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New Cinderella
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From: denman@infoseek.jp
To: diane705@yahoo.ca
cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Mon., Mar 31, 2014 3:58PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Diane,
How are you doing?
Spring seems to have come at last.
I'm sure that you'll soon jog around the seawall.
I wish I could jog with you.
However, I'm recently quite involved with the following movie---"The Lost Valentine."
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"How come you're so much involved in the above movie?"---you may ask! :-)
Well ... Madame Taliesin sent me a Valentine parcel by sea.
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Unfortunetely, however, the parcel seems to have been lost somewhere between Tokyo and Vancouver 'cause I haven't received it yet!
So, I tried to locate the parcel on the net, and came up with this movie. ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,...
During World War II, Navy Lt. Neil Thomas bids Caroline, his pregnant young wife, farewell at Union Station.
Before their son is born, Neil's plane goes down in the Pacific and he's declared "MIA: Missing in Action."
Caroline is devastated, but her love never dies.
For the next 65 years, Caroline returns to Union Station on the anniversary of her loss to salute his memory.
When a TV journalist learns of the touching story, she sets out to investigate what happened to Neil 65 years earlier.
This is a 2011 American drama based on the novel by James Michael Pratt of the same name, previously titled "The Last Valentine", which is a 1998 New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
The story follows Susan Allison (a TV journalist) who works on a profile of Caroline Thomas.
The interview with Caroline reveals that for 66 years she has had no information about her husband from the Department of the Navy.
With the help of a United States Senator (Susan did an unrelated story on him) who puts pressure on the Navy, they locate the Billings family, whose now deceased father Jeff was a gunner on Lt. Thomas' airplane.
From a surviving letter by Jeff to his wife we hear the account of the crash and of Morang, a Filipino guerrilla, who rescued two wounded crash survivors.
Susan turns to her boyfriend Andrew for help because he still has connections to the Philippines where Lt. Thomas was last seen alive.
Putting past hard feelings over his breakup with Susan aside, Andrew manages to locate the elderly Morang, who told that Lt. Thomas joined the Filipino guerrillas and fought the Japanese deep behind enemy lines.
During a patrol, Lt. Thomas was killed by a Japanese sniper while selflessly trying to rescue a little boy.
Morang reveals he knows where Lt. Thomas's body is buried.
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Thus the U.S. Navy goes to the grave site and returns Lt. Thomas' remains and personal effects to the United States.
Caroline is handed Neil's dog-tags, watch, and wallet, which contains her valentine to him.
It is actually a heart-warming tear-jerker with double romances.
Diane, borrow the DVD and find out two love stories by yourself.
In any case, I've just written an article about this movie.
Click the following link:
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"Love and Loyalty"
I hope you'll enjoy the above article!
Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love
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Subj:I'll see the DVD one day.
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Mon., Mar 31, 2014 8:50PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi, Kato,
Oh, doesn't that sound romantic, Kato!?
Thanks so much, my smiling Bohemian.
I must make a point to see this one day soon.
Life's sure interesting, isn't it?
Never a dull moment!
I just picked up a DVD I had ordered from the VPL "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with Jim Carrey.
Don't think I've seen it, but you never know.
Certainly there was an interesting article I read recently that this movie, which is now ten years old.
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The above film is a 2004 American romantic science fiction dramedy about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories.
The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological thriller, and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and romantic love.
This film was so brilliant that it should have won an Oscar.
Probably one of those years like last year where there was a plethora of excellent choices
It is hard to select just one as "Best Picture," that's for sure.
Thanks again, kiddo.
... hope you're enjoying this lovely day.
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Love, Diane
So, Diane, you enjoyed viewing the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," eh?
Most definitely. The protagonist is an emotionally withdrawn guy named Joel Barish, and his love interest is an unrestrained free-spirited girl---Clementine Kruczynski.
What happens between them?
They strike up a relationship on a Long Island Rail Road train from Montauk, New York. They are almost immediately drawn to each other despite their radically different personalities.
So it's a boy-meets-a-girl-and-falls-in-love-at-once type of story, eh?
Not quite. Although they do not realize it at the time, Joel and Clementine are in fact former lovers, now separated after having spent two years together. After a fight, Clementine hired the New York City firm Lacuna, Inc. to erase all her memories of their relationship.
It's impossible, isn't it?
Well ... not at present, but this movie has something to do with science fiction. And Clementine eases all her memories of their relationship.
Then what happens?
Upon discovering this, Joel is devastated and decides to undergo the procedure himself, a process that takes place while he sleeps. Much of the film takes place in Joel's mind. As his memories are erased, Joel finds himself revisiting them in reverse. Upon seeing happier times of love with Clementine from earlier in their relationship, he struggles to preserve at least some memory of her and his love for her. Despite his efforts, the memories are slowly erased, with the last memory of Clementine telling him: "Meet me in Montauk".
I see... so they meet on the train as if they met for the first time, don't they?
Yes, they do.
So, they start their relationship from scratch. Is that it?
Yes.
And at the end, they're going to live happily ever after, eh?
Sort of...
It's so predictable. I don't like such a simple storyline.
Kato, don't jump to such a hasty conclusion. There're, of course, several twists and turns so that you could laugh to death.
Oh, yeah? Maybe, I'll borrow the DVD some day.
Anyway, Kato, tell me about "New Cinderella."
I borrowed the following DVD.
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Actual Library Catalogue
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I see... So, Biddy starts to work as a housemaid for a noble house, and is bullied by the head of housemaids, huh?
Yes, she is.
Biddy then catches the eye of a wealthy young man, and both live happily ever after, huh?
To make a long story short, that's it.
Well ... It seems to me it's too simple a storyline.
Oh, Diane, don't jump to such a hasty conclusion. There're, of course, several twists and turns so that you could cry for joy.
So, it's a tear-jerker, huh?
No, not really. The story is somewhat like a Cinderella tale, but it contains more than that.
Like what?
Well ... first of all, Catherine Cookson, the author of the original story, is quite unique and famous.
Catherine Cookson
(27 June 1906 – 11 June 1998)
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Catherine Cookson was an English author.
She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers.
Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Tyneside, North East England, the setting for her novels.
The illegitimate child of an alcoholic named Kate Fawcett, she grew up thinking her unmarried mother was her sister, as she was brought up by her grandparents, Rose and John McMullen.
Biographer Kathleen Jones tracked down her father, whose name was Alexander Davies, a bigamist and gambler from Lanarkshire.
She left school at 13 and, after a period of domestic service, took a laundry job at Harton Workhouse in South Shields.
In 1929, she moved south to run the laundry at Hastings Workhouse, saving every penny to buy a large Victorian house, and then taking in lodgers to supplement her income.
SOURCE: Catherine Cooksonɡfrom Wikipedia
I see..., she had a quite unique life story to tell, didn't she?
Yes, she did... That's why she wrote another Cinderella story, I suppose.
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Himiko's Monologue
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I like the real Cinderella story, which is quite romantic.
How about you?
Have you ever seen one of the movies?
Here it is:
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Cinderella 1997 - Trailer
In any case, I'd like to meet my "Romeo"---a decent man in my future life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following articles:
"Go Bananas"
"Manwatching"
"Stanley Boardwalk"
"With Your Tiger"
"A Second World"
"Asexual Thought"
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"Stanley 125 Years"
"Sushi @ the Globe"
"Peace@Syria & Pentagon"
"Sweet Memory"
"Unforgettable Movies"
"Typhoon 26"
"Great Luck"
"Diane@World"
"Diane@Spam"
"Sabina"
"Happy New Year"
"Merange & Sabina"
"Beauty in Spa"
"Love @ e-reading"
"Troublesome Slang"
"World Family"
"Mari's Bagels"
"Love & Loyalty"
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Catherine Cookson took up writing as a form of therapy to tackle her depression, and joined Hastings Writers' Group.
Her first novel, "Kate Hannigan," was published in 1950.
Though it was labelled a romance, she expressed discontent with the stereotype.
Her books were, she said, historical novels about people and conditions she knew.
Cookson had little connection with the London literary circus.
She was always more interested in practicing the art of writing.
Cookson wrote almost 100 books, which sold more than 123 million copies, her novels being translated into at least 20 languages.
She also wrote books under the pseudonyms Catherine Marchant and a name derived from her childhood name, Katie McMullen.
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In her 60s
She remained the most borrowed author from public libraries in the UK for 17 years, losing the title only in 2002, four years after her death.
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2017ǯ0101
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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Happy New
Year 2017
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Kato, Happy New Year!! ... Did you enjoy your X'mas?
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Yes, of course, I enjoyed it to the hilt.
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I don't believe it... Kato, did you actually celebrate the Christian festival?
Well... Actually, I'm an atheist.
Are you really an atheist? I thought you were a Buddhist.
No, I'm NOT a Buddhist.
So, you don't believe in the existence of deities nor gods, do you?
To be honest with you, Diane, I believe in my own god.
Your own god? ... Who the heck is it?
I think I told you before... It is a traffic cop of this universe.
A traffic cop of this universe?... You gotta be kidding me... Are you really serious?
Yes, of course, I'm darn serious.
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As you see, Diane, our Earth runs through this universe 1,000Km per second... And mind you, there have been no accidents since man appeared on the earth... So there must have been an extroadinary smart traffic cop in our universe.
I see... So, Kato, you consider this smart traffic cop to be your god, huh?
Yes, I do.
Well ... then look at the following clip.
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Science Has Found Evidence Of God!?
Kato, you may just as well call your traffic cop "Jesus Christ."
hmmmm... Diane, you're smarter than I thought you were... By the way, how was your silent night?
Oh, it was marvellous and glorious.
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I see... So, Diane, you enjoyed your silent night at your church, eh?
Yes, I did... So, Kato, how could you enjoy this New Year's day with me?
I'll dance with you like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
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I didn't know that you can dance like Fred Astaire.
Oh, yes, I do dance like a magic dancer, and I'm crazy about salsa.
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I can hardly believe it.
Believe it, Diane... They say, "One who believes will be saved."
You'd better say, "One who believes in God will be saved."
Anyway, I'm also crazy about mambo.
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Can you actually dance like that?
You don't believe it, do you?
'Cause I'm worried too much. If you dance like hell, you might go to heaven with stroke.
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Himiko's Monologue
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Well..., what do you think about the next Trump administration?
Can you see many happy and bright aspects of his policies?
Here is five Nostradamus Predictions for 2017, in which you might be interested:
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I really hope that 2017 will be a happy year.
In any case, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Sabina"
"Happy New Year"
"Merange & Sabina"
"Beauty in Spa"
"Love @ e-reading"
"Troublesome Slang"
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"World Family"
"Mari's Bagels"
"Love & Loyalty"
"Another Cinderella"
"Amazing Two-legged Pooch"
"Delusive Romance"
"Royal Couple"
"Life with Music"
"Poutine@Canada"
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"Glorious Summer"
"Biker Babe & Granny"
"Genetically Modified"
"Tyrannosaur"
"Love@Magic"
"Yellow Ball"
"Welcome Back"
"Forbidden Love"
"Merry X'Mas"
"Heaven with Mochi"
"Travel Expense Scandal"
"Love@Redemption"
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"JAGEL"
"JAGEL Again"
"Say NO!"
Happy Gal in Canada
Roof of Vancouver
Aftershock
Whiplash
Sex Appeal
Better Off Without Senate
Fire Festival
Sweets@Paris
Scary Quake
MH370 Mystery
Putin's Way
Trump @ Vancouver
Otter & Trump
Changeling
Fiddler on the Roof
Flesh and Bone
Maiden's Prayer
Romeo & Juliet
Trump @ Joke
Halloween in Shibuya
Trump Shock
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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2014ǯ0103
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
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Kato, Happy New Year!
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Same to you, Diane!
Did you take a dip in the ice-cold water on English Bay?
Are you talking about the 94th Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver?
Yes, of course, I am.
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Polar bear swim 2014
@ English Bay in Vancouver
From 175 feet in the air
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Gee ... Kato, you seem to have enjoyed the swim to the hilt, don't you?
Well ... as a matter of fact, I was too scared of dipping myself in the water.
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My heart was frightened by the ice-cold water.
No kidding!
But June was brave enough to take a dip.
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I was scared to death when I saw her walking toward to the polar bear.
You're joking, aren't you?
Well ... in any cae, I enjoyed watching girls on the beach.
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So, Kato, tell me... What was the most wonderful occasion for you last year?
Good question! ... Come to think of it ... I remember the letter received from my aunt.
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December 7, 2013
Hi, Kato.
Listen to this.
Miracle! ... that's the most appropriate word, I believe.
Yesterday, I went to Gyoda General Hospital to visit your mother.
When I opened the door, Yoshie's bed was gone.
At the moment I was frozen to death.
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Gyoda General Hospital
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Oh, my God! ... Yoshie's gone as well!?
That was the first thought that came to my mind and my blood stopped flowing.
My brain stood still and became completely white.
Although my feet seemed to glued to the floor, I managed to walk myself to the hallway, and then move toward the nurse-station.
I asked one of the nurses if your mother was transferred to the morgue.
I was pretty sure that my face looked ash-white.
She smiled as if she understood my inner thought and answered, "Don't be silly. Your older sister is in the cafeteria."
I rushed to the cafeteria and saw your mother eating at one of the tables while sitting in a wheelchair.
"What happened to you, Yoshie-san?"
Your mother smiled like a playful girl and said, "Takako-san, I'm as new and healthy as you are. So I was moved to a room for the recovered."
As you know, your mother had been bed-ridden with many tubes attached to her body.
To tell you the truth, I would've never imagined that she would sit up again by herself and eat alone by herself.
I could hardly believe this and cried with joy.
I hold her hand involuntarily and said, "What a miracle! It seems to be too good to be true!"
As your mother returned strong grip, both of us cried with joy.
It is obvious that your mother has returned safe from the brink of death.
It is indeed a miracle.
Don't you think?
As the oldest son, you had arranged a funeral for your mother before you returned to Vancouver.
I'm pretty sure that you'd also decided to face the worst case.
Now that your morther is new and health, I'm as happy as you are.
Your mother and I talked and talked and talked ... as if we had been in the carefree old days.
When the time to say goodbye came, I said to your mother, "I'll write to Kato."
Yoshie-san answered, "Tell him that I'm skipping and dancing with joy like a teenager."
She raised both hands with a big smile.
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Well ... let's apologize to Yoshie that you and I were too pessimistic.
She was strong enough to recover.
Yoshie-san has indeed come back from the brink of death.
I remained in the hospital room until 19:00.
When I returned home, I still couldn't believe that Yoshie-san had recovered.
It keeps on stimulating my mind that your mother's strong will to live through hard times indeed makes her dream come true.
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Merry X'mas and Happy New Year!
Takako
With a great deal of love
I see... So this letter is the best X'mas present, huh?
Yes, you're telling me, Diane. As a matter of fact, I was preparing for the worst case.
How?
Well ... I watched the following DVD.
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"Actual Catalogue Page"
So you were expecting that your mother would say, "Let me die," weren't you?
Yes, I was. Actually, she wrote a living will, in which she chose to die instead of living like a vegitable being. And I was prepared for that moment.
Do you think, Kato, you could watch her taking a lethal dose of sleeping pill?
Yes, I think I can, even though I wouldn't like to encourage her to do that. You see... when living comes to mean wasting away, losing all autonomy, seeing one's very identity eroded, death may be a welcome deliverance. Don't you think, Diane?
Yes, I understand what you mean, but I don't believe in euthanasia.
I know.. I know ... you're a devoted Christian who doesn't support euthanasia---let alone assisted suicide, but for some people euthanasia seems to be the last resort.
Why is that?
Well ... critically ill people courageously speak about quality of life and their wish to die with dignity. Some doctors advocate a more humane, less controlling approach to illness and death. Each person has an intimate relationship with life. Why isn't it the same with death? Shouldn't we be allowed a freely chosen, dignified end when the time is right?
So, Kato, if you became incurably ill, you would go for euthanasia, huh?
Yes, I would.
Aren't you afraid of death?
I don't think so 'cause some people actually doing it as shown in the following clip.
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"Actual Catalogue Page"
"Suicide Tourist" Trailer
Oh, my God! ... I don't think I could take a fatal dose by myself.
I don't think you would. In any case, Diane, we don't have to talk about death at the moment 'cause you and I know that it is a wonderful life.
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Frank Capra - Trailer
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Himiko's Monologue
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Yes, indeed!
What a wonderful life it is!
"It's a Wonderful Life" is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story "The Greatest Gift", which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939.
The film is considered one of the most loved films in American cinema and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.
It stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers).
Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and how different life in his community of Bedford Falls would be had he never been born.
The film has come to be regarded as a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world.
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In any case, I'd like to meet my "Romeo"---a decent man in my future life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Easter Bloopers"
"Beauty is Heart-deep"
"Romance@South Pacific"
"Art Gallery"
"Diane Hypatia"
"Cherry and Silk"
"Price of Your Life"
"Elephant Cries"
"Banana @ Eden"
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"Go Bananas"
"Manwatching"
"Stanley Boardwalk"
"With Your Tiger"
"A Second World"
"Asexual Thought"
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"Stanley 125 Years"
"Sushi @ the Globe"
"Peace@Syria & Pentagon"
"Sweet Memory"
"Unforgettable Movies"
"Typhoon 26"
"Great Luck"
"Diane@World"
"Diane@Spam"
"Sabina"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
The original story "The Greatest Gift" was written by Philip Van Doren Stern in November 1939.
After being unsuccessful in getting the story published, he decided to make it into a Christmas card, and mailed 200 copies to family and friends in December 1943.
The story came to the attention of RKO producer David Hempstead, who showed it to Cary Grant's Hollywood agent.
In April 1944, RKO Pictures bought the rights to the story for $10,000, hoping to turn the story into a vehicle for Grant.
RKO created three unsatisfactory scripts before shelving the planned movie, and Grant went on to make another Christmas movie staple, "The Bishop's Wife."
At the suggestion of RKO studio chief Charles Koerner, Frank Capra read "The Greatest Gift" and immediately saw its potential.
In 1945, RKO sold the rights to Capra's production company, Liberty Films.
Capra, along with writers Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, with Jo Swerling, Michael Wilson, and Dorothy Parker brought in to "polish" the script.
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Capra renamed it as "It's a Wonderful Life."
Seneca Falls, New York claims that when Frank Capra visited their town in 1945, he was inspired to model Bedford Falls after it.
The town has an annual "It's a Wonderful Life festival" in December.
In mid-2009, The Hotel Clarence opened in Seneca Falls, named for George Bailey's guardian angel.
On December 10, 2010, the "It's a Wonderful Life" Museum opened in Seneca Falls, with Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu in the movie, cutting the ribbon.
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2013ǯ0102
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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FUNNY CATS SING NEW YEAR
Happy New Year
from Vietnam & France
Happy New Year Fireworks
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Kato, have you taken part in the Polar Bear Swim this year?
Me...? Oh, no!
Why not? June is joining the crowd, isn't she?
Yes, she is.
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She was born in the Arctic and brought up in the North. So she doesn't mind the cold weather at all, but I can't take a dip in the cold water.
Why not?
... 'Cause I'll die of heart attack.
No kidding! You're exaggerating, aren't you? There're many beautiful women on the English beach.
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I know ... I know ... but I don't wanna die of heart attack. I'm quite serious. I've got a very weak heart. How about you, Diane? Did you go to the English Bay?
No, not really. As you know, I've been quite busy shopping and eating and drinking and getting as FAT as can be!
I know... I know.
Besides, I've been hopping around lunch, brunch, supper and parties with lotsa fun.
I know ... I know.
I just couldn't join the swimming crowd on the English bay.
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So ... when you woke up on the New Year's day, your eyes were seeing the party scenes as in the above picture, weren't you?
Yes, Kato, you're telling me.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, ... Well ... Diane, you missed the very important part.
What is it?
Here is what you missed on the New Year's day. Take a good look at the following clip:
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
ABBA (with lyrics)
By the way, Kato, did you enjoy the Japanese New Year's Day?
Yes, of course, I did. See the following clip:
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Happy New Year
Yokohama, Japan
I wish I were over there in Yokohama.
Well ... I guess you're kinda homesick.
You're telling me, Kato.
Don't worry, Diane. I've got a nice present for you.
What is it?
Here goes a singing clip:
Myfanwy - Neath Choir
(Welsh-English Lyrics)
Oh, Kato, have you found it for me?
Yes, of course, I have. By the way, what is Myfanwy?
It is a woman's name derived from annwyl, meaning "beloved." It is a popular Welsh song, composed by Joseph Parry and first published in 1875.
Is that right?
Yes, Parry wrote the music to lyrics written by Richard Davies ('Mynyddog'; 1833-77). Some sources say it was written with Parry's childhood sweetheart, Myfanwy Llywellyn, in mind, although the lyrics were probably inspired by the fourteenth-century love-story of Myfanwy Fychan of Dinas Brân, Llangollen and the poet Hywel ab Einion. That story was also the subject of the popular poem, 'Myfanwy Fychan' (1858), by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832-87).
Inspired by the fourteenth-century love-story, eh?
Yes, they were. The song, although now considered by some rather old-fashioned, is still a favourite with Welsh folks.
Is that right?
Anyway, Kato, I'm glad you remind me of this lovely old song.
My pleasure. I hope you have a Happy New Year.
You, too, Kato.
"You Love Japan, eh?"
"Eight Bridges"
"First Love"
"Fright on Flight"
"Boy's Movie"
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"From Summer to Eternity"
"Sōseki & Glenn Gould"
"Dream Dream Dream"
"In Search of Your Footprint"
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"Little Night Music"
"Merry X'mas"
Happy New Year!
I'm Himiko.
We're now in the year of snake.
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The Snake () is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac and related to the Chinese calendar, as well as in related East Asian zodiacal or calendrical systems.
The Year of the Snake is associated with the earthly branch symbol ̦.
Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Snake," while also bearing the following elemental sign:
•4 February 1905 – 24 January 1906: Wood Snake
•23 January 1917 – 10 February 1918: Fire Snake
•10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930: Earth Snake
•27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942: Metal Snake
•14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954: Water Snake
•2 February 1965 – 20 January 1966: Wood Snake
•18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978: Fire Snake
•6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990: Earth Snake
•23 January 2001 – 11 February 2002: Metal Snake
•10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014: Water Snake
•29 January 2025 – 16 February 2026: Wood Snake
•15 February 2037 – 3 February 2038: Fire Snake
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