Cowra Sakura Festival --performance

*Kibi-gaku ...was founded by Yoshihide Kishimoto in 1872, he was a Gagaku (a traditional music played in shirines ) musician of former Okayama domain.

After Kishimoto passed away, Genpan Ono took the authoritative position and completed Kibigaku, incorporating a distinctive taste of Kibi region.( Okayama region). In 1883 Kibigaku became the official ritual music of Kurozumikyo. (Kurozumi shinto religion ).

*Reference materials--Kurozumikyo Kibigaku


Japanese Taiko (Drum) performers are from Tasmania , is called TAIKO DRUM.
The played very powerful Taiko session  and most of the music were their original.  Non Japanese were involved when they founded, and they added an Aussie taste to a traditional Japanese Wa-Daiko which created a new unique Taiko performance.

Cowra Sakura Festival 22 SEP 2012

Yummy 90% raw food nori roll

After 2 hours of surfing,  I didn't get tired but my body , actually my brain was thinking about a nice
yummy and healthy food.

I am not a vegetarian but since my childhood, my tongue wasn't interested at meat and meat products much.  I was a happy child with natto(Japanese fermented soy beans) for every dinner.

Anyway this yummy nori roll  you see here.....I used freshly picked-up 7 different leaves from our garden, Asian basil(shiso), chunky broccoli-carrot-cellory left over after squeezing the juice, Australian
feta cheese, avocado and special yunoji paste.

Filling up nicely in my stomach and taste was really great.  Happy days!

Flowers--jasmine, lavender and red aussie flower are from our garden,too.

Dessert is..the best low fat yoghurt (Tamarvalley), strawberry avocado agave syrup sauce.

On the way to Bronte via Clovelly

What's on the roof? Yes it's a possum!,very Aussie.

Spring time, very cute pink Gravillea

Who lives in this territory?

So be it

La Sirena........means Siren........I am very curious ........

A surprise visit 2 on my balcony

A magpie flew into my balcony,  I heard the flip of the wing and the metal sound which the magpie
was keeping her footing clinging on the rail.

She behaved.  She didn't leave any droppings!

Enjoy the magpie's　expression !!

Sydney's ethnic town--Marrickville

When an eastern suburbs girl takes a trip to the west,  it is an adventure.  This time I took a train to
Marrickville where the nearest vietnamese community from CBD lies.
Vietnamese pork rolls, pho, fresh spring rolls and variety of asian mints...

This small restaurant was full when I walked pass, then my eyes were stuck on  a vietnamese
spring roll with vermacille on one of the table.

Tamarama bodyboarders heaven

Tamarama has been funky and wicked lately.

Water temperature is cool but refresh you instant!

in a complete tube, wow!

BONDI RESCUE !!!

Sunny and busy Bondi around 12:30pm.

Suddenly a frantic scream for help was in the air.

Everyone on the streets heard clearly, and we knew that someone was having trouble in the water.

Easterly wind picked up his help call as if he was on a microphone.

A few surfers rushed paddling towards him, at the same time someone quickly picked a life guard's
paddle board and went for a rescue. Lucky ..surf wasn't big...

Further out of the rescue scene, surf compo. was going on.  Unlucky for the surfers..i ft +..small surf..

Parsely Bay...a little wonder in Sydney eastern suburbs

Kookaburra stays still on a gum tree branch as if the time has been forgotten forever.

But I hear the leaves and the grasses murmuring without sound,

I feel the fertility of the earth and the ocean.

innocent white feather

Sea urchin( uni )!!!!! yum

sun through the overhunged rock window

famous scones at Vaucluse house tea room

Wentworth Falls - Blue Mountains National Park

Winter is nearly over though the temperature was 0-14C.  The sun is warming up the trees, the plants
and the soils...  

I had a pleasant and easy 2hours bush walk at Wentworth Falls looking over the valley and falls.

Spotting the swamp wallaby foot prints was the exciting though I didn't encounter with any wallabies.

Olympic Spirit

Ohhh Nooooooo, Australians haven't won any individual gold medal!!!!!

2012 London Olympic Game has started- Who is your olympic hero?

           
My current job is " Full time olympic watcher ".   Not only the sports Australians are shown on TV 1000 times of the same coverage but also the sports that are held on each single day.                                                                                  
As a Japanese, I am interested in Judo.  I open " Keyhole TV" and " Live sports online to enjoy the other sports coverage.
                                                    
9 hours time difference puts me on a hard task...I set up alarm at 4:20am...
People might say " Why don't you record them and watch them later."
But for me a real time entertainment os essential.

There are several athletes who compete three successive olympics this time.
To achieve gold medals in two olympics is hard but many athletes have done.
But how about three gold medal ?  Or even 2 gold medals from first and second olympics and any medals from the third?  That means you must commit yourself on a high level for 12years.

Michael Phelps (USA), Kosuke Kitajima(JPN) and Stephanie Rice (AUS) couldn't make it.
 Olympic Heros for myself mean not just because of medal achievement but also their personality.
I name Kieren Perkins and Alexander Popov.  They both competed at Barcelona(Gold), Atlanta(Gold) and Sydney(Silver) as a swimmer.


But don't miss out this Aussie girl, Leisel Jones ( breaststroke), she is in her 4th olympics at age of 26. Silver(2000), Silver(2004) and Gold(2008).
She is in 100m breaststroke final tonight.

Skater's world at Bondi Beach-winter

Bondi beach is not just for Skaters and Surfers.  Winter is cold so we must have a cool job here.

Hey, we can't make ski field here but how about ice skate link?!!  Ice skate link on the beach is something new in Australia.   Get hot on a ice cool surface!