I love the sound of pre-dusk on a sunny day. The sound of futons being beaten. The way the sound bounces off buildings and echoes. The way a number of women will be beating futons at the same time, it sounds like some sort of percussion jamming session.
Sitting at home and hearing that, I know it's been a lovely sunny day.
Friday, August 01, 2008
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Yes, some of my strongest memories are of certain sounds I hear in Japan that I don't hear in the States.
A funny sounding bird in Otawara, the train station chimes, and the mailman cruising around the neighborhood on his scooter.
What about those great little things called Semi's?? :) How did I ever survive in Canada without them.
my favourite Japanese sounds are the tunes at the train stations when a train arrives.
this one sounds romantic
-simple situation yet very meaningful to certain people.
i can feel your happiness
Hey tornadoes - yeh, we have just gotten bird sounds at my local station, I just love them!
Hey fantasy.. - you mean cicadas? Definately a sound of summer. Actually, they still make me think of Christmas holidays and swimming in the pool, back home (in Australia), I'd wake up to a chorus of them every morning on summer holidays.
Hey Lina - yeh, we don't have that around here, but I know the sound you mean from Tokyo. I love it because to me, it's such a Tokyo sound.
Hey Syahiran - yeh these sounds stick with me forever. It's funny, when I'm back in Australia and I hear those sounds in a Japanese movie, I get really homesick for Japan.
Hey Huey - yep, very happy sounds :)
Thank you for dropping by and I will look for the book. My German is pretty good. I have to look up some words like bark but otherwise we can converse. My biggest obstacle right now is not having anyone near me who speaks german or whom I could have a play group with. So this is hard. Also requires lots of motivation.
Thank you for coming by.
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