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Going with the flow...

Sunday, 19. November 2006, 21:04:03

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Hi. Today was yet another lovely day. Knowing we will get less and less of these days in the coming months, we decided to go for a drive. And this is where we ended up.

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Morris dancing

Sunday, 10. September 2006, 17:25:19

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Hi, how was you weekend? :smile:

It was such a lovely day and we went for a drive. I wanted to go to the seaside town, but we just got lost so that we stopped at a village and had a break in a pretty cafe. Then we saw this. It was the first time for me to watch Morris dance, though I have heard of it before, and kids have seen it before on tv. Knee high socks with full of small bells, hankies, and colourful hats. Watching jolly dancing made me happy :smile:





Although there was another excellent dance by two women who were weaing wooden boots, my camera went all blury and couldn't catch the image. They looked so sweet!

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Cultural Monday

Monday, 17. April 2006, 22:55:34

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Hi, how was your day? :smile:

It was such a lovely day here and we went to museum hopping in London.
Although I like Simpsons, hours of watching it daily on tv made me feel desparate for other forms of art. South Kensington is wonderful place to be in that respect.

We went to V&A first, then to Science museum. Although there are so many museums in London, V&A is by far my favourite. We just head off to architecture wing. Last time I was there I didn't realise you can see the drawings too! In the left of the picture, you see grey drawers you can pull out the architect drawings including 16th century ones!

Although there wasn't anything for Gehry or Calatrava, there are some drawings and a Eden project model (pictured) by Nicholas Grimshaw.

After spending good hour in the wing, we went on to see the rest of V&A. As a part of Easter holiday event, we did a bit of activities like designing monograms, etc.

Then, we head off to Science museum. I think either mikey or Ulie would write about these some day.

Tomorrow is the last day of Spring holiday. We will be heading to some theme parke, weather permitted. Good night :wink:


(Architecture wing, V&A)
(Natural History museum, I love their minerals section but we simply ran out of time to go there)

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星になった少年

Sunday, 20. November 2005, 23:29:28

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本日は、The London Children's Film Festivalの最終日でありました。先に開催されたロンドン・フィルム・フェスティバルでは、ガエル・ガルシア・ベルナルの講演があったほかは、特に興味を引かれたものが無かったので、結局いかずじまい。今回のイベントは、日系の情報紙で知り、ぎりぎりでチケットを入手しました。なぜなら、今年の夏一時帰国した際に見逃してしまい、ぜひ見たいと思っていた星になった少年が一度限り上映されることがわかったから。

フェスティバルのホストとなったフィルム・カウンシルの女性が、柳楽優弥くんのことを『カリスマティック』と評していたのですが、本当に彼はオーラがあります。子供なのに「底なしの孤独」を知っている眼といいましょうか。公式情報を見ると、うちの娘と二つしか違わない。青年と少年の境をいったりきたりする表情の、時には無表情の演技が素晴らしいと思いました。常盤貴子の抑えた演技もすばらしく、ひさびさに人前で泣いてしまいました。洋の東西を問わず、泣いていた女性も多かったようです。

Today we went to see the closing gala of the London Children's Film festival. According to the host of this festival, UK film council, this film, Shining boy and Little Randy, is unlikely to be released in the UK, so we had a rare opportunity to see it here in London. Last time I saw the film, Nobody Knows, I was kinda intrigued by Yuya Yagira's performance. His mere glance speaks of hundred years of solitude, which makes me wonder how this little 15 years old coped with... As a rep woman from the festival put it, "Yuya is charismatic!' and she loved the film and wanted many people to see it because it had everything. I am not so much of an emotional person myself, but having heard this film is a tearjerker, I brought a hankerchief with me, although I was not prepared to cry in public. I do not mention when I cried, but after we came out of the theatre, many women, mostly mothers had red eyes. It is sad that my kids found my crying funny (out of character, maybe?), but they are growing up in British way, so they probably do not understand why the mother cried then and there...

フェスティバル閉幕のパーティにちょこっと顔を出した後、フォイヤーに行くと、アーツ・カウンシルとBBC3ラジオ共催のもう一つのフェスティバルも本日で終わりということで、Roads to Freedomのライブをやっていました。これがなかなか良かった。ワイン片手にひさびさのラウド・ミュージックを堪能しました。


We also had an opportunity to enjoy live music this evening. Today was also the last day of London Jazz festival. Arts council and Radio 3 presented Roads to Freedom 2005 in Barbican Foyer. I loved the sound of steel drums. It's been a long time since I enjoyed concert as such, but kids loved it too.

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生バローマン見てきました

Sunday, 20. November 2005, 22:54:13

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土曜日、ラッキーなことに招待チケットをもらったので、A Few Good Menを見てきました。実は、私はこの作品の映画版が大好きなのです。トム・クルーズ、ジャック・ニコルソン、ケビン・ベーコン等、役者も監督（ロブ・ライナー）も好きな上、勧善懲悪もののストーリーが小気味良く、ビデオを買った後DVDを買いなおし、クライマックスの台詞（特にジャック・ニコルソンの）はそらで言えるほど何度も見ている思い入れの強い作品であります。今回は、ロブ・ロウがたまたま原作者のアーロン・ソルキンと会った際、ぜひ主役をやってみたいと話したらとんとん拍子で実現したらしい。ケビン・ベーコンの役をジョン・バローマンが演じるというので、すごく期待していました。

さて、感想は...ううん、悪くは無いのですが、ロブ・ロウが軽い、軽すぎる。トム・クルーズのようなIntensityがありません。ジャック・エリスは悪くなかったのですが、バロウマンはなぜかロブ・ロウ以上にオーラがあって、映画版のケビン・ベーコンのような抑えた渋いところがなく、主役を食ってしまったような気がしなくもない。この劇で、私が見たかったものを見せてくれたのは、ドーソン＆ダウニー役の二人と、コロネル・ジェサップ役のジャック・エリスだけでした。一緒に見に行った友達からは、バロウマンが急病で代役がたったときの舞台のほうがオリジナルに近かった、バロウマンの完璧な歯並びとえくぼくっきりスマイルが思いっきり浮いていた、という感想を頂きましたが、私も一部同感せざるを得ませんでした。むむむ。


お友達の買物に付き合った後、こんなところにも行ってしまいました。好奇心のなせる業ですが、何分ディナーは非常にお高いお店です。今回はバーのみ。カクテルなど頂いて、中をちょこっとのぞいた後、帰途に着きました。子供達はパパと一緒に封切られたばかりのハリーポッターの新作Goblets of Fireを見てきたのですが、これまでの中で最高に面白かったと大喜びでした。

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