sukiyanen
On the topic of new goals, I am also thinking that perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to go into a restaurant by myself every once in a while. Up until now I have always had a lot of trouble with this, especially in sit down restaurants I hate all of the perceived looking... but I think I could try to get over it. It's not that I can't get anyone to go with me, I just think it would be liberating.
I joined a taiko group back in September after finding out about it from a co-worker. Because of all of my business trips and work commitments, I haven't gone for the better part of the last two months. Today I went again, and the teacher finally started teaching me one of the patterns. It is so cool! I never realized that yes, it's about the rhythm, but there is also choreography involved. It is almost like learning a dance, and so fitting this all into my head will definitely be a challenge.
I stood aside and watched the group practice for a bit, too, and in that gymnasium where everything echoes, you could feel the rhythm in the floorboards and the sound was everywhere. It feels really good to just stand there, listen, and kind of vibrate with the rest of the room. I loved that feeling.
I have not gotten used to Tottori-ben enough to absorb it in, but I have noticed that when I talk to myself in Japanese or speak casually, I now use a lot more Kansai-ben than I used to. This amuses me greatly, and I hope it continues! I will never be able to get the intonation right, but it will never cease to be awesome.
I joined a taiko group back in September after finding out about it from a co-worker. Because of all of my business trips and work commitments, I haven't gone for the better part of the last two months. Today I went again, and the teacher finally started teaching me one of the patterns. It is so cool! I never realized that yes, it's about the rhythm, but there is also choreography involved. It is almost like learning a dance, and so fitting this all into my head will definitely be a challenge.
I stood aside and watched the group practice for a bit, too, and in that gymnasium where everything echoes, you could feel the rhythm in the floorboards and the sound was everywhere. It feels really good to just stand there, listen, and kind of vibrate with the rest of the room. I loved that feeling.
I have not gotten used to Tottori-ben enough to absorb it in, but I have noticed that when I talk to myself in Japanese or speak casually, I now use a lot more Kansai-ben than I used to. This amuses me greatly, and I hope it continues! I will never be able to get the intonation right, but it will never cease to be awesome.