from Korea (PART 1)
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Kato... are we talking about the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games?
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No, not really.
But the title says "from Korea", doesn't it?
Well... the games were over now... I think you're fed up with the Olympic news by now... So, I'd rather talk about something other than the Olympics.
I see... what about?
Let's see the following list.
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■"A Second World"
This is part of the access log of my blog (http://blog.livedoor.jp/barclay1720/)... Please look at the red-rectangled record.
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What the heck is it?
Well... A pretty Korean girl named "Kim Ami" searched the Net for some Japanese authors using the Korean Google.
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Are you saying that the girl in the above picture is "Kim Ami"?
Yes, I am.
But how did you know that?
I checked the IP address (182.31.108.18) and came up with the following info.
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I see... so, how did she search the Net?
She googled and came up with the following results.
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She googled with "A Second World" Michima Edogawa, didn't she?
Yes, you're telling me.
Which article did she read?
She took a look at the following article.
A Second World
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Another World
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Have you ever imagined another world?
It might certainly appear like a fresh-looking and fascinating globe such as the island country of Lilliput, where Lemuel Gulliver meet tiny people less than 6 inches tall as described in "Gulliver's Travels."
You would definitely enjoy a thrilling and exciting life, wouldn't you?
Unfortunately, however, you cannot become a man like Lemuel Gulliver.
You will never find the island of Lilliput on the Earth.
Aftre all, we would have to repeat the same routine work, do an unchanging job, and spend a monotonous life day after day.
Don't you agree on that?
Well ..., it's true to a ceratin extent, isn't it?
But we cannot bear such a routinely and uninteresting life forever.
For example, just take a look at small children around you.
These kids talk about fairly tales.
Some boys talk about adventures.
A number of girls chat about Cinderella---a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune and eventually she gets married to the prince.
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You see, in fact, everybody seems to seek a world of another kind.
You might find another world while reading a fiction, or a second world while listening to Mozart.
Or you may imagine a French country life while watching a picture painted by Vincent van Gogh in the museum.
Astronomers are engrossed in a world of stars.
Historians are thinking of ancient worlds.
Zoologists walk in the world of animals.
Botanists are enthralled in the world of flowers.
Religious people are dreaming about a paradise.
And as a mystery writer, I'm creating a second world of my own.
By Rampo Edogawa
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Rampo Edogawa (left) & Yukio Mishima
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江戸川乱歩全集 第30巻 「わが夢と真実」
光文社文庫 2005年6月20日 初版1刷発行
『めれちゃんと今一つの世界』に掲載
(2013年7月7日)
(loosely and figuratively translated by Kato)
Ummm ... I see... So, Kato, are you writing a blog to create your own world?
You're telling me, Diane. You're absolutely right on that.
So what kind of world is it?
Well ... look at the following map and list.
Access from Another World
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■『Denman Blog』
I see ... so your blog is read by people from 86 countries, huh?
You bet on that.
And are you telling me that I'm dreaming about a paradise as a devoted Christian?
You certainly bet on that, Diane. You're also creating a youthful fountain while practicing yoga and chi gong.
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By the way, Kato, I recognize the man in the above picture. He was a famous Japanese writer who committed suicide by harakiri, wasn't he?
Yes, his name is Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫).
How about the other man?
He is also quite famous in Japan. His name is Rampo Edogawa (江戸川乱歩).
SOURCE: "A Second World"
(July 30, 2013)
So, Kim Ami read what we were talking in the above article, didn't she?
Yes, she did.
Kim Ami studies Japanese literature at college, I suppose.
You're right on, Diane.
By the way, how many countries gather around your blog at the moment?
As of December 1, 2017, net-surfers from the following countries had come to my blog.
Access from the globe
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I see... 134 countries, huh? So, since July of 2013, your blog had collected another 48 countries, hadn't it?
Yes, it had.
In the above article, I notice that you watched the movie titled as "Shall we dance?".
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SHALL WE DANCE (2004)
Official Movie Trailer
Yes, I watched the above movie... Actually, it was a remake of the Japanese version.
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Shall We Dance? (1996)
(Japanese Version)
You borrowed 299 DVDs from the Vancouver Public Library, huh?
Yes, I did.
So far, how many DVDs have you watched?
Good question... As of Januaru 28, 2018, I had watched 1,841 movies.
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■"Actual List"
I think you're a flick maniac.
Thanks... I take it as a compliment... He, he, he, he, he, ... By now, it might exceed 2,000 movies.
Are you kidding?
Well, why don't you check it by clicking the above link?
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(To be followed)