2014年1月30日木曜日

Week #6: Ch. 8 Lighten Up! and Ch. 9 Risk

Reading Ch. 8, I was surprised by how Shackleton makes a normal day a celebration. One thing I noticed when I heard about this story, is that there are many celebration days in Japan (or it may not be that "celebratory" though). For example, we call 29th of every month "meat's day." Because we can pronounce 29 as "ni-ku" which means meat. Though it is a normal day(not a holiday) and some people don't even care about it, some supermarkets sell meats cheaper on 29th than other days. Then, I looked for Japanese anniversal and memorial days on the internet, and I found on the wikipedia that every single date has some meanings!
For example, January 1: the day of Tetsuan Atom (Japanese Anime Character)
                                   2: the day of moon rocket (I don't know what this is)
                                   3: the day of eyes and elopement
                                   4: the day of stone
Though it might not be really celebratory(or even might not be true), isn't it fun to just think of what kind of day tomorrow is when you are really in a situation Shackleton and his crews suffered?^^

Reading Ch. 9, I was impressed by Shackleton's and the author's courageous decision. If stays, slow deteriotation. If moves, death or ultimate safety. How were they able to make such a firm decision when they were on the edge? If I were they, I cannot.

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  1. Unknown2014年1月31日 1:01

    It's amazing that every single date has a meaning in Japan, I didn't know that!:o
    In addition to "meat's day", probably as you know, the 1st day of every month is "Film's Day" on which everyone can see a film with just 1000 yen at most theatres in Japan. What a great custom! These customs were made just a few years ago with the intention of (not celebrating the day in fact but) promoting sales/consumption. But well, whatever the original purpose is, it's true that we can get some benefit from them (e.g. we can buy meats cheaper on every 29th and see a film with 1000 yen on every 1st day) and I feel really thankful for that:)

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  2. Ken2014年2月3日 16:47

    Hi Mari,

    Thanks for both of these posts, and I too was unaware that so many dates have particular significance in Japan. And thanks for sharing your situation regarding your basketball club—you'll know in the future to do your best to manage conflict so it doesn't get as bad as what you had.

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