Hi all!

Sakai Noriko is stupid. She ruined her son's life as well as her career. Oh, and I'm fed up with the gossip of drug users of celebrities

David:

If you had married her what influence would you have had on her? I just wonder.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月10日 21:16

Hi all!

Sakai Noriko is stupid. She ruined her son's life as well as her career. Oh, and I'm fed up with the gossip of drug users of celebrities

David:

If you had married her what influence would you have had on her? I just wonder.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月10日 21:19

Hi David,

Glad to hear that you had a nice weekend. Did the three-hour-walk make you feel refreshed?

＜There was a funny email that got sent around the world a few years ago where all the middle letters of the words were rearranged, but it was still easy to read.
I didn't know that native speakers tend only to read the first and last few letters of each word. That's interesting. I can't read like that, though.

As for the topic, I was also very surprised to see that Sakai Noriko had been arrested for drug use. When I saw her husband had been arrested for drug use first, I was not surprised at all. Just before that news, I saw an actor, Oshio Manabu, had been arrested for drug use. A lot of celebrities or entertainers have been arrested for drug use, so I just thought, "There they go again" when I watched the news about Noripi's husband. I felt sorry for Noripi and her son and hoped that they were okay, but a few days later, I heard a newscaster calling Noripi ‘Sakai Yougisha’, and I couldn't believe my ears! Now I'm worried about her 10 year-old-son. Both his father and his mother have been arrested.. It's terrible. I really hope he will get over this.

I also watched the drama you mentioned. It's ‘星の金貨.’ It had a sad ending, but I loved the drama, and I became a fan of Takenouchi Yutaka. I watched ‘続・星の金貨’ as well.

By the way, you can access to the Internet while you are in Hokkaido? That's great! I'm looking forward to your Hokkaido stories and pictures;-)

Tomo

PS I laughed when I read this "I think she would have been better off marrying me! (Chiharu too, probably.)"! Maybe you are right.(笑)

•  Tomo
• 2009年8月10日 21:26

Oh, I hear the echo.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月10日 21:29

Hi David! Hi everyone!

Thank you for your opinion about skim reading in both Japanese and English sentences.

It was very interesting to hear that the spaces between words play a big role in English!

And also your speculation that Japanese look at the kanji to find the sections of the text when we read is, I think, very interensting and reasonable.

I've ever noticed that kind of ideas...thank you!

精神的な不安を拭い去るためか、快楽を得るためか、わかりませんが、どちらにしてもドラッグで得られるそのような感覚というのは結局、ひと時のものですよね。本当の幸せにつながるとは思いません。（それでも、そのひと時の感覚を得たくて、ドラッグに染まってしまうのでしょうけれど・・・）

•  sisilemon
• 2009年8月11日 04:45

Hi folks,

It's rainning now but nor heavily.

I'm not familiar with Japanese entertaiment world.
It may be stressful.

However, I think money changes everything.
Noriko Sakai and her husband had to have enough money to maintain their good life.

It is really true that she lost everything.

See ya,

•  Guaan
• 2009年8月11日 06:01

>> Noriko Sakai and her husband had to have enough money to maintain their good life.

Yes, they believed that money can buy happiness. Having said that, she could at least hire a crackerjack lawyer like Johnnie Cochran.

•  匿名
• 2009年8月11日 12:18

Oops! I forgot to sign.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月11日 12:24

A correction:

Yes, they believed that ---> They might believe that

•  匿名
• 2009年8月11日 12:35

Oh, not again. The post above is mine.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月11日 12:39

Hi David and everyone!
I was shocked at Noriko Sakai's news,too.
She was an example of good young mother.

The world of entertainment isn't expection.
Drug get approach us by many way.
「This is medicine of fatigue.」or 「This is good for lose weight」...

Thank you for reading.
Have a nice day!

Green

•  Green
• 2009年8月11日 12:53

Hi David,

You must be a shocked when you've heard this news.
I'm not fan of her but I was shocked too.
I was worrying about her and her son when I heard the news first.
Because I was thinking that she was going to commit suicide.
But it was completely wrong.
She was attempting her escape.
I couldn't believe that.
Still now, I don't want to accept the fact that she was going to escape.
She will get some punishment.
I hope she will come back on the right track again.

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年8月11日 18:53

訂正

You must be a shocked when you've heard this news.

　→　You must be a shocked when you heard this news.

•  Kazu
• 2009年8月11日 19:34

Hi David and Everyone,
First of all, I hope that you all in Kanto and Aichi area are all right. I was surprised at the news about the big earthquake this morning.

It's interesting that native speakers tend only to read the first and last few letters of each word.
I wish I could read like that!;-)

It's you, David! You were very disappointed when Noripi got married, but you had discovered your next love, so you got over it "pretty quickly"!? （笑）

As for the topic, I also don't know very much about Japan's 芸能界. Tomo said totally the same with what I thought. I was very sorry for Noripi and her son when I heard the news about her husband. I think that a lot of people worried about her suicide at that time, but the next news was beyond my assumption. Anyway, I really hope that her son will not suffer from it as much as possible.
Maybe she would have been better off marrying you, David.;-)

Talk to you later,

Maki

•  Maki
• 2009年8月11日 23:33

Hi David and everyone,
I was surprised to hear about Noripi's arrest on using drug. But I think it was good for her that she was arrested,because if someone forced her to stop using drug,she would have kept doing it. It could be a good chance for her to resume her healthy and live. I hope that she live happily with her son. Anyway,I'm sure that recovery from drug addiction is an extremely delicate process.

Hi David,
You'll be in Hokkaido next week. I hope the weather is nice.

May

•  May
• 2009年8月12日 11:25

Hi David and everyone,

Last morning when the earthquake happened, I had already waken up and felt a good shake, but it was okay around here.Thanks,Maki! I think I need to recheck the stuffs of the emergency bag in my house.

As for this week's topic, I had the same feeling with other members; first I felt sorry for Noriko Sakai, and then I was surprised at the news that she was arrested for drug use, but recently you often hear the news celebrities being arrested for drug use, and I guess it might be the tip of the iceberg.
Why are people so addicted to drug? To relieve the stress? Or just for fun? Whatever the reason might be, drug use must steal the best part of themselves, and it's really sad and scary that a lot of people suffer from getting out of drug addicts.
You hear the news that drug use have been spreading among college students; they seem to use just from curiosity first.

By the way, "You go over it pretty quickly...and next...,hmmm.... then what about now? I mean, your latest love? Haha....

"native speakers tend only to read the first and last few letters of each word." →I wish I could read English books that way!

Bye for now,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年8月12日 11:49

訂正；
last morning→yesterday morning
last morning では「最後の朝」になってしまいますね。

Hi May,
I agree with you. Having been arrested was a good chance for her to think a lot about her life with her son again.

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年8月12日 12:05

Anne:

>> Why are people so addicted to drug? <<

Because they have unpleasant physical reactions if they stop taking it.

Ash

•  匿名
• 2009年8月12日 19:53

Hi David and Everyone,
Did you see today's Google logo? It's so nice!
Please have a look.;-)

Bye for now,

Maki

•  Maki
• 2009年8月12日 22:02

Hi Maki,

Thank you for telling us that information.
It's nice, isn't it? ;-)

Kazu

•  Kazu
• 2009年8月12日 22:12

Hi David

Regarding this week’s topic, I felt sorry for her when I heard that her husband had been arrested for drug use. But a few days after her disappearance, in reversal she was suspected of drug abuse and she ended up being arrested for it. The news came as a bit of shock and now I am really sorry for her son.

>I was very disappointed when she got married,
I know what you mean because I was disappointed when my favourite actor got married.

>native speakers tend only to read the first and last few letters of each word.
That is interesting because I read English sentence like that, but it doesn’t help. Reading English still takes time for me. To make things worse, that’s the reason I am bad at spelling. I need more pay attention to spelling.

Hi Maki

Thank you for your kind words.
Yesterday morning I did not notice the earthquake because I was very tired on Monday, so I slept like a log.

Good night and sleep tight

•  amo
• 2009年8月13日 00:39

All,

Actually I was not surprised when I heard the news of SAKAI Noriko's drug use because I have not seen her TV drama and I have not had particular interests of her (sorry). To use drug is illegal except for medial use. As for this topic, I have no idea to discuss any more but in a perspective of English learning that David mentioned, even today, watching TV all day is one of good way to brush up listening skill, isn't it? Needless to say, we need to have intention. So, How have you been learning English, everyone? shadowing is very effective and also posting comments to this blog is very effective. Any idea?

Yoshi-

•  Yoshi
• 2009年8月13日 01:43

Hi Ash,
Thanks.
Yes, actually I read a book concerning drug use and drug addicts a couple years ago.
It's really difficult to get rid of your addicts once you start doing drugs. It's the scary fact, isn't it?

Hi Maki,
Thank you! I just have a look at the google logo .
It was nice.

Have a good day,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年8月13日 08:33

Hi everyone!
Loooooong time no see! Remember me, Tomo? I’m Pink NY. What’s going on in Japan? I’ve been checking Japanese news since Manabu Oshio got busted using illegal drugs. I hate to say this, but it was predictable. Sorry for his fans! Right after he got caught, Noripi, somehow, disappeared. A lot of people thought since she was shocked and felt guilty about what her husband did, she vanished but that was far from the truth. While she was gone, I was really worried about her, especially her ten year-old son. Then what happened to her? It turned out that she was using drugs, too!! What an idiot!! She finally turned herself in, but it was disgraceful enough, and she already made a big scene!! I was really disappointed with her. She should’ve been a role model as one of the celebrities in Japan. This news is very depressing. When I lived in Japan, I watched her TV dramas a lot. My favorite was “HITOSTU YANE NO SHITA DE”. Is the title correct? My memory is kind of a blur. Anyway, she was so innocent in the drama. I don’t want to say that a lot of celebrities in Japan still might use drugs, but this kind of thing has happened. I’m compelled to feel shady about Japanese show business. Using drugs is NOT cool, whatever excuse you have for using them. It’s SOOOOO WRONG to use them. It’s ridiculously wasting your time and money, that’s for sure. I’m 100% convinced drugs will ruin your life.

•  匿名
• 2009年8月13日 10:16

Ｈｉ　Ｄａｖｉｄ　and everyone!
We often have strong earthquakes recentiy.
Especially people who lives in Shizuoka got damage.
We had an eathquqke in this morning,too.
Are you and your family OK?

Green

•  Ｇｒｅｅｎ
• 2009年8月13日 12:24

Hi Pink NY!!

Wow, it's you?? Of course I remember you! It's been quite some time since we've last talked, hasn't it? How's your life? Is anything new?
By the way, the title of the drama you mentioned is ‘hitotsu yane no sita’, so you don't need ‘de’. I watched it, too;-) It was a good touching story, wasn't it? I cried many times.
Anyway, it's great to know you are still with us. Look forward to catching up with you again soon!

Tomo

PS Maki - I had a look at the Google logo last night. It was nice! Thanks;-)

•  Tomo
• 2009年8月13日 17:05

Hi Pink NY!!
How could I forget you! It has been for a looong time since I read your previous comment. How's everything? I'm so glad to hear from you again!

Hi Kazu, Anne and Tomo,
It's my presure!;-)

Maki

•  Maki
• 2009年8月13日 21:28

Hi Pink NY!
It's been a long time since we heard from you.
How have you been? I'm glad to see your comment here again.
By the way, I liked "HITOTSU YANENO SITA" ,too!

Anne

•  Anne
• 2009年8月13日 22:06

Hi Pink NY!
Yeah, it's been a looog while! Glad to hear from you!! I'm not so much of a regular anymore, but I saw your name and just wanted to say hi :-)

•  Lily
• 2009年8月13日 23:30

Hi Pink NY

Welcome back!!
Sometimes I wonder what you are doing. Good to know that you are doing fine.
I am always enjoying reading your comments, so it made me happy!

>It’s ridiculously wasting your time and money, that’s for sure. I’m 100% convinced drugs will ruin your life.
Totally agree with your idea.

Speak to you soon

•  amo
• 2009年8月14日 00:21

Hi all!
Glad you guys remembered me! I was going to post my comment when you guys were talking about MJ.

Hi Tomo
Yes, it’s me. I’m doing well so far, and there is nothing new. I wanted to tell you something exciting, but... ；－（Thanks for telling me the correct title, I kind of knew I was wrong!! LOL. I loved the drama, as you said, it was great! I would watch it religiously!

Hi Maki
Thank you for remembering me! Everything’s fine. I’m glad that there are a lot of regulars still here.

Hi Anne!
Nice to see you again! I’m glad that you liked the drama, too!! Can you imagine that Yousuke Eguchi and Masaharu Hukuyama were in the same drama?

Hi Lily
Thank you for your comment. I know you’re not a regular anymore, because I took a look at this blog off and on. LOL It was nice reading your comment.

Hi Amo
I’m so surprised that you remembered me, thanks! What you said about my comments was so nice and sweet! Glad you’re doing well, too!

Pink NY

•  Pink NY
• 2009年8月14日 02:50

correction

I am always enjoying reading your comments, so it made me happy!
=>I always enjoyed reading your comments, so it made me happy!

•  amo
• 2009年8月14日 08:42

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It is cute. If not, please take a look.

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