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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    this morning i hung my japan flag on the window of our house...
    all those poor souls :cry:

    My wife is Japanese, so these events have new meaning to me.
    I never knew that! :)
    Do you have any baby haffajappas? ;)
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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    I follow this graphic designer on FB/twitter, and he created this beautiful tribute to Japan:

    Japan-Tribute-Large.jpg

    You can read about it here:
    http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/11/japan-tribute/

    That is so simple and elegant... :(
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I follow this graphic designer on FB/twitter, and he created this beautiful tribute to Japan:

    Japan-Tribute-Large.jpg

    You can read about it here:
    http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/11/japan-tribute/

    That is so simple and elegant... :(
    Yes it is. When I first saw it I didn't realize what it was, but when I did, it's just perfect! So devastating to watch the coverage, but I know they will come through as they are a very tough and determined nation. :)
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    haffajappa wrote:
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    this morning i hung my japan flag on the window of our house...
    all those poor souls :cry:

    My wife is Japanese, so these events have new meaning to me.
    I never knew that! :)
    Do you have any baby haffajappas? ;)

    Yep, we got hitched this past November.

    No babies!

    I am still getting used to the politeness of the culture....she worries about the needs of many, and I worry only about the needs of a few , so I often scowl when she worries about everyone!
  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    My wife is Japanese, so these events have new meaning to me.
    I never knew that! :)
    Do you have any baby haffajappas? ;)

    Yep, we got hitched this past November.

    No babies!

    I am still getting used to the politeness of the culture....she worries about the needs of many, and I worry only about the needs of a few , so I often scowl when she worries about everyone!
    "Cong-latu-rations" to you both.
    Yes, it is a very interesting culture.
    My dad is very Japanese, but becoming very Canadian. He runs a sushi bar on a mountain. And eats noodles and screams at the TV during hockey games. That about sums it up.
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,483
    As I learn more about the culture, I realize more about my wife.

    Her family was interned during the war, and my dad's family members were in concentration camps in Germany, so we are a match made in heaven!

    I often remind her that we had it worse! :)
  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    As I learn more about the culture, I realize more about my wife.

    Her family was interned during the war, and my dad's family members were in concentration camps in Germany, so we are a match made in heaven!

    I often remind her that we had it worse! :)
    Hahaha, yeah... Same here. I have a great uncle who was a Iwo Jima, and a great aunt who's fiance was supposed to go but something happened with the deployment (he got lucky) and also my grandfather was at hiroshima, but luckily was not killed though obviously suffered the effects of radiation. He had to go retrieve bodies though, and never ate BBQ meat again in his life (according to my dad).
    My other great uncles fought for Canada...

    Enemies, to some extent...and all these years later they get a HAFFAJAPPA! ;)
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,848
    Ive got two halfajappas :lol:
    6 boy 3 girl.

    Praying the reactor situation doesn't get any worse.
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    haffajappa wrote:
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    As I learn more about the culture, I realize more about my wife.

    Her family was interned during the war, and my dad's family members were in concentration camps in Germany, so we are a match made in heaven!

    I often remind her that we had it worse! :)
    Hahaha, yeah... Same here. I have a great uncle who was a Iwo Jima, and a great aunt who's fiance was supposed to go but something happened with the deployment (he got lucky) and also my grandfather was at hiroshima, but luckily was not killed though obviously suffered the effects of radiation. He had to go retrieve bodies though, and never ate BBQ meat again in his life (according to my dad).
    My other great uncles fought for Canada...

    Enemies, to some extent...and all these years later they get a HAFFAJAPPA! ;)

    Kinda off-topic, but I'm wondering if you've ever seen any of the shorts by film-maker/animator Jeff Chiba Stearns? He chronicles growing up as half-Japanese/half-Canadian in Canada through animation. I saw, "What are you anyways?" for the first time last week on Movie Central. Very cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/hapanimation

    http://www.myspace.com/jeffchibastearns
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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    Get_Right wrote:
    Ive got two halfajappas :lol:
    6 boy 3 girl.

    Praying the reactor situation doesn't get any worse.
    hahaha.... kawaii!
    haffajappas have a tendency to be cute lil kidlets... i bet they are!!!! ;)
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    haffajappa wrote:
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    As I learn more about the culture, I realize more about my wife.

    Her family was interned during the war, and my dad's family members were in concentration camps in Germany, so we are a match made in heaven!

    I often remind her that we had it worse! :)
    Hahaha, yeah... Same here. I have a great uncle who was a Iwo Jima, and a great aunt who's fiance was supposed to go but something happened with the deployment (he got lucky) and also my grandfather was at hiroshima, but luckily was not killed though obviously suffered the effects of radiation. He had to go retrieve bodies though, and never ate BBQ meat again in his life (according to my dad).
    My other great uncles fought for Canada...

    Enemies, to some extent...and all these years later they get a HAFFAJAPPA! ;)

    Kinda off-topic, but I'm wondering if you've ever seen any of the shorts by film-maker/animator Jeff Chiba Stearns? He chronicles growing up as half-Japanese/half-Canadian in Canada through animation. I saw, "What are you anyways?" for the first time last week on Movie Central. Very cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/hapanimation

    http://www.myspace.com/jeffchibastearns
    no never heard of this!
    i will definitely check it out :)
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,848
    haffajappa wrote:
    Get_Right wrote:
    Ive got two halfajappas :lol:
    6 boy 3 girl.

    Praying the reactor situation doesn't get any worse.
    hahaha.... kawaii!
    haffajappas have a tendency to be cute lil kidlets... i bet they are!!!! ;)
    Totemo kawaii!!! :lol: Very cute if I do say so myself. :lol:
    They are both bilingual and my son can read and write Kanji. I am simply amazed by them.
    They are lucky to have a mom that is very dedicated to raising them Japanese.
    My son will be making his 8th trip to Japan this summer, daughter's 3rd. I am so jealous!
  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • boyo79boyo79 Posts: 6,525
    haffajappa wrote:

    Beat me to it, I was just gonna put the link to that thread here. Thanks!
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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    boyo79 wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:

    Beat me to it, I was just gonna put the link to that thread here. Thanks!
    :)
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • ShimmyMommyShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    i am so saddened :cry::cry::cry:

    let the page load, and then move your mouse over each photo

    "Soccer field in Minamisanriku" on the second page :cry:

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan ... eafter.htm
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    i am so saddened :cry::cry::cry:

    let the page load, and then move your mouse over each photo

    "Soccer field in Minamisanriku" on the second page :cry:

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan ... eafter.htm
    "Rikuzentakata" on the 2nd page
    is my dads hometown
    :(
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • ShimmyMommyShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    haffajappa wrote:
    i am so saddened :cry::cry::cry:

    let the page load, and then move your mouse over each photo

    "Soccer field in Minamisanriku" on the second page :cry:

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan ... eafter.htm
    "Rikuzentakata" on the 2nd page
    is my dads hometown
    :(

    My heart goes out to you, your dad and your family :( it hurts me so to see the devastation :cry:
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 41,823
    anyone else see the new unseen footage of the tsunami yet? Pretty intense!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1nYOHb28zw
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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    anyone else see the new unseen footage of the tsunami yet? Pretty intense!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1nYOHb28zw
    video no longer avail
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • ShimmyMommyShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    I wanted to add this video. A little bit of hope, even though it is a dog's story. Incredible.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJBlZttz ... r_embedded
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
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