Sex, Violence, Love(PART 1 OF 3)
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Subj:Now I know what I'll encounter
at the Japanese ramen house.
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2012 7:18 pm
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Kato,
Great to see you again this afternoon.
... looks like you've lots of good stuff to amuse yourself with today.
Hope you're having fun.
And you're right, I just came back from the seawall when I saw you.
I've still not made it to Hokkaido Ramen shop.
I did notice a line-up when I passed at lunch-time today, though.
It sure must be good!
One day soon, hopefully.
Maybe you should try it first and let ME know.
Now there's a good plan, kiddo.
Thanks for this.
By the way, I've read the following article.
■"Enjpy Ramen!"
(June 21, 2012)
Wow, Kato ... this story was fascinating.
First of all, I was intrigued by the visit to the Japanese ramen house.
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what one should expect to encounter.
This is very valuable information.
But as well, I was so very impressed with the 16-yr old (now 19, you say) co-joined twins.
how wonderfully they've adapted to their lives, what good attitudes.
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I liked what they said that the best part of being co-joined is you always have someone to talk to.
and you're never alone.
How true.
But then again, that may be the worst part as well; you're never alone and there's always someone talking.
Mixed bag as they say.
But it was so very inspiring, really.
Thanks again.
By the way, Kato, a friend of mine forward me the following URL:
http://www.onlinephd.org/phd-in-googling/
This is a good little slideshow, which shows you different ways to search on Google.
I guarantee you’ll learn at least one new way to search.
Anyway, so good to hear from you,
Love, Diane ~
Diane, thank you for forwarding me the interesting URL.
Have you clicked the above URL?
Yes, I have. I've seen the following different ways to search on Google.
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and more ...
These different ways to serach on Google are quite new and fascinating to me. I'll certainly try some to search on Google and write about new interesting findings.
By the way, Kato, you were watching a DVD when I saw you in the library. What engrossed you so much?
I borrowed some books and DVDs from the library.
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Which DVD fascinated you so much?
The blue-rectangled title---"SPARTACUS," which is a four-disc package. It took eleven and a half hours for me to watch all the 13 episodes. When you came to see me, I was watching the last episode.
Tell me what impressed you most?
Actually, I jotted down a comment in the catalogue.
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■（Click here for the real McCoy!）
You've written the red-rectangled one, haven't you?
Yes, I have. To be on the safe side, I repeat it here for you.
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One of the fast-paced, action-packed movies.
The fighting scenes are quite impressive and shocking.
These slow-motion and fast-forward movements in the violent scenes are apparently influenced by the filming of "300 (Spartans)"---the movie released in 2006.
It is amazing that this violent and sex-filled movie was broadcast as a television program in 2010.
With frontal nudity, sexual scenes and extremely violent actions, this movie would be never shown to the general audience in Japan---let alone on television.
Yet, I love this dazzling and fascinating movie.
And, more than anything else, I really love and respect this freedom of expression in Canada and the States.
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Diane, watch the following trailer to skim the outline.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
（Trailer）
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Wow!...seems interesting.
Two decades ago I saw the old "SPARTACUS" played by Kirk Douglas.
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The above movie is pretty good, but the 2010 version is much more exciting and mind-boggling.
But it seems too gory to me. Besides, one of the viewers wrote, "I don't like this series at all. It seems that they concentrated too much on sex, gratuitious violence, special effects, and awful dialogue than story. The old Spartacus had character and bite. This one just didn't cut it for me."
Yes, I know... I know some people dislike the movie because of frontal nudity, explicit sexual scenes, and an awful lot of profanity. But, Diane, most of the 26 comments are favorable, including mine. Furthermore, look at the following borrowing record:
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