a lot of cemeteries around. It links Bunkyo ward to Nippori. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08739.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08739.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08734.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08734.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08746.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08746.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08747.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08747.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115789351389876949?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115789351389876949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115789351389876949' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115789351389876949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115789351389876949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/09/walk-around-tokyo.html' title='Walk around Tokyo'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115742880528078451</id><published>2006-09-05T12:16:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-09-05T13:00:05.340+09:00</updated><title type='text'>September is fun!</title><content type='html'>Last week-end I re-discovered the Minatomirai district.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/Minatomirai21.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/Minatomirai21.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very pleasant Saturday, sunny, not too hot, especially the end of the afternoon was nice. Strolling between buildings at sunset was great. Once again, I saw this Nikkei-jin (Brazilian born Japanese) called James and his circus-like  show just by the exit of the huge Landmark Tower. 2 years after I first saw him during a Hokkaido-to-Tokyo-trip, he was already giving the same kind of show in front of kids. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I prefer to walk there compared to Ginza because here you can breath rather fresh air from the sea. Here shopping is affordable too. I went to this huge department store called Yokohama World Porters, and I really liked it since it's packed with outdoor/mountaineering shops, arts and crafts (not so authentic though) from many exotic places in the world, and also on the 4th floor there is a range of stores dedicated to old nostalgical Japanese accessories and foods: baseball card-games of the 70s, old Japanese toys from early Showa era, old fashioned okashi (candies), and so on... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/fce0a5d7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/fce0a5d7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went to see Miami Vice (on screen since September 2 in Japan) at the huge movie theater on the 5th floor. I really enjoyed this movie, director Michael Mann is pure genious. To me, this is definitely one of the best American movie of this year, along with Lord of War and Syriana. I especially liked the 80s outfit and appearance of Collin Farrell: he looks exactly as though he just walked out of 1984! My new hero-model for life! So far only Val Kilmer and his Madmartigan role in Willow (Ron Howard) made such an impression on me...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115742880528078451?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115742880528078451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115742880528078451' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115742880528078451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115742880528078451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/09/september-is-fun.html' title='September is fun!'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115605129191252072</id><published>2006-08-20T13:34:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-08-20T14:21:32.006+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Work in Progress</title><content type='html'>Hello mina-san,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you may have noticed, there are some small stuff I'd like to change on this blog. First of all, I've just opened &lt;a href="http://tinou81.wordpress.com"&gt;another blog&lt;/a&gt; where I wanted to compile all my travel stories in French, so as to share them with my family. I'll try to update ASAP the stories that are on this blog, fix broken links, and write them in an understandable English. I've been also thinking about the interface design of this blog, and some minor things may change soon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's hot and sticky in Yokohama right now... I spent this week at my office, not even one business trip! The reason is Obon. Many Japanese companies are closed during this week in Japan. But next week, it should get back in business!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115605129191252072?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115605129191252072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115605129191252072' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115605129191252072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115605129191252072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/08/work-in-progress.html' title='Work in Progress'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115494954450642839</id><published>2006-08-07T20:10:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T00:31:14.100+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Home</title><content type='html'>I love Dream Theater and I love this song! However today I'll just post some photos of what I can see from my doorstep. It's not so bad there being a Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolis Home! &lt;br /&gt;I have a nice view, and the place looks almost like countryside. However the way up-there is steep enough to make you sweat like a beast during summer time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08666.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08666.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08664.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08664.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08661.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08661.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC08663.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC08663.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115494954450642839?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115494954450642839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115494954450642839' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115494954450642839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115494954450642839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/08/home.html' title='Home'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115441419629764027</id><published>2006-08-01T14:15:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-08-01T15:51:15.196+09:00</updated><title type='text'>ゲド戦記 ~ Gedo Senki | The latest Ghibli has been released...</title><content type='html'>And well, as for Howl no Ugoku Shiro ~ ハウルの動く城, it was quite disappointing. Miyazaki Gouro (Miyazaki Hayao's son) is certainly skilled at designing gardens and tree-planting (he designed the Mitaka's Ghibli Museum), but directing films is not yet his strong point. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/gedosenki_4_3007.1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/gedosenki_4_3007.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How is this movie? Quite strange actually. It's inspired from Le Guin's Tales from EarthSea. This is quite a huge story, an heroic fantasy saga matching Tolkien's Lord of the Rings according to fans... Actually Miyazaki decided to focus only on the 3rd book of this masterpiece. Thus characters are not really "introduced" to us, which is quite destabilizing. But anyway, we understand the main plot: Ged is a very skilled sorcerer in EartSea, and hass begun a very long travel across the world to halt the decline of magical power from EarthSea, Ged became friends with a prince named Arren. Together they will have to defeat a witch who found the secret of immortality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I liked many things in this movie. First of all, the character of Ged. He is a real backpacker wandering in EarthSea, and his experience and look toward the world make him quite a charismatic person. The movie is partly inspired from Miyazaki Hayao's manga novel "Shuna no Tabi". Colourful cities, slave merchants, vehicles... this comes directly from this 1983 colour manga. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cover.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cover.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again, painted landscapes are truly astonishing. Traveling along with Ged and Arren in such sceneries was truly wonderful. Background musics also perfectly fit the story, despite very much alike other famous score such as Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings or James Horner's Willow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, I was astonished by the relatively poor quality of how things and characters are animated. Though simple, the character design is not really "unified" along the movie. Almost on each cut, Arren seems to have a different face, and thus  appears like a different person. This is less true for Ged or Therru. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/gedosenki_3_3007.1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/gedosenki_3_3007.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though enjoyable on the first 15 minutes, the film quickly turns soporific. There is definetely some rhythm problems in this film. The story is poorly told I would say. I was expecting some more explanations about EarthSea and the way this world is working. The director chose not to extend the introduction of the characters, but then you would expect some kind of explanations during the movie... which never come out. You just have to assume Ged is a powerful archmage and that's all. Some many questions remain unspoken of... I think one should read the books beforehand. Anyway, focusing only on this 3rd chapter, without any connections to any beginning nor ending (you just see Ged and Arren leaving for their travel at the end of the film), this story sounds rather too simple and manichean. Which is unusual with Ghibli films. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was expecting too much from Miyazaki's son, maybe because his father will retire soon and I did not really enjoyed his latest movies the way I enjoyed Mononoke Hime. This is really pitiful because so many efforts had been achieved regardless of the story. Being just for the sceneries and the music, this film is definetely worth seeing it. Just to say thanks to the staff who'd been working alongside with Miyazaki Goro. And also because their artworks are really wonderful...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115441419629764027?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115441419629764027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115441419629764027' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115441419629764027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115441419629764027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/08/gedo-senki-latest-ghibli-has-been.html' title='ゲド戦記 ~ Gedo Senki | The latest Ghibli has been released...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115388137956155930</id><published>2006-07-26T11:15:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-08-01T15:44:11.450+09:00</updated><title type='text'>One important thing about Yokohama...</title><content type='html'>...is that you don't really need to go to Tokyo just for shopping. Yokohama is indeed quite a big city. Yokohama is situated on a peninsula facing the western coast of Tokyo Bay and lies a mere 30 kilometers(18.6 miles) from Tokyo, the capital of Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yokohama enjoys a relatively mild climate. In 1990, the average temperature was 16.6 degrees centigrade (62 degrees Fahrenheit),while the highest and lowest temperatures were 31.9 degrees centigrade(90 degrees Fahrenheit) and 1.3 degrees centigrade(34 degrees Fahrenheit) respectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/yokohama-bay.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/yokohama-bay.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More than 3.27 million people live in Yokohama, qualifying it as Japan's second largest city. Its total production output is valued at \9 trillion($72 billion), or \3 million($24,000)per capita.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The port of Yokohama was opened in 1859 and ever since has played a major role a window to the world. Japan's first Western style hotel and restaurant were opened in Yokohama, and our city was also the site of Japan's first coffee shop and bakery as well as its first modern waterworks and railroads. Yokohama, built on its rich heritage of enterprising endeavor, has become a truly international city and Japan's largest international trading port.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/yokohama-port.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/yokohama-port.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More foreign vessels enter the port of Yokohama and more exports leave its Japan. Since 1969, the dollar amount of trade passing through the port of Yokohama has been the largest in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plus, Yokohama is sister city with Vancouver Canada! There I may meet my destiny...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115388137956155930?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115388137956155930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115388137956155930' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115388137956155930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115388137956155930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/07/one-important-thing-about-yokohama.html' title='One important thing about Yokohama...'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-115371110573060179</id><published>2006-07-24T12:10:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-07-24T12:18:25.743+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Rediscovering Tokyo</title><content type='html'>It's good to wander in Tokyo again. I kind of missed it I guess. It didn't really change though. Yokohama is really close to Shibuya actually, it takes like 35 minutes by express train on the Minato-mirai line. And only 260 yens! Saturday I walked from Harajuku to Shinjuku through Meiji-jingu and some narrow, residential streets north of the park. I did this quite often in the past, but there is always something to discover each time you take the time to walk in Tokyo's streets. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I live in Asahi-ku, Shikimidai. The Sotetsu line connect me to Yokohama from Tsurugamine Station in about 20 minutes by local train, and 10 minutes by express train. It's not so packed in the morning compared to the place I lived last year. And I can enjoy many restaurants at nights in the vicinity of Tsurugamine Station!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-115371110573060179?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/115371110573060179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=115371110573060179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115371110573060179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/115371110573060179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/07/rediscovering-tokyo.html' title='Rediscovering Tokyo'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-114916065887847743</id><published>2006-06-01T19:59:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-06-01T20:18:09.176+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Japan (again) - the Yokohama adventure</title><content type='html'>皆様、こんにちは。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;七月の初めに横浜に着陸する予定であり、仕事が始まります。数日前にビザをもらって、再旅行の興奮が感じられつつある。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My arrival at Yokohama and the beginning of my new job there is planned for early July. Receiving my Working Visa few days ago, I feel more and more excited by this new travel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll put some more pictures of travel in China soon!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-114916065887847743?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/114916065887847743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=114916065887847743' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114916065887847743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114916065887847743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/06/japan-again-yokohama-adventure.html' title='Japan (again) - the Yokohama adventure'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-114605549000264200</id><published>2006-04-26T21:12:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-04-26T21:59:45.430+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Views from Shanghai</title><content type='html'>Winter has gone and so are my travels around Shanghai... It's time for me to go back to Japan (I should be in Yokohama for at least one year starting July)&lt;br /&gt;Here are some photos of Shanghai. Enjoy! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Views from the Jinmao Tower:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajin22fc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajin22fc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajine4wb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajine4wb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajind8qk.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajind8qk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajinq5gs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajinq5gs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajin1gi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajin1gi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Various views from taken not far from the Bund or what the so-called Jewish neighbourhood:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajinu8ez.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajinu8ez.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/bdayj4xs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/bdayj4xs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/bday7yd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/bday7yd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/ajint5zu.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/ajint5zu.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/bdayd7da.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/bdayd7da.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/bdayt2dx.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/bdayt2dx.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c02wb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c02wb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c18ns.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c18ns.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c24gb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c24gb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The very famous Yuyuan gardens located in the old Shanghai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c77cm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c77cm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c77cm.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c77cm.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c58dm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c58dm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c93cx.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c93cx.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/c88rj.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/c88rj.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cq0dc.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cq0dc.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cq0dc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cq0dc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cik2af.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cik2af.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Photos from the Antiques market - Mao VS Sun Yat-Sen for stupid tourists. And views from the old town.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cf7qp.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cf7qp.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cs2zj.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cs2zj.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/vve5os.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/vve5os.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/cg0zs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/cg0zs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/vv4vn.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/vv4vn.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/maobootik7vf.0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/maobootik7vf.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-114605549000264200?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/114605549000264200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=114605549000264200' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114605549000264200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114605549000264200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/04/views-from-shanghai.html' title='Views from Shanghai'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-114146850338685204</id><published>2006-03-04T19:27:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T19:35:13.670+09:00</updated><title type='text'>日本語能力試験２級レベールpassした!!!</title><content type='html'>Last week I received the notification of my results at the JLPT test of last December. I passed it, I'm happy. Now I'm focusing on job hunting, probably in Japan, again. China and Shanghai were great, but to find a job there, I mean an interesting job, is really a pain in the ass if you don't speak Mandarin Chinese, or even Shanghainese. Anyway, I may go back soon to visit my girl friend, and I'm also planning a trip to Bulgaria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ではまたね。&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-114146850338685204?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/114146850338685204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=114146850338685204' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114146850338685204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/114146850338685204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/03/pass.html' title='日本語能力試験２級レベールpassした!!!'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113766087249620649</id><published>2006-01-16T22:39:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-08-06T14:26:55.913+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Shanghai Winter - 3</title><content type='html'>So how was this Chinese independent-rock concert? First, let's check out the official list of the artists... (those I attend are in bold). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;四有新人 /Si-You-Xin-Ren(brit-pop)                                                      13:00—13:20  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mortal Fools (punk)                                                                             13:20—13:40  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heaven's Door (r&amp;b/funk)                                                                     13:40—14:00  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;翘翘板/Qiao-Qiao-Ban (brit pop)                                                           14:00—14:30  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Microphonic (brit-pop)                                                                          14:30—15:00  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mint (funk)                                                                                          15:00—15:30  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14行诗 /Sonnet (indie rock)                                                                  15:30—16:00  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;扩音器/Loudspeaker (punk)                                                                  16:00—16:30  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;第一次抽奖 First Lucky Draw（奖品 Epiphone ECS-10木吉他一把 ）       16:30—16:40  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;三黄鸡/San-Huang-ji (folk rock)                                                             16:40—17:15  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;老街/Old Street (metal)                                                                        17:15—17:50  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Slit (new metal)&lt;/span&gt;                                                                                   17:50—18:40  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;玄武门/Xuan-Wu-Men (classic melodic metal) &lt;/span&gt;                                    18:40—19:30  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;天幕落/ Falling Velarium (metal)&lt;/span&gt;                                                     19:30—20:15  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;第二次抽奖 2nd LuckyDraw（奖品 Epiphone ECS-10木吉他一把 ）&lt;br /&gt;20:15—20:25  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;冷酷仙境/Cold Fairyland (dark folk/world) &lt;/span&gt;                                             20:25—21:20  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;另一种光亮/Another Light (hard core)  &lt;/span&gt;                                       21:20—22:00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;第三次抽奖 3rd Luckydraw（奖品 Kramer 202电吉他一把）                           22:00—22:15  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Verse (funk rock)（北京)    &lt;/span&gt;                                                   22:15—23:00 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some photos to illustrate what I'm gonna say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ambiance was just simply deeply underground (the concert did actually take place in a basement!), with many hardcore fan close to social rupture... I liked it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5613/ambiance7dt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5613/ambiance7dt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First band: Slit.&lt;br /&gt;Bass and lead guitar/vocalist player:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4585/bass10sc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4585/bass10sc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="&lt;br /&gt;http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5899/band21en.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="&lt;br /&gt;http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5899/band21en.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4567/lead10yc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4567/lead10yc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This band is a pure SymphonyX inspired band, with somewhat some very dynamics riffs that sounds very much like Extreme. Loud. Hardly hearable rough voice, some progress needed, especially in rhythm and chord connection over several octave. Bonus: we experienced an awesome The Final Countdown reprise!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2nd band: 玄武门/Xuan-Wu-Men&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/528/group29hf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/528/group29hf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8792/band13rl.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8792/band13rl.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8931/cfl13cf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8931/cfl13cf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1060/band34xa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1060/band34xa.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beginning with some rather classical, gifted, instrumental metal, the show is rapidly joined by a female singer with just a simple beautiful voice, not too much treble. Cool and powerful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third band: 天幕落/ Falling Velarium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8374/psycho20or.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8374/psycho20or.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6431/psycho10ea.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6431/psycho10ea.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just wonderful! This band can fulfill with everyone's tastes: a European rock - Placebo's Brian Molko like lead guitarist, a 70's Hard Rock - Kiss-like riff guitarist (without make-up), a "Japan coolness attitude" for drums, a Blink 182 American skater style bassist, and of a Japanese style Visual Metal vocalist, with blue lenses and red hair. He was kinda convulsed with pain on stage, that was so hardcore! Just violent and releasing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth Band: &lt;a href="http://miyadudu.com/"&gt;Cold FairyLand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8931/cfl13cf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8931/cfl13cf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3493/cfl24ur.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3493/cfl24ur.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2409/cfl32nh.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2409/cfl32nh.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favorite band that night. It was built around an original concept mixing ethnical intruments and indus rock songs. I was deeply moved by these songs, it remind me the Ainu songs I discvered in Hokkaido, Japan, almost 2 years from now. The pipa and violoncello were enhanced, it was not just the original gadget to appear cool. Yao Yao comes from the Shanghai Opera. Never in my life before I heard such emotionnal performance. Artists of this band were really believing in their art!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5861/intermede4ma.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5861/intermede4ma.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fifth band: The Verse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9498/theverse9re.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9498/theverse9re.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming from Beijing, these eccentric musicians are the new Chinese Red Hot Chili Peppers! I even went back see them last night in a bar. Singer can also plays pianica! Very funny! Guitar was also excellent.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113766087249620649?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113766087249620649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113766087249620649' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113766087249620649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113766087249620649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/01/shanghai-winter-3.html' title='Shanghai Winter - 3'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113766057746103660</id><published>2006-01-10T17:48:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-01-19T17:51:18.666+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Shanghai Winter - 2</title><content type='html'>Sorry for writing in French this time ;-)&lt;br /&gt;BlogSpot is censored in China, so I cannot access to my page, though it seems that I can still publish things...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici donc une première esquisse des chroniques d'un Shanghai boy &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La ville du Lotus Bleu est surprenante par bien des aspects. On va essayer de transcrire cela dans ce qui suit. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le vol tout d'abord: il se passe plutôt bien, avec des films (je les avais tous vu sauf les Chevaliers du Ciel), des apéro et des glaces Haagen Dasz à gogo. A l'arrivée, les Chinois se lèvent tous d'un bond, il faut rappeler tout le monde à l'ordre! La douane est lente, mais leeeeente, de même que la collecte des bagages. Enfin, on sort de l'aéroport et on saute dans un direction la Concession Française, chez un ami qui va nous héberger le temps de trouver un appartement. 1 heure et demie plus tard, nous arrivons dans la place, un joli quartier qui a su rester traditionnel, avec de vieilles échoppes, des vélos un peu partout et des platanes indiquant le caractère français du quartier (mais c'est bien le seul). Cela n'a évidemment rien de français, les habitants sont a 99.9% des Chinois. Chine oblige, c'est un peu le waï de partout, avec du linge pendu aux branches des platanes, des gens qui taillent ces mêmes branches (sans déviation pour piétons, tu te fais même engueuler si tu te prends une branche sur la tête) relié par une ficelle maigrelette à l'arbre. Les Chinois semblent très pragmatiques. Beaucoup de vélos dans les rues... La circulation est dingue, tout le monde te fonce dessus, il faut constamment faire attention. Les voitures ne sont pas bien puissantes, il y a beaucoup de tôles froissées disons, mais jamais de gros accident bien graves, de carnages routiers, même si cela risque de changer dans les années qui viennent, car les gens surfant sur l'économie florissante peuvent s'offrir des monstres de oufdingues genre Audi 4 litres... Enfin bref, je résumerais la circulation de Shanghai à ce que j'ai pu voir depuis un taxi : au milieu d'une double voie à sens unique roulait un vélo à contre-sens, seul, dans le noir, invisible. Avec deux colonnes de voitures qui viennent de face, ce petit vieux avait du culot! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bref, après un repas fort copieux dans un petit boui-boui du quartier, le jetlag m'a appelé dans les bras de Morphée en fin de soirée. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le lendemain commence la recherche d'appartements! Et quels appartements! On a vraiment de tout, mais Aurélie ayant un budget conséquent (payé par sa boîte), on a été amené à voir des trucs de psycho-mabouls, genre 180 m2, tout équipé en moderne (grande différence avec les vieux trucs chinois tout crades, pour 15, rappelant les guesthouse de Hong Kong), enceintes, télé géante, daivaidai, canap long comme deux moi allongés bout à bout, le tout pour des prix variant entre 7000 et 10000 元 (700 - 1000 €). Tu m'étonnes que les expats rechignent à rentrer au pays retrouver leurs penattes parisiennes exigües dans des demi-placards pliés en huit. L'appartement d'un de nos amis habitant dans le cinquième tiendrait en entier rien que dans la cuisine de ce que l'on a vu parfois ces deux jours là. A chaque fois j'ai pris des photos et on a bien profité de la vue qu'offre les hauts balcons, car ces appartements sont dans des tours immenses, souvent dans les 28-30 étages. A première vue, les quartiers semblent très divers, certains sont calmes, beaux et pratiques, d'autres plus animés, commerciaux et modernes. Hyperlocalement, Shanghai n'a plus rien à envier à Hong Kong ou même Tokyo. Hyperlocalement bien sûr. Car les contrastes, même à l'intérieur de la ville, sont saisissants. Je me prends à penser que les haut lieux du capitalisme moderne de Shanghai sont inimaginables, inconcevables, dans l'esprit d'un simple paysan de Mongolie Intérieure. Et même sans forcément aller aussi loin... A la périphérie de la ville, la plupart des gens n'ont pas d'eau chaude. Meme la majorité des dortoirs d'université n'en ont pas (une amie nous a indiqué préférer rester chez ses parents pour cette raison). L'immense majorité des Chinois se lave dehors avec une bassine d'au froide. Les gens sont parfois malades, et un occidental habitant dans le microcosme shanghaien peut tomber des nues quand il entend un docteur déconseiller à ses patients de de se laver... pour éviter la grippe! Bref, je suis à Shanghai, pas vraiment la Chine. Ou plutôt l'exception chinoise, qui fait goûter une part de rêve à quelques élus la promesse d'une vie meilleure (seuls 3% des Shanghaiens chinois gagnent plus de 1000 euros par mois, le salaire moyen étant plutôt de 200 euros). Et c'est finalement ce qui leur donnent des ailes, la force de continuer, l'envie de se battre, ce qui, allié à la taille de la population, donne 10% de croissance annuelle. En 10 ans, 3000 tours et gratte-ciels ont poussé ici. L'équivalent de 7 quartiers de la Défense en superficie. 2000 tours sont en projet. Au début des années 2000, Shanghai contenait 10% des grues installées dans le monde. Un gigantesque chantier. C'est ce rêve que je pense nous avons perdu de vue en occident, car nous, notre génération n'a finalement toujours connu que cela. Au fond qu'est ce qui nous motive? Pourquoi fait t-on la gueule? Pourquoi n'arrivent t-on plus à rêver? La machine à idée est en panne. Pourtant, ici on dit que "tout est possible, rien n'est facile".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quoi qu'il en soit, j'ai pu me ballader dans les coins hyper modernes de Shanghai, à commencer par Nanjin Lu. Il y a un department store assez hallucinant d'ailleurs, avec bookstores et tout le tralala, un peu comme le Taipei 101, à Taipei. Par rapport au Japon, on a l'impression d'avoir de la place et de ne pas être tout esquiché dans un rayon minuscule. Je me suis procuré les versions chinoises de Tintin au Tibet et du Lotus Bleu. Côté manga, Slam Dunk semble ici aussi (ce fut également le cas en Corée et à Taiwan), il faut dire que les sports en Chine, ce n'est pas vraiment le kung fu ou le tai chi, mais le football, immédiatement suivi du basket. C'est à ça qu'un Chinois lambda pense quand on lui parle de sport. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bref ça commence bien. J'ai aussi vu des trucs (films, daivaidai, anime, manga) tournant autour d'un petit ninja en combinaison de ski orange. Des macdo, des Yoshinoya, des salles d'arcades avec tous les KOF ou presque (bornes récupérées du Japon), des VCD Saint Seiya, des daivaidai fake Kill Bill avec le visage de Uma Thurman asiatisé, etc. Demain je vais jeter un coup d'oeil au fake market. J'ai aussi visité une parallèle de Nanjin Ru, Fuzhou Lu, où il y a plein de librairie, papeterie, d'échoppes vendant du matériel de calligraphie, des sceaux de signature... Sympa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pas mal de misère également avec beaucoup de mendiant qui sont très insistants, qui envoient leurs enfants : tu te retrouves avec deux mini-mômes accrochés à tes deux jambes... Il y a aussi des musiciens aveugles. Parfois des gens qui semblent vivrent normalement s'arrêtent aux poubelles dans l'espoir d'y trouver des choses intéressantes...  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Des photos en vrac : Nanjin ru, le Bund (le gros building tout zarb), des ballons géants, des rues, des tours...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6729/astygmateout8jx.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6973/bund0ur.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/348/cup3zk.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1362/rue19zo.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1071/rue21nb.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5303/rue33dm.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6965/rue49nq.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1434/rue55ek.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9982/rue60cf.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4306/rue78nj.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9526/tower9xj.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4858/nanjinru9ye.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7949/pamplemousse3af.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/603/pascool7vd.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8350/pepsiroad6km.jpg&lt;br /&gt;http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8889/petitsalon6uk.jpg&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113766057746103660?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113766057746103660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113766057746103660' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113766057746103660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113766057746103660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/01/shanghai-winter-2.html' title='Shanghai Winter - 2'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113639814445499267</id><published>2006-01-05T02:58:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2006-01-05T03:09:04.466+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Shanghai Winter</title><content type='html'>... Tomorrow I'm taking off to Shanghai. My next news will be from there I guess. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy new year all of you! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;明けましておめでとう御座います!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bonne année tout le monde!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113639814445499267?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113639814445499267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113639814445499267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113639814445499267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113639814445499267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2006/01/shanghai-winter.html' title='Shanghai Winter'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113578288642492424</id><published>2005-12-28T22:57:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-12-29T00:20:36.773+09:00</updated><title type='text'>As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me</title><content type='html'>The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom in Soviet Asia, during the beginning of Cold War. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/1841197262.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/1841197262.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I read this book recently and it was truly great! Josef Martin Bauer tells us the story of German soldier Clemens Forell (not his real name) escaping from Russian labour camp located not far from Cape Dezhnev and the Bering Strait, beyond the Mountains of Kolyma... We first learn more about one of the most secrete place on Earth, which is still uneasy to access if you're not a local. I heard that it just recently did re-open to tourism without need for any special authorization from Russian authorities (except Russian visa of course). The second thing I enjoyed the most in this book is that it focuses mainly on cultures and people met between the labour camp and Iakoutia, into this "Soviet Asia". That is unexpected because, well, when you speak of Asia to any Westerners like me, we would immediately think of China, Tibet and Buddhist Temples, maybe South-East Asia... Siberia being somewhere between Europe and Asia. This is some kind of stereotype I'd like to avoid in the future. Asia is great and Anadyr is not an European city because Russia is seen from here as an European country. Anadyr is Asian and Russia is just Great. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The life experience described in this book goes beyond imagination, and echoes in human spirits as an extraordinary tale of strong will for life and freedom. I'd like to watch the movie version of it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113578288642492424?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113578288642492424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113578288642492424' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113578288642492424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113578288642492424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/12/as-far-as-my-feet-will-carry-me.html' title='As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113517303836841346</id><published>2005-12-21T22:06:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-12-27T18:33:41.706+09:00</updated><title type='text'>3 movies I really enjoyed this year</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Three Times&lt;/span&gt; (Hou Hsiao Hsien)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/18455513.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/18455513.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The latest HHH movie is actually three short love stories taking places in three different periods (1966, 1911 and 2005). The contrasts between those three periods are very interesting, and shows how fast did Taiwan change in just about a century. In each story, mail plays an important role, and shows us that communication is not as easy as we would think nowadays, despite concentration of people living together, closer and closer, in more and more confined places. Some sequences are unique, like the motorcycle ride with a seagull appearing in the sky just for a few seconds (lucky director or movie making artefact?) as well as some takes in the 1966 billiard bar with the hero lightning a cigarette in the background and the bar owner climbing down stairs in the foreground... HHH is one of my favorite director. In a sense, Three Times is not very different from Millenium Mambo, one of HHH's brilliant past movies.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Le temps qui reste&lt;/span&gt; (Francois Ozon)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/18448909.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/18448909.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Okay, that's a French movie, I'm sorry for that^^... But anyway it's a really good one dealing with a subject that ain't easy for any movie maker: death. What I really liked in this movie was the sort of "emotionnal freedom" you can find in it. It's made as if the director didn't want to impose emotion to the public. On the opposite, it's up to you to pick it whenever you want, because, maybe depending on the education you received, some sequences can appears to be really sad to you, and others not. Everybody won't feel the same way at the same time in this movie. Moreover, it brightly avoids stereotypes surrounding the theme of the movie. Ozon proves with this movie his central place in today's French cinema. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Seven Swords&lt;/span&gt; (Tsui Hark)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/18454470.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/18454470.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; One of the most breathtaking film made this year 2005. The major difference with other movies such as The Lord of the Rings is that natural backgrounds and sceneries remain natural. It's thus a strange feeling to realize that such landscapes do actually exist in Mandchuria. As for Tsui Hark's Time and Tide, actions and stunts are really good and express pretty much the same freedom feeling, wherever it is in ramshackled Hong Kong buildings or in Northern China vast lands.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113517303836841346?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113517303836841346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113517303836841346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113517303836841346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113517303836841346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/12/3-movies-i-really-enjoyed-this-year.html' title='3 movies I really enjoyed this year'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113406124656719281</id><published>2005-12-09T01:54:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-12-20T02:29:04.923+09:00</updated><title type='text'>China in January!!!</title><content type='html'>Or should I say January in China... My visa is being processed now, I should receive it on next Monday... I will spend one month in Shanghai, maybe looking for a job, but for sure, China is too big, and that's why this time, I will only focus around Shanghai area... Even though I don't know it's the most touristic place in China, at least I want to see it, and enjoy it not only for a couple days. I've been looking for job for the past few weeks, though I wasn't really focused because of the JLPT. For now, I don't have any clue on where would I be starting February...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/2206/dsc072169py.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/2206/dsc072169py.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113406124656719281?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113406124656719281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113406124656719281' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113406124656719281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113406124656719281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/12/china-in-january.html' title='China in January!!!'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113137102768459786</id><published>2005-11-07T22:33:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-12-27T18:43:42.413+09:00</updated><title type='text'>JLPT 2 kyuu - 日本語能力試験 ２級</title><content type='html'>Lately, I've been busy working for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which take place once a year in the beginning of December in many places around the world. This year I am taking the 2 kyuu level exam. During the past 6 weeks, I finally realized that the most difficult part wouldn't be grammar as I initially thought, but the vocabulary part. To know 1000 kanjis is way not enough because you must know many basic words you can compose with it. Not to speak of the atejis, i.e. kanjis used in words whose pronunciation has nothing to do with their initial kun or on-yomi.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Winter is coming in Sweden. It's been raining pretty much all week-end. Night falls at 4 pm. Anyway, I found a new Japanese library shop and a couple of Irish pubs that remain quite nice even on friday nights.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113137102768459786?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113137102768459786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113137102768459786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113137102768459786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113137102768459786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/11/jlpt-2-kyuu.html' title='JLPT 2 kyuu - 日本語能力試験 ２級'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-113008775738735903</id><published>2005-10-24T02:12:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-24T02:15:57.386+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Fall is over?</title><content type='html'>Winter is coming... Last week we went to Göteborg, in southern Sweden (it is actually close to Denmark, with rich history of wars between many neighbouring countries...). The ambiance is somewhat different from Stockholm, I liked it. People get really drunk on Friday night, that was amazing!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-113008775738735903?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/113008775738735903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=113008775738735903' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113008775738735903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/113008775738735903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/10/fall-is-over.html' title='Fall is over?'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112928029881183191</id><published>2005-10-14T17:52:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-14T17:59:06.683+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Dreams and Lights from Sweden</title><content type='html'>Autumn life: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107159-swedenranchdubouleaublanc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107159-swedenranchdubouleaublanc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am in Sweden for almost 2 weeks now... Autumn's lights are incredible here, in a way it reminds me the Hokkaido University Campus at the same time, when everything turn orange/red... I love that! Autumn is definetely my favorite season!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some photos I took last week end while hiking in Tyresta National Park, on the doorstep of Stockholm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107099-swedenhorse.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107099-swedenhorse.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107118-swedenhouse.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107118-swedenhouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107054-swedendesolation.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107054-swedendesolation.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107139-swedenlake.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107139-swedenlake.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107082-swedenforest.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1129107082-swedenforest.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112928029881183191?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112928029881183191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112928029881183191' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112928029881183191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112928029881183191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/10/dreams-and-lights-from-sweden.html' title='Dreams and Lights from Sweden'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112920826142454595</id><published>2005-10-13T21:06:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-13T21:57:41.483+09:00</updated><title type='text'>A Hong Kong Experience(3) - 香港の経験(3)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;September 19th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I decided to venture myself on Lantau Island. Actually, there are several islands and islets in the region, each one being more or less inhabited, and the biggest one is Lantau, containing the new airport, residential areas, lost beaches and one of the biggest Buddha statue of the world. I took the subway, and then the bus which spent some time wandering into the forest. The ride was nice, following a very narrow road, passing by blue beaches, and then climbing steep road to the mountains. We finally reached the famous Lantau Buddha of the Po Lin monastery, a huge statue representing a seated Buddha. The biggest one of its category (outside, seated, bronze made): 34 meters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590314-DSC06951.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590314-DSC06951.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can climb the stairs to the summit, and that is what I did. I liked the sensation of being "faced" by Buddha while climbing up. I also really liked the Boddhisattva statues (with the 6 offerings - incense, light, flowers, fruits, music and perfumed unguent - the 6 ways to reach enlightening) around Buddha, the whole standing on some kind of rocky pedestal or terrasse which dominates the whole area, particularly the Phoenix Mountain (Fong Wong Shan) in the East, and the Po Lin monastery for which I received a meal ticket when buying the entry pass to the statue. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590123-DSC06970.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590123-DSC06970.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590417-DSC06969.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590417-DSC06969.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was allowed to enter inside the statue, but taking pictures was prohibited. I liked the various paint and the fresco representing different stages of the life of Buddha (his death for instance). There is also a Holy Relic, some rest of Buddha's human body, which were conserved after his cremation some 2500 years ago, and given by Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka. Nearby, a 3-meter high bronze bell rings 108 times a day "to relieve every human sufferings". After having checked things out, I climbed down the stairs and got back to the monastery to taste the vegetarian menu that are made by monks (and probably also eaten by them). I was quite alone, and found myself seated at a family-sized table. Plates are brought one by one, except the soup which is the whole family bowl just for me. The meal is absolutely delicious and copious. I then get back to Hong Kong by the beginning of the afternoon. I walked along Hollywood Road on Hong Kong Island, the one place where you can find pretty much everything in terms of old craft stuff and antiquities. While heading toward the center, I saw an important concentration of Philippinos, Indonesians, etc. sitting pretty much everywhere on the pavement, in parks, under the HSBC building... It seems that it's the same routine every week ends, people like gathering with the communities they belong to. It's a very "Boat People" ambiance for me... I know a vast majority of them is employed as maid by Chinese and Hong Kong residents, and they escaped a painful life to find wealth and happiness here... I just wonder if they really found it. Finally, I waited for the night to get back to Victoria Peak with the Peak Tram. It's way more packed than in the morning, but it's really worth it, the view is tremendous. Certainly one of the most memorable experience I had in Hong Kong. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590479-DSC07004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590479-DSC07004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the end, Hong Kong really impressed me (breathtaking skyscrapers, bamboo scaffolds), and I'd like to experiment how's life in this city. On the opposite, I liked Macao, but I am less attracted to it in a "life experience" perspective, mabe because of the latin aspect of things... Macao is also much smaller than Hong Kong, which reach a non-negligible size if we count the New Territories up to Shenzen. Next time, I'd like to hike the Hong Kong Trail: 100 kilometers starting from Hong Kong Island and going deep inside the New Territories...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112920826142454595?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112920826142454595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112920826142454595' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112920826142454595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112920826142454595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/10/hong-kong-experience3-3.html' title='A Hong Kong Experience(3) - 香港の経験(3)'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112911968488137420</id><published>2005-10-12T20:47:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-12T21:23:02.890+09:00</updated><title type='text'>A Hong Kong Experience (2) - 香港の経験(2)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Macao&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The boat is fast, so as customs. One more stamp in my passport! I quickly jump into a bus bound for downtown and the famous Largo do Senado. I prefer to avoid the casinos and others uninteresting stuffs. Of course, I missed the stop and I find myself kind of lost in a residential, popular area. Here too, buildings are tall, long, monotonous, but lively despite the tumbledown aspect. Verandas look nice, quite Mediterranean actually. It was pretty hot. I then headed to St Paul cathedral wandering through the narrow streets of Macao. Streets name are in Portuguese! After a 20 minutes walk, I make my way to St Paul church. There is actually only the front façade left. It's actually really pretty and nice; its quite fun to see such a Western thing deep into the Chinese world. I then climbed up to a sort of fortress, with canons and ramparts on the top of a hill that give onto the whole city. Only modern, futuristic shaped building close to the ferry terminal are higher. The Museum of Macao is at the center of the fortress, it's great place to learn about the region history.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589917-DSC06855.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589917-DSC06855.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The heart of the city is very latin, I felt like in Spain... I enjoyed strolling in the streets. I was expecting casinos everywhere, but fortunately I was wrong. I then took a sort of minibus (where it's impossible to stand up inside) to get back to the ferry terminal. I took a much faster boat on the way back to Hong Kong, and I went back to Yau Ma Tei on Nathan Road. I wanted to see the Temple Street market and, well, I did find a market, but it wasn't the Temple Street market... It was fun anyway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590077-DSC06921.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590077-DSC06921.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; I headed back to my guest house and took a shower. We discussed with the New Zealand guy and Jack. In the evening, Jack and I went to the Eastern side of Tsim Sha Tsui, on the promenade facing Victoria Bay. A light show was given that night, involving the lights and neons of Hong Kong Island's central buildings, with background music. We then wandered in the streets, eating at a stall giving onto a pedestrian street, and offering a TV-broadcast of a Liverpool-Manchester football match. It seems that football is popular among Chinese people. We then visited the Temple Street market, but it was a little bit disappointing, with few bizarre articles, most part of it being luxurious fakes and Japanese anime t-shirts. Morevover, the one I went to a few hours ago was more lively. The following photo is a barber stall between two main streets... I love that unique atmosphere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590656-DSC06825.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590656-DSC06825.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's all for today!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112911968488137420?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112911968488137420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112911968488137420' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112911968488137420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112911968488137420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/10/hong-kong-experience-2-2.html' title='A Hong Kong Experience (2) - 香港の経験(2)'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112869758418713614</id><published>2005-10-07T22:21:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-10T01:33:02.000+09:00</updated><title type='text'>A Hong Kong Experience - 香港の経験</title><content type='html'>What a marvelous experience than the arriving in Hong Kong, with the fantastic views on Central Island skyscrapers forest. London style (inheritance?) 2-stage buses. The arriving in Kowloon... pretty much like in a Wong Kar Wai movie (Fallen Angels, Chungking Express), with crazy neon lights everywhere, ramshackle lively imposing buildings, shops and stalls in narrow alleys, people frome everywhere: Indians, Koreans, Chineses, Irish, Australians... I feel like I am discovering a totally New World ; I feel like a Wong Kar Wai or Tsui Hark movie's hero, strolling in these streets, except that I am constantly looking toward the numerous electric signs, air conditioners poking out from every windows. Never in my life did a 12th floor appeared so high (the guest house where I gonna stay for these few days), as if the whole block could collapse at any moment. Mirador Mansion and the famous Chungking Mansion buildings offer everything you can wish for: lodging of course, hostels, barbers, pizzas and various snacks, restaurants, tourist goods shops, clothing shops,  shoes, books, backpacks... That's amazing! It's like a small city living independently from the outside (except maybe for the haschish import), on the rythm of the curry restaurants and passing trollers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 17th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589781-DSC06759.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589781-DSC06759.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I woke up at 07h50 (to be pronounced the GI's way: zero seven fifty). I dressed up and headed toward the street. I slept quite well (I stayed at Cosmic Guest House) in the dormitory, in a rather small bed, but the staff is friendly, and so as my roommate: I met Jack, from Eire, who is backpacking around the world. I am now on Nathan Road, heading for the ferry terminal and passing by the Chungking Mansion, the place one of my favorite movie was shot. I take the first ferry transportation to Hong Kong Island, crossing Victoria Bay. The view on Hong Kong Island and its modern, futuristic buildings, is awesome. There are so numerous, I feel the exact opposite way I felt in Taipei, in front of the unique 101 building. I am also striken by the speed of the clouds in the sky. Anyway, the weather is globally fine, with maybe some morning fog here and there. To discover the foot of these numerous buildings is also interesting: it's actually very Chinese, and not the Asian Manhattan I foresaw... This impression is reinforced as we go East toward Causeway Bay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589831-DSC06762.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128589831-DSC06762.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also notice some trees, plants, parks and pieces of nature that remind me that I am below the Tropic of Cancer. I just wander around with my eyes wide open (so as my camera), and then head to the Peak Tram, which goes on the top of Victoria Peak from which we can have a good perspective of all the region. It's actually a must see in Hong Kong. The train is impressive, the ascent is very steep (and so as the descent of course). It has nothing to do with Lyon's funiculaire, no, it's much more like the train that goes to Le Nid d'Aigle from St Gervais in the French Northern Alps, but less long of course. The view is tremendous, I never saw so many buidings and skyscrapers in my life!!! It's way more futuristic than Tokyo is and Hong Kong is actually quite big if you consider Kowloon, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands... After a short walk I decide to redescend and to go back by night one of these day, it must be fantastic with all the lights... Back on earth I just take the subway to Causeway Bay; I decide to go for a local movie, a HK movie! My choice went on some kind of drama comedy, which was not that good actually. The good point is that it was subtitled both in English and in Mandarin (here most people speak Cantonese). It's raining by the time I leave the cinema, so I try to walk taking shelters anytime I can along shops' frontages, and I decide to go back to Kowloon, Mon Kok to speak accurately. Mon Kok is very much like a mix between Tokyo's Shinjuku and Akihabara, with dazzling spot lights, electronics shops and, of course, restaurants every other meters. I tried an excellent curry with beef at stalls. It's getting darker, and this conjugated to neon lights and the rain remind me Blade Runner, especially the introduction part of the movie, you know, with the opening by Eric Serra... I walk and walk trying to sense the Kowloon atmosphere. It's so lively. I then get back to the guest house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590615-DSC06820.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590615-DSC06820.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590683-DSC06826.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590683-DSC06826.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Jack is here so as a New-Zealand guy, former farmer, who decided to reconvert into neverending backpacking around the world. There is also a French guy who pretty much have the same academic background as me except that he's on Singapore and its numerous malls, prohibited chewing-gums, and people working on Sundays, while I'm on Japan. After having a shower, Jack and I went out to eat something in one of the neighboring restaurants. We had an interesting discussion: Jack is actually traveling around the world, beginning with Trans-Siberian Railway, then crossing China, and now heading to South-East Asia before the Philippins and Chili... I finally realize that South-East Asia and especially Thailand, is some kind of "backpacker country", Bangkok being the center of "this" world. Well, I am more attracted by North-East Asia and Russia, it's too hot for me down there. Anyway I think this happens to be like this because South-East Asian countries are generally cheap, and perfectly suit travellers on a shoestring budget. I envy him because he dared leaving everything, his civil engineer job and what bounded him to Eire. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590249-DSC06945.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.image-dream.com/up/1128590249-DSC06945.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We decide to check Saturday night's Hong Kong Island out and to taste a little bit of what the "expat life" looks like here. And well, bars and pubs around the ferry terminal are what we can call foreigner's bars, or gaijin bar in Japanese, packed with freshly graduated from business school, Stanford, HEC, elitist white male with what we call in French the "toothpaste smile", which means the bright, dazzling white tooth smile of the dynamic, well suited, money optimistic, 30-something bank executive. Locals are not here, not in this place. Nice walk, but the air is still so hot! We then get back at around midnight. Bed. Sleep. Tomorrow Macao.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112869758418713614?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112869758418713614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112869758418713614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112869758418713614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112869758418713614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/10/hong-kong-experience.html' title='A Hong Kong Experience - 香港の経験'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112799388940730597</id><published>2005-09-29T20:16:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-10-01T07:09:38.953+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Hong Kong</title><content type='html'>So, how was Hong Kong? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, before to describe you more in details my trip, I just want to show you some photos as an introduction. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first picture is not Hong Kong, but Taipei viewed from the plane. If you pay attention you can distinguish the huge Taipei 101, presently the world's tallest building (the Dubai tower will be achieved next year). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC067492.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC067491.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View of Chungking Mansion, which became famous through Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express. I just slept in the mansion next to it, which is a little bit more cleaner and with less drug dealers, and more happy backpackers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC067501.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC067501.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lantau Island and its Buddha statue. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC069531.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC069531.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hong Kong Island, Victoria Bay and Kowloon (background) seen from Victoria Peak by night. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC070071.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC070071.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stall near Temple Street Market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/1600/DSC068211.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/73/1158/320/DSC068211.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112799388940730597?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112799388940730597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112799388940730597' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112799388940730597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112799388940730597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/09/hong-kong.html' title='Hong Kong'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112735880833125335</id><published>2005-09-22T11:52:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-09-22T12:26:34.913+09:00</updated><title type='text'>There and back again</title><content type='html'>I'm back from Hong Kong... I still have a lot of pictures in my head, that was such a fantastic experience! This city is truly amazing, unique. I will share photo as soon as  I have a bit of free time. Next week will be pretty busy, between France and Sweden. I leave Japan tomorrow, today is my last day of work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think my view of Japan is finally a little bit more balanced: I studied for one year at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, discovering Japanese culture from a quite easy going student perspective as well as a taste of the research world in this country. This time I worked in a high tech company located in Tokyo, my colleagues were mostly from Japan, I used Japanese at work. I really had a salary-man life, taking crowded subways everyday, going to conbini to buy onigiris, or to the supermarket to buy toufu, rice and nattou. I think I learned a lot humanly speaking. Japanese have a unique way of thinking concerning way of doing business, quality, service support and above all, technological credibility. I was really glad to work in such an environment, I will never forget what I learned here and try to put a little bit of Japan in my future jobs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concerning Tokyo, ahem, well, I liked it, but I wouldn't be able to spend more than a couple years in this city, the nature is way too far! On the opposite, Sapporo's quality of life is certainly one of the best a Japanese city can offer, with nature on your doorstep. Anyway, I feel like I re-discovered popular Japanese culture by the end of August, starting doing things and above all enjoying things Tokyo people usually do, like watching Japanese movies, going to izakayas, taking it easy... For the very first time, I felt somewhat integrated in this Tokyo-world. Tokyo is an amazing city.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112735880833125335?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112735880833125335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112735880833125335' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112735880833125335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112735880833125335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/09/there-and-back-again.html' title='There and back again'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112679108300382277</id><published>2005-09-15T22:26:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-09-15T22:31:23.010+09:00</updated><title type='text'>明日から香港 - Travel to Hong Kong starting tomorrow</title><content type='html'>I'm taking off to Hong Kong tomorrow, I can't wait!!!&lt;br /&gt;I did not book any room in any hostel, but I am pretty sure I'd be able to find one in one of Kowloon guest houses. I'll try to visit as much as "must see" as I can, but at my own pace, trying to enjoy walking in the streets, the markets, etc. Nathan Road looks promising! I'd like to go to Macau too, just to check it out...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll try to give some news from there!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112679108300382277?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112679108300382277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112679108300382277' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112679108300382277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112679108300382277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/09/travel-to-hong-kong-starting-tomorrow.html' title='明日から香港 - Travel to Hong Kong starting tomorrow'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252582.post-112623580220031105</id><published>2005-09-09T10:50:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2005-09-09T12:16:42.250+09:00</updated><title type='text'>現実をまともに見つめる</title><content type='html'>僕のインターンシップが終わるまで後三週間で、仕事とレポートがだいたい完成間近のですが、卒業した後の近い未来に関して、まだ決まっていないです。未知へ向かって出発印象を受ける！変な感じ・・・&lt;br /&gt;今まで自分の生活は多少とも計画化されていたんですが、その時代が結局終わったよう。高校の後、グランドゼコルに入学試験準備クラスに入学した時、「二年間後エンジニアの学校に入学する予定だ！」と思いました。エンジニアの学校に入学した時、「四年間後卒業だ！」と思いました。毎年「ああ、大丈夫！来年そこにいる予定で、再来年留学する予定で、後戻る・・・」と言っていました。でも今年から、「年」が「月」になって、今「月」が「日」になりました。ああ！大丈夫！日本にいる後二週間！でも、その後？どうなるの？仕事を見つけられるかなああ・・・？&lt;br /&gt;１０月にスウェデンに行くつもりですけど、１１月は？&lt;br /&gt;予定もないし、家もないし、どうすればいいのですか？&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;変な感じけど感じてみたい・・・&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13252582-112623580220031105?l=tinou81.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/feeds/112623580220031105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13252582&amp;postID=112623580220031105' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112623580220031105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13252582/posts/default/112623580220031105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tinou81.blogspot.com/2005/09/blog-post.html' title='現実をまともに見つめる'/><author><name>bastien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06711262177415938886</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://www.akata.fr/phpBB2/images/avatars/116927199743253039b4634.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
