Tanabata

Posted by arezzo at 2:36 AM |

" Tanabata " is a day of star festival from ancient age, meaning is " seventh evening '.
Because it's held on July 7th in Japan.
We wish to improve for what we learn.
The story has came from old China at the age of The Nara : period AD 710 to 794.

At the time, royal court and high society loved to use chinese custom as their vogue.
It's same as in the middle aged Europe and Russia to use French.

Therefore, July 7th and the story is in Chinese style even now.
But around 2000 years ago, we already had a custom of " Tanabata ".
Because the name of " Tanabata " is a woman who makes a clothes by machine.



It has a lovely story with Milky Way... stream of stars in the sky.
Only one fine night in the year, man and woman who loves eachother could meet.
So, July 7th is a very special day and we wishes fine night.

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Even for internet friends, it's not easy to say " hi .. how are you? " in every day.
Not so many topics to chat and not so enough timing to chat.
But you know?
You are my very good friend still now, even didn't greet all the time.

It's like the story of July 7th, we could meet and say " hallo " maybe once a year.
Please remember me that I'm your friend.
I always wish your happiness and health... also our good friendship too.

When you see me online sometime, I'm wating to hear your happy voice.
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World local cusine and music are a part of my favorites.
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and Si-Sen from China.
These are wonderful tast of cookings.

Thai food gonna make you surprise with that very hot and spicy taste, it will you bring to the colorful world of taste.
Sweets, I like those from Italia(Italy), Espagnia(Spain), Francaise(France), Japanese. These countries sweets are my favorites.
South Asian dessert uses coconuts taste mostly, I like it too.
Maybe very good sheff makes wonderful taste, but it is not so popular in the town I think.

Japanese sweets.
I love it, because these are famous for very delicate and sophisticated taste with style and stories...better than French I think.
Recommend traditional confectionery. Best place to get it is Tokyo and Kyoto. And each local cities also has remarkable cakes too.

Asian music is also my favorites.
I also love Flamenco from Spain, oops! actually it is dancing not only music.


Let me know, what kind of local music do you have in your area?

Pizzeria in Rome - Roma

Open the modest black door. The pizzeria was next on the corner of Hotel Bernini Bristol at Piazza Barberini.

If you have any interest this pizzeria, it's able to walk from Piazza Espagna.
Famous charch " Trinità dei Monti " is located top of Spanish steps.
Just walk down the narrow sidewalk to the right on Via Sistina ... around 10 minutes on foot, while watching antique Roman street.

The road faced to the Via del Toritone, that is a corner of the Piazza Barberini. ( it's so fantastic to see the fountain, Fontana di Toritone, especially in the summer evening when I walk around on the sidewalk )

Beside, Risotto at Hotel Bernini Bristol, you could find in a grand floor, it has wonderful taste.....

Thin and crispy ... it's a distinctive of Roman pizza.
If you try some of these, it's easy to see and I'm sure you will like it. I love " margherita " and " quattoro formaggio "

Wait for a while, the pizza is coming to your table.
House wine is fine ... it bring you a perfect time with Italian light body red wine.
Enjoy all at classical interiors with nice smiled stuffs.
"Salute!" or "Cin cin" ( toast!) ...
I wish you would have good Italian taste at citta di Roma.

..... Ciao!

My Favorite Things

Interests

Gourmet – local cuisine that I love so much.

From Andaluz(Andalusia), Southern French(Provence), whole Italian especially Sicilia (Sicily)cuccina (cooking), Japanese “Kaiseki-ryori”, Thai(Thailand) cuisine, it a kind of very hot and spicy. Vietnamese cuisine (taste is so delicate as Japanese), Szechuan cuisine (also a kind of hot but less than Thai cuisine).

Journey (I love no plan for my traveling, mostly in Southeast Asia, maybe bored about Europe already),

Photographs, classic concerts (from Baroque to impression, but already tired to listen, because I done it too much), concerts (love to have Asian local music), Driving (it’s nice to drive around winding road in mountain side or seaside, maybe in high speed when I drive high spec. car),

Computing (make my special computer for my convenience, unable to get it by the market),

Window shopping ( love to do that around Roma, Milano, Genova, Palermo, Nice, Sevilla, Granada, Chiang Mai, Pra Tu Naam Don Khoi.

Writing story and poetry.

Reading , designing, talking, tasting, comparing, drawing, painting.

Favorite Films

1937 France : Un carnet de bal - Julien Duvivier / Marie-Jeanne Bellon,

1947 France : La Chartreuse de Parme - Stendhal / Gérard Philipe,

1957 France : Pot Bouille - Julien Duvivier / Gérard Philipe,

1959 France : À bout de souffle - ean-Luc Godard / Jean-Paul Belmondo,

2001 France : Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain - Jean-Pierre Jeunet / Audrey tautou,

1961 Italia : Divorzio all'italiana - Pietro Germi / Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni / Daniela Rocca / Stefania Sandrelli,

1960 Italia : La dolce vita - Federico Fellini - Nino Rota / Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni,

1949 Italia : Riso amaro - Giuseppe De Santis / Vittorio Gassman,

1954 Italia : La Strada - Federico Fellini - Nino Rota / Anthony Quinn / Giulietta Masina,

1957 Italia : Le notti bianche - Luchino Visconti / Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni,

1964 Italia : Sedotta e abbandonata - Pietro Germi - Carlo Rustichelli / Stefania Sandrelli / Saro Urzi,

2004 Thailand : Hom rong ; The Overture - Narongrit Tosa-nga / Ittisoontorn Vichailak / Anuchit Sapanpong / Adul Dulyarat,

1934 United States : It Happened One Night - Frank Capra / Clark Gable / Claudette Colbert,

1954 United States : The Glenn Miller Story - Anthony Mann / James Stewart / June Allyson / Louis Armstrong,

1955 United States : To Catch a Thief - Alfred Joseph Hitchcock / Cary Grant / Grace Kelly,

1957 United States : An Affair to Remember - Leo McCarey / Cary Grant / Deborah Kerr,

1946 United States : The Big Sleep - Howard Hawks - Raymond Thornton Chandler / Humphrey DeForest "Bogie" Bogart / Lauren Bacall,

Favorite Music

Luktung (Thailand) / Anna Arisa, Orawee Sutjanon, Orn Oradee, Teh Utain Prommin, Got Jakrapun Arbkornburi, Maneemukda, Sunaree Rachasima, Fon Thanasoontorn, Tossapol Himmapan, Air Suchawadee, Jukkajun Wunwisar,

Morlum (Lao & Thailand) / Ladsamee, NuNim, UmPhone, Daeng Douangdeuan, Banyen Rakgan, Urai Puiwong , Job & Joy, Boontha Meungmai,

Lao Morlum : Lum Salawan, Lum pheun, Khap Toum Luang Prabang, Lum Tang Vay, Lum Ban Soc, Lum Konesabah, Lum Sipandon, Lum Mahaxy, Lum Vong, Lum Thoey, Lum Kone, Lum Dern, Lum Hane, Lum Tad, Lum Tai Dam, Kbungeum,

Lhae

Khmer : Cambodia / Kantreum, Talong, Lum Kbach, Pleang Ka, Don Ta,

Vietnam : Que Huong, Dan Ca, Nhac Che, Quang Ho Bac Ninh,

Music from Sip Son Bangna,

Indonesia : Gamelang ,Jaipon, Jaipongang, Dangdut,

Favorite Books

Raymond Thornton Chandler, Trouble is my business.

Raymond Thornton Chandler, The Long Goodbye, The Big Sleep.

Ross Macdonald, The Way Some People Die, The Chill, Sleeping Beauty.

Philip Kindred Dick.