Relationship - つながり

Hang out in garage - ガレージで連む

Now that I found out "Oh, that's the root of hangout". 

When you ask,"where are you hanging out?"  Answer is "Garage"
"What?!" that was my reaction at first.

Actually I've seen and heard this here and there.  I just found interesting to see people hanging out at garage while nowadays all the social media, entertainment & tourism scenes enable us to hangout almost everywhere.

Just getting together over drink, music, talk and...  Garage possibly has a heating system, fridge,table of course all the tools on the shelves besides vehicle.  They don't come up to house and yet stay at garage where jam session of talking & playing take place.

「あ～、これが仲のよい友達と連るむ原型かぁ。」　と今になって気付きました。

「どこで遊ぶ？」と聞くと、「ガレージで」との答えが。一瞬「えっ?!」とびっくり。


実は、これよく見かけるし、耳にもしてます。ソシアルメディアや、娯楽、観光業のおかげでどこでも連む事ができるようになった昨今でも、こうしてガレージで遊ぶ人々にちょっと関心を覚えました。

車庫に駐車してる乗り物を脇に置いて、ドリンク、音楽、。。。を片手におしゃべりする。そこには、暖房システムがあったり、冷蔵庫があったり、テーブルもあったり、もちろん工具も棚にびっしり積んであったりします。

家の中まであがってこずに、ガレージでジャムセッションして遊んでしまう。

Past Present Future - 過去、現在そして未来

What is this?　

This is my treasure of thought from past through present to future.

(Phrase translation is as below)

これは何だ?

私の過去から現在への貴重な思いの宝物。

これを再び見た今のタイミングにちょっと不思議を感じます。（下に続く）



 (Translation)

"Snapshot in the world

     Welcome to World Photo Junction!  This is just an entrance to step into a world.  This could be a turning point for you.

     Coming across one scene in a snapshot, person, nature, art and anything that attracts you could change your life. You would find yourself on the road to the destination. You would be living there a year later.  It's interesting to share and discover 'Oh i was there! Oh that's another must-see spot." 

     Let's open the door by clicking the menu button in the left, shall we!"

What a fancy words..."oh my god did I write this?" but I still feel so through my experience.

This actually used to be a part of my past homepage when I became interested in connecting to world through web just like "Wow cool". The white letter tells me it was 2005 when I wrote this. Almost 7 years later, I decided to renovate it for たまてばこ【Himi Ko】 as Wow! picture page just fit into that.

Now again I was surprised to see this like "Wait a minute" after I came up with renovation blogs.  Apparently it doesn't change content, however I broke the whole structure so far invisibly.  I would be happy to be a part of pedway in the world.  This baby step is what I can do for now.

Once I start to write, it tends to be long.  So just sit back and let it through yourself just like BGM. 

なんて、きざな文を、とちょっとクスッと笑えましたが。今でも身をもって私が実感する事です。

実は、まだソシアルメディアが今ほど発達していない頃、趣味半分に作ったホームページがありました。その頃、「インターネットでホームページを作って世界中の人とつながれるなんてすごい!」と何気に思ってました。よく見ると2005年にこれを書いたようです。このGIF画像はその一部でした。あの自転車のWowのページも。実は、このホームページを改造して作ったのが、たまてばこ【Himi Ko】。テーマにぴったりはまってしまったもので。

そして、この2～3日、Episode & Episode 2 達をどうしてつなげよう? と考えていた所。まさにこのアイデアが今もピッタリくるではないか?

という訳で、このブログ達の大きな改造はないですが、骨組み全体像をさっくり変える事にしました。タイトルと注釈文は、私の宝の思いを未来に反映した物です。そして、橋渡しのようになれればいいな、と思ってます。これが今の私ができる事です。

「ささやき」と題しましたが、私の場合書き出すと長くなります。右から左にさらりと流して頂いても構いません。お耳の保養にでも。。



Prelude at Edmonton City Hall

I started Episode 2.  And somehow my episode 2 project feels me like Edmonton street development project.  "All doesn't fit in one."  Even if I pick up one place to introduce, it has so many faces all year around.  So I like to introduce any local spot occasion by occasion.  How do I connect episode 1 to episode 2?  That's actualy still question and I'll figure it out hopefully. Luckily I titled "Diary".  So I hope you to understand. I like to introduce Edmonton more likely by photos with less description since i like you to feel it as it is and as you like.  For this reason, I like to capture the scene as it is and show you as it is.  How do I take photos?  Probably I don't think too much. I prefer natural looking in photo.
 
Why do you travel?

Probably there are millions of reasons as many as people. Beautiful scenery, Gorgeous hotel, Tasty food, Festival, Adventure, Eco experience, Famous sightseeing, History, Architecture and more.  I asked myself and came up with lots of reasons for sure. It depends on that time.

One thing that I can say is that I enjoy watching what local people do in daily life wherever I go traveling. I remember... 1st time I went to Europe, I saw a woman blowing her nose with her handkerchief on the train. "Buuuun" I honestly thought "Oh my god" quite a culture shocking at the days. Those small daily findings make me excited when I travel.

Probably for this reason, I'll introduce starting with City hall adjacent to Curchill square where local people are hanging all year around. 

Summer time

When I visit on Feb 14

Ice link on Valentine Day

What about Face painting?

What is this?  No marshmallow.. looks like Taro?

Before I figured it out what it was, I put attention on one

man who focused on the same spot as I did.

Nice camera!

They said "Banette"

that's like a bread with brown sugar.

High tension couple started to approach me when

I just tried to take a snapshot. 

"Here for you"

Thanks for nice flower!

 

Transforming Edmonton - tweet -

Transforming Edmonton.

This words just tempted me to look at it. 
It's all about public meeting to share information about designing streets and communities.  There is bunch of files of plan to read before this meeting. Oh my god. I cant make it for tonight, however, i feel excited to look thorugh it thinking of Edmonton in future.

What will become of Edmonton?
Personally I hope the day will come when more bike with basket in front (mama-chari)is widespread in cycling street.  Nothing to do with the plan?

I think...

The bridges over a beautiful river valley somehow cut flow in a whole town.  Also On weekend, downtown is dead, while Whyte ave is active.  Still car road has more priority than pedestrian on the narrow bridge.  Make it more friendly for pedestrian and cyclist.  Look at Holland,bike takes you most of everywhere.  Or what if tourist can rent a cycle at one place and drop it off in the other, just like a rent a car?

Make a circulating barrier free route that will sit across the river.  Set a theme, for example, "Healthy street" designed with the same pattern or ambience.  Some parts are filled up with spots for rest associated with healthy such as foot massage store, natural food cafe.  The plan of light up bridge could be part of this.  Well what about winter?  that's the another issue... again
I'll look through anyway as I don't know what question i should start with.


No more Canadian Penny

 

Canadian penny is on the way to disappear since Canadian mint started to stop distributing them to business  or financial institutions Feb 4.  When you travel inside Canada in future, you will experience like this:

If your change is

 $1.01 or 1.02, you’ll get back $1 

 $1.06 or 1.07, you’ll get back $1.05

$ 1.03 or 1.04, you’ll get back $1.05

$1.08 or 1.09, you’ll get back $1.10

Most of business has been still handling penny, the others like Tim Horton (Canadian Donuts retail) completely stopped giving penny back however they takes it.  It will take a long transformation time to disappear penny in daily life.   

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is around the corner.  This year it kicks off on Feb 10.  Japanese has a similar custom when we celebrate New Year a little earlier.  I just stopped by one of Chinese community here.  They are always energetic people. 

Volunteers at reception.  I am always fascinated by

China Dress.

Red is lucky color in their New Year?

They are happy!

Traditional pudding?

Radish cake

Cookies

Lucky money pouch.  In new year, kids are

expecting to receive lucky money.

This year's symbol is Snake. This looks like a

bit of dragon though.